1.  The Table below shows the number of new cases that have actually attended the RRU assessment clinics in Year 3 and the accumulative total for year for the 3 years.

	Outcomes Year 3 (1 Apr 2006-31 Mar 2007)	Accumulated Total for 3 Years (1 Apr 2004-31 Mar 2007)
Patients Assessed	7,168	17,610
Physio/rehab only	5,766	14,560
Referral to Fast Track Ortho surgery	705	1,816
Number of these discharged from rehab	10,254 (accumulated total)	10,254

  2.  The following specific benefits of RRUs have been noted at the time of in the 2007 End of Year Results.

(a)  80%+ of patients successfully treated by physio/rehab alone

(b)  10% only required accelerated access to fast-track orthopaedic surgery.

(c)  In the past all of these patients would probably have been referred to orthopaedic surgeons and/or DMRC with long waiting times to be assessed and treated.

(d)  Over 10000 patients have been discharged, the vast majority fully fit for task. This figure will always lag behind those assessed as rehab takes time to complete successfully.

(e)  The development of the RRU Programme has permitted DMRC to focus on the more complex rehab cases, including amputees and neuro-rehab for brain injured patients.