title: A district stroke service.
abstract: Stroke is the third most common cause of death in Britain, but despite its medical and economic importance, management of the three facets of stroke--prevention, acute care and rehabilitation--has been unstructured and poor value for money. This article considers how these issues might be more effectively addressed by a pragmatic coordinated approach to the whole problem of stroke in a health authority.
authors.affiliation: King's College Hospital Regional Neurosciences Unit, Canterbury.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pollock
mesh_terms: D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology