Table 1

Case study site characteristics

Site IDOwnership modelRegionArea health economy/demographicsCurrent matching of supply (CHS staff) to (patient) demand
AProvider partnership —including a mix of NHS and non NHS providersSouth EastMixed urban-ruralAverage matched (ie, relatively average supply for population size compared with England as a whole)
BIntegrated with acute NHS TrustNorth WestUrbanBetter matched (ie, relatively high supply for population) size compared with the average across England)
CStandalone Community Health Services TrustSouth CentralRuralLess well matched (ie, relatively low supply for population size compared with the average across England)
DIntegrated with acute NHS TrustNorthMixed urban-ruralBetter matched (ie, relatively high supply for population size compared with the average across England)
  • CHS, Community Health Services; NHS, National Health Service.