Region | Located in designated major trauma centre | Unit context* | Defined population served | Services on site | Longest journey time by road (hours) | |||||||
PICU | Major trauma centre (paediatric) | Paediatric neuro-surgery | Paediatric neuro-oncology | Paediatric cardiac unit | ||||||||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Median (IQR) | ||||
London (n=8) | Yes | 4 (50) | Stand-alone | – | Yes | 4 (50) | 8 (100) | 3 (38) | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | 3 (38) | 2.25 (1.88 to 4.75) |
No | 4 (50) | Tertiary | 6 (75) | No | 4 (50) | |||||||
South of England (n=4) | Yes | 2 (50) | Stand-alone | 2 (50) | Yes | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 3.75 (2.0 to 6.63) |
No | 2 (50) | Tertiary | 1 (25) | No | 2 (50) | |||||||
Midlands and East of England (n=6) | Yes | 4 (67) | Stand-alone | – | Yes | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 5 (83) | 4 (67) | 5 (83) | 2 (33) | 2.0 (1.25 to 2.73) |
No | 2 (33) | Tertiary | 5 (83) | No | – | |||||||
North of England (n=6) | Yes | 6 (100) | Stand-alone | – | Yes | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 5 (83) | 3 (50) | 2.25 (1.15 to 3.0) |
No | – | Tertiary | 5 (83) | No | – | |||||||
Wales (n=1) | Yes | 1 (100) | Stand-alone | – | Yes | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1.0 |
No | – | Tertiary | 1 (100) | No | ||||||||
Scotland (n=4) | Yes | 4 (100) | Stand-alone | – | Yes | 4 (100) | 3 (75) | 2 (50) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | 1 (25) | 2.5 (2.0 to 3.75) |
No | – | Tertiary | 3 (75) | No |
*Six units reported ‘other’ for unit context.