Implementation resources - Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard
Resources for consumers, clinicians and healthcare services to support implementation of the Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard.
For consumers
The Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard contains seven quality statements describing the care a patient should be offered for acute stroke.
The Guide explains each quality statement, what it means, and what you can do to have an active role in your care.
The Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard infographic provides key information on this national standard.
For clinicians and healthcare services
An overview of the Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard for clinicians. This Clinician Fact Sheet explains what the standard means for clinicians for each quality statement.
The presentation on the Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard is an introduction for clinicians and health services.
The Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard infographic provides key information on this national standard.
Presentations
Previous presentations about the Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard are linked below.
- Professor Richard Lindley, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Sydney Medical School
- Ms Brenda Booth, stroke survivor and consumer representative
- Professor Craig Anderson, Director of Stroke Services, RPA
- Dr Erin Lalor, former CEO, Stroke Foundation
More information
Further information and resources relating to stroke are available from the following links:
- National Stroke Foundation
- Stroke Society of Australasia
- My Stroke Journey - a resource kit for survivors of stroke and their carers
- The Stroke Foundation - resources relating to stroke prevention, treatment and research
- AuSDaT - The Australian Stroke Data Tool to offer hospital clinicians in acute and rehabilitation settings a single data collection tool for clinical monitoring in stroke care
- InformMe - a dedicated resource for health professionals to improve the treatment of stroke care