Focus groups with women
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8–10 women living with prolapse who have been through the current service, identified by specialist PTs in the area
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To understand initial perceptions of the acceptability of PFMT, preferences for service delivery models, what the service might look like (referrals, location etc.)
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Service planning meeting
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Local service managers, clinical leads, consultants and other relevant staff groups identified by the study specialist PTs at each location and invited to attend
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(1 meeting/site) Discuss current service provision, local capacity issues and how these might be addressed with the available or an extended staff pool
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(1 or 2 meetings/site) Observe the decision making process, firming planning decisions around what to implement and how the service will be operationalised within the current service structure
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Interviews with managers/service leads
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2 interviewees selected from key decision makers, likely those attending the SPM
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To explore any anticipated barriers or facilitators and explore further contextual detail that may influence choice of service model and implementation
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To explore operationalisation of the decision and how this will be translated to staff involved in the project
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To understand how referrals are made and cascaded to trained staff, any anxieties voiced about training/support, local resources
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To explore the perceptions of the success of the model and sustainability, possible modifications, impact of the study, future plans
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Interviews with consultants/senior AHPs/senior nurses/GPs
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2 interviewees selected from key decision makers, likely those attending SPM
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To explore their perceptions of PFMT delivery and the proposed models and any barriers of facilitators they anticipate
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To explore how they see their involvement in the service change
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To discuss any problems they have observed during implementation and any impact they perceive the PFMT services are having
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To explore the perceptions of the implementation, its impact and future (should it be sustained/expanded)
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Interviews with staff delivering PFMT
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6 staff who are delivering PFMT within the new service
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To explore what they think of the decision to have them deliver PFMT, their expectations of training and delivery and any anticipated impact on staff
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To discuss how they feel the implementation is going, any concern or problems in delivery/referrals, their perceived early impact of delivering PFMT
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To discuss the overall experiences of delivering PFMT, perceived impact of their role, anything done difference, key drivers to success
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Interviews with a sample of women
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8 women who have been recruited as patients into the new service, representing women seen by a range of staff mixes utilised locally
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To discuss their experiences of POP, expectations of treatment and any perceived issues for compliance
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To explore their experience of the intervention, adherence to appointments and therapy, and outcomes
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