Community-based post-stroke service provision and challenges: a national survey of managers and inter-disciplinary healthcare staff in Ireland

Table 3 Community service availability

Discipline	Waiting list?		Waiting time	Therapy duration	Long-term access to service
	Yes	No
PHN ^*		√	None	Based on need	Based on need
Physiotherapy	√		0–11 months	Typically 6–12 weeks	Limited
Occupational therapy	√		0–4 months	Variable (from 2 visits to service based on need/disability	Very limited
Speech & Language	√		Assessment: 1–3 months; Therapy: 3–9 months	Variable (from 6 weeks to service based on need)	Rarely
Social work	N/A		Service virtually unavailable	N/A	Rarely
Dietetics	N/A		Service virtually unavailable	N/A	No
Psychology	N/A		Service virtually unavailable	N/A	No

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