See also
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Royal College of Physicians Stroke (Organisational) Audit 2012: Preparation NHS Wales (DOC, 143 KB) 24/04/12 |
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Sentinel Stroke Audit 2010 - Generic Report (PDF, 1 MB) 11/08/11 |
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Public Report of UK Carotid Endarterectomy Audit Round 3 (PDF, 944 KB) 27/07/11 |
External links
Stroke Service Redesign
The 1000 Lives Plus National Programme has published two documents Leading the Way to Safety and Quality Improvement and How to Improve: the Guide for reliable and sustainable improvement
The purpose of these guides is to support Board members and other organisational leaders to take a systematic approach and implement practical leadership interventions that can lead to transformational quality improvement.
- Leading the Way to Safety and Quality Improvement
- How to Improve: the Guide for reliable and sustainable improvement
'The 1000 Lives Plus 'Quality Improvement Guide’ brings together learning from around Wales – and further afield - to explain how a simple set of techniques can be applied to improve the quality of services provided.
These should be read in conjunction with:
- Improving the Reliability of Acute Stroke Care - How to Guide
- Improving Outcomes following Stroke by Improving Early Rehabilitation 2011/2012 - How to Guide
- Reducing the Incidence of Stroke by Improving the Reliability of TIA Services - How to Guide
NICE Guides
- NICE Commissioning Guide Service for the diagnosis and initial management of acute stroke
- NICE Commissioning Guide Service for the diagnosis and initial management of transient ischaemic attack and non-disabling stroke
- NICE Commissioning Guide Anticoagulation therapy service
They should be read in conjunction with the following NICE guidance:
The NICE guideline should also be read with the Department of Health National Stroke Strategy.
Stroke Audit
NICE Audit support is developed to support the implementation of NICE guidance. The aim is to help NHS organisations with a baseline assessment and to assist with the audit process, thereby helping to ensure that practice is in line with the NICE recommendations. The audit support is based on the key recommendations of the guidance and includes criteria and data collection tools.
It is suggested that the audit based on this guideline is considered in conjunction with other national priorities such as:
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