Table 2

Themes and associated subthemes in order of the quantity of research suggestions that were categorised under each theme and subtheme (n=512 respondents)

Theme	n*	Subthemes	n*
Disease and illness	461	Mental health	168
		COVID-19	58
		Long-term conditions	42
		Obesity	27
		Diabetes	18
		Dementia	16
		Frailty	14
		Addiction	14
Access	202	Availability and presence of services	72
		Utilisation of services and barriers	61
		Relevance and effectiveness of services	43
		Equity	26
Workforce	164	Recruitment and retention	58
		Training and development	54
		Workload	31
		Mental health	22
		General Medical Council (GMS) contract	11
Multidisciplinary teams (MDT)	143	–	–
Integration	108	Multiagency working and collaboration	74
		Social prescribing	20
		Continuity of care	14
Digital healthcare	96	Remote consultations	56
		Remote care	23
		IT systems	12
		Telephone triage	5
Self-care	84	Lifestyle	44
Primary/secondary care interface	62	Communication	9
Primary/secondary care interface	62	Continuity of care	9
Medications	55	–	–
Health inequalities	30	Deprivation	15
Carers	19	–	–
Patient involvement	13	Research	7
Patient involvement	13	Care	6

*Number of research suggestions categorised under a theme and subtheme. Not all suggestions made by respondents were categorised under a theme or subtheme.
IT, information technology.