title: Authors' reply to Hill and Rudd.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK steve.morris@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.affiliation: Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Rachael M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK.
authors.forename: Angus I G
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Ramsay
authors.affiliation: Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boaden
authors.affiliation: Division of Health and Social Care Research, School of Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McKevitt
authors.affiliation: Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.affiliation: King's College London Stroke Research Patients and Family Group, Division of Health and Social Care Research, School of Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Nanik
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pursani
authors.affiliation: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Anthony G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Rudd
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK.
authors.forename: Simon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester Stroke and Vascular Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.
authors.forename: Pippa J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Tyrrell
authors.affiliation: Division of Health and Social Care Research, School of Medicine, King's College London, London, UK National Institute of Health Research Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Charles D A
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK.
authors.forename: Naomi J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Fulop
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*