Case study site characteristics
| Hospital | Inpatient beds | Average full time equivalent doctors* | Annual income† | Type of location (Office of National Statistics classification)‡ |
| 1 | 1000+ | >1001 | >£500 million | Urban with major conurbation |
| 2 | 601–800 | <250 | <£200 million | Urban with city and town |
| 3 | 601–800 | 501–1000 | £201–500 million | Urban with city and town |
| 4 | 1000+ | >1001 | >£500 million | Urban with significant rural |
| 5 | 601–800 | 251–500 | £201–500 million | Urban with major conurbation |
| 6 | 201–400 | 251–500 | £201–500 million | Urban with major conurbation |
*Source: NHS Digital, NHS Hospital & Community Health Service (HCHS).35
†Publicly available hospital annual reports.
‡Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.36