Table 5

Top five prioritised themes by each nominal group

Final rank
(relative importance %)*
Community (public and VCSE sector)
 Staff knowledge and capabilities29.8
 Advocacy mechanisms15.8
 Information and education13.7
 Mental health13.7
 Coordination and integration of care11.6
Maternity hospital staff
 Information and education60.0
 Staff knowledge and capabilities11.1
 Access to care10.0
 Community partnerships6.7
 Respect for person-centred care5.6
Wider healthcare staff
 Coordination and integration of care32.5
 Community partnerships29.2
 Staff knowledge and capabilities15.8
 Information and education10.0
 Organisational policies7.5
Local authority
 Staff knowledge and capabilities26.7
 Addressing ethnicity-based safety risks21.3
 Coordination and integration of care20.0
 Respect for person-centred care17.3
 Organisational policies5.3

  • *Please note that the percentages will not sum to 100% as only the top five themes with the highest relative importance are presented.

  • VCSE, voluntary, community, and social enterprise.