Physician | Diabetes nurse educator (DNE) | General practitioner (GP) | Practice nurse | Total | ||
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Number returned (% of total respondents) | 27 (15.1%) | 621 (34.6%) | 46 (25.7%) | 44 (24.6%) | 179 | |
Years in practice median (interquartile range) | 12.5 (5.5-20) | 10 (5-20) | 22 (18-30) | 5 (3-10) | ||
Setting worked within Number (% of health professional group) | Outpatients | 18 (67%) | 24 (38%) | 1 (2.2%) | 0 (0%) | |
CHC | 1 (3.7%) | 20 (32%) | 7 (15%) | 2 (4.7%) | ||
Private | 17 (63%) | 15 (24%) | 1 (2.2%) | 3 (7.0%) | ||
General Practice | 0 (0%) | 22 (35%) | 38 (83%) | 38 (88%) | ||
Primary location of work (RA level [57]2) Number (% of health professional group) | 1 | 17 (63%) | 29 (46%) | 31 (67%) | 30 (70%) | |
2 | 9 (33%) | 21 (33%) | 9 (20%) | 9 (21%) | ||
3 | 0 | 11 (18%) | 5 (11%) | 1 (2.3%) | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.2%) | 1 (2.3%) | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.3%) | ||
Model of care most frequently worked within for initiation of insulin Number (% of health professional group) | General practice based care | 1 (3.6%) | 7 (11.3%) | 22 (50%) | 28 (65.1%) | |
GP with a special interest in diabetes | 0 | 0 | 3 (6.8%) | 0 | ||
Diabetes Nurse Educator | 2 (7.1%) | 42 (67.7%) | 7 (15.9%) | 10 (23.3%) | ||
Specialist - Shared Care | 8 (28.6%) | 1 (1.6%) | 8 (18.2%) | 3 (7.0%) | ||
Specialist- Outreach3 | 1 (3.6%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (4.7%) | ||
Specialist- Routine care | 16 (57.1%) | 12 (19.4%) | 4 (9.1%) | 0 |