Interview themes and numbers of occurrences in the text
| Positive | |
| Communication | 37 |
| Leadership skills | 35 |
| Patient management | 32 |
| Team working | 25 |
| Organisational skills | 23 |
| Time management and prioritisation | 22 |
| Punctuality | 18 |
| Teaching | 11 |
| Preparation | 10 |
| Enthusiasm | 4 |
| Negative | |
| Difficulties | 23 |
| Knowing the patients | 21 |
| Bedside manners and respect | 17 |
All of the negative ideas in the text could be refitted into the 10 positive domains. For example, negative aspects were about what made a poor ward round and were the converse of what makes a good one.