Our stroke service is responsible for all patients who have had a stroke. The service is a multi-disciplinary team and all clinicians are experts in their field.
As stroke is a medical emergency, it is important to get anyone expected of having a stroke to Accident and Emergency (A & E) as quickly as possible. The Face Arm Speech Time (FAST) test is used by paramedics to diagnose a stroke prior to a person being admitted to hospital. FAST requires an assessment of three symptoms of a stroke. They are:
- Facial weakness - has their mouth or eye dropped, can they smile.
- Arm weakness- can the person raise both arms in the air.
- Speech weakness - can the person talk normally, can they understand you.
- Time - to call 999.
More information on FAST can be found here >
MCH no longer provide a TIA service. Please contact Darent Valley Hospital or MTW for any patients you suspect are presenting with TIA symptoms.
Stroke services work from the following locations: