Table 1 The analysis process

1. Preliminary coding of a sample section of different parts of different interviews

All researchers

2. Meeting to generate a set of themes to analyse complete interviews

All researchers

3. Thematic analysis of the complete set of interviews

Clinical and service user researchers

4. Producing interpretive documents for each theme from individual researchers’ perspectives

Clinical and service user researchers

5. Producing joint interpretive documents for each theme

All researchers

6. Writing up research findings; analytical commentary and quotes from the interviews

All researchers