Table 3 Stoke unit services

Able to provide stroke unit (SU)

100

8

100

19

54

11

Percentage of patients admitted to SU/stroke corner (SC)^a

64

8

67

19

77

8

 1) Written standard protocols

100

8

95

19

90

10

 2) Discrete ward area

100

8

89

19

100

10

 3) Staff whose work is mainly managing stroke patients

100

8

100

19

90

10

 4) Multidisciplinary team

100

8

100

19

90

10

 5) Special education programmes for staff

75

8

95

19

100

10

 6) Information and education for stroke patients/caregivers

100

8

100

19

100

10

median (IQR)

N

median (IQR)

N

median (IQR)

N

Internal medicine

4 (5)

3

2 (4)

14

4 (3)

10

Neurology

2 (2)

6

1 (−)

5

–

–

Neurosurgery

3 (1)

6

1 (−)

8

1 (−)

1

Radiology

5 (4)

3

2 (1)

8

2 (1)

7

Rehabilitation physician

2 (2)

5

1 (−)

13

1 (−)

4

Nurse

13 (8)

6

8 (6)

16

8 (5)

9

Physiotherapist

1 (1)

6

1 (2)

14

4 (3)

10

Social worker

1 (−)

4

1 (−)

11

1 (−)

9

n (%)

N

n (%)

N

n (%)

N

Once per day

2 (25)

8

6 (32)

18

1 (11)

11

Once per week

3 (38)

8

3 (16)

18

–

11

Less than once per week

3 (38)

8

9 (47)

18

9 (82)

11

 - twice a month

–

3

1 (11)

9

1 (11)

9

 - monthly

1 (33)

3

4 (44)

9

1 (11)

9

 - two or three monthly

1 (33)

3

2 (22)

9

4 (44)

9

 - not stated

1 (33)

3

2 (22)

9

3 (33)

9

No multidisciplinary team

–

8

–

18

1 (11)

11

 Doctor

4 (50)

8

9 (47)

19

6 (55)

11

 Nurse

7 (88)

8

1 (84)

19

8 (73)

11

 Physiotherapist

8 (100)

8

1 (95)

19

1 (10)

11

 Occupational therapist

6 (75)

8

9 (47)

19

2 (18)

11

 Speech therapist

1 (13)

8

3 (16)

19

–

11

 Psychologist

2 (25)

8

5 (26)

19

2 (18)

11

 Village health volunteer

5 (63)

8

11 (58)

19

8 (73)

11