Table 1. Eligibility criteria for participants
Inclusion criteriaExclusion criteria
Participants can converse in EnglishParticipants who cannot converse in English
Participants are willing and able to give informed consentParticipants aged <18 years
They will fit one of the following three profiles:
  • Paramedics working in primary care within the UK

  • Adult patients in the UK who have had contact with a paramedic within a 3-month window before the start of data collection around the case (paramedic)

  • Healthcare professionals and administrative staff employed in primary care in the UK or who work alongside a paramedic

Adult patients experiencing significant psychosocial difficulties that would make it unreasonable to invite them to take part in the research