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Table 2 Sample characteristics

From: Exploring healthcare staff narratives to understand the role of quality improvement methods in innovative practices during COVID-19

Characteristic

N

Number of participants

20

Number of stories

19

Pandemic redeployment experience

5

Leadership/supervision/management responsibilities

9

Previous exposure to service improvements*

18

*Examples of service improvements described by participants: Risk assessments, audits, updating policies and QI project completion on topics such as medication safety, length of stay, contamination rates, community access etc)

Area of expertise

Physiotherapy

4

Nursing

6

Consumer services

1

Occupational therapy

1

QI professional with clinical background

2

Communication

2

Consultant Doctor

1

Physiology

1

Dentistry

1

Podiatry

1