What this tab shows
The Process Measures tab (L3) provides an overview of patients’ early contact with community stroke services after discharge from hospital as well as discharge destination information. 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.
- where patients are discharged to after leaving service
These measures help users understand access to community stroke care and the eligibility of patients for important assessments during their time with the service.
Key metrics in this tab
Time from hospital discharge to first assessment at this team – L15.1–L15.3
- Shows the median 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 broken down by modified rankin score (mRS) at first assessment by this team – 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.
- Also shows the length of stay broken down by mRS at first assessment
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.
- Provides the proportion of applicable patients who receive rehabilitation goals
- Provides the median time in days to rehab goals being set for applicable patients
Proportion of patients that had mood, cognition and vision screening by discharge – L20.1–L22.3
- Shows the proportion of all patients that received each screening as well as the proportion of applicable patients who received each screening prior to discharge
- Provides a breakdown of the proportion of different reasons given for no screening being conducted by discharge (e.g patient refused, organisational reasons)
- Supports oversight of access to psychological, cognitive and vision assessment.
Information on discharge destination - L23.1-L26.13
- Provides information on where patients are discharged to
- For example, the proportion of patients discharge home and the proportion of patients newly institutionalised.
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.
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