§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which authorities retain specialist stroke units. [100867]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information is not available in the format requested, as authorities use different definitions of specialist stroke units.
However the report on the National Sentinel Audit of stroke 1998 showed that in relation to organised stroke care 50 per cent. of National Health Service trusts nationally had a specialist stroke team, with 64 per cent. having a consultant with responsibility for stroke.
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§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the average cost of caring for a stroke victim in each health authority for the latest available year. [100865]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information is not available in the format requested.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what inquiries his Department has undertaken since 1992 to determine the impact of stroke on the population. [100870]
§ Mr. DenhamThe Department conducts annual monitoring of stroke mortality rates collected by the Office for National Statistics.
Every five years disability is monitored as part of the Health Survey of England.