Table 1. Structures and processes of NHS trusts as categorised by K means cluster analysis.

	Higher Resourced Cluster	Standard Resourced Cluster
Doctors /bed	0.82 (0.37)	0.58 (0.13)
Nurses /bed	2.4 (0.51)	1.9 (0.30)
Critical care beds /bed	0.039 (0.029)	0.020 (0.007)
Radiodiagnostic procedures /bed	106 (29)	79 (19)
Operating theatres /bed	0.026 (0.004)	0.022 (0.006)

Values in brackets are interquartile ranges.