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Their diverse responses provided a unique opportunity to study the longer-term embedding, adaptation and abandonment of digital innovations.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>Research questions:<\/jats:p>\n<jats:list list-type=\"order\">\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>What was the range of responses to the expansion of remote and digital triage and consultations among United Kingdom general practices in the period following the acute phase of the coronavirus disease discovered in 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic?<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>What can we learn from this example about the long-term impacts of crisis-driven sociotechnical change in healthcare settings?<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<\/jats:list>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"abs1-2\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>We collected longitudinal data from 12 general practices from 2021 to 2023, comprising 500 hours of ethnographic observation, 163 interviews in participating practices and linked organisations (132 staff, 31 patients), 39 stakeholder interviews and 4 multi-stakeholder workshops (210 participants), with additional patient and public involvement input. Data were de-identified, uploaded to NVivo (QSR International, Warrington, UK) and synthesised into case studies, drawing on theories of organisational innovation.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"abs1-3\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>General practices\u2019 longitudinal progress varied, from a near-total return to traditional in-person services to extensive continuing use of novel digital technologies and pathways. Their efforts to find the right balance were shaped and constrained by numerous contextual factors. Large size, slack resources, high absorptive capacity, strong leadership and good intrapractice relationships favoured innovation. Readiness for remote and digital modalities varied depending on local tension for change, practice values and patient characteristics. Technologies' uptake and use were influenced by their material properties and functionality. Embedding and sustaining technologies required ongoing work to adapt and refine tasks and processes and adjust (or, where appropriate, selectively abandon) technologies. Adoption and embedding of technologies were affected by various staff and patient factors. When technologies fitted poorly with tasks and routines or when embedding efforts were unsuccessful, inefficiencies and \u2018techno-stress\u2019 resulted, with compromises to patient access and quality of care.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"abs1-4\"><jats:title>Limitations<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Sampling frame was limited to United Kingdom and patient interviews were relatively sparse.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"abs1-5\"><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>There is wide variation in digital maturity among United Kingdom general practices. Low use of remote and digital technologies and processes may be warranted and reflect local strategic choices, but it may also indicate lack of awareness and a reactive rather than strategic approach to digital innovation. We offer an updated typology of digital maturity in general practice with suggestions for tailored support.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"abs1-6\"><jats:title>Future work<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The typology of digital maturity could be applied further to identify in more detail the kind of support needed for practices that are at different stages of maturity and are serving different populations. 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