“The team needs to feel cared for”: staff perceptions of compassionate care, aids and barriers in adolescent mental health wards

Table 2 Aids to compassionate care (Level: I, individual; T, team; O, organisation)

Theme	Sub-theme	Level
Emotional connection within system	Compassion of other team members	T
	Feeling cared for	T,O
	Connection with staff team	T
	Connection with patient	I
	Team work	T
Sense of being valued	Feeling valued	I,T,O
Sense of being valued	Celebrating successes	T,O
Being attended to as a whole person	Training/Personal Development	O
Understanding	Formulation	T
	Thinking space	T
	Individual supervision	I, T
	Non-judgement	I,T
Good communication	Respect for different points of view	T
	Team thinking/talking	T
	Authenticity and openess	I,T,O
Practical help/resources	Time away from ward	I,T,O
	Coping strategies	I
	Adequate staffing resource	O

ISSN: 1472-6955