Table 1 Participants and field of expertise.

From: The breast cancer risk assessment pathway in England: a systems analysis of current challenges and ways to improve

Participants’ fields of expertise

Number of interviews

Questionnaire respondents

Primary care

 General practitioners

4

1

Secondary care

 Breast surgeons

4

6

 Breast physicians

1

 Oncologists

2

National breast screening programme

 Radiologists

6

6

Clinical Genetics Services

 Genetic counsellors

5

4

Family history clinics

 Nurses

5

5

Commissioning

 Commissioners

2

2

TOTAL

29

24

  1. The bold values suggest the total number of participants in the interviews and the questionnaire.
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