Table 2 Participant groups by interview type
Interview | Group | N = 22 | Roles and scope |
|---|---|---|---|
Individual interviews n = 13 | Senior / Executive managers and Steering Committee members | 9 | Senior Executives or managers from Angels Initiative and NRI. Steering Committee Members included the Chair, QASC Europe Project European Liaison officer, QASC Europe Project Manager. All participants with one exception had been involved with the study since inception (2017). |
Angels Team Leaders | 3 | Team leaders covered countries in Central, Eastern and Western Europe. Team Leaders were in position prior to study inception. | |
Angels Consultanta | 1 | With one exception, Angels Consultants had responsibility for multiple hospitals within a single European country. Angels Consultants were in position prior to study inception. | |
3x Group Interviews n = 9 | Angels Consultants | 4 | |
Country Co-ordinators | 3 | Country co-ordinators were senior nurses who had responsibility for hospitals within a single country and were also senior stroke nurses implementing the protocols within their own hospitals. Country co-ordinators were initiated post-study inception. | |
Country Co-ordinators | 2 |