Useful Links

Information on Stroke

• NHS introduction to stroke
• BBC Health -Stroke

Stroke policy

• Scottish Government's Better Heart Disease and Stroke Care Action Plan
• Department of Health's National Stroke Strategy

Stroke Clinical Guidelines

• Royal College of Physician's National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke
• Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network Guidline 118 - Management of patients with stroke: Rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning
• Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network Guidline 119

Stroke charities

• Stroke Association
• Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland
• Different Strokes

Communication Charities

• Speakability (Action for Dysphasic Adults)
• Connect: The communication disability network

Physical activity and health

• Physical activity and health alliance

Physical Activity

• Scottish Government - Let’s make Scotland more active: a strategy for physical activity

Older People

• Department of Health: National Service Framework for Older People

Exercise professionals and health care

• Leaflet from REPS on the role of exercise professionals in supporting healthcare
• Register of Exercise Professionals
• Skills Active

Stroke research and audit

• UK Stroke Research Network (SRN)
• Scottish Stroke Care Audit
• NHS Scotland Information Ssevrices Division- Stroke