Table 1.
Study participant characteristics
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Role | |
| Physicians | 11 (73.3%) |
| GP | 3 (20%) |
| Specialist | 8 (53.3%) |
| Other healthcare professionals | 4 (26.6%) |
| Medical microbiologist | 1 (6.7%) |
| Physiotherapist | 1 (6.7%) |
| Emergency medical technician (EMT) | 1 (6.7%) |
| Unknown | 1 (6.7%) |
| Years of CCIO experience | |
| 1–2 | 8 (53.3%) |
| 3–4 | 3 (20%) |
| 5 + | 4 (26.6%) |
| NHS England regions | |
| North East and Yorkshire | 1 (6.7%) |
| North West | 5 (33%) |
| East of England | 1 (6.7%) |
| London | 3 (20%) |
| Midlands | 1 (6.7%) |
| South East | 2 (13.3%) |
| South West | 1 (6.7%) |
| Unknown | 1 (6.7%) |
| Healthcare facility type | |
| Hospital-based | 13 (86.6%) |
| Community-based | 1 (6.7%) |
| Mixed | 1 (6.7%) |