Table 1 Characteristics of the participating practices
Practices returning baseline questionnaire (n = 1305)Practices returning baseline and follow-up questionnaires (n = 955)
Practice size, patients
    1–5000372 (28.5%)269 (28.2%)
    5001–10 000588 (45.1%)426 (44.6%)
    10 001–15 000262 (20.1%)202 (21.2%)
    15 001–20 00039 (3.0%)31 (3.2%)
    20 001–25 0009 (0.7%)5 (0.5%)
    25 001+4 (0.3%)4 (0.4%)
Location626 (48.0%)439 (46.0%)
    Urban
    Semi-rural and mixed414 (31.7%)305 (32.0%)
    Rural200 (15.3%)160 (16.8%)
Training practice533 (40.8%)399 (41.8%)
No of registered patients9 830 0007 390 000