Early Stroke Care - Improving early presentation of TIA/stroke patients to specialist services

Principal Investigators: Professor Tom Robinson

Other key staff: Dr Dawn Coleby

Partners involved: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, NHS Leicester City and NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland

Summary: This study is a cluster-randomised study in primary health care and will be focusing on the recommended interventions arising from another research study (the BEATS study), targeted at patient, public and health care professional education, and supported by agreed local protocols for assessment, investigation and management of TIA/ stroke. The interventions derived from the BEATS study results, will be also be informed by our research in the diabetes population, where there is significant local expertise in self-management and education and assessment of vascular risk.

Aims:

• These are being developed

Further information: Patient involvement is coordinated in partnership with the Stroke Research Network. If you would like to be involved in this study, or for more information, please contact Mr Bill O'Leary, Early Detection Theme Manager

Start date: 10/2010                                                                                    Expected end date: 03/2012

Study outcomes:

• If successful, people in LNR who experience a stroke or TIA will see a specialist as soon as possible and the necessary medical/surgical/rehabilitation interventions will be delivered faster