Discussions, forums, and staff composition of significant event meetings by training practice status
| Characteristic | Training practice status | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training | Non-training | p value | ||
| SEA = significant event analysis. | ||||
| Never discuss significant events | 1 (1%) | 24 (8%) | 0.0004 | 25 (5%) |
| Forums for significant event meetings | ||||
| Partners’ meetings | 123 (76%) | 145 (52%) | <0.0001 | 268 (61%) |
| Practice team meetings | 116 (72%) | 137 (49%) | <0.0001 | 253 (57%) |
| Dedicated SEA meetings | 30 (19%) | 28 (10%) | 0.013 | 58 (13%) |
| Informal discussion | 93 (58%) | 176 (63%) | 0.31 | 269 (71%) |
| Other | 12 (7%) | 9 (3%) | 0.061 | 21 (5%) |
| Staff composition of meetings | ||||
| Always involved | ||||
| Doctors | 149 (93%) | 265 (95%) | 0.41 | 414 (94%) |
| Practice nurses | 55 (34%) | 83 (30%) | 0.34 | 138 (31%) |
| Practice manager | 102 (63%) | 152 (54%) | 0.072 | 254 (58%) |
| Front office/admin staff | 12 (7%) | 38 (14%) | 0.061 | 50 (11%) |
| District nurses | 16 (10%) | 15 (5%) | 0.082 | 31 (7%) |
| Health visitors | 15 (9%) | 12 (4%) | 0.040 | 27 (6%) |
| Allied health professionals | 0 (0%) | 5 (2%) | 0.16 | 5 (1%) |
| Only involved if required | ||||
| Doctors | 10 (6%) | 15 (5%) | 0.83 | 25 (6%) |
| Practice nurses | 99 (61%) | 185 (66%) | 0.35 | 284 (64%) |
| Practice manager | 55 (34%) | 99 (35%) | 0.84 | 154 (35%) |
| Front office/admin staff | 134 (83%) | 211 (75%) | 0.056 | 345 (78%) |
| District nurses | 129 (80%) | 229 (82%) | 0.70 | 358 (81%) |
| Health visitors | 129 (80%) | 229 (82%) | 0.70 | 358 (81%) |
| Allied health professionals | 110 (68%) | 164 (59%) | 0.053 | 274 (62%) |