Promoting stroke-specific education.
Stroke is the most common cause of adult neurological disability in the UK. This article describes the reasons for the establishment of the UK Forum for Stroke Training and the Stroke-Specific Education Framework. It illustrates how these initiatives can be used to access a range of endorsed, stroke-specific courses to develop excellence in stroke care and multidisciplinary teamwork, as demanded by the Department of Health's National Stroke Strategy.
University of Central Lancashire, Preston. clwatkins@uclan.ac.uk
Caroline L
CL
Watkins
Michael J
MJ
Leathley
Campbell
C
Chalmers
Catherine
C
Curley
Jane E
JE
Fitzgerald
Lynn
L
Reid
Jane
J
Williams
D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000451:nursing*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D006113:United Kingdom