Fig 1.
A fishbone diagram illustrating the major obstacles to early SARS-CoV-2 test results in the frailty ward.
Fig 2.
Driver diagram and change ideas implemented during the quality improvement intervention.
Fig 3.
Plan, Do, Study and Act cycles carried out during the quality improvement intervention.
Table 1.
Patient demographics.
Table 2.
Qualitative feedback of POCT for patients and staff.
Fig 4.
Qualitative analysis of staff views on the process map and POCT equipment.
Fig 5.
Monthly proportion of patients transferred to a) Rosewell House and b) Community Hospitals with an early Abbott ID Now SARS-CoV-2 results.
Overall median was used to calculate the baseline was described by Clarke et al 2009 [11].
Fig 6.
Time-series describing the monthly proportion of patients with rapid swabs during the quality improvement project.
Overall median was used to calculate the baseline was described by Clarke et al 2009 [11].