Table 4

Service staff dedicated solely to HAH (n=70 HAH services)

Dedicated staff disciplineHAH services
n (%)
Mean number of staff per HAH service
n (SD, min–max)
Healthcare assistant59 (86.8)9.13 (7.68, 0–40)
Registered nurse58 (85.3)5.55 (4.79, 0–22)
Medical consultant or other doctor18 (26.5)0.36 (0.69, 0–3)
Physiotherapist17 (25)0.28 (0.51, 0–2)
Occupational therapist15 (22.1)0.24 (0.46, 0–2)
Counsellor22 (32.4)0.54 (0.97, 0–4)
Social worker9 (13.2)0.15 (0.40, 0–2)
Chaplaincy15 (22.1)0.24 (0.46, 0–2)
Volunteers26 (38.2)8.79 (30.26, 0–220)
Administrators47 (69.1)1.18 (1.24, 0–5)
Management (all registered nurses)61 (89.7)1.10 (0.69, 0–4)
All staff (not including volunteers)n/a19 (10.84, 1–51)
Missing2 (2.9)n/a
  • HAH, Hospice at Home; n/a, not applicable.