Acute Stroke
There are four main areas in early stroke management that have been demonstrated to reduce mortality and improve functional outcomes following stroke.They are:
- Rapid recognition of symptoms and diagnosis
- Emergency treatment for people with stroke
- Specialist care for people with acute stroke - early mobilisation
- Specialist care for people with acute stroke - patient-centred and goalorientated
care
Policy
The NSF describes Stroke key standardsand sets out the rationale and evidence base, followed by key actions required.
This national strategy is intended to provide a quality framework to secure improvements to stroke services
Guidance
The 1000 Lives Plus programme has published "Improving the Reliability of Acute Stroke Care" a "How to" Guide.
It aims to support teams delivering Acute Stroke Services around Wales to implement changes in the four areas for measurable improvement in outcome following stroke.
The published NICE clinical guideline on Stroke. This is a shorter version that the full guideline and contains the recommendations for health professionals and NHS bodies.
The third edition of these world-renowned stroke guidelines provides the reader with the most comprehensive coverage of stroke care to date, encompassing the whole of the stroke pathway from acute care through to longer-term rehabilitation and secondary prevention.
Evidence
The tables of evidence presented below list most of the evidence collected and collated to inform the National clinical guideline for stroke.
Data
The NHS Improvement Cardiac and Stroke data walls are a sign-posting resource that provides an overview of the current data landscape with supporting information about data collection and usage. The data walls also present key metrics within the framework of the whole patient pathway, and includes valuable strategic information.
