Physical activity advice (N = 10 GPs) | Blood pressure prescribing (N = 7 GPs) | ||
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Theme | Goal-directed behaviours | Theme | Goal-directed behaviours |
Consultation (n = 8) | - fitting the patient agenda | Consultation (n = 4) | - capturing other GP contract information |
 | - focusing on GP contract-specific goals |  | - dealing with pressing issues |
 | - treating acute illness |  | - pursuing the contract BP targets |
 | - other clinical aspects (general) |  | - too much else going on in the consultation |
Diabetes (n = 4) | - addressing medication | Â | - treating acute illness |
 | - covering blood pressure and cholesterol | Diabetes (n = 2) | - addressing cholesterol |
 | - giving instruction for diabetic control |  | - multiple drugs to prescribe |
 | - getting HbA1c down |  | - talking about glycemic control |
 | - looking at blood sugar | GP/patient relationship (n = 3) | - providing patient choice |
GP factors (n = 2) | - not wanting to be a broken record | Â | - respecting patient preference |
 | - wanting to go home |  |  |