Table 3 Rank-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 | Highly trained staff | Highly trained staff | Highly trained staff |
2 | Waiting time for a surgery | Likelihood and severity of complications | Likelihood and severity of complications |
3 | a Likelihood and severity of complications | Access to staff members from various disciplines with specialised skills in cancer | Waiting time for a surgery |
4 | a Access to staff members from various disciplines with specialised skills in cancer | Waiting time for a surgery | Access to staff members from various disciplines with specialised skills in cancer |
5 | Core specialist team working 24/7 | Number of specialist cancer surgical procedures | Core specialist team working 24/7 |
6 | Access to most up-to-date facilities and equipment | Core specialist team working 24/7 | Number of specialist cancer surgical procedures |
7 | Number of specialist cancer surgical procedures | Readmissions to hospital | Readmissions to hospital |
8 | Probability of dying from cancer | Probability of dying from cancer | Probability of dying from cancer |
9 | Readmissions to hospital | Participation in clinical trials | Access to most up-to-date facilities and equipment |
10 | Travel time to hospital | Access to most up-to-date facilities and equipment | Participation in clinical trials |
11 | Length of stay at hospital | Travel time to hospital | Travel time to hospital |
12 | Participation in clinical trials | Length of stay at hospital | Length of stay at hospital |
13 | Indirect effect on non-cancer surgical services | Number of surgical staff in local area | Indirect effect on non-cancer surgical services |
14 | Number of centres in the local area | a Training opportunities for surgical staff | Number of surgical staff in local area |
15 | Training opportunities for surgical staff | a Indirect effect on non-cancer surgical services | Training opportunities for surgical staff |
16 | Number of surgical staff in local area | Number of centres in the local area | Number of centres in the local area |
Kappa = 0.0114 | Kappa = 0.0281 | Kappa = 0.0278 |