Table 2.

Characteristics of Delphi panellists

		Round One	Round Two
	Number invited to participate	58	58
	Number of respondents	49 (84.5%)	39 (67.2%)
Professional background	Nursing	22 (44.9%)	12 (30.8%)
	Medical	19 (38.8%)	19 (48.7%)
	Academic /Faculty	3 (6.1%)	2 (5.1%)
	Managers	2 (4.1%)	4 (10.3%)
	Researchers	2 (4.1%)	1 (2.6%)
	Health and Social Care Professionals	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.6%)
Currently working in an ED	Yes	38 (77.5%)	31 (79.5%)
Based at hospital where ED-ACE implementation study being conducted	Yes	17 (34.7%)	16 (41.0%)