The issue of stroke care is one I often think about. Many homes do stroke training and updating. But in truth it is hardly the focus for most care/nursing homes. Have any of you out there got any best proctice guidlines you could share with us?
Meanwhile this from the BBC gives a taste of the current situation.
“Failings in stroke care are leaving thousands dead or unnecessarily disabled each year, warn experts.
The Stroke Association says too few patients are treated in specialist stroke units, or given the right drugs.
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence and Royal College of Physicians hope new guidelines for England and Wales will help boost care.
The Department of Health said its stroke strategy for England was already improving care.
Too often in the past, vital stroke guidelines such as these have been put on a shelf and ignored, causing unnecessary deaths, disability and loss of independence for many thousands of people
Joe Korner
Stroke AssociationEach year, approximately 150,000 people in the UK suffer a stroke, and 67,000 people die as a result.
However, specialists say that the toll of deaths and permanent disability could be radically reduced if the NHS offered the appropriate care at the appropriate time.
