Do additional allied health services for rehabilitation reduce leength of stay without compromising patient outcomes?

该项目将研究与通常的周一至周五服务相比，在周六提供额外的治疗服务是否能降低医疗保健费用，并改善接受康复的住院病人的健康状况。初步信息表明，额外的周六康复服务可以使患者住院时间减少3天。这项大型临床试验将调查这种服务的成本效益和患者结果。

This project will examine whether the provision of additional therapy services on a Saturday reduces health care costs, and improves the health of hospital inpatients receiving rehabilitation when compared to the usual Monday to Friday service. Preliminary information suggests additional Saturday rehabilitation services could reduce the time a patient stays in hospital by 3 days. This large clinical trial will investigate the cost effectiveness and patients outcomes of such a service.