Table 2 Roles of staff interviewed
Staff job role | Hospitals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Total (%) | |
Renal consultant lead | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Renal consultant | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | |
Clinical specialist | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
Specialist registrar | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | |
Sub-total doctors | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 30 |
Acute ward nurse manager | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Dialysis unit nurse manager | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
Lead renal nurse/renal matron | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | |
Pre-dialysis nurse/sister | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
PD nurse/sister | 2 | – | – | 2 | 4 | |
Home therapy nurse | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | |
Home haemodialysis nurse/sister | 2 | – | – | 2 | 4 | |
Sub-total nurses | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 43 |
Home therapy support worker | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
Renal technician | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Psychologist | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
Dietitian | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | |
Consultant vascular surgeon | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | |
Renal social worker/assistant | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | |
Renal business manager | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Sub-total other renal staff | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 |
Hospital general managers | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | |
Hospital clinical/medical director | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Hospital finance manager | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | |
Sub-total hospital managers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
Total | 30 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 96 | |
Kidney Patients Association chair | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | |
Number of interviews declined | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |