Descriptive themes and their definitions
| Normalisation Process Theory construct | Descriptive theme | Definition |
| Collective action: activities undertaken to ‘normalise’ Medication Safety Thermometer use into routine practice | Scaling up. | Actions taken, or planned, to scale up use of the tool. |
| Time and money. | Time and money as influences on collecting data and subsequent improvement work using data. | |
| Education and training. | Details of associated training for staff involved with the use of the tool. | |
| Reflexive monitoring: reviewing Medication Safety Thermometer use and embedding changes | Use of the tool and its data. | How data were actually used within organisations. |
| Reviewing and amending use of the tool. | Changes to the process of collecting data to suit individual contexts. Including suggestions for the future. |