On average, one in twenty people (5%) reported consulting a practice nurse during the two weeks before interview. Older people were more likely to have visited a practice nurse than younger people; 10% of those aged 65 to 74 and 9% of those aged 75 and over. Children under five were more likely than children over five to have seen a practice nurse (4% compared with 1%). Among those aged 16 to 44, women were more likely than men to have reported consulting a practice nurse, presumably due in part to visits relating to family planing and pregnancy.

There is an average of one consultation with a practice nurse per person per year. This figure trebles for people aged 65 and over.