title: Better prepared for stroke care.
abstract: Stroke units across the UK employ untrained healthcare assistants (HCAs) to assist with nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Stroke unit, Croydon University Hospital.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D006757:Hospital Units / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education*; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*; D006113:United Kingdom