Regulatory bodies and employment sectors (N=152)
| Regulatory body | n (%) |
| Nursing and Midwifery Council | 13 (9) |
| Health and Care Professions Council | 8 (5) |
| General Medical Council | 6 (4) |
| General Dental Council | 2 (1) |
| General Pharmaceutical Council | 2 (1) |
| Social Work England | 2 (1) |
| Social Care Wales | 1 (1) |
| General Chiropractic Council | 0 (0) |
| General Optical Council | 0 (0) |
| General Osteopathic Council | 0 (0) |
| Northern Ireland Social Care Council | 0 (0) |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland | 0 (0) |
| Scottish Social Services Council | 0 (0) |
| Scottish Care | 0 (0) |
| None of the above | 91 (60) |
| Other: FEDIP/UKCHIP (n=4), UK Council for Psychotherapy (n=2), IAHSI (n=2), BACP (n=2), ISC (n=2), NWIS (n=2), Society and College of Radiographers, NCS, Public Health, CPCAB, Care Quality Commission, Association of Clinical Biochemists, Institute of Biomedical Science, IHM, European Resuscitation Council, EFMI, IMIA, BCS, NHS Trust, ACCA, ISACA, IAPP, SABSA Institute | 28 (18) |
| Which sectors do you or did you work in? | n (%) |
| NHS | 110 (72) |
| Corporate IT | 33 (22) |
| Academia/education | 24 (16) |
| Research/consultancy | 23 (15) |
| Primary care | 23 (15) |
| Secondary care | 22 (15) |
| Local government | 20 (13) |
| Voluntary sector | 20 (13) |
| Freelance/independent | 18 (12) |
| Industry | 15 (10) |
| Third sector | 14 (9) |
| National government | 12 (8) |
| Intermediate care | 10 (7) |
| Emergency care | 9 (6) |
| Social work | 9 (6) |
| Performance | 8 (5) |
| Other community-based support services | 8 (5) |
| Residential care (adults) | 6 (4) |
| Care at home | 6 (4) |
| Residential care (older people) | 5 (3) |
| Residential care (children) | 3 (2) |
| Day care services (adults) | 3 (2) |
| Housing support | 2 (1) |
| Day care services (children) | 2 (1) |
| Day care services (older people) | 1 (1) |
| Other: ExE for CQC—adult social care, civil service—defence primary healthcare, social care system software supplier, project management and business analysis, mental healthcare, social care membership body, consultancy, government departments, NIHR and HDRUK | 13 (9) |
NHS, National Health Services.