Table 1.
Demographics and setting.
| Demographics | Research nurse | Research nurse | Research nurse | Research nurse | Research nurse | Research nurse | Research nurse | Consultant | Consultant | Research nurse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRN region | Wales | North west coast | South west peninsula | North east North Cumbria | East Midlands | Eastern | G. Manchester | Wessex | London South | W England |
| 1. Level 3/2 beds | 33 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 63 | 21 |
| 2. Annual admissions | 1500 | 1880 | 1580 | 1000 | 1200 | 1890 | 1700 | 1200 | 3500 | 2000 |
| 3. Specialist/ general unit | General/ neuro | General | General/ neuro | General | General | General | General | General | General/ neuro | General |
| 4. Research staff numbers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 9a | 6 |
| 5. Research staff workinga | 4 WTE research nurses | 1 WTE band 7 shared 4 × band 6 (0.8) | – | 1 band 3 res asst; 1 band 6 | 2.8 WTE | – | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2 band 7; 7 band 6a | 4 WTE (1 band 7; rest band 6) |
| 6. Working patterns | 8–4 p.m. | 7.30–3.30 p.m. | 8–4 p.m. | 9–5 p.m. | 8–4; 8–7 p.m. | 8–8 p.m. | 8–4 p.m., 4/7 | Across all Div 6 studies | 7–7 p.m., short shift weekends 7/7 working | |
| 7. Consultant numbers and working patterns | 14; 24/7 consultant | 13; 8 research | 14 | 9 | – | – | 9 | 14 | – | 12 (24/7 on call) |
| 8. Details of consultant time for research | 1 PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 PAs | 1 PA | 0 | 2 PAs | 1 | – |
| 9. Number (total) of ongoing clinical trials (both NIHR and non-NIHR) | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| 10. Underway/active | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
a
Some of these nurses work across all Division Six studies.