QUALITY OF CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH STROKE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Journal Title: Acta Neuropsychologica - Year 2009, Vol 7, Issue 2
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[b]SUMMARY[/b]In the past 20 years stroke has been considered the third most common cause of death in Great Britain, after can-cer and heart disease. Because this disease is becoming morę common every year Great Britain has worked out an advanced program of medical treatment for stroke. In the last 10 years new wards have been opened in many British hospitals, particularly for patients with strokes. Pre -viously they were admitted to generał medicine wards or to geriatrie units, depending on the patienfs age and con-comitant diseases, such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. In addition to stroke and rehabilitation units in British hospitals, some also have acute stroke units with-in the stroke ward, in order to monitor patients directly after stroke. Because many cases are fatal, a new ap -proach to care for dying patients is also being developed. Ali of these aspects of quality of care for patients with stroke in Great Britain, including maintaining the patienfs dignity, equality and diversity, individual preferences, cul-tural and religious differences will be discussed in the paper.
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