Primary care is under pressure due to, among other things, an increase in chronic diseases and a decrease in healthcare personnel. In addition, a portion of the requests for help to the GP concern problems that might be better resolved by another professional. This applies, among others, to adult patients with (pre-)diabetes type 2. Referral via a group consultation from the GP practice to appropriate programs, such as a combined lifestyle intervention (GLI), could potentially be a suitable innovation to reduce pressure on the GP practice and guide patients to the right care in the right place by the right professional. A GP practice in Amsterdam North wants to investigate the implementation of a group consultation to refer patients to the GLI ‘Keer Diabetes Om – Voeding leeft’.

Research questions are:

• How are group meetings experienced (evaluation by participants and speakers)? What are 'barriers and facilitators' for patients and professionals? For GPs/POHs and for patients (with limited health literacy or language comprehension)?
• How were people recruited? Was this via a consultation in the consulting room (POH/GP) = regular, or via an online information meeting by Voeding Leeft (twice a month), or via a group meeting (liaison meeting) organized by the GP practice together with Voeding Leeft, to which patients with (pre)diabetes are invited individually? Methods: questionnaires plus interviews, information from the practice regarding recruitment methods (#invited, #responded, #attended, plus time investment).

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