Education in stroke: strategies to improve stroke patient care.
'Stroke units save lives', but organized care requires expert staff and regular training to be effective. However, the quality of inpatient care for stroke remains poor, and stroke education is often fragmented between the health-care professions. This review describes some national and local strategies aimed at ensuring that all patients are cared for by expert staff.
Gompertz
Patrick
P
Barts and the London Trust, Department of Health Care of Older People, Barts and the London Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, Royal London Hospital (Mile End), London E1 4DG.
Slack
Andrew
A
Vogel
Mira
M
Burrows
Sharon
S
Clark
Philippa
P
D016251:CD-ROM; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011379:Prognosis; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D013664:Teaching Materials