The experience of community first responders in co-producing rural health care: in the liminal gap between citizen and professional

Table 1 CFR schemes by urban rural classification [36]

CFR scheme	Study number	No. of volunteers*	Reasons for inclusion in studies	Remote & Rural** (6 fold classification)
Scheme 1	2	8	Scheme described by the ambulance service as established.	Remote rural
Scheme 2	2	2	Remote island location with small number of volunteers.	Remote rural
Scheme 3	2	10	Co-response scheme with the Fire Brigade.	Rural area
Scheme 4	2	6	Newly established suburban scheme	Other urban area
Scheme 5	2	30	Larger number of volunteers, busy, urban scheme near to city area.	Other urban area
Scheme 6	2	21	Larger scheme, covering a collection of small towns	Small town
Scheme 7	1	9	Recently established scheme, remote & rural location.	Remote rural

*Number of volunteers “active” at the time of the study.
**The Scottish Government Urban Rural 6 folds Classification (Scotland).
“Large Urban Areas” Settlements over 125 000 people.
“Other Urban Areas” Settlements of 10,000 to 125 000 people.
“Accessible Small Towns” Settlements of between 3 000 and 10 000 people and within a 30 minute drive time of a Settlement of 10 000 or more.
“Remote Small Towns” Settlements of between 3 000 and 10 000 people and with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a Settlement of 10 000 or more.
“Accessible Rural” Areas with a population of less than 3 000 people and within a 30 minute drive time of a Settlement of 10 000 or more.
“Remote Rural” Areas with a population of less than 3 000 people and with a drive time of over 30 minutes to a Settlement of 10 000 or more.

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