Drivers for change in primary care of diabetes following a protected learning time educational event: interview study of practitioners

Table 1 Characteristics of participating practices

Stratum	Stratum 1: little increase before or after (n = 50; non consenting 2)	Stratum 2: some increase before or after (n = 27; non consenting 23)	Stratum 3: little increase before, lots after (n = 12, non consenting 4)	Stratum 4: great increase before and after (n = 14, non consenting 5)
Interviewed practices (n = 11)	3	2	3	3
Characteristics: of interviewees and interviewed practices	a. GP, semirural, 5 partner ELPCT	a. GP, urban, 3 partner, WLPCT	a. Nurse, semirural, 4 partner WLPCT	a. GP, semirural, 9 partner training WLPCT
	b. GP, semirural, single handed ELPCT	b. GP, rural 4 partner ELPCT	b. Nurse, rural, 6 partner ELPCT	b. GP, semirural, 4 partner ELPCT
	c. GP, urban, 3 partner WLPCT		c. GP, urban, 8 partner, training, LSWPCT	c. GP, rural, 6 partner ELPCT
All practices (n = 103)
Single handed (n = 20)	16	3	0	0
Dispensing (n = 59)	26	12	9	12
Training (n = 15)	4	6	2	3
At least one GP attending (n = 68)	25	24	8	11
At least one PN/HV attending	28	20	8	8

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