| Stroke Services Update ---
11 Feb 2010
Stroke briefing – update 11 February 2010 from County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust.
"In the last few weeks, the Trust has taken steps to strengthen the medical staffing in its stroke service.
Stroke services in the county are currently delivered from two acute units at University Hospital of North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital with a centre of excellence for rehabilitation at Bishop Auckland Hospital.
Discussions have been taking place within the Trust about the service because we are currently facing some staffing pressures.
Of our four stroke consultants, one left at the end of January and a further two are approaching retirement. The Trust is actively seeking to recruit to these positions.
Action taken:
• A locum care of the elderly consultant has been appointed to enable other consultants to spend more of their time managing stroke patients
• The Trust has recruited a doctor to work in the stroke service supporting the remaining consultants
The Trust is also looking to recruit a locum stroke consultant – we will update further when there are more details.
These steps will enable us to continue providing high quality stroke services from all of our sites for the foreseeable future"
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