Priority setting partnership process

The four‐step James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership process was followed 16. This involved: (1) gathering uncertainties; (2) organizing the uncertainties; (3) interim priority setting; and (4) final priority setting (Fig. ​(Fig.1).1). The key principles of the James Lind Alliance process were followed, including transparency of process, a clear audit trial of data collected, and balanced inclusion of patients, carers and healthcare professionals. Brief descriptive statistics were used to summarize participant characteristics and results, using percentages and summary statistics.

Flow chart showing the priority setting partnership (PSP) process, number of participants and timeline. BAME, black and minority ethnic groups; HCP, healthcare professional; NIHR, National Institute of Health Research; MRC, Medical Research Council; PWDC, people living with diabetes and their carers.