§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how the stroke milestone in the older people's National Service Framework is defined; and how many hospitals have access to(a) peripatetic specialised teams and (b) a team in place in the hospital. [171077]
§ Dr. LadymanStandard 5 of the national service framework (NSF) for older people sets out the requirements for a specialised stroke service.
The Department is monitoring on a quarterly basis the number of hospitals that have stroke services and the number of these that have introduced specialised stroke services. The NSF makes it clear that all specialised stroke services should be co-ordinated through an integrated team, although the exact make up of that team will bedetermined locally. This more detailed information is not collected centrally.