Table 1

Characteristics of three consultation groups

Stakeholders prioritising topic areasStakeholders in topic engagement processTechnical working group
Purposes
  • To comment on the criteria

  • To prioritise areas in health promotion and disease prevention that need QS

  • To discuss problems around ANC services in Thailand

  • To suggest issues in the selected area that need QS

  • To prioritise final ANC services for QS development

  • To provide regular input to the QS

  • To approve the final QS

Members
  • Five representatives from the NHSO

  • Two representatives from the MOPH’s Strategy and Planning Division

  • Four representatives from Department of Health

  • Two representatives from Department of Mental Health

  • Two representatives from Department of Medical Services

  • One representative from Department of Disease Control

  • One representative from Department of Medical Sciences

  • One representative from the Healthcare Accreditation Institute

  • Two representatives from Provincial Health Offices

  • Six healthcare providers

  • Four academics from the Faculty of Medicine

  • Four representatives from civil society organisations

  • Six representatives from the NHSO

  • Six representatives from the MOPH’s Bureaus of Reproductive Health, Health Promotion, and Dental Health

  • One representative from the Healthcare Accreditation Institute

  • Four academics from the Faculty of Medicine

  • Seven healthcare providers from district and health promoting hospitals

  • Three health volunteers

  • One pregnant woman

  • Three obstetricians from university hospitals

  • One obstetrician from Thailand’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

  • One obstetrician from a district hospital

  • One nurse from a district hospital

  • One representative from the NHSO

  • Three representatives from the MOPH’s Bureaus of Reproductive Health, Health Promotion, and Dental Health

  • One representative from the MOPH’s Institute of Medical Research and Technology Assessment

  • ANC,  antenatal care; NHSO, National Health Security Office; MOPH, Ministry of Public Health; QS, quality standards.