| When seeking advice on STI, who would you contact? | n (%) |
| GUM | 104 (87) |
| Primary care colleague | 30 (25) |
| Primary care facilitator | 1 (1) |
| Ask a colleague | 17 (14) |
| BNF | 39 (33) |
| Phone microbiologist | 33 (28) |
| Other, please specify | 4 (3) |
| Total responses, n | 119 |
| What form of real time clinical advice on sexual health/STI would you find most helpful? | |
| Online electronic messaging service to lab consultants e.g. kinesis, email | 45 (42) |
| Advice embedded within electronic requesting (e.g. sample or test choice), or reporting (e.g. antibiotic choice) systems | 88 (83) |
| Information leaflet on the management of gonorrhoea | 31 (29) |
| Clinical advice by telephone on a positive result/confirmation | 66 (62) |
| Other, please specify | 7 (7) |
| Total responses, n | 106 |
| With reference to the management of patients with suspected gonorrhoea (ie, they have positive molecular NAAT test) do you … ? | |
| Refer all patients | 83 (81) |
| Refer only complicated cases of infection to a GUM clinic | 16 (16) |
| Treat all patients at surgery | 4 (4) |
| Total responses, n | 103 |
BNF = British National Formulary. GUM = genito-urinary medicine. HIV= human immunodeficiency virus. NAAT = nucleic acid amplification test. STI = sexually transmitted infection.