Case study: Using SSNAP data to improve stroke services

Published Date: 29th November 2016

Publication Authors: Hill AM

Extract
Being admitted with a suspected stroke can be stressful and bewildering for stroke patients and their families. A simple way to alleviate this and provide high quality stroke care is to try to ensure that patients who have had a suspected stroke are admitted to a specialist ward, and are introduced to and assessed by all the members of the specialist team on the same day that they are admitted. This means that the patient and family can get a timely and well-informed idea of who is providing their care, information about their diagnosis, prognosis, and their initial plan of care.

At St Helens and Knowsley, we realised that SSNAP data is not just useful for examining national performance, but if we used the information realtime we could have a greater understanding of how our service works, and use that information to drive continuous improvement.

 

Hill, A. (2016). Using SSNAP data to improve stroke services. In: Royal College of Physicians Mind the Gap! The Third SSNAP Annual Report: Care received between April 2015-March 2016. London: Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership. p30

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