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Table 1 Interviewee characteristics

From: The role of primary care in adult weight management: qualitative interviews with key stakeholders in weight management services

Interviewee code

Health Board Region

Description of Health Board Region

Adult weight management tiers and referral pathways

M1a

F1

A

Largeb, Urban

2 – GP referral

3 – GP referral

F2

B

Medium, Mixed Rural/Urban

2 – Self-referral

3 – No service

F3

C

Medium, Mixed Rural/Urban

2 – Mostly self-referral

3 – GP referral

F4

D

Medium, mostly Rural

2 – Mostly self-referral

3 – Pilot service (both)

F5

E

Large, Urban

2 – GP or secondary care referral

3 – GP or secondary care referral

M2

F6

F

Large, Urban

2 – Self-referral

3 – GP referral

F7

G

Medium, mostly Rural

2 – Dietetics or self-referral

3 – GP or secondary care referral

  1. a M = male; F = female
  2. bLarge is >600,000 population; Medium is 300-600,000 (mid-2014 estimates)