These tab report on patients recorded as considered to require active therapy for: motor function, psychological function, communication/swallowing and vocational rehabilitation.
The therapy delivered is presented across six-time blocks, allowing clear comparison of therapy intensity and variation between teams. Each block covers:
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Number of patients receiving that therapy for this block
- This cohort is defined as any patient recorded as considered to require that therapy. All measures in these tabs are restricted to this set of patients.
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Total minutes of that therapy received at the community care service
- Total minutes of that therapy received across all blocks:
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Total Length of stay at this service (including death under the care of this service)
- Length of stay with this service during each block, for patients receiving therapy in this block.
- If a patient was with the service for the entirety of the block, the length of stay will be 28 days (length of block). If a patient was discharged from the service or died during the block, the length of stay is the difference (in days) between the start date of the block and the death or discharge
- Total days and minutes per day of therapy
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Median minutes of therapy delivered by rehabilitation assistants
- A patient is included in this measure if they received that* therapy from a rehabilitation assistant in each block. If a patient did not receive any therapy from a rehabilitation assistant in this block, they are excluded.
- Number of minutes of therapy delivered by a rehabilitation assistant in each block are divided by number of minutes of therapy in this block.
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Median minutes of therapy delivered by telerehabilitation
- A patient is included in this measure if they received therapy by telerehabilitation in this block. If a patient did not receive any therapy by telerehabilitation in this block, they are excluded.
- Number of minutes of therapy delivered by telerehabilitation in each block are divided by number of minutes of therapy in this block.
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Median minutes of therapy delivered in group sessions
- A patient is included in this measure if they received therapy in a group session in this block. If a patient did not receive any therapy in a group session in this block, they are excluded.
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The number of minutes of therapy delivered in a group session in each block are divided by number of minutes of motor therapy in this block.
L7. Motor Function
The Motor Function tab summarises outcomes for patients assessed as needing motor‑specific rehabilitation.
This tab helps users understand both how much therapy patients received and how services differ in their approaches to motor rehabilitation.
Key metrics for this tab:
- Percentage of patients who were considered to require motor therapy during their stay with this service
- Median minutes of motor therapy received for total stay with this service
- Median days on which motor therapy was received for total stay with this service
- Median minutes per day on which motor therapy is actually received
- Percentage of patients receiving 3 hours of motor therapy per day motor therapy received
- Median minutes of motor therapy received during blocks at this service
L8. Psychological Function
The Psychological Function tab reports on the identification of psychological needs, access to psychological or emotional support, and outcomes following intervention for stroke patients discharged to community services.
It focuses specifically on patients recorded as requiring therapy for psychological function, such as mood, cognition, emotional adjustment, or mental well-being after stroke.
Key metrics in this tab:
- Percentage of patients who were considered to require psychological therapy during their stay with this service
- Median minutes of psychological therapy received for total stay with this service
- Median days on which psychological therapy was received for total stay with this service
- Median minutes per day on which psychological therapy is actually received
- Percentage of patients receiving 45 minutes of psychological therapy per day
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Median minutes of psychological therapy received during blocks at this service
L9. Communication–swallowing
The Communication and swallowing tab focuses on stroke patients identified as needing therapy for communication and/or swallowing difficulties following discharge to community stroke services.
Key metrics in this tab:
- Percentage of patients who were considered to require communication/swallowing therapy during their stay with this service
- Median minutes of communication/swallowing therapy received for total stay with this service
- Median days on which communication/swallowing therapy was received for total stay with this service
- Median minutes per day on which communication/swallowing therapy is actually received
- Percentage of patients receiving 45 minutes of communication/swallowing therapy per day communication/swallowing therapy received
- Median minutes of communication/swallowing therapy received during blocks at this service
L10. Vocational Rehabilitation
This tab reports on recognition of vocational rehabilitation need, access to vocational or work‑focused support, and outcomes at discharge.
Key metrics in this tab:
- Percentage of patients who were considered to require vocational rehabilitation during their stay with this service
- Median minutes of vocational rehabilitation received for total stay with this service
- Median days on which vocational rehabilitation was received for total stay with this service
- Median minutes per day on which vocational rehabilitation is actually received
- Median minutes of vocational rehabilitation received during blocks at this service
Related information
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Community measures technical information
https://ssnap.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/27435395154205-Community-measures-technical-information - Community: Therapy Measures
- Community: Screening and Goal-setting