10.25419/RCSI.16930006
Olga Brych
Olga
Brych
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Tim Cassidy
Tim
Cassidy
Joe Harbison
Joe
Harbison
Joan McCormack
Joan
McCormack
Deirdre Murphy
Deirdre
Murphy
Margaret O’Connor
Margaret
O’Connor
University of Limerick
University Hospital Limerick
Claire Prendergast
Claire
Prendergast
Martin Quinn
Martin
Quinn
John Thornton
John
Thornton
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Aoife Moroney Ward
Aoife
Moroney Ward
Marcia Ward
Marcia
Ward
The Irish National Audit of Stroke Governance Committee
The Irish National Audit of Stroke Governance
Committee
The National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA)
The National Office of Clinical Audit
(NOCA)
Irish National Audit of Stroke National Report 2019
<p><strong>INTRODUCTION</strong></p>
<p>Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Western Europe and is the leading cause of severe long-term adult disability (The Stroke Alliance for Europe, 2020). Stroke is an important health issue for people in Ireland, with approximately 5,500 adults admitted to hospitals with a stroke in 2019. Stroke can affect people physically, emotionally and socially. It has a significant impact on Health Service Executive (HSE) resources, accounting for up to 4% of total health expenditure annually (Health Information and Quality Authority, 2017a). Although the economic costs of stroke in terms of lost employment and the cost of support in the community are significant, the impact on family members or friends who care for stroke survivors is massive. It is therefore important that all hospitals providing acute stroke services deliver high-quality and equitable stroke care.</p>
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111702 Aged Health Care
110903 Central Nervous System
110308 Geriatrics and Gerontology
111708 Health and Community Services
160304 Mortality
110904 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
2021
2021-11-08
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