A comparison between reported therapy staffing levels and the department of health therapy staffing guidelines for stroke rehabilitation: a national survey

Table 1 DoH staffing guidelines vs.reported stroke units staffing

1a: DoH staffing guidelines per 10 beds¹				1b: Reported staffing WTE per 10 beds*
	PT	OT	SALT		PT	OT	SALT
DoH staffing assumption	1.50	0.60	0.80	ASU (N = 5)	1.79	1.54	0.67
DoH staffing aspiration	3.70	3.30	1.40	CSU (N = 10)	1.43	1.20	0.53
DoH staffing levels²	1.30	1.10	0.40	SRU (N = 4)	0.89	0.86	0.43
Sentinel Audit³	1.30	1.00	0.30	Average (N = 19)*	1.36	1.18	0.50

¹Source: NHS Workforce Planning Resource (2009) & Progress in Improving Stroke Care (National Audit Office, 2010).
²Median staffing levels reported in Progress in Improving Stroke Care (Department of Health, 2010).
³Median staffing levels reported in the 2006 National Sentinel Audit.
*Reported staffing numbers are average whole time equivalents per 10 beds for all in-patient units.

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