Jeremy Dawson (Professor of Health Management Statistics and Work Psychology) contributed to the overall study design led the survey study design, analysis and write-up and was involved in the overall writing of the report. She led the overall study design led and managed the study team, including the research fellow and research associate and undertook data collection, analysis and the final writing of the report.Ĭath Taylor (Senior Lecturer Psychology) contributed to the overall study design led the literature review design, analysis and write-up contributed to the mapping design led the analysis and write-up of mapping and costs data contributed to the case study analysis and was involved in the overall writing of the report. Jill Maben (Professor of Nursing Research Social and Health Sciences) was the PI.

Finally, we are grateful to the following members of the Advisory Group and Steering Group for their advice on the study design and support along the way. Many thanks also to Justin Jagosh, Centre for Realist Evaluation, who was a source of support, inspiration and wisdom on our realist evaluation journey. Thank you also to Stephanie Waller, Project Administrator, for her excellent administrative support throughout the study Jane Hughes, Research Fellow, who supported the mapping qualitative interview data analysis Emma Scott, Research Fellow, who supported literature reviewing of Rounds mechanisms Andreas Xyrichis, Lecturer, who supported the scoping review of alternatives to Schwartz Rounds Michelle Hope, master’s student, who supported the development of the composite definition and Julia Philippou, lecturer, who supported mapping survey data analysis and secondary analysis. We would also like to thank the staff at the SCCH in Boston, MA, for their support and encouragement, particularly Marjorie Stanzler and Beth Lown. Grateful thanks to Jo Maybin, Alex Baylis and David Maguire at The King’s Fund. We are also grateful to our colleagues at the PoCF – Joanna Goodrich, Bex Wickens, Esther Flanagan, Jocelyn Cornwell and Aggie Rice – for their help and support throughout the study. Without them, this study would not have been possible. Our thanks go to all of the staff who participated in this research through completing a survey and/or being interviewed or observed as part of our fieldwork.

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