What this tab shows
The L3 Process Measures tab provides an overview of patients’ early contact with community stroke services after discharge from hospital. It shows:
- how quickly patients are first assessed by the community service,
- how long they remain under the care of that service, and
- whether patients are applicable for key elements of rehabilitation planning and screening.
These measures help users understand access to community stroke care and the eligibility of patients for important assessments during their time with the service.
Further background is available here:
👉 Community measures technical information
https://ssnap.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/27435395154205-Community-measures-technical-information
Key metrics in this tab
Time from hospital discharge to first assessment at this team – L15.1–L15.3
- Shows the number of days from inpatient discharge to the first direct contact with this community service, where this is the first service involved after the inpatient stay.
- Provides an indication of how quickly patients begin their community rehabilitation.
Median length of stay at service by modified rankin at first assessment – L17.1–L17.3
- Shows the median length of time patients remain under the care of this community service, including patients who die while under that service.
- Reflects the overall duration of community involvement following stroke.
- In the community dashboard you can also see the mRS score at first assessment
- The dashboard shows the median LoS for each mRS at first assessment score (as well as total LoS)
Applicability for rehabilitation goals – L19.1–L19.3
- Identifies whether patients are applicable for rehabilitation goal-setting while under the care of the service.
- Not all patients will be applicable due to their individual circumstances.
Percentage of patients that had mood screening by discharge – L20.1–L20.3
- Shows whether patients are applicable for mood screening before discharge from the community service.
- Shows the % of eligible patients that received mood screening.
- Supports oversight of access to psychological assessment.
Percentage of patients that had cognition screening by discharge – L21.1–L21.3
- Shows percentage of eligible patients that received cognition screening prior to discharge.
- Provides an overview of eligibility and care for cognitive assessment within community care.
Percentage of patients that had vision screening by discharge – L22.1–L22.3
- Shows percentage of patients receiving vision screening before leaving the service.
- Helps services understand the eligibility and provision for this assessment.
How this information can be used
The measures in this tab can help services to:
- review how promptly patients are contacted after leaving hospital,
- understand the typical duration of community support,
- monitor eligibility and delivery for key rehabilitation processes, and
- identify opportunities to improve community stroke pathways.
Related information
- Community measures technical information
- Community: Therapy Measures
- Community: Screening and Goal-setting