Percentage of missed and delayed observations for each of the 32 study wards
| Ward | All observations | High acuity observations | ||
| % Delayed | % Missed | % Delayed | % Missed | |
| Surgical: gynaecological | 19.8 | 10.4 | 38.2 | 30.3 |
| Medical: gastroenterology | 42.9 | 25.8 | 61.0 | 52.3 |
| Medical: gardiology/gastroenterology | 45.5 | 24.7 | 62.8 | 52.2 |
| Medical/surgical: cardiac high care | 25.6 | 14.0 | 48.8 | 39.7 |
| Surgical: emergency orthopaedic (spinal) | 33.2 | 19.1 | 46.9 | 37.4 |
| Medical: general | 40.9 | 22.4 | 64.1 | 55.1 |
| Medical: general | 30.8 | 14.4 | 39.8 | 32.0 |
| Surgical: emergency orthopaedic (head injury) | 24.3 | 10.9 | 44.4 | 35.9 |
| Surgical: elective orthopaedic | 21.3 | 11.9 | 29.8 | 23.3 |
| Surgical: older people | 31.9 | 17.4 | 39.7 | 30.7 |
| Surgical: general urology, vascular, plastic | 29.2 | 15.0 | 45.9 | 34.4 |
| Surgical: head and neck | 29.1 | 12.9 | 53.2 | 43.7 |
| Surgical: general, upper Gastro Intestinal | 21.0 | 8.8 | 36.3 | 27.9 |
| Surgical: general/colorectal | 23.5 | 10.6 | 44.1 | 36.2 |
| Medical: respiratory high care and step down | 52.6 | 38.5 | 71.8 | 64.2 |
| Medical: respiratory | 47.7 | 30.7 | 63.5 | 53.4 |
| Rehabilitation: neuro | 61.2 | 45.2 | 56.2 | 47.9 |
| Medical: older people | 28.0 | 15.2 | 51.0 | 41.8 |
| Rehabilitation: stroke (older people) | 52.5 | 35.8 | 53.1 | 44.1 |
| Medical: acute stroke | 40.9 | 19.3 | 58.7 | 49.9 |
| Medical: radiotherapy haematology/oncology | 24.3 | 11.5 | 54.8 | 44.7 |
| Medical: older people | 32.8 | 16.4 | 56.2 | 45.5 |
| Medical: older people | 39.6 | 19.0 | 58.4 | 47.3 |
| Medical: older people | 38.2 | 20.6 | 59.7 | 49.7 |
| Medical: older people | 36.7 | 17.2 | 60.6 | 48.9 |
| Medical/surgical: elective and investigations | 18.7 | 8.8 | 37.1 | 30.5 |
| Medical: renal high care | 25.6 | 13.2 | 45.8 | 36.4 |
| Medical: renal | 21.9 | 10.8 | 46.5 | 38.4 |
| Surgical: renal transplant | 16.3 | 7.6 | 38.3 | 31.5 |
| Medical: emergency admissions | 19.7 | 9.1 | 50.4 | 39.0 |
| Surgical: admissions | 15.4 | 5.6 | 39.1 | 31.7 |
| Surgical: high care | 9.8 | 5.5 | 31.0 | 22.4 |