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       What is the impact on quality of care by using Stroke REDS servi
       ce?
       By: admini5 Date: May 11, 2015, 5:17 am
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       In its inaugural year, 2009, the Stroke REDS team made a
       significant improvement in transfer of care arrangements and
       experience for stroke patients in Camden. On average each person
       being discharged with Stroke REDS is discharged 10 days earlier
       than from acute or inpatient stroke units.
       The length of stay of admissions for stroke were examined to see
       if there were any differences between the period before the
       early stroke discharges were offered and the period during which
       this intervention took place. In the pre-intervention period
       (admissions where the start date was between April 2005 and
       December 2008) there were a total of 847 admissions identified
       where Camden PCT was the commissioner. In the post-intervention
       period (admissions in 2009) there were 246 admissions.
       A Mann-Whitney U-test was performed on the data to judge whether
       the difference between the two groups’ LOS could be considered
       significant. The test showed a significant difference between
       the LOS of the pre- and post-intervention groups (U = 95457, p =
       0.025). The new service has maintained or improved clinical
       quality in Camden and is likely to do so elsewhere.
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