See also
Stroke Evidence Base
The Health in Wales Stroke Services Improvement databases contain links to resources including those from the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NHS Improvement and the Department of Health.NHS Evidence
NHS Evidence is a service for frontline staff working in health and social care. It provides free access high quality clinical and non-clinical information.
Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation
The Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation (EBRSR) is the most comprehensive and up-to-date review available examining both therapy-based and pharmacological interventions associated with stroke rehabilitation.
Public Health Wales Observatory
Scottish Public Health Obervatory
Scottish Public Health Obervatory’s purpose is to describe the pattern of health across the Scottish population. As a supplementary service to users its website includes links to external sources of quality-assured evidence on effectiveness of interventions.
Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library provides independent high-quality evidence for health care decision making.
- Cochrane Database - Stroke (browse by sub-topics)
- The Cochrane Library - Topic Index Page (scroll down for stroke)
- Cochrane Stroke Group - List of Reviews, Protocols and Titles registered with the Cochrane Stroke Group
Additional Resources
Bandolier offers a Library of papers focussing on stroke – lifestyle, treatment, risk, complementary therapy, rehabilitation
MedlinePlus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine producing trusted information on health topics
The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination is an international centre of excellence in evidence synthesis delivering high-quality research evidence and promoting the use of research evidence in health policy and practice.
The aim of the Stroke Research Network is to facilitate stroke research by bringing about focused, effective investment to enhance NHS research infrastructure for stroke, and to increase collaborative working between academics, stroke clinicians, stroke service users and research funders.
The World Health Organization's (WHO) Health Evidence Network gatheris best expertise from key partners in national and international institutions, and analyses data and the research results to propose evidence-based public health interventions.
- Health Evidence Network (WHO)
Key objectives of the European Stroke Association (ESO) include the development of public policies to reduce the number of stroke-associated deaths and the reduction of the global burden caused by stroke throughout Europe.
