Table 2.
Healthcare professional participant characteristics
| Variable | Count (%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 5/17 (29) |
| Female | 12/17 (71) |
| Ethnicity (Office of National Statistics categories) | |
| White British | 9/17 (53) |
| Other white background | 2/17 (12) |
| Black British | 1/17 (6) |
| Asian/Asian British | 1/17 (6) |
| Any other Asian background | 2/17 (12) |
| Black African | 1/17 (6) |
| White and Black Caribbean | 1/17 (6) |
| Role | |
| Consultant nephrologist | 5/17 (29) |
| Consultant surgeon | 1/17 (6) |
| Registered nurse | 9/17 (53) |
| Non-registered healthcare assistant | 1/17 (6) |
| Administrative assistant | 1/17 (6) |
| Time working across HD setting (years) | |
| ≤5 | 1/17 (6) |
| 6–10 | 4/17 (24) |
| 11–15 | 3/17 (18) |
| 16–20 | 2/17 (12) |
| >20 | 7/17 (41) |
n=17.
HD, haemodialysis.