Table 4.

Equipment in detail

Scope type	Equipment	Maintenance and shortages			Age
	Number per service	Does equipment shortage ever interfere with operation or service delivery?	Is there a service and maintenance contract?	Is there a lease agreement?	% of equipment over 10 years old	Number of new equipment purchased/provided in past 3 years
	Median (IQR)	% of services responding ‘yes’			Mean±SD
OGD	11 (5–22)	11.6%	98.7%	26.6%	16.8%±27.2%	4.9±7.0
Colonoscope	10 (5–22)	13.1%	97.4%	28.2%	14.6%±25.4%	5.1±7.2
ERCP	2 (0–4)	12.9%	98.1%	28.4%	11.4%±24.3%	0.8±1.6
EUS	0 (0–2)	27.2%	97.8%	32.6%	4.0%±16.2%	0.6±1.5
Endoscopy stack system	3 (1–6)	11.5%	96.0%	25.2%	6.8%±20.8%	1.5±2.1
3D imaging systems	2 (1–4)	14.5%	95.1%	24.7%	3.1%±13.7%	1.1±1.7
Other	0 (0–4)	14.3%	90.1%	29.1%	4.6%±18.6%	1.1±3.4

Total numbers of equipment per service, maintenance and shortage information and age of scopes.

ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; EUS, endoscopic ultrasound; OGD, oesophagogastroduodenoscopy.