Table 2 Participants in GP focus groups
Code | Attitude to CAMa | CAM practitioner? | Deprivation in practice area (as reported by the GP) | Ethnicity | Practice location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A1 | Neutral | No | Average | White | Semi-rural |
A2 | In favour | No | Deprived | Mixed race (Asian/Caucasian) | Urban |
A3 | Neutral but open | Yes, anthroposophic medicine | Mixed | Non-White | Urban |
A4 | In favour | Yes, acupuncture (British Medical Acupuncture Society, BMAS) | Deprived | White | Urban |
A5 | In favour | Previously (acupuncture, homeopathy) | Average | White | Semi-rural/ suburban |
A6 | Opposed to NHS funded CAM | No | Fairly deprived | White | Urban |
A7 | Mixed (depends on therapy) | Yes, acupuncture (BMAS) | Not deprived | White | Urban |
A8 | In favour | No | Not deprived | White | Semi urban |
A9 | Mixed (depends on therapy, payment etc) | No | Some deprivation | White | Urban |
A10 | In favour | No | Students | White | Urban |
B1 | Previously sceptical, becoming more open | No (acupuncture provided at surgery) | Deprived | White | Rural |
B2 | Neutral | No | Data missing | White | Locum |
B3 | Sceptical | No | Locum | White | Variety |
B4 | Open-minded but depends on the evidence | No (acupuncture provided at surgery) | Lower deprivation | Non-White | Suburban |
B5 | Data missing | No | Mixed | White | Data missing |
B6 | Data missing | Yes, acupuncture | Data missing | Data missing | Data missing |
C1 | Neutral | No | Affluent | White | Rural/urban |
C2 | In favour (if evidence-based) | No | Pockets of deprivation | White | Semi-rural |
C4 | Sceptical/neutral | No | Deprived | White | Urban |
C5 | Sceptical (but open to persuasion) | No | Mixed | White | Urban |