WQ81045 (e) Tabled on 09/09/2020

With the Welsh Government’s 2017-2020 Stroke Delivery Plan ending this year, when will a new plan be produced?

Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services | Answered on 18/09/2020

In May, the Welsh Government issued essential service guidance for stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) services for the population of Wales during Covid-19 in the face of overwhelming pressure on NHS services. This framework was designed to help organisations and services to deliver stroke services during the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent phases by maintaining the integrity of stroke services and patient outcomes alongside acute Covid-19 care.

Work on successor approaches for major health delivery plans had to be suspended in March due to Covid-19 and the life-span of the stroke delivery plan along with other major health condition delivery groups has been extended for another year. This will allow for: reflection on the lessons learned and new models of care utilised during the Covid-19 pandemic; to consider the recommendations of the Cross Party Group on Stroke Inquiry; and to allow for alignment with development of the National Clinical Framework.