Conducting a team-based multi-sited focused ethnography in primary care

Table 2 Description of case study sites and period of observation

Number of registered patients	Location of practice and level of deprivation	Types of alternative to the F2F consultation	No of days spent in observation
18,353	Inner city, Deprived^a	phone e-consultations, isolated use of email	25
8954	Inner city, Deprived^a	phone, isolated use of email	19
15,000	Inner city, Mixed^a	phone, e-consultations & isolated use of email	18
1938	Rural, Mixed^b	phone, video	8
7196	Inner city, Deprived^b	phone, e-consultations, isolated use of email	17
13,778	Semi-rural, Affluent^a	phone, email	25
13,511	Semi-rural, Mixed^a	phone, email	16
6597	Inner city, Affluent^a	phone, email	11

^aMeasured by the Index of Multiple Deprivation score
^bMeasured by Percentage of practice patients living in data zones defined as the 15% most deprived (population weighted)

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