Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on recommended clinician staffing levels for stroke units.
The recommended staffing levels in the National Guidelines for Stroke (5th edition) in 2016 are as follows:
| Physio-therapist | Occupational | Speech and language therapist | Clinical neuro-psychologist/clinical psychologist | Dietitian | Nurse | Consultant stroke physician |
(Whole-time equivalent per five beds) | (Whole-time equivalent per bed) |
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Hyper-acute | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 2.9 | 24/7 availability; minimum six thrombolysis trained physicians on rota |
Acute Stroke Unit | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 1.35 | Consultant-led ward round five days a week |