Characteristics of the two research teams
| Rapid analysis researchers | Thematic analysis researchers |
| Clinical. | Lead researcher not clinical. |
| Embedded in field. | No prior exposure to the field. |
| BT collected the data. | Did not collect data. |
| Using rapid analysis for first time – developing new practice. | Experienced in thematic analysis – using existing skills. |
| Shared office. | No shared space. |
| Equal workload within team. | IL conducted majority of analysis. |
| Analysis main task at work. | Analysis conducted alongside other commitments. |
| Focused on producing outputs for known stakeholders. | Much less focused on the stakeholder team. |