Table 2 Details of centres recruited to the study
Hospital | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Organisation | District general hospital | Foundation Trust | Foundation Trust |
Number of beds | 480 | 400 | 650 |
Catchment | Geographically dispersed urban and rural population | Urban, ethnically diverse population | Urban and rural population |
Catchment population | 200,000 | 350,000 | 300,000 |
Ward | Elderly Care | Elderly Care | Elderly Care |
Orthopaedic trauma | |||
Physical/mental health | |||
Roles of Delirium Prevention Development Team Members | Consultant physician | Consultant physician | Consultant physician |
Senior Registrar | Staff grade physician | Directorate manager | |
Staff grade physician | Senior nurse | Ward manager | |
Senior nurse | Ward manager | Deputy ward sister | |
Ward manager | Staff nurse | Ward clerk | |
Ward clerk | HCA | Senior occupational therapist | |
Senior occupational therapist | Ward housekeeper | Senior physiotherapist | |
Senior physiotherapist | Senior occupational therapist | Voluntary services manager | |
Occupational therapy assistant | Senior physiotherapist | Volunteer | |
Physiotherapy assistant | Rehabilitation assistant | Carer representative | |
Voluntary services manager | Voluntary services manager | ||
Volunteer | Volunteer | ||
Patient representative | Carer representative |