Table 2 Sample characteristics (2017 sample compared to 2022 sample)

Gender (%)

Male

Female

Total

446

941

1387

(32.2)

(67.8)

266

741

1008

(26.4)

(73.5)

0.87 (p =.35)

0.87 (p =.35)

Age, years

45

(11.46)

45

(11.97)

0.11

Healthcare professional group^a

General Practitioners

Specialist doctors

Nurses and health visitors

Midwives

Ambulance staff

Scientific, therapeutic and technical staff^b

Nurses working in GP practices

Support to clinical staff

Other HCHS staff/unknown classifications

Total

332

125

438

42

20

270

88

49

23

1387

(23.9)

(9.0)

(31.6)

(3.0)

(1.4)

(19.5)

(6.3)

(3.5)

(1.3)

45

146

409

30

10

143

46

58

121

1008

(4.5)

(14.5)

(40.6)

(3.0)

(1.0)

(14.2)

(4.6)

(5.8)

(12.0)

14.56 (p <.01)

1.70 (p =.19)

1.75 (p =.19)

1.00 (p = 1.00)

1.00 (p = 1.00)

1.28 (p =.26)

0.10 (p =.76)

0.42 (p =.52)

9.95 (p <.01)

Setting

NHS Acute Care

NHS Tertiary Care

NHS Community Care

NHS Primary Care

Other

Total

576

83

257

339

132

1387

(41.5)

(6.0)

(18.5)

(24.4)

(9.5)

414

89

230

193

82

(41.1)

(8.8)

(22.8)

(19.1)

(8.2)

-

0.02 (p =.89)

0.65 (p =.42)

0.48 (p =.49)

0.23 (p =.63)

0.24 (p =.62)

How many service users do you see in a typical week?

50

(31.89)

33.39

(30.23)

12.48***

Total number of service users seen by all included healthcare professionals

58,906^b

33,631^b

How many minutes do you spend on average with each service user? (mins)

31

(19.54)

32

(20.40)

-1.92

Before today, had you heard of the Making Every Contact Count consensus statement?

Yes

436

(31.4)

524

(52.0)

9.08 (p <.01)

No

830

(59.8)

484

(48.0)

2.90 (p =.09)

Do not know

83

(6.0)

-

-

Did not state

38

(2.7)

-

-

Total

1387

1008