Unit level resource and organisational data (234 units)
| Item | Metric | % Unit data completeness |
|---|---|---|
| *Binley’s Directory of NHS Management, Spring 2004 edition, published January 2004.8 | ||
| †Specialist Registrar (SpR), Senior House Officer (SHO), Pre-registration House Officer (PRHO). | ||
| ‡Consultants, associate specialists, staff grades, juniors includes lung function technicians, COPD nurses, other specialist nurses and physiotherapists. | ||
| §Star ratings for NHS trusts (see www.ratings2003.healthcarecommision.org.uk/ratings). | ||
| Bed numbers* | Tertiles: 128–464, 465–702, >702 | 100 |
| Trust star rating (England only)* | 0–1, 2, 3 | 100 England |
| Trust catchment population | Tertiles: 61–233k, 234–359k, >359k | 100 |
| Patients admitted to unit in 2002 | Tertiles: 111–358, 364–638, >638 | 97 |
| Organisational | ||
| Access to early discharge scheme | Yes, no | 100 |
| Daily post-take ward rounds by consultant | 1, 2, other | 100 |
| Physician of week scheme | Yes, no | 100 |
| Ward based system | Yes, no | 99 |
| Admission ward | Yes, no | 100 |
| Speciality triage | Yes, no | 100 |
| Specialist respiratory ward | Yes, no | 100 |
| Operational ICU beds per 1000 beds* | Tertiles: 0–8, 9–12, >12 | 99 |
| Ventilatory support | Yes, no to each of: invasive, doxapram,non-invasive | 100 |
| Non-invasive ventilation | Yes, no to each of: on ICU, on HDU,on wards | 100 |
| Early warning detection or ICU outreach | Yes, no | 99 |
| Admissions policy | Age related, integrated | 75 |
| Patient access to respiratory nurse | Yes, no | 100 |
| Formal pulmonary rehabilitation programme | Yes, no | 100 |
| Written local guidelines | Yes, no to assessment, treatment and follow up of COPD | 99 |
| Resources (Whole time Equivalent): | ||
| N respiratory consultants | Tertiles: 0–1.6, 1.7–2.0, >2.0 | 100 |
| N respiratory consultants per 1000 beds | Tertiles: 0–2.7, 2.8–4.0, >4.0 | 100 |
| N respiratory juniors† | Tertiles: 0–3.0, 3.5–5.0, >5.0 | 100 |
| N respiratory juniors per 1000 beds | Tertiles: 0–5.2, 5.3–9.1, >9.1 | 100 |
| N respiratory staff grades‡ | Tertiles: 0–5.0, 5.2–7.8, >7.8 | 100 |
| N respiratory staff grades per 1000 beds | Tertiles: 0–9, 10–13, >13 | 100 |
| N all respiratory staff§ | Tertiles: 0–9, 10–14, >14 | 100 |
| N all respiratory staff per 1000 beds | Tertiles: 0–15, 16–24, >24 | 100 |
| N general medicine consultants | Tertiles: 1–9, 10–13, >13 | 98 |
| N general med consultants per 1000 beds | Tertiles: 0.8–17, 18–24, >24 | 98 |
| N general medicine juniors† | Tertiles: 0–21, 22–31, >31 | 98 |
| N general med juniors per 1000 beds | Tertiles: 0–42, 43–55, >55 | 98 |
| N general medicine staff grades‡ | Tertiles: 3–34, 35–47, >47 | 98 |
| N general med staff grades per 1000 beds | Tertiles: 1–63, 64–83, >83 | 98 |
| N general medicine SpR at 03.00 hours | 0, 1–6 | 99 |
| N general medicine SHO at 03.00 hours | 1, 2–9 | 96 |
| N general medicine PRHO at 03.00 hours | 0, 1–7 | 99 |
| N general medicine juniors† at 03.00 hours | 1–2, 3, >3 | 96 |