Appendix 5Topic guide for members of staff post implementation
Setting the scene: what group were you part of? What did you do in your group? What was your contribution?
Have you noticed anything being different in the unit? In terms of patient experience? In terms of activity?
Feeling: how did you like the process? What did you like/did not like?
Group: how did you perceive your place in the group? What did you think about the group dynamics? What did you like/not like? What could have been improved?
Outcomes: are you happy with the outcomes? Did it meet your expectations? How could the outcomes be improved? Are some outcomes visible to you? If yes, how? If no, why do you think they are not being implemented? Are you satisfied with the outcomes? How could they be improved?
What are barriers to/facilitators of introducing and embedding the interventions to the unit(s)?
Facilitation: what did you think about the overall process? Do you think working together with the patients and family members made a difference? How was CREATE different from other improvement projects you have been involved in? How could it have been better? Challenges?
The process: how did you perceive the process? Were there particular points in the process that you liked/did not like? How did you feel/what did you think at particular points in time? What had been the most important parts of the project? And why did you think they were important?
Work balance: in what ways has (or did) the EBCD process impact on or affect your working practice? Were there any challenges?
Long-term outcomes: what will you take away from the process?
Any other thoughts?
