Organisation and workplace characteristics from the two surveys
| Organisational survey (n=148) (n (%)) | Respiratory nurse survey (n=457) (n (%)) | |
| Location of employment | ||
| England | ||
| North West | 21 (14.2) | 66 (14.4) |
| North East | 4 (2.7) | 22 (4.8) |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 12 (8.1) | 36 (7.9) |
| Eastern | 12 (8.1) | 28 (6.1) |
| East Midlands | 8 (5.4) | 33 (7.2) |
| West Midlands | 13 (8.8) | 36 (7.9) |
| South East | 23 (15.5) | 69 (15.1) |
| London | 15 (10.1) | 27 (5.9) |
| South West | 14 (9.5) | 56 (12.3) |
| Scotland | ||
| North | 3 (2) | 6 (1.3) |
| West | 9 (6.1) | 9 (2.0) |
| East | - | 22 (4.8) |
| South East | 2 (1.4) | 6 (1.3) |
| Wales | ||
| North | 0 | 3 (0.7) |
| South | 5 (3.4) | 19 (4.2) |
| Northern Ireland | 7 (4.7) | 19 (4.2) |
| Organisation type | ||
| NHS secondary care trust | 107 (73.8) | 311 (68.2) |
| NHS community trust | 23 (15.9) | 95 (20.8) |
| Community interest company | 1 (0.7) | 10 (2.2) |
| NHS secondary care and community integrated trust | 6 (4.1) | 6 (1.3) |
| NHS tertiary service | 2 (1.4) | 2 (0.4) |
| GP practice (GP) | 2 (1.4) | 19 (4.2) |
| Local health board | 2 (1.4) | - |
| Government health and social care | 1 (0.7) | - |
| N/A (self-employed) | 1 (0.7) | - |
| Health and social care partnership | - | 3 (0.7) |
| Clinical commissioning group | - | 3 (0.7) |
| University health board | - | 3 (0.7) |
| Primary care trust | - | 2 (0.4) |
| Respiratory charity | - | 2 (0.4) |
GP, general practitioner.