Table 1 Comparison of processes collected in QASC, QASCIP and National Audits, with outline of FeSS processes included for analyses

 Temperature recorded at least four times on day 1, day 2 and day 3^a

 Received paracetamol within 1 h of the first febrile event (recorded in first 72 h)

F1

 Overall fever treatment

Patients without fever classified as receiving appropriate fever treatment

 Formal venous blood glucose level recorded in the ED

 Finger prick glucose recorded at least four times on day 1, day 2 and day 3^a

 Insulin within 1 h if glucose > 10 mmol/L^b (recorded in the first 72 h)

G1

Overall hyperglycaemia treatment

Patients without high glucose classified as receiving appropriate hyperglycaemia treatment

S1

 Swallow screen or swallow assessment by speech pathologist within 24 h of admission

S2

 Swallow screen or assessment before food or drink

S3

 Swallow screen or assessment before oral medications

S4

 Overall swallow monitoring

Met all of S1, S2 and S3 (total cohort)

S5

 Swallow assessment by speech pathologist if failed swallow screen

✓

Those who did not fail swallow screen or did not receive the screen were classified as receiving appropriate swallow treatment

S6

 Overall swallow monitoring and treatment

If monitoring elements S1, S2, S3 and treatment element S5 all met

Composite outcome

All fever, sugar and swallow elements

Met all of F1, G1 and S6