Summary
This updated guideline, from the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party at the Royal College of Physicians, covers:
- Commissioning of stroke services.
- Organisation of stroke services.
- Acute phase care.
- Secondary prevention.
- Recovery phase from impairments and limited activities: rehabilitation.
- Long-term management.
- Profession-specific concise guidelines.
Reference
National clinical guideline for stroke. Prepared by the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party. London: Royal College of Physicians, September 2012. 4th ed.
[A brief reference to this item features in Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWNHST), Volume 3 Issue 5, January 2013].