AWSSIC Update May 2009

Team / News / Areas for development / Useful resources / Contact
ABMU East / Combined unit POW, rehab bed for NPT to be decided / Nutrition screening
Manual Handling
OT and physio assessment times
ICP / Kath Roche
Tel: 01656 752736
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ABMU West / Site for acute stroke unit still to be decided
TIA and thrombolysis services / Swallow screening
ICP
Direct adm A&E to ward
T/F from acute to rehab / Competency checklist for generic assistants
ICP form / Carole Saunders
Tel: 01792 205666 bl 6011
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Cardiff UHW / New stroke co-ordinator in post, 10/05/09 / ICP for acute patients
MDT meetings Stroke Association liaison officer now attending
Nutrition and SALT
Swallow screening / Acute stroke checklist / Amanda Reed
Tel: 029 20747747 bl. 6520
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Cardiff Llandough / 6 new acute beds on 22 bedded stroke unit, with 3.5 new band 6 nurses appointed and new equipment in place / Staff competency and teaching / James Cooke
Bleep 07623905856
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Cwm Taf / Co-locating beds end of June
Working on operational policies for two sites / Staff competencies
Operational policies
Admission criteria / 2 day training programme / Gill Bowtell
Tel: 01685 728110
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Gwent RGH / 22 bedded acute stroke unit. OT, physio, SALT and dietician in post, as well as stroke research nurse and rehab support worker
Monitors arrived, but problems with installing them / 7 day CT service
TIA services / MDT forms
Barthel forms
Physiological monitoring forms
Data collection sheet / Kylie Crook
Tel: 01633 234234 (switch) bleep 0630
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Gwent NHH / May be moving wards not confirmed
4 ring fenced beds
Rapid access TIA clinics / Stroke competencies online for generic workers, based on SIGN
Access to stroke beds within 4hrs
Nutrition screening and weighing / Sally Moseley
Tel: 01873 732407
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Hywel Dda Bronglais / Co-located, monitored beds, acute and rehab / Systems in place for outliers
ROSIER in A&E
Changed documentation / Lorraine Jones
Tel:
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Hywell Dda PPH / 5 acute beds opened in Carmarthen. PT lead appointed, awaiting OT, then will open further 5 beds. / Functional outcome measures / Sarah Gravell
Tel: 07811 348202
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Hywel Dda Withybush / Collocated acute and early rehab early beds
Monitors in place and being used
Withybush thrombolysis planning group
Staff training and competencies / Nutrition screening
Swallow screening assessment on ward and
Admission to stroke unit within 4 hours
Piloting direct admission for 1 week / Louise Coombe
Tel; 01437 773389
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North Wales
GCH / 10 co-located beds since 1st March, new lead consultant. CNS and physio in post, OT, SALT in pipeline / Developing specialist nurse role
STAR competencies
Ensuring better data recording for MH
Nutritional screening / Anna Whitlow
Tel: 01745 583910 ext 5850 or bleep 3643
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North Wales
WMH / CNS appointed, not in post
6 acute beds, 4 monitored, but more monitors on way acute and early rehab beds collocated beds / MDT
Ward staff going to MAU to screen patients
Stroke specific physiological monitoring chart
Direct admission to stroke unit
Live data inputting in team meetings into database on laptop / Operational policy for access to stroke ward
Bundle specific data collection forms / Lynne Hughes
Tel: 01978 291100 ext 7395
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North West Wales / Model for stroke services agreed. Waiting for refurbishment of ward. Have ratified TIA and acute stroke pathways. SALT in post, physio and OT interviewed for / Direct admission to acute stroke beds
TIA service on ward / TIA pathway
Acute stroke pathway / Rhian Owen
Tel: 01248 384373
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Powys / Developing model for rehab services / Generic workers roles / Ailsa Dunn
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