Types of panellists interviewed and reason for their selection
| Panel | Reason for selection |
|---|---|
| CPN, community psychiatric nurse. | |
| Carer (2 participants) | Rated the highest number of indicators as valid for quality of care |
| Most strongly opposing views were between carer and general practitioner panel | |
| Health care commissioner (1 participant) | Ratings highly associated with both the counsellor and nurse panels |
| Provides different perspective to users and providers (commissioning rather than providing mental health care) | |
| CPN (1 participant) | To consider possible issues relating to the primary care/secondary care interface |
| GP (2 participants) | Rated the least number of indicators as valid for quality of care |
| Most strongly opposing views were between general practitioner and carer panel | |
| Service development officer (member of pilot round before the 2-round Delphi) | To elicit panellists’ knowledge and experience of developing measures within mental health care |
| Patient (2 participants) | To consider issues relating to the patient perspective |
| Psychiatrist (2 participants) | Represent secondary care perspective |