Table 2

Hospital characteristics per individual hospital self-reported by clinical leads or service managers at each hospital

Hospital characteristics12345678
General characteristics
 Catchment population400 000160 000350 000230 000680 000300 000240 000275 000
 Hospital typeTertiarySecondarySecondarySecondaryTertiarySecondarySecondarySecondary
 Hospital stroke volume (no. of ASCNES admissions per month)5213461988573531
Facilities and services
 No. of hospital beds10003048005001237611488460
 No. of stroke unit beds (per 100 admissions)71775413841558365
 No. of hospital beds per CT scanners500304400250518306244230
 Distance to vascular surgery (miles)018025004330
 Distance to neurosurgery (miles)018588961384830
 Rehabilitation provisionOnsiteOnsiteOffsiteOffsiteOffsiteOnsiteOffsiteOnsite
 Early supported discharge provisionNoYesNoYesYesYesNoNo
Stroke unit staffing levels*
 Senior doctors†0.340.250.490.470.420.310.620.87
 Junior doctors†0.550.650.720.590.560.640.120.25
 Healthcare associates and nurses (band 5–7)9.2867.475.36.510
 Physiotherapists (band 2–8)0.5510.790.40.910.780.691
 Occupational therapists (band 3–8)0.490.51.40.590.60.580.521.1
 Speech and language therapists0.390.150.20.180.350.030.260.1
No. of non-stroke patients treated daily on stroke unit (per five stroke unit beds)0.2700.100.470.050.310.170
No. of patients with stroke treated daily outside stroke unit (per five stroke unit beds)0.14500.300.010.4100
Median AHLOS (IQR)8 (4 to 20)29 (24 to 42)11 (5 to 27)14 (4 to 30)8 (4 to 14)10 (5 to 22)11 (6 to 23)7 (3 to 20)
  • *Number of fte staff per five stroke unit beds (weighted average for the four study periods taken). NHS banding refers to the pay scale system of healthcare staff in the UK and relates to their level of experience. Higher bands reflect higher pay and experience.

  • †Weekday numbers only.

  • AHLOS, acute hospital length of stay; ASCNES, Anglia Stroke Clinical Network Evaluation Study.