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Table 2 Description of clinicians who participated in hospital meetings
| Meeting | Specialty | Type of meeting | Profession | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consultant | Junior doctor | Nurse; AHP* | Other** | |||
| A (N = 7) | Orthopaedic surgery | Clinical governance | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| B (N = 17) | Pre-operative assessment | National conference session | 5 | - | 10 | 2 |
| C (N = 7) | General surgery | Pre-arranged meeting | 4 | - | 1 | 2 |
| D (N = 30) | Orthopaedic surgery | Clinical governance meeting | 5 | 16 | 9 | - |
| E (N = 6) | General surgery; Orthopaedic | Pre-arranged meeting | 2 | - | 4 | - |
| F (N = 20) | General surgery; Care of the Elderly | Hospital wide teaching | 4 | 16 | - | - |
| G (N = 20) | Orthopaedic surgery | Clinical governance | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Totals (N = 107) | All were surgical units | Tagged to existing agendas or specifically pre-arranged | 29 | 44 | 28 | 6 |
