Table 3 Selected general practitioner (GP) baseline characteristics by intervention status¹

List size

830.79 ± 208.78

865.48 ± 100.69

p = 0.475

Female/male GP, n (%)

14 (58.33)/10 (41.67)

10 (43.48)/13 (56.52)

p = 0.308

Specialist yes/no, n (%)

18 (75)/6 (25)

11 (47.83)/12 (52.17)

p = 0.055

Years experience

16.02 ± 10.40

15.15 ± 11.15

p = 0.784

Years experience in hospital

2.81 ± 5.94

1.89 ± 3.06

p = 0.510

Number of GPs in surgery

4.33 ± 1.61

4.04 ± 1.58

p =0.536

 - median

5

5

 - mode

5

5

Female/male referring GP, n (%)

182 (64.77)/99 (35.23)

93 (42.47)/126 (57.53)

p < 0.00001⁴

Number of GPs in surgery

4.43 ± 1.46

4.01 ± 1.62

p =0.003³

Specialist yes/no n (%)

189 (67.26)/92 (32.74)

114 (52.05)/105(47.95)

p = 0.000556⁴

Years experience

16.21 ± 11.96

15.41 ± 11.70

p = 0.456

Years experience in hospital

1.54 ± 1.88

1.54 ± 2.46

p = 0.994

Electronic/paper referral n (%)

281 (100)/0 (0)

213 (97.26)/ 6 (2.74)

p = 0.005³