Table 1 Case study organisations

Case Study 1 (CS1)

Teaching hospital in the Midlands; available to all post-hospitalised patients, holistic and multi-system approach, comprehensive rehabilitation; access to multiple mental health services

Case Study 2 (CS2)

Teaching hospital in London; available to all post-hospitalised patients, single organ focus, no rehabilitation; access to multiple mental health services

Case Study 3 (CS3)

District general hospital in a Health Board covering a large geographical area in Wales; available to pre-specified sub-group of post-hospitalised patients, single organ focus, access to rehabilitation in existing community services; no access to mental health services