Summary of participant healthcare professionals undertaking semistructured interviews with the researcher
| Participant | Gender | Job title | Formal respiratory or occupational health role? | Years of experience in primary care | Location of practice |
| 1 | Female | Salaried GP | No | 4 | City centre |
| 2 | Female | GP partner | No | 28 | City centre |
| 3 | Male | GP partner | Current practice respiratory lead | 14 | City centre |
| 4 | Male | GP partner | Previous GPSI in COPD for 5 years | 20 | City suburb |
| 5 | Female | Practice nurse | No | 30 | MOD site |
| 6 | Female | Practice nurse | No | 23 | City suburb |
| 7 | Male | GP partner | No | 4 | Semirural |
| 8 | Female | GP partner | No | 7 | City suburb |
| 9 | Female | GP partner | No | 20 | City suburb |
| 10 | Female | Practice nurse | No | 15 | City suburb |
| 11 | Male | GP partner | Current practice asthma lead | 34 | Semirural |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GP, general practitioner; GPSI, GP with a specialist interest; MOD, Ministry of Defence.