Table 1.
Summary study setting and recruitment approach.
Table 2.
Delphi round 1: Unranked consensus opinions on the most important problems patients with lung cancer face in seeking help and accessing the Gauteng public health system.
Table 3.
Delphi round 1: Unranked challenges and barriers in the primary and secondary services that cause delays in the referral of patients with lung cancer to tertiary respiratory centres for diagnosis and management.
Table 4.
Delphi round 1: Unranked challenges and barriers within the tertiary hospital respiratory services that prevent timely, accurate and effective diagnosis and treatment of patients with lung cancer.
Table 5.
Solutions suggested for the key barriers patients experience in seeking help and accessing the Gauteng health system.
Table 6.
Solutions suggested for the key challenges identified for primary and secondary facility settings that result in delays in disease recognition, diagnostic workup and management.
Table 7.
Solution seeking themes for the key barriers identified to optimum diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer patients in Gauteng tertiary hospitals.