Table 1.

Interviewee characteristics

Identifier	Role	Gender	Setting	Interview method
1	Researcher	Male	Primary care	Face-to-face interview
2	Researcher	Male	Primary care	Face-to-face interview
3	Systems developer	Male	Secondary care	Face-to-face interview
4	Clinical lead	Male	Secondary care	Face-to-face interview
5	Systems developer	Female	Secondary care	Face-to-face interview
6	Researcher	Male	Research institution	Face-to-face interview
7	Researcher	Male	Research institution	Face-to-face interview
8	GP practice manager	Female	Primary care	Face-to-face interview
9	Clinical lead	Male	Primary care	Face-to-face interview
10	GP practice administrator	Female	Primary care	Face-to-face interview
11	PCT data quality manager	Female	Commissioning	Face-to-face interview
12	GP practice information manager	Male	Primary care	Face-to-face interview
13	Diabetes dietician	Female	Secondary care	Face-to-face interview
14	Diabetes specialist nurse	Female	Secondary care	Face-to-face interview
15	Head of midwifery	Female	Secondary care	Face-to-face interview
16	Clinical coding manager	Female	Secondary care	Face-to-face interview
17	Hospital pharmacist	Female	Secondary care	Face-to-face interview
18	Clinical coding manager	Female	Secondary care	Face-to-face interview
19	Research and audit assistant	Female	Unscheduled care	Face-to-face interview
20	Clinical improvement officer/paramedic	Male	Unscheduled care	Face-to-face interview
21	Patient 1	Female	Primary care	Face-to-face interview
22	Patient 2	Male	Primary care	Face-to-face interview
23	Patient 3	Male	Primary care	Face-to-face interview
24	Clinical information and records assistant	Female	Unscheduled care	Face-to-face interview
25	Clinical information and records assistant	Female	Unscheduled care	Face-to-face interview
26	Clinical coding manager	Female	Unscheduled care	Telephone interview
27	Senior academic	Female	Research institution	Face-to-face interview

GP, general practitioner; PCT, primary care trust.