The Stroke Unit
Royal Hospital
Capital City
Re: Mr Bloggs
Dear Mrs Bloggs,
Thank you for your letter concerning your father. We accept that stroke unit care is a national standard and can reassure you that our stroke unit meets current criteria. This standard is based on national clinical practice guidelines.These guidelines are based on the best available clinical evidence.
Within our hospital 79% of people are admitted to our stroke unit on their day of admission or the day after. Locally we have an action plan to increase access to stroke unit care in our hospital.
Unfortunately I am unable to fully answer your question about whether Mr Bloggs would have benefited from more physiotherapy. There is no single research-based answer which enables me to say what the optimum amount of physiotherapy for Mr Bloggs would have been. The lack of evidence means that Scottish National stroke guidelines do not make any specific recommendations about the best amount of physiotherapy. I am able to assure you that Mr Bloggs was treated by fully qualified Chartered Physiotherapists who based their choice and delivery of his treatment on a full assessment of Mr Bloggs’ individual needs.
Yours sincerely
Julia Smith
Nurse Manager
Page last reviewed: 29 Apr 2020
