NHS England: Acute and/or combined stroke units with 5/6 key characteristics considered key components of acute stroke unit care (continuous physiological monitoring; access to scanning within 3 hours of admission/24 hour brain imaging; policy for direct
Published By Health and Social Care Information Centre
Issued about 10 years ago
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There are no nationally agreed standards for acute stroke units. These features are considered by the Intercollegiate Stroke working party to be key components of acute stroke unit care and could be used to identify resource allocation for acute stroke and they wish to know whether these acute features are also present on combined stroke units. The criteria have been tightened since Round 5.