Characteristics of the consensus meeting participants
| Gender | Specialty | Grade | Trust |
| Male | Colorectal | Consultant | Royal Devon and Exeter |
| Male | Colorectal | Consultant | Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
| Male | Colorectal | Consultant | Bristol Royal Infirmary |
| Male | Colorectal | Consultant | Royal Surrey County Hospital |
| Female | Colorectal | Specialty trainee (ST7) | Southmead Hospital |
| Female | Professor of surgery | Consultant | Bristol Royal Infirmary |
| Male | Professor of health services research | Non-clinician | Bristol Royal Infirmary |
| Male | Health services provider | Non-clinician | Bristol Royal Infirmary |