During the development of the case study, we consulted experienced project managers to discuss potential difficulties in understanding and to ensure that the case study mirrored project management practice.
By focussing on the critical incident method, we ensured that in the case studies, the problem-solving behaviour of the project leader formed the unit of study.
"I specifically ensured that was the case.
To ensure that the cases in our study consisted of truly infected animals, we defined the case phenotype as an animal that was positive to both the SICTT and abattoir inspection, that is, animals that had exhibited an immune response to M. bovis PPD as well as evidence of pathology in the form of granuloma, lesions at slaughter, positive culture and molecular confirmation of M. bovis.
However, in order to ensure that the findings from the case study PCTs reflect the wider experience of PCG/Ts across the country, a Reference Group of up to 20 other PCG/Ts will be established.
"The board will continue to ensure that stays the case.
Compulsory hospital audits have ensured that the psychiatric case records are legible and contained the information required for this study.
The flexibility of the case study approach ensured that the research team had access to a range of data collection strategies in order to undertake a comprehensive evaluation of what are complex, multi-faceted and intrinsically difficult to measure interventions, such as those delivered by CSs and APs [ 13, 14, 33].
On the 'Buy' side, the case study suggests that TPI will not be able to match donor prices (within 10-15% to ensure affordability) [ 18].
Finally, all cases with an intermediate mammographic density score of 25 50% (category 3) were eliminated to ensure that the final study cohort of 62 cases comprised cases that could be sub-classified into two distinct subgroups.
