Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard

Strokes affect thousands of Australians each year and are a major cause of death and disability. About 37000 Australians were admitted to hospital with a stroke in 2012, equating to one stroke every 15 minutes.
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed AcuteStroke - the Case for Improvement to support the implementation of the Acute Stroke ClinicalCare Standard. Designed for a wide audience, including clinicians and health services, the resource highlights what is known about the evidence, best practice and current practice, and the opportunities to bring these closer together.