Maintaining our standards and following Best Practice –
The Staples team ensures best practice by
- following the Royal Collage of Physicians guidance on Stroke – https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/stroke-guidelines
- following the 2019 NICE diagnosis and initial management of Stroke in over 16’s guidelines
https://nice.org.uk/guidance/ng128
- Forming part of the Stroke Sentinel National Audit Programme where our performance is monitored – https://www.strokeaudit.org/. Our current overall organisational rating is “B”
- Forming part of the South West integrated Stroke delivery network with regular meetings with staff across the region
- Working closely with Derriford Hospital southwest Neuro Surgical Unit
- Working closely with Royal Devon and Exeter services
- Working closely with the National Stroke Association stroke.org
We are always striving to improve services as such here are some examples of recent quality improvement initiatives:
– Get up Get moving. We aim to get all patients, who are able, up and out of bed before breakfast. This replicates normal activity levels at home and encourages rehab.
– Self Ward based exercises. We aim to provide all patients, who are able, tasks/ exercises they can practice by themselves. This increases their intensity of rehabilitation and is evidenced to improve recovery.
– Digital Therapy. We utilise technology where appropriate as an aid to rehabilitation to increase self-practice for example using specific apps recommended on www.my-therappy.co.uk
-Evidence reviews – We regularly review current journals and literature to ensure evidenced based practice via our Pico Project.
– Communication Friendly Environment – We aim to provide a supportive and communication friendly environment. Using simple strategies, such as allowing time, pen and paper and encouraging patients is evidenced to help rehabilitation recovery.