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Table 3 Summary of data sources

From: Qualitative evaluation of the implementation and national roll-out of the NHS App in England

• Interviews:

 ◦ 62 interviews with 66 participants comprising

  ▪ Semi-structured interviews (some involving more than one participant) with:

   • 23 patients, carers and members of the public

   • 23 healthcare staff (practice managers, GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, admin and finance)

   • 16 stakeholders (from commissioning, NHS agencies, policy, data privacy organisations, public bodies, industry)

  ▪ Think-aloud interviews with 4 patients

• Four condition-specific focus groups with 22 patients/carers living with diabetes, Long COVID, Parkinson’s, HIV

• Observations in five GP surgeries (60 h)

• Field notes (notes, photos, videos, screenshots)

• Document analysis of approximately 100 documents (policy blogs, GP documents/forms, government reports, social media discussions)