Table 3 Characteristics of therapist participants
Characteristic (number of responses) | Therapist/service manager responses, N (%) |
|---|---|
Location of employing organisation (117/249, 47%) | |
England | 112/117 (95.7%) |
Wales | 3/117 (2.6%) |
Scotland | 2/117 (1.7%) |
Northern Ireland | 0/117 (0%) |
Profession (115/249, 46.2%) | |
Occupational therapy | 48/115 (41.7%) |
Speech and language therapy | 38/115 (33.0%) |
Physiotherapy | 29/115 (25.2%) |
Professional role (116/249, 46.6%) | |
Therapist | 99/116 (85.3%) |
Service manager | 9/116 (7.8%) |
Others, described as follows: | 8/116 (6.9%) |
Clinical lead | |
Lead OT: clinical work + leadership role | |
Principal paediatric OT schools, split of both therapist and manager | |
Team leader | |
Team manager/therapist | |
Care setting (110/249, 44.2%) | |
NHS | 100/110 (90.9%) |
Independent practice | 5/110 (4.5%) |
Local authority/council | 3/110 (2.7%) |
Others, described as follows: | 2/110 (1.8%) |
Education | |
Government department | |