| Themes | Barriers | Ranking | Facilitators | Ranking |
| Personal | Poor motivation | 1 | Incentivisation e.g. promotion/salary | 1 |
| Family responsibilities | 2 | High motivation | 2 | |
| Finance | 3 | Language accessible | 3 | |
| Professional | Lack of professional recognition | 1 | Professional/academic accreditation | 1 |
| Lack of career progression | 2 | Collaboration between CPD providers and professional bodies* | 2 | |
| Lack of accreditation | 3 | Quality CPD provision | 3 | |
| Limited or irrelevant CPD | 4 |
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| Organisational | Unsupportive management and work culture | 1 | Organisational recognition and strategic vision | 1 |
| Sustainability | 2 | Maximise use of existing resources and structures | 2 | |
| No designated study time | 3 | Finance | 3 | |
| Staffing restrictions | 4 | Accessibility | 4 | |
| Lack of finance | 5 |
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