Table 1.
Survey demographics
| Demographic | Respondent numbers | |
|---|---|---|
| Years in service | 1–2 | 0 |
| 2–5 | 3 | |
| 5–10 | 2 | |
| >10 | 45 | |
| Prefer not to respond | 1 | |
| Gender | Male | 12 |
| Female | 38 | |
| Prefer not to respond | 1 | |
| Primary role | Nursing | 43 |
| Medical | 7 | |
| Managerial | 1 | |
| Prefer not to respond | 0 | |
| Seniority | Consultant physicians | 5 |
| Registrar grade doctors | 2 | |
| Staff nurses | 17 | |
| Specialist senior nurses | 19 | |
| Managers | 4 | |
| Prefer not to respond | 4 | |
| Primary area of operation | Pre-dialysis service | 10 |
| Hospital HD | 18 | |
| Satellite HD | 5 | |
| Home HD | 4 | |
| Combined peritoneal and home HD | 8 | |
| Prefer not to respond | 5 | |
| Centre (complete data) | Low | 9 |
| Medium | 7 | |
| High | 11 | |
| Prefer not to respond | 21 | |