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Joined-up working required for effective stroke rehab services
Stroke is a major health problem in the UK. Each year an estimated 150,000 people have a stroke - equivalent to one person every five minutes.
In its first clinical guideline on stroke rehabilitation, NICE says that people with disability after stroke should receive rehabilitation in a dedicated stroke inpatient unit, and subsequently from a specialist stroke team within the community.
Source: NHS Networks - June 20, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Stroke bulletin
The bulletin offers succinct and independent news and information for anyone working in stroke and the association is keen to widen its remit to cover the whole of the UK.Reaching over 1,600 stroke professionals it’s a great way to keep in touch with developments in the stroke world, so if you’d like to subscribe, share information, news and good ideas, or to publicise your events or training courses please contact: Improvement.Bulletin@stroke.org.uk
Source: NHS Networks - May 16, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Stroke toolkit
This toolkit reflects the priorities in stroke prevention, identification, acute care, and rehabilitation to help support Integrated stroke delivery networks to understand the priorities in stroke care along the whole stroke pathway.
Source: NHS Networks - August 5, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHS ‘lifeline’ for hundreds of stroke survivors
Stroke Connect, a partnership with the NHS and the Stroke Association provides stroke survivors with support and advice in the early days following hospital discharge, without having to leave the house.
Source: NHS Networks - August 31, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Wessex HIEC launches online training and brochure for stroke care teams
The University of Central Lancashire, in collaboration with the Wessex HIEC and the Wessex stroke clinical leads forum for early supported discharge (ESD), has launched an online training package for professionals involved in stroke care. The clinical leads forum has also developed a brochure for patients and their families to understand more about the condition and information specific to their own care.
Source: NHS Networks - February 19, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Sentinel stroke national audit programme reports
The organisational audit measures the staffing levels, resources and facilities available in every hospital that cares for stroke patients acutely whilst the annual patient care audit provides answers to questions about the type of patient having a stroke, whether or not they are being treated quickly enough, receive enough therapy, where patients go for treatment including after their hospital stay, and whether they get the clot-busting drugs they require. More .....
Source: NHS Networks - December 5, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Stroke treatment in England varies widely by location
Of the 68,800 patients admitted to hospital with stroke during 2013/14, 60% were admitted to an acute stroke unit within four hours of arrival at hospital. This figure varied by CCG, from 22% of patients in NHS Wyre Forest CCG to 85% in NHS Hillingdon CCG. More ....
Source: NHS Networks - December 24, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Costs of stroke three times higher than thought
A report from the Stroke Association estimates that the current cost of stroke to the UK is £26 billion every year, a threefold increase from the previous estimated cost of £9 billion.
Source: NHS Networks - November 2, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Guide for stroke survivors
Around 80,000 people a year are admitted to hospital with a stroke, and there are more than one million stroke survivors in England.
Source: NHS Networks - November 12, 2018 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Guidance on the 2019/20 CQUIN: Six month reviews for stroke survivors
Supporting guidance for the community CQUIN for providers of stroke community services outlines how to undertake six month post stroke reviews.
Source: NHS Networks - April 10, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Integrated stroke delivery networks
This document outlines best practice stroke care; from prevention initiatives aimed addressing health inequalities, more efficient diagnosis through improved imaging services, cutting-edge treatments and innovative rehabilitation and life after stroke services.
Source: NHS Networks - May 28, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
National stroke service model
NHS England and NHS Improvement has published the national stroke service model outlining best practice for stroke care in England.
Source: NHS Networks - June 4, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Post-acute stroke audit
The Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP), which assesses the care provided for patients during and after they receive inpatient care following a stroke, has published its post-acute organisational audit report.
Source: NHS Networks - December 16, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Integrated community stroke service
This publication outlines the integrated community stroke service (ICSS), which is part of the national stroke service model.
Source: NHS Networks - March 24, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Artificial intelligence revolutionising stroke care
Stroke patients across the country are benefitting from quicker treatment and improved outcomes thanks to government investment in cutting edge artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose and determine the best treatment for patients who suffer a stroke.
Source: NHS Networks - December 30, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
