Table 2.

Access to services for stroke patients in the community^*

	PHN*	PT*	OT*	SLT*	Dietetics	Social work	Psychology
Access	Very good	Reasonable	Reasonable-very limited	Very/quite limited	Absent-very limited	Absent-very limited	Absent-very limited
Equal access for under 65 years/65+ years	Very good	Very good	Limited(65+ mainly)	Very good	Absent (65+ only)	Absent (65+ only)	Absent (no service); ABI: under 65 only
Limited duration of treatment	No	In most cases	In many cases	In many cases	Absent(lack of service)	Absent (lack of service)	Absent (no service) ABI: Exception

^*PHN = Public Health Nurse.

^*PT = Physiotherapy.

^*OT = Occupational therapy.

^*SLT = Speech and language therapy.