Table B
  

Table A Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for differences in secondary outcomes between general practitioners and nurse practitioners by general practice
 

Practice	Follow up advised	Duration of illness	How to reduce chance of recurrence	Consult with general practitioner in future
1	0.67 (0.34 to 1.32)	0.46 (0.23 to 0.91)	0.19 (0.09 to 0.38)	1.57 (0.33 to 7.37)
2	1.41 (0.71 to 2.80)	0.67 (0.37 to 1.21)	0.29 (0.14 to 0.60)	2.88 (0.65 to 12.7)
3	0.44 (0.15 to 1.26)	2.38 (0.79 to 7.14)	1.57 (0.46 to 5.23)	8.50 (1.33 to 54.2)
4	0.75 (0.38 to 1.47)	0.94 (0.54 to 1.64)	0.85 (0.44 to 1.63)	3.83 (1.80 to 8.15)
5	0.88 (0.26 to 2.85)	0.89 (0.32 to 2.47)	0.37 (0.09 to 1.43)	0.76 (0.10 to 5.48)
6	1.25 (0.52 to 3.01)	0.34 (0.14 to 0.84)	0.14 (0.05 to 0.40)	5.96 (1.11 to 32.1)
7	0.28 (0.10 to 0.70)	0.40 (0.16 to 0.95)	0.95 (0.31 to 2.95)	3.40 (0.58 to 19.9)
8	0.26 (0.12 to 0.57)	1.28 (0.63 to 2.61)	1.11 (0.49 to 2.49)	11.94 (2.11 to 67.3)
9	0.72 (0.39 to 1.33)	0.69 (0.36 to 1.30)	0.56 (0.29 to 1.07)	3.28 (0.71 to 15.2)
10	0.11 (0.03 to 0.37)	0.61 (0.26 to 1.44)	0.93 (0.34 to 2.52)	0.84 (0.15 to 4.44)

 
 

Table B Ratio of geometric mean consultation times by general practice
 

Practice	Mean consultation time (min)				Ratio (95% CI)
	General practitioner	Nurse practitioner	Nurse practitioner (excluding breaks)		Including breaks	Excluding breaks
1	5.05	10.91	8.85		0.46 (0.39 to 0.54)	0.57 (0.49 to 0.67)
2	6.23	9.39	7.85		0.66 (0.57 to 0.78)	0.79 (0.68 to 0.93)
3	7.24	8.08	7.69		0.90 (0.69 to 1.13)	0.94 (0.73 to 1.21)
4	5.26	7.77	6.30		0.68 (0.58 to 0.79)	0.84 (0.72 to 0.97)
5	5.58	8.17	6.05		0.68 (0.52 to 0.89)	0.92 (0.70 to 1.21)
6	6.69	11.36	10.07		0.59 (0.46 to 0.73)	0.66 (0.53 to 0.84)
7	4.39	8.85	6.96		0.50 (0.39 to 0.61)	0.63 (0.50 to 0.79)
8	5.10	9.68	8.17		0.53 (0.44 to 0.64)	0.63 (0.52 to 0.76)
9	6.55	12.43	10.28		0.53 (0.45 to 0.61)	0.64 (0.55 to 0.75)
10	5.52	9.02	7.54		0.60 (0.48 to 0.75)	0.73 (0.55 to 0.90)