Table 1.

Number of papers reviewed, by theme, origin of data, professional groups and study methods

Theme	Total number of texts included in the REA	Source countries for data	Professional groups	Methods
Harm prevention and patient safety	8	UK (6) Australia (1) Canada (1)	Non-specific (4) Doctors (2) Nurses (1) Pharmacists (1)	Interviews (4) Mixed methods (3) Secondary data analysis (1)
FtP, misconduct, complaints and disciplinary measures	22	Australia (6) Canada (1) UK (15)	Doctors (6) Multiple (5) Midwives & nurses (4) Dentists (3) Non-specific (2) Social workers (1) Paramedics (1)	Secondary data analysis (11) Mixed methods (4) Interviews (2) Survey (2) Document analysis (2) Policy review (1)
Education and training	16	UK (4) Ireland (4) Canada (4) Multiple (3) Australia (1)	Doctors (3) Nurses (2) Paramedics (2) Dentists (2) Multiple (2) Chiropractors (1) Radiographers (1) Others (3)	Interviews (4) Survey (2) Mixed methods (2) Document analysis (1) Secondary data analysis (1)
Guidelines and standards	11	UK (9) Netherlands (1) Sweden (1)	Midwives & nurses (9) Doctors (2)	Surveys (4) Interviews (3) Secondary data analysis (2) Discussion paper (2)
Registration and maintenance of registration	10	UK (5) Australia (4) Canada (1)	Midwives & nurses (5) Doctors (4) Social workers (1)	Interviews (4) Surveys (2) Mixed methods (2) Document analysis (1) Secondary data analysis (1)
Relations with the regulatory body	14	Canada (6) UK (4) Australia (2) Norway (1) Multiple (Europe) (1)	Multiple (4) Midwives & nurses (4) Doctors (2) Social workers (1) Others (3)	Interviews (4) Mixed methods (4) Document analysis (4) Survey (2)
Total	81