Table 1 Participants in Delphi study

Country:

Australia

6

Canada

3

United Kingdom

20

Ireland

1

Perspective:

Academic

8

Policy maker

10

Practitioner

12

Expertise in forms of decommissioning:

Removal or replacement of a treatment from a formulary or patient pathway

2

Relocation/replacement of a service as part of reconfiguration

5

Relocation/replacement of a service from an acute to a community setting

1

Closure or partial closure of a service

2

Closure or partial closure of an acute healthcare organisation

1

More than one of above (and including `research/policy development’)

19