The North West Coast Clinical Networks provide leadership and project management support through clinical consensus to reduce unnecessary variation in services, and to improve health outcomes for service users.  We work to Co-ordinate the expertise of stakeholders from both commissioning and provider organisations to overcome challenges facing services and to support the development of service provision in line with the NHS 10-Year Fit for the future Health Plan for England.

Stroke is the fourth single leading cause of death in the UK and the single largest cause of complex disability. Approximately 100,000 people in England have a stroke every year, and 50% of stroke survivors will be left with disability (physical, communication, cognitive, psychological, visual, fatigue). The stroke prevalence rate (people living with stroke) for Lancashire and South Cumbria is 2.2% and for Cheshire and Mersey is 2.1% both of which are higher than the national average of 1.9%

It is imperative that as a wider stroke community we come together to improve the quality of stroke services in Lancashire and South Cumbria and Cheshire and Mersey areas for our patients and our colleagues.

Link to Cheshire and Mersey  NHS England — North West » Cheshire and Mersey

Link to Lancashire and South Cumbria  NHS England — North West » Lancashire and South Cumbria

Link to Lancashire and South Cumbria Training Diary  NHS England — North West » Training Diary