Perceptions and Experiences of Rare Diseases among General Practitioners: An Exploratory Study in NI

Setting: An online survey was hosted within Smart Survey, available for 6 weeks in early 2019, which queried: GPs career to date, interaction with rare disease patients, challenges faced, the exchange of information with patients, priorities for the future, support for such patients and finally training. The survey contained open-ended and closed-ended questions and both qualitative (narrative) and quantitative analyses were carried out.