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. 2009 May;18(3):287–294. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.00966.x

Table 2.

Data domains drawn from Acute Hospital Portfolio, and (bold) chosen for the analysis

Ward staffing data
Total Finished Consultant Episodes (FCEs) – year
Clinical nurse specialists, whole time equivalents (WTEs)
Pressure sores – incidence %
Standardized ward patient accidents per 100 available beds
All formal complaints per 1000 FCEs
Relative WTEs per bed, Relative cost per WTE
Day surgery units data
Total staffed beds and chairs
Total day cases – month
Day cases per staffed bed or chair per month
Weighted throughput per staffed bed or chair per month
Day cases per 1000 admissions
Total staff (WTE) per bed or chair per month
Accident and Emergency data
Total attendances in a year
% of patients admitted within 4 h
Doctor WTE per attendances
Nurse WTE per attendances
Medicines Management data
British National Formulary spend for malignant diseases/immuno-suppression, per FCE
British National Formulary spend: treatment of infections per FCE
Medical staffing data
Ratio of outpatients
Consultant WTE per admissions
Anaesthetist Consultant WTE per 1000 admissions
Medicine Consultant WTE per 1000 admissions
Pathology Consultant WTE per 1000 admissions
Radiology Consultant WTE per 1000 admissions
Radiology data
Radiology examinations, outpatients and inpatients
Computerized Tomography (CT), barium enemas
Total number of radiographers per 1000 admissions
Waiting times for symptomatic mammography,
Waiting times for nuclear medicine,
Waiting times for CT,
Waiting times for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
% of total examinations unreported
% of exams reported by radiologist
Ratio of inpatient exams to activity (per FCE)
Ratio of outpatients exams to activity (per outpatient visit)
Information technology and digital technology score
Rapid access clinics – breast
Rapid access clinics – colorectal