The Clinical Senate was asked to review the methodology used by the Sussex Stroke Clinical Reference Group (SSCRG) to date to make any recommendations for improvement. The expert clinical review group identified a wide range of issues that it advises both the SSCRG and the commissioners it reports to, should consider before their stroke review is progressed.
A review and recommendations on both the approach that Sussex commissioners have taken, and a detailed critique of the proposed options for future stroke services in two of the trusts in Sussex (Western Sussex Hospitals and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals).