The 5th round of the National Sentinel Audit of Stroke on the organisation of care was conducted in April 2006 having taken place on a two-year cycle since 1998.
Aims
The aims of the audit are:
- to enable Trusts to benchmark the quality of their stroke services compared to national standards
- to identify changes in stroke service organisation and quality of care for stroke patients since the 2004 national sentinel audit
- to evaluate the extent to which the National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke have been implemented
- to monitor the progress of stroke care delivery post National Service Framework Older People.