Variation in access to community rehabilitation services and length of stay in hospital following a hip fracture: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess variation in access to and use of community rehabilitation services for patients with a hip fracture, and whether this affects length of stay in hospital.

Design

Cross-sectional study using administrative patient-level data from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and organisational survey data.

Setting

A regional health economy in South West England served by four acute National Health Service (NHS) hospital trusts and six former Primary Care Trusts (PCTs).

Population

1230 hip fracture patients treated in an acute hospital between 1 April 2011 and 29 February 2012.

Main outcomes

Information about access to community rehabilitation services for each acute hospital and PCT, reported by organisational survey. Rates of patients transferre

SUBMITTER: Neuburger J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4160836 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature