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Table 1 Site characteristics

From: Development, acceptability and uptake of an on-line communication skills education program targeting challenging conversations for oncology health professionals related to identifying and responding to anxiety and depression

Site ID

Site Location

Funding Type

No. of patients seen per 3-month period

No, of departments Included

Treatment modality departments Included

Tumour Streams Included

No. of streams included

FTE

Psycho-social staff

1

Major city

Public

≥100

3

Med Oncology

Rad Oncology Haematology

All

≥3

0.8

2

Inner regional

Public

< 100

3

Med Oncology

Rad Oncology Haematology

All

≥3

0.6

3

Inner regional

Public

< 100

1

Med Oncology

All

≥3

0.6

4

Major city

Public

≥100

2

Med Oncology Surgical

Gastro -intestinal

1

2.4

5

Inner regional

Public

< 100

3

Med Oncology

Rad Oncology Haematology

All

≥3

0

6

Major city

Public

≥100

2

Med oncology Haematology

All

≥3

7.9

7

Major city

Public

≥100

1

Surgical

Upper GI

1

2.4

8

Major city

Public

< 100

3

Med Oncology

Rad Oncology Haematology

All

≥3

5

9

Major city

Public

≥100

1

Haematology

Lymphoma, acute leukemia, multiple myeloma

≥3

2.4

10

Major city

Public

≥100

3

Med Oncology

Rad Oncology

Surgical

Head & Neck

1

4

11

Major city

Public and Private

≥100

1

Med Oncology

Sarcoma, Gynae

2

6.9

12

Major city

Private

≥100

1

Med Oncology

All

≥3

0.9