Clinician–researchers and custodians of scarce resources: a qualitative study of health professionals’ views on barriers to the involvement of teenagers and young adults in cancer trials

Table 2 Participant characteristics

Interviewees with direct care responsibilities		30
Type of healthcare professional	Consultant	23
	Nursing	4
	Other	3
Consultants’ specialisms	Clinical oncology	7
	Medical oncology	6
	Haematology	6
	Paediatric medicine	3
	Surgery	1
Consultants’ site/sub-specialisms*	Haematological malignancies	5
	Gastro-intestinal cancers	4
	CNS/Neurological	3
	Genito-urinary cancers	3
	Breast cancer	2
	Gynaecological cancers	2
	Head, neck & thyroid cancers	2
	Sarcomas	2
	Paediatric oncology	2
	Lung cancer	1
	Melanoma	1
	MCUP	1
If also had research development or support responsibilities	No	25
	Yes	5
Type of responsibilities	Senior role in a CTU or CRF	3
Type of responsibilities	Specialist trial support**	2
Board to which primarily affiliated	NHS Lothian	11
	NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde	8
	NHS Highland	4
	NHS Tayside	3
	NHS Grampian	2
	NHS Fife	1
	Other primary affiliation***	1

* Several consultants worked in more than one sub-specialism; therefore, these numbers do not sum to 23
** With regard to pharmaceutical or radiographic components
*** Interviewee primarily affiliated to an institution outside Scotland

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