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to measure the net costs to the health and personal social services of an early supported discharge policy for stroke.

cost analysis, using data from a pragmatic randomized controlled trial conducted in three hospitals in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

92 people admitted with acute stroke within 72 h of onset from their own homes with no co-morbidity likely to affect rehabilitation.

health and personal social service costs.

early supported discharge reduced median length of hospital by almost half (14 days vs 26 days, P=0.02). The costs of the service were £7155 per patient compared with £7480 for conventional hospital care. Sensitivity analysis demonstrated that this result was robust to changes in values of bed days and exclusion of particular …