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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer assessment in primary care: a qualitative study of GP views

Stephanie Archer, Natalia Calanzani, Stephanie Honey, Margaret Johnson, Richard Neal, Suzanne E Scott and Fiona M Walter
BJGP Open 2021; 5 (4): BJGPO.2021.0056. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0056
Stephanie Archer
1Research Associate, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Natalia Calanzani
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Stephanie Honey
2Research Associate, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Margaret Johnson
3Patient/Public Partner, The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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4Professor of Primary Care Oncology, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Suzanne E Scott
5Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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Fiona M Walter
6Reader in Primary Care Cancer Research, The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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    Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the GP sample
    DemographicCategoryn (%)
    SexMale13 (57)
    Female10 (43)
    SettingRural5 (22)
    Semi-rural5 (22)
    Urban11 (48)
    Missing2 (8)
    Age, years30–405 (22)
    41–506 (26)
    51–607 (31)
    ≥612 (8)
    Missing3 (13)
    Years of GP experience0–51 (4)
    6–106 (26)
    11–208 (35)
    ≥217 (31)
    Missing1 (4)
    Teaching or training roleYes14 (61)
    No9 (39)
    Number of patients registered at practice0–50000 (0)
    5001–10 00015 (66)
    10 001–15 0002 (8)
    15 001–20 0005 (22)
    ≥20 0011 (4)

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