Going up a gear: practical steps to improve stroke care

Publication from the Stroke Improvement Programme

The Stroke Improvement Programme's publication draws together the key themes and learning from the 2009/10 projects and includes ‘top tips’ that have emerged from the projects to help others as they make improvements in stroke care. 

The four sections of Going up a gear: practical steps to improve stroke care can be downloaded:

	Going up a gear: Practical steps to improve stroke care The Stroke Improvement Programme's publication draws together the key themes and learning from the 2009/10 projects and includes ‘top tips’ that have emerged from the projects to help others as they make improvements in stroke care. (Published June 2010)
	Implementing best practice in acute care: case studies from the Stroke Improvement Programme projects (Published April 2010 )
	Improving post hospital and long term care: case studies from the Stroke Improvement Programme projects (Published April 2010 )
	Joining up prevention: case studies from the Stroke Improvement Programme projects (Published April 2010 )

The Stroke Improvement Programme worked with 37 project sites in 2009/10 on implementing the National Stroke Strategy.  The projects aimed to help clinical teams improve their service and to generate
learning to benefit others. Projects were grouped into four areas, based on sections of the strategy:
• Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
• Acute stroke care
• Transfer of care
• Rehabilitation

Full case studies from the projects are available to download here.

The publication was launched at the Stroke Improvement Programme’s event Accelerating Progress in Stroke Care: Learning and Outcomes from the Stroke Improvement Programme National Projects, held at the Guoman Tower on Tuesday 22 June 10.  Presentations and project posters from the event are available.