Press release
Haringey stroke services among best in country
13 January 2011
Care and support provided for people who have suffered strokes in Haringey is among the best in the country, according to a national survey.
Haringey was ranked fifth out of 151 primary care trusts and local authorities across England and was the best in London.
The announcement was made by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the watchdog for health and social care services across the country, following a recent independent review.
Stroke services are provided jointly by Haringey Council and NHS Haringey. The service makes sure people have the necessary support and advice to help them resume their lives in the community after suffering a stroke.
Haringey scored top results for:
· Making the necessary arrangements to give people a smooth transfer home from hospital after being treated for a stroke.
· Helping people to resume their usual family life and leisure activities.
· Regularly monitoring how people are managing after their stroke and whether they need any additional support.
· Providing a comprehensive range of information to people who have had a stroke.
NHS Haringey also scored highly in:
· Providing early supported discharge.
· Access to a range of services.
· Care and support for carers.
· Helping people choose the services they want.
· Involving stroke survivors and carers in planning and developing services working together across health and social services to provide “joined-up” stroke care services.
However, there were areas for further improvements in some areas:
· Helping people to avoid having another stroke, monitoring checks done by GPs, and advice provided.
· Staying healthy a year after stroke, surviving stroke and keeping out of hospital, one year after.
· Care and support after TIA (or mini-stroke). Medicine, tests and care after a Transient Ischemic Attack.
We have named GPs who will lead on these improvements.
NHS Haringey & Haringey Council stroke care co-ordinator Tristan Brice said:
“Haringey’s strong performance recognises the work that the PCT and council have done to help people resume their lives after suffering from a stroke.
“We have maintained this momentum setting up an implementation team to tackle the areas which require further improvement including greater engagement with GPs.”
Cllr Dilek Dogus, Cabinet Member for Adults and Community Services, said:
“Strokes can have a devastating effect on people’s lives.
“This report shows that the support we give to individuals, their families and carers is among the best in the country and is something our teams can be very proud of.
“We have devoted a lot of time and effort into both care and treatment as well as prevention.”
The Care Quality Commission looked at how services across the country help people who have had a stroke after they leave hospital and how well services supported carers and family members.
For further Information please contact Farah Butt on
020 8442 6322 or email
farah.butt@haringey.nhs.uk