About the site survey
 

​What this survey is:
A baseline survey assessing the availability of resources related to RSI events.

 

Why we’re doing it:
The Site Survey maps out RSI-related resources across clinical areas and hospitals. It will help determine whether resource availability influences clinical activity and decision-making observed in the Activity Survey.
It also describes variation in resources across different specialties, hospital sites and regions of the UK.

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Study Window:
The survey runs for one month at all sites: 1–30 March 2026.
Completion of the Site Survey is required before the Activity Survey.

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Participants:
Site Leads will complete the Site Survey for all clinical areas covered by their specialty.

 

Clinical Areas:
Each Site Lead may complete up to six forms, one for each relevant clinical area:

• General theatres (non-obstetric) and recovery – Anaesthetic Site Leads
• Obstetric theatres and recovery – Anaesthetic Site Leads
• Remote anaesthesia areas (radiology, ECT, etc.) – Anaesthetic Site Leads
• “Hospital resuscitation team” areas (e.g. wards) – ICM Site Leads
• Critical care areas (ICU, HDU, etc.) – ICM Site Leads
• Emergency department – EM Site Leads

 

Survey Domains:
The Site Survey covers four main domains:

1) Demographics:
Study site type (e.g. tertiary vs district general hospital) and availability of anaesthetic, ICM and EM services.

2) Equipment: Availability of physical resources such as video-laryngoscopes, HFNO, capnography, RSI checklists, and drugs

3) Infrastructure, including personnel: Staffing and training, including availability of personnel who routinely perform RSI (by specialty and grade), training provision (simulation, airway courses) and presence of airway leads.

4) Clinical Governance:
Debriefing practices, morbidity and mortality processes, incident reporting (e.g. Datix), and RSI-related audit or quality improvement activity.

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