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Table 3 Required staffing levels per 10 beds

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

 

PT

OT

SALT

Percentage of patients suitable for treatment1

74%

69%

50%

Percentage of direct contact time2

46%

33%

25%

Resulting number of therapists required per 10 beds

1.6

2.1

2.0

  1. 1Percentage of patients appropriate for treatment extracted from the National Sentinel Stroke Clinical Audit (2010, p39).
  2. 2Percentage of direct contact time reported by Putman, et al. [14] and Pring et al. [15].
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BMC Health Services Research

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