Stroke treatment teams share best practice ideas
Members of the multidisciplinary stroke teams across Hywel Dda Health Board have shared their methods to improve patient care at a national conference. Six posters from Bronglais Hospital and one each from Withybush Hospital and Prince Philip Hospital were displayed at the Welsh Stroke Conference, with one on patient centred goal planning from the Bronglais Hospital multidisciplinary team being chosen for an official presentation. The patient centred goal planning process has seen a 100 per cent of stroke patients stating they now know about their personal goals compared to just 30 per cent before the changes were implemented. Hywel Dda Health Board has pledged to help prevent 125 people a year suffering a stroke over the next five years. Within the health board 50 people a month are admitted to our hospitals after suffering a stroke. Of these one will die as a result of their stroke and only around 50% will be discharged back to their usual place of residence. The health board p...