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Table 3 Interview questions

From: Challenges, uncertainties and perceived benefits of providing weekend allied health services—a managers’ perspective

Questions

1

What do you think are the advantages of having a weekend allied health service?

What sorts of patients most benefit from your current weekend allied health service and how?

2

What are the disadvantages of the weekend allied health service?

What sorts of patients benefit the least from your current weekend allied health service and why?

3

Are there any other issues?

Staffing, supervision, training, handovers to and from weekday staff

4

How have weekend allied health services developed for your discipline?

• Evidence?

• Experience?

5

What concerns do you have about the withdrawal of the weekend allied health service?

What is the reasoning behind these concerns? Are they based on evidence, experience or something else?