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Table 1 Demographic information for each practice - Pre and post intervention

From: Piloting a new approach in primary care to identify, assess and support carers of people with terminal illnesses: a feasibility study

 

Practice A

Practice B

Practice C

Practice D

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

No of patients

10832

10464

5840

5601

9122

9156

7044

7112

Role of carer liaison

Health care assistant

Practice manager/nurse

Administrator/data entry

Phlebotomist

No of carers on carer register (all carers)

224 (2%)

241 (2.3%)

41 (0.7%)

41 (0.7%)

19 (0.2%)

17 (0.2%)

92(1.3%)

112 (1.6%)

How do carers get on the register?

Questionnaire/GP or nurse identify/flu clinics

Questionnaire; GP/nurse identify/flu clinics

Referral/posters in waiting room/new patients/ad hoc

Referral/posters in waiting room/new patients/ad hoc

Referral from GPs or DNs

New patient registration form/GP’s/DNs

Clinician suggestion/staff ID/in-house invite e.g. registration forms

Registration/GPs, nurses at consultation/Flu season