The Stroke Services Team

Every year, an estimated 150,000 people in the UK have a stroke (Source: The Stroke Association).

A stroke is the third most common cause of death and a leading cause of severe disability but there is strong clinical evidence to suggest that the delivery and organisation of specialised stroke care following a stroke can reduce the chances of morbidity and mortality in the future for a patient.

By initially having treatment in a stroke unit within hospital, followed by stroke rehabilitation away from hospital in either a community rehabilitation unit or in the patient’s home, the chances for a better quality of life following a stroke are far greater.

Barnsley Hospital’s Stroke Services have been developed in order to provide the best possible evidence-based care around the needs of the patient, their carers and family and there is a strong team commitment and enthusiasm in driving the service forward even more in the future.