Updated National Clinical Guideline for Stroke (Royal College of Physicians)

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary

This updated guideline, from the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party at the Royal College of Physicians, covers:

  1. Commissioning of stroke services.
  2. Organisation of stroke services.
  3. Acute phase care.
  4. Secondary prevention.
  5. Recovery phase from impairments and limited activities: rehabilitation.
  6. Long-term management.
  7. Profession-specific concise guidelines.

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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].

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