Response rates by specialty and primary care trust
| Total no in sample | Total no of responses | Response rate (%) | |
| GPs (total) | 330 | 154 | 47 |
| TH | 115 | 54 | 47 |
| RT | 93 | 42 | 45 |
| SB | 122 | 58 | 48 |
| Orthopaedic and rheumatology consultants (total) | 97 | 53 | 55 |
| TH | 23 | 20 | 87 |
| RT | 20 | 9 | 45 |
| SB | 54 | 24 | 44 |
| Sport and exercise medicine registrars | 15 | 10 | 67 |
| Public health consultants (total) | 11 | 9 | 82 |
| TH | 4 | 3 | 75 |
| RT | 3 | 3 | 100 |
| SB | 4 | 3 | 75 |
| Total | 453 | 226 | 50 |