Table 1.
Characteristics of responding critical care units
| n | (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | England | 58 | (90.6) |
| Wales | 0 | (0) | |
| Scotland | 5 | (7.8) | |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | (1.6) | |
| Specialty of CCU | Surgical | 1 | (1.6) |
| General/mixed | 60 | (93.7) | |
| Cardiothoracic | 1 | (1.6) | |
| Other* | 2 | (3.1) | |
| Size of CCU | < 10 beds | 14 | (21.9) |
| 10–20 beds | 31 | (48.4) | |
| > 20 beds | 12 | (18.8) | |
| Not known | 7 | (10.9) | |
| CCU pharmacist grade (agenda for change band) | 7 | 6 | (9.4) |
| 8a | 31 | (48.4) | |
| 8b–9 | 27 | (42.2) | |
| Pharmacist years experience in CCU | < 1 | 2 | (3.1) |
| 1–5 | 11 | (17.2) | |
| 6–10 | 19 | (29.7) | |
| > 10 | 32 | (50.0) | |
| CCU pharmacist cover | Never | 0 | (0) |
| Rarely/ad hoc | 1 | (1.6) | |
| Weekdays | 52 | (81.3) | |
| Weekdays and Saturdays | 0 | (0) | |
| Everyday | 11 | (17.2) | |
| Pharmacist attending consultant-led CCU ward round | Yes | 47 | (73.4) |
| No | 17 | (26.6) | |
| Medical microbiologist CCU ward rounds | None | 0 | (0) |
| Weekly | 13 | (20.3) | |
| Weekdays | 41 | (64.1) | |
| Everyday | 10 | (15.6) |
*Burns/trauma × 1, complex respiratory × 1