Advancing Stroke Services Conference

Improving the outcomes for stroke sufferers is a key priority for the NHS and a challenge for every stroke service in the UK. HSJ is providing this opportunity for you to attend this important conference to benchmark improvements to your services, learn from UK wide innovation, and share best practice. The conference is being held on 19th May 2009, why not click here for further information and to book your place!

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Approaching FAST...A National Campaign to Increase Stroke Awareness

The FAST campaign offers a simple way of learning and remembering the signs of stroke so the 'stroke saver' can identify when someone is having a stroke and react immediately. A leaflet and poster that support the campaign are available to download.

NHS Improvement Portal for Cancer, Cardiac, Diagnostics and Stroke Services

NHS Improvement is a newly formed national improvement programme working with clinical networks and NHS organisations to transform, deliver and sustain improvements across the entire pathway of care in cancer, cardiac, diagnostics and stroke services. This new national improvement initiative aims to build on their inimitable knowledge and experience and continue to pilot, test and support practical implementation of service redesign methods. Through the continuous development and support of clinical networks and individual pilot sites, NHS Improvement demonstrates a "how to" approach to achieve sustainable effective pathways and systems to improve the efficiency and quality of NHS services. Find out more here.

Information Leaflet for People with Stroke

Information leaflet for patients and their carers on care after stroke or transient ischaemic attack.

NICE Guideline for Stroke

The advice in the NICE guideline covers how healthcare professionals should recognise the symptoms of a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and make a diagnosis quickly; when people should have a brain scan and other types of scan; specialist care for people in the first 2 weeks after a stroke; drug treatments for people who have had a stroke; surgery for people who have had a stroke. Read the NICE guideline and full guideline.

Implementing the National Stroke Strategy - An Imaging Guide

This guide provides further detail on the recommendations set out in the National Stroke Strategy regarding imaging for transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and stroke. It sets out best practice and provides guidance on how imaging services may develop to provide gold standard TIA and stroke care