Table 1 Specialties of the 45 interviewees
Specialty | Numbers of interviewees in each specialty. Some have two or three present or previous roles |
|---|---|
Anaesthetists | 5 |
Cardiologists | 10 |
Chaplains | 4 |
Children’s heart charities support and information services | 5 |
Ethics committee members | 8 |
Intensivists | 2 |
Lawyers | 3 |
Mediator | 1 |
Members of hospital directorates | 5 |
Nurses | 6 |
Paediatricians (not cardiologists or anaesthetists) | 6 |
Palliative care (paediatric) | 1 |
Patient care coordinator | 1 |
Play specialists | 2 |
Psychologists | 4 |
Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst | 1 |
Senior lecturer in nursing | 1 |
Senior Operating Department Practitioner | 1 |
Social worker for heart transplant families | 1 |
Surgeons | 3 |