Telestroke e-bulletin

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1 Telestroke e-bulletin Happy New Year and welcome to the first edition of the Telestroke e-bulletin for We have achieved a lot in the last year with the ever successful implementation and launch of the Cumbria and Lancashire Telestroke Network. The Telestroke system was two years in the planning, as a team effort between all members of the Cumbria and Lancashire Cardiac and Stroke Network. By pooling our resources and taking advantage of new technologies, we have now ensured that every suitable stroke patient gets this fantastic treatment, wherever they are in the region and whatever time of day their stroke hits. Telestroke is a real example of what can be achieved when we all work together across geographic boundaries. We d like to thank everyone involved with the implementation and operation of the Telestroke Network and we look forward to working with you all as the service goes from strength to strength and we continue to improve the quality of care for stroke patients in Cumbria and Lancashire.

2 Telestroke Training Elaine Day, Service Improvement Manager at the Cumbria and Lancashire Cardiac and Stroke Network in the Polycom video. BLACKPOOL Victoria Hospital is one of the eight hospital sites now participating in the Cumbria and Lancashire Telestroke Network and providing consultants for the service. Polycom, an organisation that provided the Telecart and is involved in the operation of the Telestroke Network has developed a case study filmed within Blackpool Victoria Hospital s Stroke Unit that includes members of staff detailing the reasons for the implementation of a Telestroke service and the benefits it has brought to patients affected by stroke in Blackpool. To view the video, visit: Dr Mark O Donnell, Stroke Consultant at the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Lord Howe s demonstration of the Foundation Trust, said: The Telestroke main service purpose of this service is to save lives through early diagnosis and correct treatment, which enhances survival rates and improves the quality of life of patients having suffered a stroke. Intravenous thrombolysis within three hours of stroke onset achieves an improved outcome in one in three patients treated. THE ewin Portal is the NHS workforce information network designed to supply a repository of North West workforce indicators, best practice and benchmark comparisons to enable targeted improvements in workforce efficiency and productivity. For more information on ewin visit: The Cumbria and Lancashire Telestroke Network demonstrates cost-savings on long-term care for stroke patients, and has a positive impact on the NHS workforce in Cumbria and Lancashire due to improved service delivery. The Network has produced a Case Study that outlines the benefits that the service provides to staff, patients and the NHS. To read the case study, visit:

3 ! Example of the Act FAST campaign material THE Department of Health will launch the next burst of marketing for the national, Act FAST on Stroke campaign on February 27 th The objectives of the overall campaign are: To raise awareness of the symptoms of stroke, with people being able to identify at least one of the leading stroke symptoms within the FAST acronym Encourage the public to call 999 immediately if they identify any single one of leading stroke symptoms. Results from evaluations indicate that the campaign creative is still very strong, therefore the existing campaign collateral can be used. Materials can be downloaded from the NHS Choices site - or ordered from the DH publications site - " AFTER the successful implementation of the Cumbria and Lancashire Telestroke Network, members of the Network Team have been invited to the National Telestroke Workshop in Wales. The Workshop which takes place in February will aim to describe the Telestroke models proposed for the Welsh regional pilots, outline the various thrombolysis services across Wales and update delegates on the Telestroke developments across the United Kingdom. Director of the Cumbria and Lancashire Cardiac and Stroke Network, Kathy Blacker and Dr Paul Davies, Consultant Stroke Physician at North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust will both speak at the event, giving a personal insight into the role of telemedicine in the management of acute stroke and sharing the learning from their own experiences. For more information, please contact the Network Office on:

4 "# $%"% & Telestroke Training Kathy Blacker and Dr Mcilmoyle discuss Telestroke live on BBC Radio Lancashire Twitter debate on World Stroke Day Dr Mark O Donnell and a Telecart The Telestroke Network signs up to broadband with Virgin Media Dr Paul Davis with a consultant s laptop At BBC Radio Lancashire for World Stoke Day Lord Howe sees a demonstration of the Telestroke service during a ministerial visit. Above is a selection of photos from important milestones leading up to the successful operational launch of a Telestroke service.

5 ' A TELEMEDICINE Toolkit resource will shortly be available on the web, to share practical solutions to the potential difficulties of developing a new Telestroke service to support thrombolysis delivery for acute stroke. The ASTUTE research team is a collaboration between Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, the Clinical Practice Research Unit at the University of Central Lancashire and the Lancashire and Cumbria Cardiac and Stroke Network. As a precursor to developing training to support Telestroke implementation, the ASTUTE project has compiled best practice recommendations and resources from the research literature and from other projects around the world into a standardised toolkit to support the processes of Telestroke: need assessment; system development; implementation; training; and evaluation. A link will be made available to the toolkit from the Cardiac and Stroke Network website in the first week of February. ( %! Below is an example of some of the national, regional and local media coverage received since the launch of Telestroke. BBC Lancashire BBC News The Guardian

6 Rock FM Enterprise Communications egov Monitor AV News North West Evening Mail ?referrerPath=news Southport Reporter )$& If you have any concerns, worries or general queries about how the new Telestroke service may affect yourself, patients or your organisation then please direct all questions and comments to: Disclaimer: The content of this bulletin does not necessarily reflect the views of the Cardiac and Stroke Networks in Lancashire & Cumbria, but is provided as a rapid information service for all members of the Cardiac and Stroke Networks in Lancashire & Cumbria. All links from this bulletin are provided for information only. A link does not imply endorsement of that site. We do not accept responsibility for the sites linked to, or the information displayed there.