Clinical programme participants and characteristics
Programmes | Participants | Description of setting |
Emergency | n=8 Five healthcare providers, three leaders | High acuity and time pressure due to the need for rapid assessment, intervention and decision making in urgent or critical situations. Providers have no longitudinal relationship with patients. |
Surgery | n=12 Five healthcare providers, two administrative staff and five leaders | Encompasses both ambulatory and acute care settings, involving surgical procedures and outpatient clinics. |
Oncology | n=8 Three healthcare providers, two administrative staff and three leaders | Ambulatory focus (with some acute care) involves complex treatment regimens for longitudinal and pathway-driven care. |
Medicine | n=11 Six healthcare providers, five leaders | High information needs due to diagnostic reasoning, long-term management of chronic illnesses for complex patients and coordination of care across multiple specialties. Ambulatory and acute inpatient care. |
Mental Health | n=9 Five healthcare providers, four leaders | Addresses patients' psychosocial needs through collaboration with interdisciplinary teams and community partners, with less reliance on diagnostic services and more on patient narratives. Ambulatory and inpatient care. |
Palliative Care | n=6 Four healthcare providers, two leaders | Provides comprehensive care to inpatient, ambulatory and at-home patients. Characterised by complex needs and extensive care coordination, there are many interfaces with the community. |
Rehabilitation | n=12 Nine healthcare providers, three leaders | Non-acute area integrated with community-based programmes to care for patients recovering from illness or injury. |