Table 2

Demographics of healthcare professionals

Participant	Clinical role	Length of service in clinical role	Specialist area of practice	Type of service area	Approx. number of bronchiectasis patients seen in an average month
HCP1	Physiotherapist	8 years	Respiratory (COPD and bronchiectasis)	Primary care—community	10–15
HCP2	Physiotherapist	24 years	Medicine and respiratory care	Secondary care	13
HCP3	Physiotherapist	12 years	Respiratory/self-management	Primary care—community	10–20
HCP4	GP	18 months	Chronic respiratory diseases	Primary care	30
HCP5	Physiotherapist	17 years	Respiratory	Primary care	10
HCP6	Respiratory medical consultant	6 years	Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis	Secondary care	60
HCP7	Respiratory nurse	13 years	Respiratory	Integrated care	50
HCP8	Respiratory nurse	6 years	Respiratory	Primary care	10
HCP9	Respiratory nurse	7 years	COPD and bronchiectasis	Primary and secondary care	10–20
HCP10	Respiratory registrar	2 years	Occupational respiratory disease	Secondary care	8–10
HCP11	Physiotherapist	29 years	Respiratory	Primary and secondary care	6–10