Table 2 Key emergent themes from the study
Theme | Training provider’s perspectives | Training participant’s perspectives |
|---|---|---|
Motivations for decentralization | Provision of local services for rural women | Provision of local services for rural women |
Reducing demand on urban service providers | ||
Enablers for decentralization | Urban organisations partnering with a rural organisation | Having access to MToP protocols and resources |
Having a rurally-based organisation provide coordination in the rural setting | Gaining support from rural colleagues also interested in MToP provision | |
Changes in the MToP regulatory environment | ||
Challenges to decentralization | Lack of a clear and defined system for MToP provision throughout Victoria | MToP demand versus supply |
Provider stigma |