Table 4 Comparison of 148 English NHS hospital sites taking part in both the 2003 and 2005 audits
200310200511
Sites148148
Cases45564616
%n%n
    With wristband904097944352
    Wristbands with complete surname,853481/4097913966/4352
    first name, date of birth, identification
    number
    In side room/bay on own251119/451322992/4410
    With pretreatment observations recorded
        Temperature743373/4555904115/4580
        Pulse763466/4555914148/4572
        Blood pressure753410/4555914153/4569
    With temperature ⩽30 min592672663057
    With pulse ⩽30 min602736673079
    With no observations during treatment1253712556
    at all