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 |