Cancer prehabilitation in Scotland: 2025 survey findings report
This report summarises the findings from a survey of stakeholders and service providers about cancer prehabilitation and rehabilitation services in Scotland as of 2025.
4. Breakdown of respondents
The survey asked respondents about their employment and place of work. Key findings are shown in Table 1. A total of 302 responses were received.
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Number of responses |
302 (compared with 189 in 2022 survey). |
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Employing organisation |
71% of respondents worked for an NHS Board. The remainder worked for a Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), a Third Sector organisation, a Local Authority, or for the NHS in primary care. |
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Place of work |
68% of respondents worked in Acute Care settings. The remainder worked in Community Care, Third Sector organisations and Local Authority settings. |
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Job title / Role |
79% of respondents were Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), Nurses or Physicians (Secondary or Tertiary Care). Most of the remainder were Macmillan / Improving the Cancer Journey (ICJ) staff; Physicians (Primary Care); NHS Technical Instructors, Pharmacists; Project / Improvement Managers; in Psychological Support roles; and Senior Leads / Service Managers. |
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NHS Board location |
Responses were received from respondents working in all 14 of the territorial NHS Boards. Four NHS Boards accounted for 60% of all responses: NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, NHS Lothian, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, and NHS Dumfries & Galloway. |
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Cancer Network |
Responses were received across all three regional networks in the following proportions: West of Scotland Cancer Network (WoSCAN) – 40%. North Cancer Alliance (NCA) – 24%. South East Scotland Cancer Network (SCAN) – 36%. |
See Appendix A: Breakdown of Respondents for more details on place of work, and job roles/ titles.
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