Table 4. GP reported frequency of completion of 26 clinical items taken from NICE guidance for the routine 6–8 week consultation

	Always		Very often		Sometimes		Rarely		Never
Discussion about:	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Mental health	551	82	75	11	36	5	7	1	2	0.3
Recognising physical problems	455	68	122	18	70	10	20	3	4	1
Pelvic floor exercises	241	36	166	25	149	22	86	13	29	4
Fatigue	157	23	179	27	215	32	100	15	20	3
Diet, exercise, smoking, etc	152	23	179	27	190	28	126	19	24	4
Contraception	647	96	21	3	2	0.3	1	0.2	0	0
Sexual intercourse	324	48	151	23	130	19	58	9	8	1
Safeguarding	252	38	152	23	186	28	69	10	12	2
Birth experience	388	58	147	22	93	14	35	5	8	1
Specific history taking for:
Infection	226	34	140	21	198	30	91	14	16	2
Pain	250	37	167	25	171	25	69	10	14	2
Vaginal loss	476	71	105	16	57	8	27	4	6	1
Bladder function	285	42	134	20	158	24	79	12	15	2
Bowel function	267	40	121	18	179	27	82	12	22	3
Breast problems	264	39	161	24	161	24	71	11	14	2
Thromboembolism	36	5	80	12	209	31	264	39	82	12
Pre-eclampsia	51	8	67	10	169	25	269	40	115	17
Wound healing	459	68	148	22	42	6	18	3	4	1
Anaemia	103	15	155	23	251	37	129	19	33	5
Psychological wellbeing	585	87	71	11	14	2	1	0.15	0	0
Clinical examination of:
Signs of possible VTE	17	3	14	2	130	19	290	43	220	33
Blood pressure	219	33	122	18	227	34	85	13	18	3
Vaginal problems	50	7	73	11	324	48	169	25	55	8
Caesarean section wound (when applicable)	290	43	204	30	152	23	18	3	7	1
Perineal wound (when applicable)	146	22	179	27	246	37	79	12	21	3
Review and plan follow-up for:
Pregnancy complications, for example, diabetes, hypertension	442	66	163	24	58	9	8	1	0	0

NICE = National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. VTE = venous thromboembolism.