Stroke: classification and diagnosis

Stroke is a chronic condition, and one of the main causes of death and disability in the UK. Since the National Audit Office Report in 2005, Reducing Brain Damage: Faster access to better stroke care, and publication of the National Stroke Strategy in 2007 there have been improvements in the level of stroke care provision in England. This study aims to measure the effects of these improvements, in terms of costs and outcomes, by modelling the stroke care pathway using a long-term perspective of ten years.