Determining priorities for research to improve fundamental care on hospital wards

Table 3 ‘Longlist’ of 15 themes, how selected, & rank position in prioritising exercise

Rank position		High priority score (of listed topics in survey)	Often referred to as issue in GOOD care	Often referred to as issue in POOR care	Patient/public discussion groups	Staff discussion groups/interviews	If you had to pick just one topic	Researchers capability/expertise	Number of votes/score at the workshop
1	Nurse staffing levels/workloads	√	√	√		√	√	√	36
2=	Individualised care/patient centred care		√	√	√	√		√	34
2=	Staff communication	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	34
4	Staff attitudes/relationships with patients		√	√	√			√	31
5	Communication/Information about care		√		√				23
6	Ward management/leadership					√	√		22
7	Eating & drinking (hydration & nutrition)	√			√	√	√	√	21
8	Working relationships/Team work	√	√				√		18
9	Training/updating skills	√			√		√		17
10	Safety and avoiding patient harms	√					√		15
11	Maintaining patient dignity	√					√		12
12	Monitoring condition/observations	√				√		√	10
13=	Bladder & bowel related care						√	√	9
13=	Prevention & management of pain	√				√	√		9
15	Skin care (avoidance of pressure ulcers)	√				√		√	4

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