Health services failing stroke patients - Australia

But this is no different from any place in the world . There are no stroke protocols for rehab. I bet that if they compared recovery of those who actually received tailored information they would also conclude that that was failing patients too.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/health-services-failing-stroke-patients-20121102-28ppl.html
CRITICAL rehabilitation services for patients who have suffered a stroke are unavailable or substandard, a national audit has shown.
Fifty per cent of hospitals did not routinely provide a discharge plan for stroke patients, according to a National Stroke Foundation audit of rehabilitation services at 111 hospitals.
It found that one in three patients were not referred for further rehabilitation on discharge from hospital - nor did they receive tailored information about stroke recovery.

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Two in three patients did not receive formal counselling, and half did not undergo any mood assessment.

Rest at the link.