National Stroke Services Frameworks & Audits
The Stroke Foundation first developed the Acute Stroke Services Framework in 2008 and the Rehabilitation Stroke Services Framework in 2013 to guide service planning, monitoring and improvement of appropriate acute and rehabilitation stroke services to support the delivery of best practice care as outlined by the Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management 2017. The Acute Framework has subsequently been revised in 2011, 2015 and again in 2018/19.
These documents outline where stroke services should be developed, provides a basis for measuring adequacy of current structures and resources, guide decisions about resource requirements and provide an outline for monitoring of quality of acute stroke care.
- Rehabilitation Stroke Services Framework 2013
- Rehabilitation Stroke Services Framework Summary 2013
- Acute Stroke Services Framework 2019
Audit data
The Stroke Foundation monitors and measures stroke care against the Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management through the National Stroke Audit program. The program alternates annually between the Acute services audit and the Rehabilitation services audit.
Audit information can be found on InformMe, the Stroke Foundation's dedicated website for health professionals working in stroke care.
Audit data is collected using the Australian Stroke Data Tool (AuSDaT).
Visit InformMe for audit data
