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Table 2 Professional and demographic characteristics of professional respondents

From: Crisis resolution and home treatment: stakeholders’ views on critical ingredients and implementation in England

 

Subgroups

N (Total = 147)

Percent

Data collection

CRT staff (10 focus groups)

61

42%

Senior staff (7 focus groups, 1 interview)

39

27%

Referrer to CRTs (8 focus groups, 1 interview)

33

22%

Senior managers (1 focus group, 7 interviews)

14

10%

Service

CRT

88

60%

Community mental health team/equivalent

17

12%

In-patient service

5

3%

Senior management

15

10%

Early intervention service

2

1%

General practice

2

1%

Liaison psychiatry

2

1%

Other

3

2%

Not specified

13

9%

Role

Nursing

45

31%

Senior nursing

6

4%

Team leader/manager

23

16%

Senior NHS manager

16

11%

Consultant psychiatrist

11

8%

Other psychiatrist

9

6%

Support time and recovery worker

11

8%

Social worker

8

5%

Occupational therapist/activity co-ordinator

4

3%

G.P.

2

1%

Psychologist/therapist

3

2%

Pharmacist

1

1%

Not specified

8

5%

Years worked in NHS: mean (s.d.) (n = 121)

15.8 (9.2)

 

Years worked in CRT: mean (s.d.) (n = 99)

5.1 (3.5)

 

Years at current service: mean (s.d.) (n = 116)

5.8 (4.4)

 

Gender

Male

71

48%

Female

75

51%

Unknown

1

1%

Age group

16–24

2

1%

25–34

26

18%

35–44

42

29%

44–54

54

37%

55–64

14

10%

65+

1

1%

Unknown

8

5%

Ethnicity

White British

97

66%

White Irish

4

3%

White Other

5

3%

Black Caribbean

5

3%

Black African

6

4%

Black Other

1

1%

Indian

7

5%

Pakistani

1

1%

Asian Other

5

3%

Mixed White / Black African

1

1%

Mixed White / Asian

2

1%

Other Mixed

1

1%

Other ethnic group

4

3%

Unknown

8

5%