Table 1 Characteristics of interviewed participants (n = 23)

Female

14 (61)

Clinical role

 Medical

12 (52)

 Nursing

9 (39)

 Allied health

2 (9)

 Pharmacist

1 (4)

 Music therapist

1 (4)

Medical specialty

 Anaesthetist

4 (17)

 Oncologist (medical and radiology)

2 (9)

 Palliative care physician

2 (9)

 Intensivist

1 (4)

 Pain management physician

1 (4)

 I preferred not to say

1 (4)

Cancer patients seen per week

  > 40

6 (26)

 31–40

2 (9)

 21–30

3 (13)

 10–20

8 (35)

  < 10

2 (9)

 Not recorded

2 (9)