Table 2. Model of employment and tasks undertaken by paramedics

Model of employment	n	%
Directly employed by GP practice	98	59.4
Directly employed by CCG	2	1.2
Contract with community provider	2	1.2
Freelance or locum contract	0	0.0
Agency	0	0.0
Contract with local ambulance trust	14	8.5
Other	8	4.8
PCN	6	3.6
Combination of GP practice and PCN	10	6.1
Other combination	16	9.7
Missing	9	5.5
Total	165
Tasks undertaken ^a
Same-day home visits	145	91.8
Routine home visits	97	61.4
Same-day clinic	118	74.7
Pre-booked clinic	53	33.5
Same-day telephone triage	56	35.4
Pre-booked telephone triage	21	13.3
Telephone triage	68	43.0
Web triage	8	5.1
Other tasks	22	13.9
Total	588
Exclusions reported ^b
No exclusions	27	24.1
Aged <6 months	25	22.3
Aged <1 year	23	20.5
Aged <2 years	12	10.7
Aged <5 years	5	4.5
Pregnant women	22	19.6
Sexual health or gynaecology	17	15.2
Mental health	20	17.9
End of life or palliative care	14	12.5
Chronic or complex conditions	14	12.5
Other specified condition^c	12	10.7
Total^d	164

^aDenominator 158; 7 responders did not answer/didn’t know. ^bDenominator 112; 53 responders did not answer/didn’t know. ^cFor example, moles, lumps, patients in care homes, and decision made by paramedic. ^dSome responders reported more than one exclusion. CCG = care commissioning group. PCN = primary care network.