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Table 6 Examples to demonstrate the mapping process from attributes to resources

From: Using Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) to develop an intervention to improve referral and uptake rates for self-management education for patients with type 2 diabetes in UK primary care

Attribute

Resources—Existing

Resources – Needs adapting

Resources – Wish list

Availability of referrals & booking systems for practice staff

• Example referral pathways – ability to tailor to local population

• Sample letters & forms

• Scripts & guidance for phone calls to patients & reminders

• Training package & resources for referrers

• Guidance for the ‘sell’

• How to run a referrer engagement event

• Tent stands for desks in clinics

• Guide on working with local communications teams

• Strategy/ideas for promotion to stakeholders at all levels (patients, community awareness, healthcare professionals and referrers)

• Admin system

• Easy to book referral system

• Flagging system (patient)

Flexible to patients, practices and sites, in terms of being tailored to local needs

• Guidance on culturally adapting programme

• Guidance on ensuring practical accessibility to groups – re times/locations/venues/ transport/room type

• Tailoring groups for minority groups (mental health, intellectual disabilities, nursing homes, etc.)

• Healthcare professional awareness campaign

Associated resources are coordinated and shared to maximise efficiency

• eLearning

• Scripts/Guidance for phone calls to patients & reminders

• Sample letters & forms

• Training package and resources for referrers

• Easy-to-book referral system, tailored to local population (and linked to administration system) and web-based

• Administration system