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Table 1 Composition of participants

From: Effects of procurement practices on quality of medical device or service received: a qualitative study comparing countries

Stakeholder group

Mexico

Switzer-land

Germany

UK

Other

Total

Group 1 (macro level)

9 (38 %)

7 (50 %)

5 (50 %)

4 (40 %)

1 (100 %)a

26 (44 %)

Regulations

2 (22 %)

2 (29 %)

1 (20 %)

-

-

7 (27 %)

Eligibility

2 (22 %)

2 (29 %)

2 (40 %)

-

-

7 (27 %)

International expert

2 (22 %)

-a

-a

-a

1 (100 %)a

3 (11 %)

Quality assurance

3 (34 %)

3 (42 %)

2 (40 %)

-

-

9 (35 %)

Group 2 (meso level)

3 (12 %)

1 (8 %)

1 (10 %)

1 (10 %)

-

6 (10 %)

Group 3 (micro level)

8 (33 %)

3 (21 %)

2 (20 %)

2 (20 %)

-

15 (26 %)

Group 4 (supplier)

4 (17 %)

3 (21 %)

2 (20 %)

2 (20 %)

-

12 (20 %)

Total per country

24 (41 %)

14 (24 %)

10 (17 %)

10 (17 %)

1 (1 %)a

59 (100 %)

  1. a As an international expert for the three European countries under review we selected one stakeholder that is listed in column “Other”