Table 5.

Barriers and Enablers to Development and Implementation of Standards

Enablers and barriers	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10	S11	S12	S13
Enablers
Building on past work	D	B	B	B	D	D	D		B	B	B	D
Funding from government, grant, or other bodies	D	B		B	B	D	D		B	B	B	D
Strength of partnerships				B	B	D	D	B	B	B	B	D
Strong plan for implementation	I	I	I	I	I		I	I
Strength of research including case studies				B	D	D	D	B
Peak body endorsement	D	B			B							D
Linked to mandatory accreditation			B
Access to appropriate and relevant training					I
Barriers
Unsupportive rules and regulations					I			I	D
Staff issues (literacy, roles, and turnover)	D				I								B
Lack of progress in past cycles				I						I
Lack of organizational support					I			I
Lack of appropriate and relevant training				I	I
Lack of funding or cost of research					B
Inconsistent services				I

Notes: D = for development only, I = for implementation only, and B = for both.