The challenges in monitoring and preventing patient safety incidents for people with intellectual disabilities in NHS acute hospitals: evidence from a mixed-methods study

Table 2 Breakdown of study participants

Data collection method	Number of participants
Clinical staff questionnaires (via email)
Physicians	159
Nurses	541
HCA	83
AHP	159
Other	48
Not specified	28
Total before exclusions	1018
Excluded	-28
Total	990
Staff Interviews
Senior managers	27
Ward manager, matron, senior sister, senior nurse	22
Staff nurse	9
Physicians	5
IDLNs	6
Community ID Nurse	2
Other	6
Total	77
Carer questionnaire
Family carers	40
Paid carers	54
Total before exclusions	94
Excluded	-6
Total	88
Carer interviews
Family carers	19
Paid carers	18
Total	37
Interviews with people with intellectual disabilities	33
Patient observation
Patient interview/observation	8
Staff interview	8
Carer interview	3
Total	19
Panel Discussion
Senior managers	14
Physicians	5
Matrons/Ward Managers/Sister/Ward Nurses	11
Clinical Nurse Specialists	6
IDLNs	2
Community ID Nurses	2
Other	2
Total	42
Total	1286
Participants counted in more than one data set
Carer interviewees also included as carer questionnaire participants	-28
Panel discussion participants also included as staff interviewees	-7
Total number of participants	1251

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