Table 2.
Staff rolesa
| Staff role | Numbers |
|---|---|
| Consultant | 4 |
| Improvement Lead | 1 |
| Domestics | 2 |
| Ward Manager | 1 |
| Quality Nurse | 1 |
| Discharge Nurse | 1 |
| Discharge Facilitator | 1 |
| Nursing Assistants | 2 |
| Health Support Worker/Health Care Assistant/Ward Assistant | 3 |
| Sonographer/Radiographer | 1 |
| Technical Assistants | 2 |
| Physiotherapists | 3 |
| Occupational Therapists | 2 |
| Ward Sister | 2 |
| A&E Practice Educator | 1 |
| A&E Nurse | 1 |
| A&E Clinical Lead Nurse | 1 |
| Administrator | 1 |
| Matron | 1 |
| Surgeon | 1 |
| Deputy Sister | 2 |
| Staff Nurse | 3 |
| Advanced Nurse Practitioner | 2 |
| Total | 39 |
aSpecific roles are not identified separately by pathways in order to maintain the confidentiality and anonymity of the participants involved. Demographic data for staff, patients and relatives was not recorded systematically using a monitoring form and we have chosen not to identify staff by gender, again for confidentiality reasons