Table 1.

List of participants

Type of Organisation	Country	Number
National level decision makers from Departments of Health	England and Scotland	6
Regional level decision makers from Strategic Health Authorities	England, Wales and Scotland	4
Directors of Public Health or Consultants in Public Health at local level (Primary Care Trusts)	England, Wales and Scotland	9
Directors of Finance	England	2
Commissioners	England	1
Physicians	England	2
Senior Academics with direct experience of policy making	England and Scotland	5
Voluntary organisations	England	4