A survey to determine usual care after cancer treatment within the United Kingdom national health service

BMC Cancer

Table 6 Demographics of free text respondents

Country of service 100% [278]	England	81% [110]
	Scotland	9% [12]
	Northern Ireland	4% [5]
	Wales	2% [3]
Profession 97% [271]	Medical Oncologists	35% [48]
	Other^a	29% [40]
	Clinical Nurse Specialists	18% [24]
	Clinical Oncologists	9% [12]
	Surgeon	6% [8]
	Medical Oncology trainee	3% [4]
	Psychologist	0% [0]
Cancer specialty◊ 94% [262]	Breast	48% [65]
	Other (please specify)^b	25% [34]
	Urological	24% [32]
	Lung	22% [30]
	Gynaecological	21% [29]
	Colorectal	21% [28]
	Upper Gastro-intestinal	15% [20]
	Sarcoma	12% [16]
	Hepatobiliary Nervous System	10% [13]
	Head and Neck	9% [12]
	Dermatology	7% [10]
	Lymphoma	7% [9]
	Multiple Myeloma	6% [8]
	Central Nervous System	5% [7]
	Leukaemia	3% [4]
Institution◊ 80% [222]	Cancer Centre	52% [70]
	District Hospital	24% [33]
	Teaching Hospital	24% [33]
	General Hospital	21% [29]
	Other (please specify)^c	4% [5]
	Primary Care	2% [2]
	Community Facility	2% [2]
Years practicing in cancer care 94% [262]	26+ years	19% [26]
	11–15 years	26% [35]
	16–20 years	27% [36]
	6–10 years	14% [19]
	21–25 years	12% [16]
	0–5 years	3% [4]

^aOther answers included: radiographer, research nurse, radiotherapists, survivorship lead (project manager), occupational therapist
^bOther answers included: across all cancers, adolescents and young adults, all radiotherapy, testicular
^cOther answers included: private hospitals, information and support services
◊Multiple options available to respond and will add up to over 100%

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