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Table 3 Proportion of respondents who were clear about the delegation of responsibilities for immunisation

From: Is partnership the answer? Delivering the national immunisation programme in the new English health system: a mixed methods study

Questionnaire statement

Managers by region

Providers by region

London (n = 22)

South of England (n = 23)

Midlands or East of England (n = 12)

North of England (n = 20)

Total (n = 77)

London (n = 43)

South of England (n = 55)

Midlands or East of England (n = 46)

North of England (n = 44)

Total (n = 188)

The organisation responsible for commissioning the immunisation programme

86% (n = 19)

91% (n = 21)

92% (n = 11)

95% (n = 19)

91% (n = 70)

58% (n = 25)

46% (n = 25)

57% (n = 26)

59% (n = 26)

54 (n = 102)

The organisation responsible for training immunisation providers

27% (n = 6)

26% (n = 6)

42% (n = 5)

35% (n = 7)

31% (n = 24)

51% (n = 22)

47% (n = 26)

41% (n = 19)

75.0% (n = 33)

53% (n = 100)

The organisation responsible for monitoring and evaluating the quality of service providers’ immunisation activities

50% (n = 11)

70% (n = 16)

67% (n = 8)

70% (n = 14)

64% (n = 39)

47% (n = 20)

35% (n = 19)

41% (n = 19)

59% (n = 26)

45% (n = 84)

The distribution of roles and responsibilities for immunisation across different organisations

23% (n = 5)

48% (n = 11)

67% (n = 8)

30% (n = 6)

39% (n = 30)

35% (n = 15)

27% (n = 15)

35% (n = 16)

57% (n = 25)

37.8% (n = 71)