Consensus on innovations and future directions of community first responder schemes in United Kingdom: a national nominal group technique study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We aimed to achieve consensus among NHS and community stakeholders to identify and prioritise innovations in Community First Responder (CFR) schemes.

Methods

We conducted a mixed-methods study, adopting a modified nominal group technique with participants from ambulance services, CFR schemes and community stakeholders. The 1-day consensus workshop consisted of four sessions: introduction of innovations derived from primary research; round-robin discussions to generate new ideas; discussion and ranking of innovations; feedback of ranking, re-ranking and concluding statements. Innovations were ranked on a 5-point Likert scale and descriptive statistics of median and interquartile range calculated. Discussions were recorded, transcribed, and analysed thematically.

Result

SUBMITTER: Patel G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443681 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature