Table 2 Qualitative study details

Study 1

Perspective

Questions

Study 1 (2011–2014) was designed to focus on the drivers of the Joint Community Participation in Primary Care Initiative

From the perspective of senior management in HSE and policy actors in the Department of Health and with reference to key policy documents

▪ What are the ideal conditions for policy implementation of the Irish National Strategy for User Involvement?

▪ What was the process of implementing the Strategy, with a focus on the drivers/champions of the Joint Initiative?

▪ What recommendations can be made to maximise opportunities for policy implementation?

Study 2

Perspective

Questions

Study 2 (2012–2014) was designed to explore implementation of the Joint Initiative

From the perspective of community and HSE personnel ‘on the ground’

▪ What definitions of community participation were being used across sites?

▪ How and why did stakeholders get involved in community participation projects?

▪ What methods were used to enact community participation in primary care?

▪ How do stakeholders evaluate the impact of community participation projects?