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Content ArticleThrombectomy is a game-changing treatment for stroke. It changes the course of recovery from stroke in an instant, significantly reducing the chance of disabilities like paralysis, visual impairment and communication difficulties. It is also extremely cost-effective. Rolling out thrombectomy fully could save the UK £73 million a year, by reducing demand for rehabilitation and community support services. But thrombectomy isn’t currently available for everyone who needs it (~10% of all stroke patients). The treatment is subject to a postcode lottery and in 2020/21, nearly 80% (5,889) of patients in England who needed a thrombectomy missed out. This report from the Stroke Assoication features some of the amazing people working tirelessly to improve outcomes for stroke patients, under challenging circumstances and often at a personal cost. And most importantly, it shows how truly life-changing thrombectomy can be for patients. The Stroke Association hopes this report will galvanise action at government and ICS levels that will benefit both stroke patients and professionals. They must urgently secure access to a 24/7 thrombectomy service, for every stroke patient who needs.
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Content ArticleThe Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP), which assesses the care provided for patients during and after they receive inpatient care following a stroke, has published its ninth annual report. Based on data from April 2021 to March 2022, the report aims to identify which aspects of stroke care need to be improved with a particular focus on changes in stroke care over the last two years and the ‘roads’ that need to be followed in order to restore the quality of care. SSNAP measures the process of care against evidence-based quality standards referring to the interventions that any patient may be expected to receive. These standards are laid out in the latest clinical guidelines and include: whether patients receive clot busting drugs (thrombolysis). interventions for clot retrieval (thrombectomy). how quickly they receive a brain scan. how much therapy is delivered in hospital and at home.
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Content ArticleThe Stroke Association's Saving Brains campaign aims to raise awareness of thrombectomy, a game-changing surgical treatment for stroke that many patients in the UK are currently missing out on. Thrombectomy can prevent further damage occurring to the brain in people having a stroke. It is a time-critical treatment and there is variation in access to the procedure across the country, In this video, stroke patients Karen and Phil talk about their experiences of treatment. Karen was able to have a timely thrombectomy and regained full mobility immediately following the procedure. Phil wasn't able to access thrombectomy due to the service not being available in his area at weekends; as a result, his recovery has been slower and more difficult.
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Content ArticleThe CVDPREVENT audit contributes to a strategic objective outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan to prevent 150,000 strokes, heart attacks and cases of dementia over the next ten years. The audit works with system partners to drive cardiovascular disease (CVD) quality improvement. Mary Wills is a patient representative for the CVDPREVENT audit, and in this blog she describes her family's experience of CVD and why she was keen to get involve in CVDPREVENT. She talks about the value of hearing from other patients and carers in the first Patient Panel meeting and being invited to contribute to CVDPREVENT Steering Group meetings.
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Content ArticleThis Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) investigation focused on: the management of VTE risk in inpatients following thrombolysis for an acute stroke detection of medical problems (that impact on VTE risk) occurring in inpatients following thrombolysis for an acute stroke.
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Stroke VTE safety recommendations (February 2015)
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The US based, Stroke VTE (venous thromboembolism) Safety Recommendations provide four key steps to help prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in stroke patients. -
Content ArticleIn this blog, published by Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety, Drs. Nidhi Madan and Annabelle Volgman discuss why early detection of atrial fibrillation can lead to a significant reduction of morbidity and mortality.
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Content ArticleThis article, published by Medium, looks at the story of a woman who had a stroke while pregnant. Both survived. The authors highlight a growing concern that the US is in the midst of a maternal morbidity and mortality crisis.
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Content ArticleThe location of care for many brain-injured patients has changed since 2012, following the development of major trauma centres. Advances in management of ischaemic stroke have led to the urgent transfer of many more patients. The basis of care has remained largely unchanged, however, with emphasis on maintaining adequate cerebral perfusion as the key to preventing secondary injury. Organisational aspects and training for transfers are highlighted, the Association of Anaesthetists have included an expanded section on paediatric transfers. This guideline has also provided a table with suggested blood pressure parameters for the common types of brain injury but acknowledge that there is little evidence for many of the recommendations. These guidelines remain a mix of evidence-based and consensus-based statements.
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Content ArticleDan Phillips, Clinical Lead from the East of England Ambulance Service, talks to General Broadcast about their aims to reduce time on scene for seriously unwell patients. He looks specifically at a project called 10-10 and how to improve outcomes for stroke patients.
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Content ArticleThe major conditions strategy is a national framework being developed by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). It will focus on six major groups of conditions: cancers cardiovascular diseases, including stroke and diabetes chronic respiratory diseases dementia mental ill health musculoskeletal disorders This briefing by NHS Confederation examines how the upcoming major conditions strategy can set the conditions to prevent, treat and manage multimorbidity in England.
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Content ArticleAn estimated 1.3 billion people—16% of the global population—experience a significant disability today. People with disabilities have the right to the highest standard of health, however, this report by the World Health Organization (WHO) demonstrates that while some progress has been made in recent years, many people with disabilities continue to die earlier and have poorer health than others. The report demonstrates how these poor health outcomes are due to unfair conditions faced by people with disabilities in all areas of life, including in the health system itself.
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Content ArticleNationally, it is estimated that nearly 1.4 million people in the UK are affected by atrial fibrillation (AF), and a quarter of these people are unaware that they have AF. AF causes an irregular or abnormally fast heart rate. It increases the risk of stroke by up to five times, with about 12,500 strokes per year directly attributed to AF. Recognising and receiving proper treatment for AF is important because the strokes due to AF are often more severe, with a survival rate of only 50 per cent and a risk of increased disability among those who do survive, compared to those who have a non-AF related stroke. At the age of 40, we all have a one in four lifetime risk of developing AF. Eleven AHSNs have contributed to the detection of 365 patients with undiagnosed atrial fibrillation, in one year. This means that the equivalent of one stroke per day has been prevented by this work, saving lives, reducing disability, and saving almost £8.5 million to the NHS and social care.
