Table 2.

Themes identified in the study

Theme	Subtheme	Description
Issues around policy for PCC	Policies related to PCC	While the participants stated that there was no PCC policy, they identified existing policies that could be adapted to fit PCC
	Importance of policy to the provision of PCC	Participants’ description of the importance of policy to driving implementation of PCC
	Collaboration for policy development and implementation	Highlights given on the existing collaborations that could drive PCC policy development and implementation
Service integration and collaboration	–	Description of existing inter-specialty collaborations and referral systems that can drive PCC
Health system readiness	–	Opinions on the readiness of the health system to deploy PCC services
Challenges to PCC deployment	Challenges to policy formulation	Highlights of the possible challenges to developing PCC policy
	Challenges to service provision	Potential challenges to the provision and uptake of PCC services
	Financial challenges	Description of challenges related to funding of PCC services including budgetary allocation that can affect policy implementation and issues around payment for service by potential clients