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The Victorian Stroke Clinical Network (VSCN) was established in October 2007. The primary role of the Stroke Clinical Network is to support implementation of the Stroke Care Strategy for Victoria which was released by the department in September 2007.

  Stroke Care Strategy for Victoria

  Stroke Care Strategy - An overview of recommendations

  Stroke Care Strategy for Victoria - The consumer focus

The role of the VSCN is to take a 'whole of Victoria' approach to enhance implementation of the Strategy. This is through provision of expert advice to promote better planning for and delivery of high quality, evidence based clinically effective stroke care services across the care continuum.

The VSCN provides a mechanism for clinicians to inform policy on stroke care and service delivery. The network membership is multidisciplinary comprising clinical, senior health service management, organisational and consumer representatives. The network meets on a regular basis and has established a number of task focussed sub-committees.

The VSCN has developed a work plan which is focused on implementing key recommendations from the Strategy.

Current activities and key results areas include:

  • An implementation support team (Stroke Program manager and clinical network facilitators) - Recommendations 27 and 28 from the Strategy.

  • Workforce Education with a focus on targeted scholarships and development of educational resources Recommendation 26.

  • Support for public awareness campaigns (such as a three year partnership with the National Stroke Foundation for the Victorian mass media FAST campaign) – Recommendation 2.

  • Promotion of best evidence based practice in the care and management of people experiencing a stroke including organisation of services, coordination of care, provision of information, clinical best practice and quality improvement initiatives.

  • Review and development of tools to assist in monitoring the quality of stroke care services, including protocols, data collections and service role delineation.
Further Information

Contact:
Janelle Devereux
Stroke Clinical Network Program Manager
Tel (03) 9096 1297

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Related Websites
National Stroke Foundation
Stroke Society of Australasia
Australian Stroke Trials Network
Brain Foundation
National Stroke Research Institute
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Occupational Therapy Australia
Speech Pathology Australia
Australasian Neuroscience Nurses' Association
Last updated: 9 February, 2012
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