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Isle Of Wight Stroke Services Rated Top In National NHS Audit

Jeannine Johnson (L) and Dr Ugnius Sukys

Isle of Wight stroke services have received the highest award for stroke care in the region.

The services received an 'A' star rating in the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP).

The audit is the single source of stroke data for England and looks at all main aspects of stroke care including the quality and performance of services for every stroke patient admitted and/or discharged from hospital.

The latest independent quarterly report puts St Mary’s Hospital top out of six neighbouring hospitals which routinely admit the majority of stroke patients for stroke care and places the Island in the top 16% of best performing Trusts in the country.

Jeannine Johnson, Consultant Nurse and Clinical Lead for Stroke at St. Mary’s Hospital said:

“Achieving A grade is not only an important quality marker but a fantastic achievement for the whole stroke team who have worked so hard to get here.

“Our partnership with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has been such a benefit to the Island.

"Working together we have improved all aspects of care for our patients."

St Mary’s has a stroke specialist nursing team which operates 7 days a week and is available to assess any suspected stroke within minutes of the person arriving at the Emergency Department.

 

Dr Ugnius Sukys, Consultant Stroke Physician and Clinical Director for Stroke at Portsmouth University Hospitals NHS Trust said:

“Treating stroke is always about the critical time to save the brain and about immediate actions to restore circulation.

“Like in Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight now has a similar and fast stroke treatment pathway which is proving to be extremely effective."

Care is provided in the Acute Stroke Unit which is a high-dependency ward providing specialist services for people who have had a new suspected stroke.

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