Useful Links/Patient Resources
For Stroke Specialists and Healthcare Professionals:
Stroke matters from the UK Department of Health
NHS national improvement programme to support the implementation of better care and services for stroke patients and their families
Older People and Ageing Network (OPAN) Wales
Provides improvement and support to enhance the well being of older peole through integration of research, policy and practice in Wales
UK Stroke Forum
An annual multidisciplinary stroke community meeting to improve stroke care in the UK
UK Stroke Research Network
Provides integrative and structured support for clinical stroke research in the UK
Provides information on updates on stroke care and research updates (maintained by a clinician in Wales with special interest in stroke rehabilitation)
For General Public:
Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
Provides acute and community healthcare to Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan areas in South East Wales
NHS Direct
Provides health information about conditions, treatment and services for all types of common health conditions
National Patient Safety Agency
NHS agency that leads and contributes to improve, inform and support the health sector for safe patient care
Expert Patients Programme Wales
NHS based self-management course that helps people who live with long-term health conditions to manage their illness better on a day-to-day basis
Other Useful Patient Links:
The Stroke Association
Provides information about aspects of stroke in England and Wales
Different Strokes Charity
Set up for and by younger stroke survivors
Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland
Provides information about aspects of stroke in Scotland
Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke
Provides information about aspects of stroke in Northern Ireland
Age Concern
The largest charity/voluntary organisation working with and for older people in the UK
British Red Cross
Provides help for people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are; part of a global voluntary network
Connect
National charity set up to help people with aphasia and their families
British Heart Foundation
Provides information about aspects of heart and circulatory diseases
HealthTalkOnline
Charity website that shares people's experiences of health and illness in the UK (based on Dipex Study at Oxford University)
YouthHealthTalk
Charity website that collect interviews with young people about their experiences of health and illness in the UK
A stroke self-management programme based at St.George's University of London
Internet Stroke Centre (for patients) at Washington University
Provides information on stroke care and research
UK national charity that promotes the benefits of computer technology that are assistive to adults and children with disability with wide range of services offered
UK national charity that provides information and service advice on various aspects of disability
Independent research organisation that provides information for older people and people with disability. Provide reports and evaluation on domestic appliances
Royal Association for Disability & Rehabilitation (RADAR)
UK organisation of and for disabled people. It supports over 500 local and national disability organisation, campaining for improvements in disabled person's life, providing information to support independence and equality for disabled people
Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
UK organisation that campaigns and advice to people with sight problems
Voluntary Emergency Service Transport (VEST)
Cardiff-based organisation that provides comprehensive transport service for residents in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan who are unable to use conventional public transport due to restricted mobility
Regional Stroke Unit, West Wing, Cardiff Royal Infirmary, Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 0SZ