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Table 6 Perceived barriers in supporting carers

From: General practitioners and carers: a questionnaire survey of attitudes, awareness of issues, barriers and enablers to provision of services

n = 78

n (%)

Responses to 'Are there any barriers in your work supporting carers?'

Lack of time

34 (44%)

Financial/resources

18 (23%)

Lack of knowledge

14 (18%)

Difficulty of identifying carers

8 (10%)

Carer attitudes (e.g. self identification, unwilling to accept help)

3 (4%)

GP attitude

3 (4%)

Lack of direct contact with carers

2 (3%)

Confidentiality

2 (3%)

Practice space

2 (3%)

Other

3 (4%)

No response

22 (28%)

  1. Multiple responses