Increased allied health services to general and acute medical units decreases length of stay: comparison with a historical cohort.

Objective The present study evaluated the effect of an initiative to fund increased allied health (AH) services, enabling increased days and both volume and scope of AH services, for general medical in-patients in the Central Adelaide Local Health Network for a 6-month trial period. Methods A quasi-experimental mixed-methods study was undertaken involving general medical in-patients at two acute tertiary-referral public hospitals with a prospective (December 2015-May 2016) and historical comparison (December 2014-May 2015) cohort. Outcome measures compared between the two cohorts included hospital length of stay (LOS), occupied bed-days, adverse events and AH service data.

Objective and subjective changes in voice quality after radiotherapy for early (T1 or T2, N0) laryngeal cancer: a pilot prospective cohort study.

Background: Limited data exist on long-term voice quality after treatment for early laryngeal cancer. We report on the feasibility of establishing a dedicated service to assess changes after radiotherapy.

Methods: From June 1999 to December 2005, all patients referred for radical radiotherapy for early laryngeal cancers were invited to join a prospective cohort study.