Barriers to optimal stroke service care and solutions: a qualitative study engaging people with stroke and their wh ānau

CONCLUSION: Key recommendations include the need for improved access to stroke unit care for rural residents, improved post-discharge support and care coordination involving the whānau, improved communication across the patient journey, and a concerted effort to improve culturally safe care. Next step is to implement and monitor these recommendations.PMID:35728251

Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - June 21, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Matire L N Harwood Anna Ranta Stephanie G Thompson Syrah M Ranta Karen Brewer John H Gommans Alan Davis P Alan Barber Marine Corbin John N Fink Harry K McNaughton Ginny Abernethy Jackie Girvan Valery Feigin Andrew Wilson Dominique Cadilhac Hayley Denison Source Type: research