1.0	Background
1.1	Setting
1.2	Participants (age, sex, experience, ethnicity)
1.3	Seniority/particular interest
1.4	Facilitation notes
1.5	Components of ACP discussed
1.6	What wasn’t said
1.7	Other
2.0	Patients’ attitudes to ACP/discussions
2.1	Patients encourage
2.2	Patients reluctant
2.3	Fear/changes patient outlook
2.4	Patients do not have ideas/wishes
2.5	Have discussed with others, for example, family
2.6	Other
3.0	GPs’ attitudes to ACP/discussions
3.1	Important/beneficial
3.2	Feel comfortable discussing
3.3	Not convinced helpful
3.4	Find difficult
3.5	Needs flexibility/part of ongoing conversation
3.6	Other
4.0	Timing of discussions
4.1	Early stage (pros and cons)
4.2	Happens later than would like
4.3	When illness progresses/discharge
4.4	Difficult to pick time
4.5	When patient prompts
4.6	Key event in their life/particular age
4.7	Other
5.0	Barriers to ACP
5.1	Lack of training/inexperience
5.2	GP time
5.3	Family disagreement
5.4	Uncertainty/unclear prognosis/wishes may change
5.5	Clinical/cognitive issues
5.6	Bureaucracy/IT
5.7	Money/practical care limitations
5.8	Other
6.0	Facilitators of ACP
6.1	Public awareness/information/change perception of dying
6.2	Standardise/make routine, for example, particular age
6.3	Knowing patient/family/situation (or not)
6.4	Patient discussion with others, for example, HCP, family
6.5	Float early/sowing seeds
6.6	Association with other planning, for example, wills
6.7	Campaigns and initiatives (for example, admission avoidance/2%)
6.8	Other

ACP = advance care planning. HCP = healthcare professional.