Table 1

Study participants

Interviewees	Hospital A			Hospital B			Hospital C
Interviewees	Race	Gender	Experience (years)	Race	Gender	Experience (years)	Race	Gender	Experience (years)
Senior management	B – C – – B – B B B C	F – M – – F – M M F M	35 – 10 – – 5 – 7 5 20 8	B W B B B B B – B – C	M M F M M F M – M – M	10 15 25 10 15 10 4 – 10 – 15	C – W – – B – W B B C	F – F – – M – M M F M	30 – 35 – – 5 – 30 40 5 10
Middle management	B – C – – B – B B B C	F – M – – F – M M F M	35 – 10 – – 5 – 7 5 20 8	B W B B B B B – B – C	M M F M M F M – M – M	10 15 25 10 15 10 4 – 10 – 15	C – W – – B – W B B C	F – F – – M – M M F M	30 – 35 – – 5 – 30 40 5 10
Shop Stewards	B W B – – –	M F M – – –	7 1 3 – – –	B C B – – C	F M F – – M	10 2 15 – – 10	B C B B C –	F M F M F –	3 2 15 2 5 –
Total interviews	10			13			12
Focus group participants
Nurses	3 B 2 B 2 C	F M F	5, 9 & 20 6 & 10 7 &10	3 B 2 B 3 W 2 C	F M F F	3, 8, 16 9 &20 7, 9, 11 11&13.	2 B 2C 1C 2 W	F F M F	7 &11 15 & 23 11 15 & 21
Allied healthcare professionals	2 B 2 W 2 C	F F M	15 & 10 15 & 3 10 & 4	2 B 2 W 3 C	M F F	12 & 13 8 & 18 3, 8, 11	2 B 1 I 3 W	M Ms F	7 & 8 11 7, 9, 12
General and administration	2 B 3 B 1 I	M F F	35 & 10 10, 9 & 7 10	3B 3W 2 C	F M M	7, 9, 16 7.8, 20 11 & 17	2 B 2 C 2 C	F M F	11 & 15 12 & 14 8 & 18
Shop stewards	2 B 2 B 1 W 1 C	M F F M	7 & 3 1 1 4	3B 2B 2C 1W	F Ms M M	1,10,15 10 &13 2 &5 1	2 B 1 B 2C 1C 1W	F M F M M	3 & 15 2 5 & 8 2 7