Participant characteristics by case study
| Premton | Middleswick | Upsworth | |||
| HAN | NLD | EC | PBP | TV | MUB |
| QI lead matron ×3 QI lead junior doctor ×2 2 Senior management team members 2 consultants Organisation development manager 1 meeting observation | QI lead matron ×2 Senior management team member Matron ×2 2 matrons Senior sister ×2 Sister/charge nurse ×2 Sister/charge nurse 2 ward managers ×2 4 staff nurses 2 advanced nurse practitioners Consultant surgeon | QI lead nurse ×3 QI lead nurse ×3 QI manager ×3 Matron ×2 6 ward managers 5 staff nurses 4 healthcare assistants Director of nursing | QI lead nurse ×3 QI physiotherapist Consultant lead 2 matrons Senior nurse 2 ward managers 2 staff nurses 3 healthcare assistants | QI manager ×3 QI lead ×4 2 specialist nurses Patient safety manager Director of nursing ×2 Training manager Link nurse 3 ward managers 4 staff nurses Matron 2 physiotherapists Student nurse Healthcare assistant | Senior clinical manager ×2 Medical administrator ×2 HR manager ×2 Consultant ×4 Consultant ×2 Senior nurse manager Senior nurse manager ×2 Administrator ×2 Trainer/manager Training manager ×3 1 meeting observation |
| Total: 10 (+1 meeting) | 23 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 21 (+1 meeting) |
Key: 2 participants=2 individuals interviewed once; ×2=2 interviews with one participant, etc.
EC, enhanced care; HAN, handover at night; HR, human resource; MUB, managing unprofessional behaviour; NLD, nurse-led discharge; PBP, postural blood pressure; QI, quality improvement; TV, tissue viability.