The National Stroke Strategy for England

The National Stroke Strategy for England was published by the Department of Health on Wednesday 5 December 2007.  

The strategy is the culmination of years of work by The Stroke Association and other stakeholders with an interest in stroke care. It contains much of what The Stroke Association has been campaigning for since the publication of The Stroke Association Manifesto in 2005, and builds on the recommendations in the National Audit Office’s 2005 report “Reducing Brain Damage: Faster access to better stroke care”. Download a PDF of the strategy:


We welcome its content as a significant step forward for stroke care in England. The strategy sets certain quality markers which should be implemented by local health and social care services. These quality markers, if implemented, will raise the quality of stroke prevention, treatment, care and support over the next decade.

The Stroke Association has produced two briefing papers in response to the new National Stroke Strategy for England. The first summarises the Strategy and gives information on additional national funding, the requirements placed on Primary Care Trusts to deliver the Strategy and the development of stroke networks. The second gives a more detailed analysis of the Quality Markers contained in the Strategy.

These can be downloaded below:


Please follow the links below to find out more about the National Stroke Strategy for England: