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Table 3 Planned process evaluation participants

From: The ACCELERATE Plus (assessment and communication excellence for safe patient outcomes) Trial Protocol: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial, cost-benefit analysis, and process evaluation

Participant group

Target N

Interview type

Project team

2–5

Individual or group interviews

Site leads

8

Group interviews (2 groups of 4)

Directors of nursinga

8

Individual or group interviews

Nursing unit managers

15

Group interviews (5 groups of 3)

Ward nurses

20–40

Group interviews (5 groups of 4–8)

Medical officersb

Minimum of 5

Individual or group interviews

  1. aOr equivalent/delegate
  2. bInterns, residents, registrars and/or consultants