Table 3.

Statements descriptions reaching consensus for section 2 (ordered by % of respondents that strongly agreed or agreed)

How important/deliverable do you believe the following components are if an occupational advice intervention commencing prior to hip or knee replacement were to be developed	Agreement (%)	Agreement (%)
Ten statements reaching consensus for both importance and deliverability
Q37. A postoperative mechanism for the identification of patients that are not progressing toward return to work as planned.	95	71
Q52. Guidance for health services defining ‘best practice’ for patients returning to work after hip and knee replacement surgery.	93	82
Q45. Training for members of the hospital orthopaedic care team to increase awareness about return to work issues.	88	82
Q42. Interaction between the healthcare team and patient by phone, email or ‘on-line’ so that members of the care team can monitor progress and help the patient use the advice and information provided.	88	70
Q64. Guidance on when in the return to work process patients can safely be discharged back to primary care for continued management of their return to work.	86	80
Q36. A mechanism for preoperative identification of patients at 'high risk' of prolonged sickness absence following surgery.	86	74
Q51. Routine preoperative therapy assessment during which a return to work plan is developed between the patients and the hospital orthopaedic care team.	84	80
Q40. A separate intervention for hip and knee replacement patients that are not progressing towards return to work as planned.	84	79
Q62. A process by which work status can be included in referral information for all patients referred from primary care into secondary care for consideration of hip or knee replacement.	79	79
Q57. Information from patients that have experienced the process of returning to work after hip or knee replacement within the preoperative education process.	76	73