Table 2 Characteristics of participating sites
Site information | Site A | Site B | Site C |
|---|---|---|---|
Organisation | General hospital | General hospital | General hospital |
Number of stroke beds | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Patients admitted from | Emergency department | Hyper-acute stroke ward | Hyper-acute stroke ward |
Average length of stay | 18.5 days | Missing | 23 days |
Weekday therapy input | Target of 45 mins therapy per discipline per day | Target of 45 mins of each therapy per day | Target of 45 mins of each therapy per day |
Weekend therapy input | Reduced Saturday service (prioritise chest physiotherapy and new patients) No service on Sundays | Reduced Saturday service (prioritise chest physiotherapy and new patients) No service on Sundays | None routinely |
Staffing (WTE, when full) | PT: 6.0 OT: 6.0 Assistants: 3.0 | PT: 3.8 OT: 4.0 Assistants: 4.5 | PT: 3.1 OT: 2.8 Assistants: 1.7 |