Table 1

Focus group questions

TopicsQuestions
1. Experience on the RCA training
  • Can you please provide comments on the RCA training?

  • Which areas do you feel the training were useful?

  • Are there any areas that the training did not cover or you want to cover more?

  • From the post-training survey, some trainees felt the interviewing skills should be taught more in RCA training. What is your opinion on this?

  • How do you feel about having the training online?

2. Experience in RCA after the training
  • How many RCAs have you participated in after the RCA training?

  • Are you confident in conducting an RCA (in your role) after attending the training?

  • Are there any changes in perception in how to conduct an RCA after attending the training? If yes, why?

  • Have you applied the knowledge and skills learnt in the RCA training to RCA that you have participated in afterwards?

  • What difficulties have you encountered for RCAs conducted after the training?

  • From the pre-training survey, most trainees felt their root causes and recommendations were effective, do you also share this feeling after attending the training?

  • From the post-training survey, most trainees felt confident to teach RCA to others. Do you feel the same? What would make you feel confident to teach RCA?

3. Future perspective in RCA
  • What is your opinion in involving patients, relatives or patient group representatives in the investigation process?

  • What is your opinion if RCAs are conducted by an independent party, for example, a special RCA team in HA or an external organisation?

  • HA, hospital authority; RCA, root cause analysis.