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The UK forum for stroke training and the stroke-specific education framework
Abstract
This short article comments on the stroke-specific education framework being implemented through the UK Forum for Stroke Training. Caroline Watkins, Professor of Stroke and Older People's Care, Clinical Practice Research Unit, University of Central Lancashire; Tracey Barron, Research and Studies Officer, Priority Dispatch Corp, Bristol; David Davis, Clinical Pathways Coordinator/Stroke Lead, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Steve Hatton, Emergency Care Practitioner, Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Damian Jenkinson, National Clinical Lead, NHS Improvement-Stroke Improvement Programme; Stephanie Jones, Senior Lecturer, Clinical Practice Research Unit, University of Central Lancashire; Christopher Price, Consultant Physician in Stroke, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Medicine, Newcastle University; Adrian South, Deputy Medical Director, Trust Headquarters, Devon; Tom Quinn, Professor of Clinical Practice, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey; Michael Leathley, Principal Lecturer, Clinical Practice Research Unit, University of Central Lancashire. Email for correspondence:
The White Paper Liberating the NHS signals a new decentralized approach to workforce planning, education and training in England (Department of Health (DH), 2010), with implications for all sectors of the health service, including ambulance services.
Stroke is a prime example of a condition where ambulance services and other NHS organizations deliver care according to national quality markers and guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), the Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC) and elsewhere; but in the context of significant local heterogeneity in models of care (The Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party, 2010).
In 2007, the DH published an ambitious 10–year strategy for improving stroke services, describing what ‘good care’ looks like and, crucially, a commitment to develop the clinical workforce. Expert panels and public representatives examined the stroke care pathway described in the National Stroke Strategy (DH, 2007) to identify learning outcomes for each of its clinical and service recommendations.
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