Table 3.

Recommendations in relation to key issues for qualitative research in AMS

Issue	Recommendations
Need for AMS qualitative researchers and policymakers to work together to ensure translation of knowledge into policy and practice	Ongoing dialogue between qualitative researchers and policymakers in order to identify critical research questions which qualitative research can answer and how the findings can be best used to inform policy
Involvement of more diverse actors in AMS research	Sampling needs to reflect an increasing diversity in the primary care workforce and other, previously overlooked stakeholders (e.g. policymakers)
Need for developing the field of qualitative methods to answer relevant AMS questions	AMS qualitative researchers need to gain a greater understanding of the pros and cons of diverse methods of data collection, including remote methods and rapid methodologies, previously underutilized in AMS research
Need for multidisciplinary collaboration	Ensure that qualitative research teams have members representing a variety of disciplines
	Ensure that qualitative research is integrated within wider programmes and published together with quantitative work, drawing on integration techniques from mixed methods literature to facilitate a greater understanding of an issue