***Apologies for cross-posting.***
The Stroke Specialist Library has been launched at the UK Stroke Forum
conference (4th - 6th December) to coincide with the publication of the
Department of Health's National Stroke Strategy launched on the 5th
December 2007 by the Secretary of State for Health. The strategy is
available to download from the Stroke Library homepage at
www.library.nhs.uk/stroke.
Stroke is the third commonest cause of death and biggest single cause of
disability in the UK. The National Audit Office reported on the state of
stroke care in the NHS two years ago and highlighted areas for
improvement, including public and professional knowledge of this
potentially devastating condition, and improved access to care by
specialist stroke teams. Professor Roger Boyle was subsequently asked to
add stroke to his existing responsibilities as National Director for Heart
Disease.
The Stroke Specialist Library team has drawn on the expertise of a
steering group comprising representatives from a wide range of
stakeholders including the Department of Health, Stroke Association,
British Association of Stroke Physicians, UK Stroke Nurses' Forum and NHS
Institute, together with colleagues from the Neurological Conditions and
Later Life Specialist Libraries, to produce a detailed collection
development strategy to bring together key, high quality resources that
will help NHS staff and patients work together to improve care,
complementing the new Stroke Strategy.
Find out more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/stroke
Regards
April Coombe & Sharon Stevens
Stroke Specialist Library
NHS West Midlands
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