Table 2.

Summary of themes from Appreciative Inquiry discussions.

Accessibility of research information	Challenges around implementation	Data management
It’s about inclusivity … reaching more people, and people who didn’t realise there were research opportunities (Organisation B) It’s a relatively low proportion of the total of our patients, but because the throughput is so much, we’ve managed to build up the register (Organisation D)	Information Governance could put a stop to everything, get them involved from the beginning (Organisation B) There’s an absolute need for high level support (Organisation A) It was important to receive buy-in from the Chief Executive and IG manager early on (Organisation C)	Opt-out is a task in the public interest (Organisation A) A patient can reasonably expect to hear about research as part of their routine care, and every measure was taken to show that research is part of routine clinical care and patients are sufficiently warned/informed (Organisation C) The governance of data is important and something that needs proper consideration. You need to think about what data you can extract, how long you can keep it and where to store it (Organisation B)