| Practice characteristics | Practices, n (%) |
| Type of practice | |
| Dispensing practice | 8 (80) |
| Non-dispensing practice | 2 (20) |
| Clinical system | |
| SystmOne | 5 (50) |
| EMIS Web | 5 (50) |
| Formulary availability on clinical system | |
| Formulary available | 5 (50) |
| Formulary unavailable | 5 (50) |
| Mean deprivation score based on IMD scorea (SD) | 16.4 (9.5) |
| Mean list size (SD) | 9392 (2499) |
| GPs-in-training characteristics | Participants, n (%) |
| Sex of GP-in-training | |
| Male | 5 (50) |
| Female | 5 (50) |
| Ethnic group | |
| White British | 5 (50) |
| British Indian | 2 (20) |
| British Pakistani | 1 (10) |
| Asian (other) | 1 (10) |
| Mixed | 1 (10) |
| Age range, years | |
| 25–29 | 3 (30) |
| 30–34 | 4 (40) |
| 35–39 | 2 (20) |
| 40–49 | 1 (10) |
| Date of graduation | |
| 2004–2009b | 5 (50) |
| 2010 | 5 (50) |
| Country of graduation | |
| UK | 8 (80) |
| Overseas | 2 (20) |
| Stage of training | |
| ST2 | 1 (10) |
| ST3 | 9 (90) |
| Sex of trainer | |
| Male | 7 (70) |
| Female | 3 (30) |
IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation. SD = standard deviation. ST = specialty training. aDeprivation score (IMD 2010; figures from 2012) http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/general-practice/data. Higher IMD scores indicate greater relative deprivation.bOne participant each for year 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009.