Table 1.

Summary of participant characteristics

Pseudonym	Age group	Specialty of patient	Inappropriate ward specialty
Clare	30–39	Medical	Orthopaedic
Enid	80–89	Geriatric	Gynaecology
Paul	60–69	Medical	ENT
Eileen	60–69	Medical	Orthopaedic
Iris	80–89	Orthopaedic and Geriatric	ENT
Edward	80–89	Geriatric	Orthopaedic
Amy	20–29	ENT, pain management	Plastics
Kash	20–29	Medical	Plastics
Gary	40–49	Surgical	Orthopaedic
Elsie	70–79	Geriatric	Gynaecology, ENT and plastics
Helen	60–69	Medical	Orthopaedic
Carol	50–59	Medical	Orthopaedic and plastics
Rachel	40–49	Medical	Gynaecology
Isobel	40–49	Orthopaedic	Gynaecology
Lynn	50–59	Urology	Plastics
Hazel	70–79	Medical	ENT
Alma	80–89	Geriatric	Plastics
Ivy	80–89	Vascular	Orthopaedic
Sandra	60–69	Orthopaedic	Gynaecology

ENT, ear, nose and throat.