Table 1 Interview respondent characteristics by profession, geographic and organisational designation
Provider Group | No. sought | No. interviewed | Location/organisational designation of interviewees |
|---|---|---|---|
Ophthalmologists | 10 | 13 | England: working in Hospital Eye Service (HES) in general hospital (8) working in specialist eye hospitals (3) |
| Â | Â | Â | Scotland: working in HES in general hospital (2) |
Optometrists | 10 | 12 | England: working in HES in general hospital (3)working in high street (2) working in both HES (general hospital) and high street (1) working in high street and as academic optometrist (1) |
| Â | Â | Â | Scotland: working in high street (2) working in high street and in HES in a general hosp (1) |
| Â | Â | Â | Wales: working in high street (1) |
| Â | Â | Â | Northern Ireland: working in high street (1) |
Nurses | 10 | 5 | England: working in HES (1) working in specialist hospital (1) |
| Â | Â | Â | Scotland: working in HES (1) working in Diabetic Retinopathy Service (1) + a nurse with a shared remit for England and Scotland: working in voluntary sector |
General Practitioners | 10 | 4 | England: practicing GP with a special interest in ophthalmology (1) |
| Â | Â | Â | Scotland: practicing GP also working as a clinical assistant in ophthalmology (HES) (1) practicing GP and academic GP (1) practicing GP with special interest in ophthalmology (1) |
Technicians | 5 | 3 | To protect respondents' anonymity geographical location is not indicated here. Two medical photographers and one tester/grader |
Policy, commissioning, planning and strategy | 12 | 9 | England: planning, policy development (4) |
| Â | Â | Â | Scotland: public health consultant, commissioners of public health services, clinical services (3) |
| Â | Â | Â | England and Scotland: joint remit for eye health prevention and policy working in voluntary sector (2) |