Table 1 Professional and service characteristics of practitioners injecting 1st MTPJ
|  | n = 144 (%) |
|---|---|
Profession | |
 Podiatrist | 53 (39) |
 Orthopaedic Surgeon | 28 (19) |
 Podiatric Surgeon | 26 (17) |
 Physiotherapist | 24 (16) |
 Rheumatologist | 2 (1) |
 Nurse | 1 (1) |
 Surgical Care Practitioner | 1 (1) |
 Not reported | 9 (6) |
Professional group | |
 Medical professional | 31 (22) |
 Other healthcare professional | 105 (73) |
 Not reported | 8 (6) |
Nation | |
 England | 111 (77) |
 Scotland | 7 (5) |
 Northern Ireland | 3 (2) |
 Wales | 3 (2) |
 Not reported | 20 (14) |
Type of NHS service | |
 Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgery | 39 (27) |
 Podiatry | 30 (21) |
 Podiatric Surgery | 28 (19) |
 Integrated Musculoskeletal | 20 (14) |
 Physiotherapy | 8 (6) |
 First Contact Practitioner | 6 (4) |
 Rheumatology | 4 (3) |
 Not reported | 9 (6) |
Service Setting | |
 Hospital | 64 (44) |
 Community | 38 (26) |
 Primary Care | 11 (8) |
 Multiple (Hospital/Community and/or Primary care) | 18 (13) |
 Intermediate Care | 1 (1) |
 Not reported | 12 (8) |