We are undertaking a review of hospitals within the UK to see if superstition plays any role in the numbering of bed spaces or wards; focusing on the number 13. We would like to know the following:
1. Do any of the hospitals within your trust have numbered wards? If so, which?
a. Of these hospitals, do any have a ward numbered 13? If so, which?
b. Additionally, these hospitals with numbered wards, are there wards numbered 12 and 14? (i.e. suggesting the intentional omission of a ward 13) If so, which hospitals?
2. Do the wards in your hospitals have numbered bed spaces? If so, which?
a. Of these hospitals, do any of the wards have a bed space 13? If so, which?
b. Additionally, these hospital wards with numbered bed spaces, are there bed spaces numbered 12 and 14? (i.e. suggesting the intentional omission of a bed space 13) If so, which hospitals?
