Themes and subthemes related to impact of intervention
Effectiveness | Impacts | Unintended consequences | Outcomes | Sustainability |
Lack of understanding by GPs on type of action needed | Action taken by GPs (not referral) | Perceived increase in new referrals to secondary care | Reduction in late referrals (not measured in this part of the evaluation) | Likelihood that the intervention is impacting on late referral |
Enhanced surveillance of patients either not known or known to renal | Quality of information on referrals to secondary care | Positive impact on staffing (continuous professional development (CPD) and reflective practice) | ||
Graphs providing safety net for nephrologists | Low budget |
GP, general practitioner.