Table 2 Respondent demographics
|  | Respondents n = 30 (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
    18–24 | 1 (3) |
    25–34 | 5 (17) |
    35–44 | 10 (33) |
    45–54 | 7 (23) |
    55–64 | 1 (3) |
    Not reported | 6 (20) |
Gender | |
    Male | 1 (3) |
    Female | 23 (77) |
    Not reported | 6 (20) |
Ethnicity | |
    Asian / Asian British | 2 (7) |
    Black / Black British | 1 (3) |
    White / White British | 17 (57) |
    Mixed | 3 (10) |
    Other | 1 (3) |
    Not reported | 6 (20) |
Clinical background | |
    Nurse / midwife | 12 (40) |
    Allied health professional | 15 (50) |
    Healthcare scientist | 0 |
    Pharmacy staff | 3 (10) |
    Psychologist | 0 |
Median years post clinical qualification [range] | |
    Nurse / midwife | 10 [3-27] |
    Allied health professional | 16 [2-38] |
    Pharmacy staff | 12 [5-31] |
Academic level | |
    Pre-doctoral (any stage before PhD) | 9 (30) |
    Doctoral (undertaking a PhD or professional doctorate) | 10 (33) |
    Post-doctoral (completed a PhD or professional doctorate) | 11 (37) |
Substantive employer | |
    NHS | 19 (63) |
    University | 3 (10) |
    Joint NHS/University | 3 (10) |
    Separate contracts | 5 (17) |
NHS band | |
    5–6 (entry grade and first senior level) | 8 (27) |
    7-8a (clinical specialist or local team lead) | 16 (53) |
    8b and above (departmental lead or consultant clinician) | 5 (17) |
    Not applicable, solely based in a university | 1 (3) |
Current research funding (responses not mutually exclusive) | |
    Locally funded fellowship | 7 (23) |
    Nationally funded fellowship | 10 (33) |
    Locally funded grant | 3 (10) |
    Nationally funded grant | 6 (20) |
   International funding | 0 |
    Industry or commercial funding | 1 (3) |
    Not reported | 11 (37) |