PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Strokes: Medical Treatments (26 April 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people with acute strokes were treated with thrombolysis in the last 12 months.
Asked by:
Debbie Abrahams (Labour)
Asked by:
Debbie Abrahams (Labour)
Answer
Information on the proportion of stroke patients treated with thrombolysis in 2015 is set out in the table below. This information covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Thrombolysis | January-March 2015 | April-June 2015 | July-September 2015 | October-December 2015 |
Percentage of all stroke patients given thrombolysis (all stroke types) | 11.1% | 11.4% | 10.9% | 11.0% |
Percentage of eligible patients given thrombolysis | 81.8% | 83.3% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
This information is taken from the Stroke Sentinel Audit Programme’s clinical audit. More details can be found at:
Answered by:
Jane Ellison (Conservative)
4 May 2016
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