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 |