Table 1 Participant codes
Research stage | Type of participant | Code |
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 | Parentsa | Mother or Father followed by a letter code and study site (e.g. Mother S, DGH) |
Health professionalsa | HP followed by service identifier such as NHS111/GP/Amb.tech/ED nurse/ED doctor/999 call handler (e.g. HP, NHS111) | |
Stage 2 | Parentsa | Mother or father followed by case number and FG for focus group, or E for email participant or T for telephone participant (e.g. Mother 1 FG) |
Health professionalsa | HP followed by service identifier such as NHS111/GP/Amb.tech/ED nurse/ED doctor/999 call handler (e.g. HP, NHS111) | |
Site codes | TH = Teaching Hospital DGH = District General Hospital | |
Service identifiers | NHS 111 (NHS24 in Scotland) is a non-emergency medical helpline free to use in the UK GP is the accepted abbreviation for general practitioners (family doctors in the UK) Amb.tech is short for ambulance technician – they work with paramedics on ambulances but have less training 999 is the telephone number for the UK’s emergency service | |