Weekend Admissions and Increased Risk for Mortality: Less Urgent Treatments Only?—Reply

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We thank Sheppard et al, Bray et al, and Manfredini et al for their interest in our study on weekend stroke care.¹ The results Sheppard and colleagues quote reiterate the need for better access to urgent stroke care at weekends. As such, we fully agree that addressing this issue should be a key consideration for future configurations of stroke services.