Primary Health Care · 2000 · 14 citations · 0 references
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Stroke patients and their carers have said they feel abandoned after being discharged from hospital as community services are inadequate. The new national clinical guidelines for stroke aim to redress this and cover the whole stroke episode, including rehabilitation. Penny Irwin describes the new guidelines and highlights their implications for community nursing