Table 2 Characteristics of the interview participants
Role | Number | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
Managerial | 4 | Clinical commissioning group or local authority commissioners and policy makers |
Provider | 9 | Hip and Knee team, Healthy Lifestyle Service, GPs, Referral Support Service |
Patient | 7 | • 5 males, 2 females. • All patients had obesity; one was also a smoker. • 4 accepted Healthy Lifestyle Service support referral, 3 declined • 5 referred for surgery, 2 referred for conservative management |