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Thank you Professor Rudd

Professor Tony Rudd will retire from his role as SSNAP Clinical Director at the end of the week. Tony has been instrumental to the success of SSNAP and its predecessors over the past 20 years. Through his work, Tony has impacted the lives of countless patients and families by direct clinical care, supporting others who treat patients, and planners who organise and structure services.

I hope you will all join us in wishing Tony a happy and successful retirement, and best wishes for the future.

SSNAP welcomes Dr Ajay Bhalla as the new Associate Clinical Director.

Dr Bhalla is currently Clinical Lead for Stroke at Guy's and St Thomas', and plays a significant role in the Stroke Programme peer review scheme. We look forward to working with him in our future projects.

SSNAP blog
The new SSNAP blog is now live! We will be regularly posting blog posts from the wider SSNAP community.

Newsletter
Find out more news in our most recent newsletrer, available here.

For future output frequency, see details here.

The King's Stroke Programme are looking for a new Programme Manager to lead the Stroke Programme, including SSNAP.

More information on the role can be found here. The deadline for applications is the 7 August 2019.

SSNAP Support
Got a question about SSNAP? From how to unlock a record, to when SSNAP results are available and a comprehensive guide to different outputs, here are the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions .

Info for patients: SSNAP has a wealth of information and resources relevant to patients and carers available here.

Info for commissioners: Find important information on how SSNAP can help you monitor the performance of stroke services within your Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) or Local Health Board (LHB) area

SSNAP Governance: Information on SSNAP’s current contract, funding arrangements, IG protocols and data protection, steering group and audit design are available here.

Health Economics: Over the past 3 years the SSNAP team, in collaboration with NHS England, have pursued an ambitious research project to derive and report patient-level estimates on the cost of stroke care. Find out more

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Patient and carer support: The Stroke Association is the UK’s leading charity dedicated to conquering stroke and offer support services to people with stroke and their families.

Information on blood pressure management: High Blood pressure is one of the conditions that cause Stroke, for information and resources on blood pressure care visit the British Hypertension Society & The British Heart Foundation websites

Information on Atrial fibrillation (AF) management: AF (an irregular heartbeat) is one of the leading causes of stroke. The ‘Know your Pulse’ campaign offers practical advice on how to check your pulse and provides other important information on managing AF.

British Association of Stroke Physicians (BASP): BASP helps to promote better care for people with stroke in the UK. Their website includes a patient and carer page which includes useful information on stroke care management.

Thank you Professor Rudd

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