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Targets set to boost Australia’s ‘lagging’ stroke care standards

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The national leaders in stroke have agreed to bold new targets to ensure Australians have access to world leading stroke care.  Stroke Foundation, Stroke Society of Australasia, the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) and the Angels Initiative joined forces at the National Stroke Targets Roundtable to develop a set of proposed targets for Australian hospitals to meet by 2030. These...

ASC 2023 Awards: Winners announced

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The Australian Stroke Coalition is pleased to announce, for the fifth year, the winners of its National Quality Stroke Service Awards. These national awards have been established by the Australian Stroke Coalition to recognise high performing hospitals. This year the awards have been based on data submitted to the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) and the Stroke Foundation National...

ASC Stroke Unit Certification Project

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Stroke Unit care is the single most powerful intervention to improve stroke outcomes, but Stroke Units cannot be Stroke Units in name only. As such, Stroke Unit certification is recommended by the World Health Organization, the World Stroke Organization and the Australian Government’s National Strategic Action Plan for Heart Disease and Stroke, as a quality assurance and improvement activity. The...

ASC 2022 Awards: Winners announced

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The Australian Stroke Coalition is pleased to announce, for the fourth year, the winners of its National Quality Stroke Service Awards. These national awards have been established by the Australian Stroke Coalition to recognise high performing hospitals. This year the awards have been based on data submitted to the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR). In 2022, there are two award...

ASC 2021 Awards: Winners announced

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The Australian Stroke Coalition is pleased to announce, for the third year, the winners of its National Quality Stroke Service Awards. These national awards have been established by the Australian Stroke Coalition to recognise high performing hospitals. This year the awards have been based on data submitted to the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR), and the Stroke Foundation National...

ASC 2020 Awards: Winners announced

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The Australian Stroke Coalition is pleased to announce, that for the second year, it is presenting its National Quality Stroke Service Awards. These national awards have been established by the Australian Stroke Coalition to recognise high performing hospitals. This year the awards have been based on data submitted to the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR), as there was no National Acute...

COVID-19 statement

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The Australian Stroke Coalition has developed a COVID-19 Statement in response to feedback from the clinical community regarding the widespread redesign of medical services and staffing that has occurred due to the pandemic, and the impact this is having on stroke treatment and care.