UK moves to address dire state of stroke care
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
There can be no stronger argument for a revolutionary investment in diagnostic imaging in the UK than is shown by the need for a radical improvement in the care of stroke - or do this specialism's needs lie elsewhere? The government, clinicians and pressure groups do not know the answer to this question and the ignorance is resulting in high levels of death and morbidity, which are not even recorded correctly due to widespread delay or failures in diagnosing stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA).