Table 1

Health professional participants’ background

Participant*Role(s)Years in profession†Location†
Focus group 1
 Optom1Optometrist37South West England
 Optom2Optometrist28South East England
 Optom3Optometrist29North West England
 Optom4Optometrist37West Midlands
 Optom5Optometrist15South West England
 Optom6Optometrist20South West England
 Optom7Optometrist36South West England
 Optom8Optometrist40West Midlands
Focus group 2
 Ophthalm1Ophthalmologist20North West England
 Ophthalm2Ophthalmologist20London
 Ophthalm3Ophthalmologist4Dundee
 Ophthalm4Ophthalmologist7East Midlands
 Ophthalm5Ophthalmologist17North West England
 Ophthalm6Ophthalmologist3South West England
Interviews
 CA1Optometrist, clinical advisor to local CCG
 CA2Optometrist, clinical advisor to local CCG
 Comm1Commissioner, pharmacist
 Comm2Commissioner, GP
 Comm3Commissioner, GP
 Comm4Commissioner, GP
 Comm5Commissioner, pharmacist
 Comm6Commissioner, optometrist
 PH1Member of Eye Health Local Professional Network, optometrist
 PH2Optical advisor for eye charity, optometrist
  • *Health professionals are identified by their professional role and their individual participant number.

  • †Owing to their unique role, the other health professionals’ years in profession and location have been removed to protect anonymity.

  • CA, clinical advisor; Comm, Commissioner; CCG, Clinical Commissioning Group; GP, general practitioner; Ophthalm, ophthalmologist; Optom, optometrist; PH, public health representative.