Stage | Methods |
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Stage 1: Elicit and formulate the programme theory | • Documentary analysis of published and unpublished documents pertaining to the establishment, development and implementation of the National Programme for Diabetes and the three programme interventions. • Semi-structured interviews with national level programme developers (n = 19). |
Stage 2: Data Collection | Implementation of the National Programme for Diabetes • Multiple case study design (n = 4 cases) • Semi-structured interviews with theoretically sampled stakeholders in each area (n = approx. 15 per case). |
Further data for each case will be gathered through a number of sub-studies conducted at a local and national level to build a rich case description and allow for embedded analysis of each programme component. | |
Retinopathy screening programme • Audit of registration, consent and uptake among a convenience sample of two large primary care centres (n = 22 GPs, approx. 600 people with diabetes) and a smaller rural practice in one region (n = 2 GPs, approx. 100 people with diabetes) • Semi-structured interviews with people with diabetes from those practices | |
National foot care model • Semi-structured interviews with podiatrists including those recruited as part of the programme. • Cross-sectional study of administrative activity data submitted by podiatrists as part of the National Programme for Diabetes. | |
National model of integrated care • National survey of Diabetes Nurse Specialists (DNSs) including those recruited as part of the programme. • Follow-up interviews and focus groups • Cross-sectional analysis of administrative activity data submitted by DNSs recruited as part of the National Programme for Diabetes |