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Stroke Information and Guidelines
for Health Professionals
NZ Stroke Management Guidelines
Through this link you can access a collection of protocols used by some stroke services in NZ Hospitals. These may be shared freely and used as a basis for local protocols.
and Management of Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) >
NZ Guidelines for the Assessment and Management
of Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) >
New Zealand protocols for the management
of stroke and transient ischemic attack >
New Zealand Guidelines Group >
Life after stroke New Zealand guideline for management of stroke >
Summary of Life after stroke >
Australian Stroke Management Guidelines
www.strokefoundation.com.au/clinical-guidelines >
These Clinical Guidelines have been developed to provide a series of evidence-based recommendations related to stroke and are based on the most comprehensive review in Australia.
US Stroke Management Guidelines.
www.strokecenter.org/prof/guidelines.htm >
The Internet Stroke center in Washington is a comprehensive site with loads of information for patients, families and health care professionals. It has links to many other sites, reference material, drug information and trials.
UK Stroke Guidelines
UK DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH:
Action on stroke services: an evaluation toolkit ('ASSET') has been created to help health care organisations improve and transform stroke services for patients.
Case Study Pack >
A series of ten case studies covering Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIAs), Multidisciplinary Stroke Services, and the Workforce.
Good Practice Examples in the Older People’s NSF Standards >
Key publications about older people's services, including downloads on stroke.
NSF for older people: Standard 5 – Stroke >
The report shows that notable progress has been made from a low starting point and recommends further improvements in preventing, treating and managing stroke patients, in line with recent evidence.
New ways of working in stroke care >
Examples of new or extended roles for those involved with the care of stroke victims and their carers
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS:
National clinical guidelines for stroke (2nd edition) >
This concise guide summarises the recommendations, graded according to the evidence, from the National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke, 2nd edition.
SCOTTISH INTERCOLLEGIATE GUIDELINES NETWORK:
Stroke: Core Competencies for Healthcare Staff >
The heart of this document is divided into two sections. Part A states the core competencies which should be familiar to all healthcare staff working with individuals with stroke. Part B sets out a knowledge and skills framework which staff can use to enhance and develop their fundamental knowledge.
Management of Patients with Stroke: rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning
Management of patients with stroke part I: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention
Management of patients with stroke part II: management of carotid stenosis and carotid endarterectomy
Stroke Foundation of N.Z. Inc (National office)
P O Box 12482
L1, Federation House
95-99 Molesworth Street
WELLINGTON
Tel: 04 472 8099
0800 STROKE (0800 78 76 53)
E-mail: strokenz@stroke.org.nz
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