Stroke Services


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Organisation University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Category Treatment
Local/National Local
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Phone 023 8079 3527

023 8079 6998

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Address Acute Stroke Unit,
Ward F8,
West Wing,
Southampton General Hospital,
Tremona Road,
Southampton,
Hampshire

Web Links http://www.uhs.nhs.uk/OurServices/Brainspinea...

Regions Southampton

Conditions Stroke

Services offered Treatment

Location Southampton

Resources http://Stroke Services Useful Links

Twitter @UHSFT

Description

Southampton General Hospital has a 28 bed stroke rehab ward and a 9 bed hyper acute stroke (HASU) ward situated in the Wessex neurological centre, where patients are cared for.



The hyper-acute stroke team provide a rapid assessment service 24 hours a day, seven days a week to ensure all stroke patients are assessed and managed by our specialist team, as soon as possible after admission. This often involves being aware of potential stroke patients before they arrive by communicating directly with paramedic crews.



Our stroke service strives to achieve high quality patient care. We provide a comprehensive service which aims to ensure that every stroke patient receives the best care throughout their journey from admission to follow up after discharge. This will incorporate expert advice on stroke prevention, acute assessment and management including consideration for clot busting drugs (stroke thrombolysis) and stroke rehabilitation.



We can provide access to more interventional treatments if required, such as intra-arterial thrombolysis (clot retrieval) and neurosurgical procedures, for example hemicraniectomy. This ensures our patients have access to the best services possible.

Referral Criteria

TIA clinics are run every morning, seven days a week. We aim to see high risk TIA patients within 24 hours of their first contact with a medical professional, for example GP or paramedic. If patients are low risk we will see them within one week. Patients can be be referred to the TIA service using the referral proforma for TIA.

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