Written question asked by Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 16 January 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 February 2003. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Thursday, 6 February 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what work is being done to ensure that stroke patients receive rapid assessment and appropriate treatment. - (Holding answer 22 January 2003).

Answer: Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what work is being done to ensure that stroke patients receive rapid assessment and appropriate treatment. [92362] Jacqui Smith :[holding answer 22 January 2003]: The Department published the national service framework for older people, which includes a standard on stroke, on 27 March 2001. It sets out a comprehensive strategy to ensure fair, high quality integrated health and social care and reduce variations in services. The stroke standard provides for stroke prevention, immediate care, early and continuing rehabilitation and long-term support as components of a service model for integrated specialist stroke services, which will build on current arrangements. The target is to put this in place in all general hospitals, which care for people with stroke, by April 2004.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 92362; 399 c455W;399 c453W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Diagnosis Medical treatments Patients Older people Standards Strokes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk