Table 1 Demographics of respondents to the survey
Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
18–30 | 161 | 16.0% |
31–40 | 248 | 24.7% |
41–50 | 293 | 29.1% |
51–60 | 247 | 24.6% |
60+ | 52 | 5.2% |
No response | 5 | 0.5% |
Specialism | ||
Neurology | 112 | 11.1% |
Mood disorders | 121 | 12.0% |
Mental health | 587 | 58.3% |
Epilepsy | 73 | 7.3% |
Multiple sclerosis | 55 | 5.5% |
Depression | 165 | 16.4% |
General practice | 152 | 15.1% |
Psychology | 126 | 12.5% |
Social care | 32 | 3.2% |
Other | 119 | 11.8% |
Job role | ||
Allied Health Professionals | 112 | 11.1% |
Doctor (excl GP) | 138 | 13.7% |
GP | 118 | 11.7% |
Research/healthcare science | 24 | 2.4% |
Management | 40 | 4.0% |
Nursing | 268 | 26.6% |
Pharmacy | 15 | 1.5% |
Psychological professions | 157 | 15.6% |
Student | 10 | 1.0% |
Wider healthcare team | 76 | 7.6% |
Not clear | 48 | 4.8% |
Clinical setting | ||
Primary care/general practice | 193 | 19.2% |
Secondary care—hospital trust, inpatients | 91 | 9.0% |
Secondary care—hospital trust, outpatients | 82 | 8.2% |
Secondary care—mental health trust, inpatients | 127 | 12.6% |
Secondary care—mental health trust, outpatients | 254 | 25.2% |
Specialist tertiary care centre | 54 | 5.4% |
Community care | 173 | 17.2% |
Other | 32 | 3.2% |
Country of employment | ||
United Kingdom | 974 | 96.8% |
Portugal | 21 | 2.1% |
Belgium | 2 | 0.2% |
Italy | 2 | 0.2% |
Germany | 1 | 0.1% |
Ireland | 1 | 0.1% |
Israel | 1 | 0.1% |
Mexico | 1 | 0.1% |
Switzerland | 1 | 0.1% |
No response | 2 | 0.2% |