Preventing Accidental Injury: Priorities for Action, DoH (2002)
Published in 2002, “Preventing Accidental Injury – Priorities for Action”, Report to the Chief Medical Officer from The Accidental Injury Task Force, can be viewed on
World Health Organisation: Active Ageing Resources
The WHO have produced a number of publications on how to increase activity in older people, including the Heidelberg Guidelines on Promotion of Activity to Older People. These documents are available in a number of different languages. All links available on this URL.
Welsh Assembly Govt 2010: Promoting cardiovascular health: the stroke risk reduction action plan
Published in June 2010, the Welsh Assembly Action Plan for Stroke highlights that Strokes are the leading cause of adult disability in Wales and the third most common cause of death. The aim of the action plan is to reduce the number of cases of stroke and the number of stroke related deaths. It will…
Welsh Assembly Government 2007: Improving Stroke Services: A Programme of Work
The purpose of this Welsh Health Circular (WHC) is to build on the 2007-08 requirements of WHC (2007) 58 by setting out a formal programme of work to improve services for patients who are at risk of, or who have had a stroke. View it here.
Improving Stroke Services in Northern Ireland 2008
These Northern Ireland recommendations seek to make improvements in the key areas of prevention; treatment and rehabilitation of stroke patients. Achieving this will require a significant service re-organisation and re-design so that the whole system, including primary, community, secondary, voluntary and independent sectors as well as other statutory bodies, work collaboratively, in partnership to provide…
Dept of Health Stroke Strategy 2007
This national strategy is intended to provide a quality framework to secure improvements to stroke services, to provide guidance and support to commissioners and strategic health authorities and social care, and inform the expectations of patients and their families by providing a guide to high quality health/social care services. The Strategy and related documents can…
Better Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Care: Strategy for Scotland 2009
This Strategy document updates the 2002 Strategy for CHD and Stroke Care in Scotland. It can be downloaded from the Scottish Government Website.
Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke: Strategy for Scotland 2002
In 2002, the Scottish Executive (now Scottish Government) published its Strategy for reducing the incidence and improving the care of Coronary heart disease and Stroke. The Strategy can be viewed here.
Scottish Stroke Care Audit 2009
There is strong evidence that well organised stroke care improves the outcome of patients having a stroke. In Scotland, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHSQIS) have developed guidelines and standards aimed at delivering that care. New NHSQIS standards based on the new SIGN Guidelines have been published in 2009.…
Active Ageing Resources – DWP & BHFNCPAH
An invitation to participate in a programme of celebratory events and festivals highlighting the importance of Active Ageing and physical activity for older people. From July 2010 the BHF National Centre is leading a programme of Active Ageing events with the purpose of: * Providing a national and local profile to celebrate and promote the…