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Table 1 Characteristics of participating primary care providers

From: What matters to people with chronic conditions when accessing care in Australian general practice? A qualitative study of patient, carer, and provider perspectives

Participant characteristics

Number (% total or range, as indicated)

Sex

 Female

13 (65%)

 Male

7 (35%)

Location of general practice

 Central and Eastern Sydney PHN

12 (60%)

 South Western Sydney PHN

6 (30%)

 Nepean Blue Mountains PHN

2 (10%)

Number of

 GPs

10 (50%)

 PNs

7 (35%)

 GP Registrars

3 (15%)

Median years working in general practice (range)

14 (2.5 months – 50 years)

Median years working at current practice (range)

6 (1 week – 30 years)

Work status

 Full time

10 (50%)

 Part time

9 (45%)

 Casual

1 (5%)

Australian trained

 Yes

17 (85%)

 No

3 (15%)

Language of consultation

 English only

11 (55%)

 English + another language

9 (45%)

 Non-English languages used by provider

Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malaysian, Samoan, Russian, Polish, Sign Language