Ongoing outpatient rehabilitation assessment
Quality statementAll patients discharged from hospital who have residual stroke-related problems are followed-up within 72 hours by specialist stroke rehabilitation services for assessment and ongoing management. Quality measureStructureEvidence of local arrangements to ensure patients discharged from hospital who have residual stroke-related problems are followed-up within 72 hours by specialist stroke rehabilitation services for assessment and ongoing management. ProcessProportion of patients discharged from hospital with residual stroke-related problems who are followed up within 72 hours by specialist stroke rehabilitation services for assessment and ongoing management. Numerator: the number of patients followed-up by specialist stroke rehabilitation services for assessment and ongoing management within 72 hours of discharge from hospital. Denominator: the number of patients discharged from hospital with residual stroke-related problems. Description of what the quality statement means for each audienceService providers ensure that all patients discharged from hospital who have residual stroke-related problems are followed up within 72 hours by specialist stroke rehabilitation services for assessment and ongoing management. Healthcare professionals ensure that patients with residual stroke‑related problems are followed up by specialist stroke rehabilitation services within 72 hours for assessment and ongoing management. Commissioners ensure that specialist stroke rehabilitation services are available so that all patients discharged from hospital who have residual stroke-related problems are followed up within 72 hours. Patients with residual stroke-related problems can expect to be followed up by stroke specialist rehabilitation services for assessment and ongoing management within 72 hours of their discharge from hospital. Data sourceResidual problems can include physical problems, loss of cognitive or communication skills, anxiety, depression or other psychological problems. StructureLocal data collection. ProcessLocal data collection. Trusts can collect data via HES data, the Sentinel Stroke Audit and through local data collection. |
This page was last updated: 22 November 2010
