The national standards and criteria stipulate that aspirin treatment should be initiated on the day of admission or the following day and continued for all patients in whom a haemorrhagic stroke, or other contraindication, as specified in the national audit, has been excluded.
The graph below shows the results produced in April 2022 from the Scottish Stroke Care Audit. NHS Boards receive monthly reports to monitor performance against standards and where needed instigate changes that ensure the highest quality care is given to patients.
You can see from this graph that the target of 95% of patients receiving aspirin is not currently being achieved in this Health Board. (see the Clinical audit and Clinical standards topic loops below for further information).
The graph below shows the results produced from the Scottish Stroke Care Audit.
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Page last reviewed: 10 Aug 2022
