Table 5 Comparison of 24 English NHS hospital sites taking part in the 1995, 2003 and 2005 audits
19959200310200511
Sites242424
Cases1150860798
%n%n%n
    With wristband9178194753
    Wristbands with complete surname,87677/78191683/753
    first name, date of birth, identification
    number
    In side room/bay on own22185/84918141/780
    With pretreatment observations recorded
        Temperature81898/11137463590708/785
        Pulse81903/11147564692716/782
        Blood pressure77857/11167564291712/782
    With temperature ⩽30 min54572/10696253465519
    With pulse ⩽30 min55588/10716353866525
    With no observations during treatment at all16T (175/1113) P (184/1113)87016126
  • T, temperature; P, pulse.