Rehabilitation audits
The Rehabilitation Audit measures the quality of hospital based stroke rehabilitation care in Australia -- helping clinicians, healthcare administrators, and governments to identify improvement opportunities of rehabilitation services throughout Australia.
Forming part of the National Stroke Audit Program, the biennial audit tracks the adherence of evidence-based stroke care from rehabilitation services, to recovery goal setting process, to discharge outcomes.
About the 2024 Rehab Audit
After pausing to undergo a review and implement recommended improvements in 2022, the National Audit recommenced last year with the Acute Stroke Services Audit, following the normal biennial cycle. This year the Stroke Rehab Services Audit will take place, with the Organisational Survey opening on 1 April 2024.
Recruitment is underway and any queries should be directed to the Stroke Data Coordinator, Anne Hooper, at audit@strokefoundation.org.au
2020 Rehabilitation Audit
The last Rehabilitation Services Audit was held in 2020. Download the 2020 report
Available reports
- 2020 National Stroke Audit - Rehabilitation Services Report
- 2020 National Stroke Audit - Rehabilitation Services Report Supplement
- 2020 at a glance
- 2018 National Stroke Audit - Rehabilitation Services Report
- 2018 at a glance
- 2016 National Stroke Audit - Rehabilitation Services Report
- 2014 National Stroke Audit - Rehabilitation Services Report
- 2012 National Stroke Audit - Rehabilitation Services Report
Where the data comes from
Rehabilitation audits are part of the National Stroke Audit and comprises:
An Organisational Survey
An Organisational Survey of rehabilitation hospitals across Australia provides information about the resources available to deliver rehabilitation stroke care, such as the availability of interdisciplinary staff and ensuring a client-centred approach to rehabilitation that addresses the whole person.
The Organisational Survey questions assess adherence to the Rehabilitation Stroke Services Framework 2022, which provides national recommendations related to stroke rehabilitation elements of care, including effective links with acute stroke service providers, early assessment for neuro-rehabilitation, written goal setting processes and community reintegration.
A Clinical Audit
The Clinical Audit involving the retrospective review of up to 40 consecutive patients measures adherence to evidence-based process of care outlined in the Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management 2017.
These processes of care include timely assessments by clinicians, diagnostic procedures, early interventions, interdisciplinary care and discharge planning. Timing of the delivery of various aspects of care and discharge outcomes are also measured.
The Australian Stroke Data Tool (AuSDaT) provides hospital clinicians in acute and rehab settings to collect clinical monitoring in stroke care. Visit the Australian Stroke Coalition website for more information on AuSDaT. The AuSDaT can be directly accessed at tool.ausdat.org.au
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