Table 2 Equal-weighted ranking of factors (1 = highest ranked, 16 = lowest ranked)
Rank | PPI sub-group (n = 19) | HCP sub-group (n = 33) | All respondents (n = 52) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Waiting time for a surgery | Access to staff members from various disciplines with specialised skills in cancer | Waiting time for a surgery |
2 | Highly trained staff | Highly trained staff | Highly trained staff |
3 | Access to most up-to-date facilities and equipment | Waiting time for a surgery | Access to staff members from various disciplines with specialised skills in cancer |
4 | Core specialist team working 24/7 | aLikelihood and severity of complications | Core specialist team working 24/7 |
5 | aReadmissions to hospital | aCore specialist team working 24/7 | Access to most up-to-date facilities and equipment |
6 | aAccess to staff members from various disciplines with specialised skills in cancer | Access to most up-to-date facilities and equipment | aLikelihood and severity of complications |
7 | Number of specialist cancer surgical procedures | aNumber of specialist cancer surgical procedures | aReadmissions to hospital |
8 | Participation in clinical trials | aReadmissions to hospital | Number of specialist cancer surgical procedures |
9 | Likelihood and severity of complications | Training opportunities for surgical staff | Participation in clinical trials |
10 | Probability of dying from cancer | Participation in clinical trials | aProbability of dying from cancer |
11 | Travel time to hospital | Length of stay at hospital | aTraining opportunities for surgical staff |
12 | aLength of stay at hospital | aProbability of dying from cancer | Travel time to hospital |
13 | aNumber of surgical staff in local area | aIndirect effect on non-cancer surgical services | Length of stay at hospital |
14 | aIndirect effect on non-cancer surgical services | Travel time to hospital | Indirect effect on non-cancer surgical services |
15 | Number of centres in the local area | Number of surgical staff in local area | Number of surgical staff in local area |
16 | Training opportunities for surgical staff | Number of centres in the local area | Number of centres in the local area |
Kappa = 0.1145 | Kappa = 0.1430 | Kappa = 0.1295 |