Table 2 Unit level resource and organisational data (234 units).

Item	Metric	% Unit data completeness
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

*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).