Major variations in community stroke rehab, FoI reveals Stroke patients in England face hugely inconsistent care once they leave hospital, an audit of services by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy reveals.
Reforms in recent years ensure patients receive intensive rehabilitation in the immediate aftermath of their stroke before being discharged from hospital.
But many patients then have to wait weeks to see a physiotherapist to continue their rehabilitation, which potentially stalls their progress and even risks a deterioration in their condition.
Freedom of Information responses by NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) showed that in areas where patients could access an early supported discharge (ESD) service - or they were categorised as urgent - 97 per cent saw a physiotherapist within three days.
But where no such service existed, or they were considered non-urgent, just 15 per cent of patients were able to access community-based physio in less than a week.
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Reforms in recent years ensure patients receive intensive rehabilitation in the immediate aftermath of their stroke before being discharged from hospital.
But many patients then have to wait weeks to see a physiotherapist to continue their rehabilitation, which potentially stalls their progress and even risks a deterioration in their condition.
Freedom of Information responses by NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) showed that in areas where patients could access an early supported discharge (ESD) service - or they were categorised as urgent - 97 per cent saw a physiotherapist within three days.
But where no such service existed, or they were considered non-urgent, just 15 per cent of patients were able to access community-based physio in less than a week.
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