Elective surgical referral guidelines - background educational material or essential shared decision making tool? A survey of GPs' in England

Table 1 Response by PCT

PCT	ONS Supergroup	Geographical setting	Sample n	Response n	Response rate (%)
A	Cities and Services	Outer London	23	9	39.1
B	Cities and Services	North West	16	4	25.0
C	Coastal & Countryside	South West	23	12	52.2
D	Coastal & Countryside	North East	34	20	58.8
E	London Centre	Inner London	32	9	28.1
F	London Cosmopolitan	Outer London	42	17	40.5
G	London Suburbs	Outer London	42	17	40.5
H	Mining and Manufacturing	North	28	12	31.6
I	Prospering UK	North West	47	14	29.8
J	Prospering UK	South East	23	14	60.9
Totals			310	129*	41.6

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