'': a qualitative interview study of patient experiences of the initial assessment of transient loss of consciousness.

Objectives: Transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) is one of the most common neurological complaints in the Emergency Department (ED), but little is known about the patient perspective. We aimed to explore patient perceptions of diagnostic assessment for TLOC.

Setting: ED, Acute Medical Unit and Syncope and Neurology clinics in a single tertiary teaching hospital in the north of England.