Table 2 Comparison of planned services changes and measures of pressure to unit size

 Extra medical beds created for winter pressures

Y

40 (30–52)

0.22

529 (407–763)

0.20

51 (36–75)

0.34

N

33 (24–51)

435 (325–648)

39 (33–70)

 Doctors in training moved to help pressure

Y

42 (28–56)

0.18

596 (456–846)

0.002

68 (45–79)

0.004

N

37 (29–50)

453 (331–677)

46 (33–64)

 Extra clinical staff

Y

40 (31–52)

0.092

516 (415–756)

0.12

54 (36–76)

0.008

N

31 (24–49)

430 (275–789)

39 (27–50)

 Extra non-clinical staff

Y

38 (28–52)

0.91

544 (418–794)

0.19

60 (36–76)

0.17

N

39 (30–51)

470 (395–669)

48 (33–69)

 SDEC area ever converted to inpatient beds

Y

39 (29–52)

0.69

500 (359–669)

0.34

51 (33–72)

0.35

N

40 (30–52)

525 (430–789)

49 (37–76)

 Any teaching sessions cancelled

Y

36 (28–50)

0.22

542 (431–792)

0.24

52 (37–74)

0.39

N

40 (33–53)

480 (362–680)

46 (34–72)

 Utilising escalation plan

Y

38 (29–52)

0.23

525 (430–792)

0.40

51 (36–75)

0.81

N

47 (40–50)

460 (358–647)

53 (34–73)

 Any elective surgery cancelled

Y

36 (26–51)

0.30

525 (415–767)

0.68

49 (36–69)

0.36

N

40 (31–53)

470 (405–767)

53 (34–77)

 SDEC area converted to inpatient beds on day of survey

Y

38 (28–52)

0.72

505 (384–732)

0.77

52 (33–72)

0.44

N

39 (30–51)

505 (413–786)

50 (37–76)

 Bed closures

Y

46 (33–51)

0.63

564 (450–756)

0.72

54 (49–80)

0.20

N

38 (29–52)

503 (384–792)

49 (34–73)

 Patients waiting in Emergency Department corridor

Y

36 (4–53)

0.46

532 (382–792)

0.54

62 (37–80)

0.05

N

41 (33–50)

485 (415–698)

47 (34–63)

 Patients without allocated inpatient bed in AMU at 16:00

Y

34 (27–52)

0.49

503 (451–779)

0.30

63 (42–79)

0.09

N

40 (30–51)

503 (368–741)

49 (33–72)

 OPEL level

1

32 (27–50)

0.78*

403 (318–480)

0.24*

33 (26–66)

0.18*

2

36 (30–45)

539 (429–808)

46 (33–67)

3

42 (29–52)

525 (400–782)

52 (38–73)

4

43 (31–53)

597 (458–805)

71 (47–82)