Table 1.
Case study sites characteristics
| Trust | Trust type | Number of beds | Population covered (m) | Financial turnover (m) | Number of sites | DIPC profession | Number of technologies adopted |
| T1 | S, PFI | 1269 | 0.75 | £400 | Multisite | Medical doctor | 1 |
| T2 | S, F, PFI | 754 | 0.34 | £156 | Multisite | Medical doctor | 6 |
| T3 | T, U | 1902 | 1 (S), 3 (T) | £652 | Multisite | Medical doctor | 1 |
| T4 | T, U, (PFI) | 988 | 0.5 (S), 1.5 m (T) | £420 | Multisite | Medical doctor | 3 |
| T5 | T, U, F, (PFI) | 2068 | 0.5 (S), 1.7 (T) | £648 | Multisite | Medical doctor | 3 |
| T6 | S, PFI | 1095 | 0.6 | £430 | Multisite | Medical doctor | 2 |
| T7 | S, F, (PFI) | 602 | 0.35 | £200 | One site | Medical doctor | 4 |
| T8* | T, U, F | 807 | 0.33 (S), 1.5 (T) | £250 | One site | Nurse | 3 |
| T9 | T, F, (PFI), U | 1150 | 0.12 (S), 1 m (T) | £440 | Multisite | Nurse | 3 |
| T10 | S, (U) | 974 | 0.6 | £415 | Multisite | Medical doctor | 4 |
| T11* | T, U, F | 802 | 0.3 (S), 1.5 (T) | £400 | Multisite | Nurse | 3 |
| T12* | P/I | 76 (I) | 0.43 | £202 (P), £744 (S) | Multisite | Nurse | 5 |
*
Each of these trusts received £50K as the award was split across the health economy by the respective Strategic Health Authority, while the remainder trusts each received £150K.
DIPC, Director of Infection Prevention and Control; F, foundation; I, intermediate care; P, primary; PFI, private finance initiative; S, secondary; T, tertiary; U, university.