Impact on Clinical and Cost Outcomes of a Centralized Approach to Acute Stroke Care in London: A Comparative Effectiveness Before and After Model

Rachael Maree Hunter; Charles Davie; Anthony Rudd; Alan Thompson; Hilary Walker; Neil Thomson; James Mountford; Lee Schwamm; John Deanfield; Kerry Thompson; Bikash Dewan; Minesh Mistry; Sadik Quoraishi; Stephen Morris

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070420

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Impact on Clinical and Cost Outcomes of a Centralized Approach to Acute Stroke Care in London: A Comparative Effectiveness Before and After Model

Rachael Maree Hunter ,

* E-mail: r.hunter@ucl.ac.uk

Affiliation Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Charles Davie,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Anthony Rudd,

Affiliations Division of Health and Social Care Research, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Alan Thompson,

Affiliation University College London Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Hilary Walker,

Affiliation North Central London CardioVascular & Stroke Network, London, United Kingdom
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Neil Thomson,

Affiliation London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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James Mountford,

Affiliation UCLPartners, London, United Kingdom
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Lee Schwamm,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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John Deanfield,

Affiliation Centre for Cardiovascular Prevention and Outcomes, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Kerry Thompson,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Bikash Dewan,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Minesh Mistry,

Affiliation UCL Medical School, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Sadik Quoraishi,

Affiliation UCL Medical School, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Stephen Morris

Affiliation Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Impact on Clinical and Cost Outcomes of a Centralized Approach to Acute Stroke Care in London: A Comparative Effectiveness Before and After Model

Rachael Maree Hunter,
Charles Davie,
Anthony Rudd,
Alan Thompson,
Hilary Walker,
Neil Thomson,
James Mountford,
Lee Schwamm,
John Deanfield,
Kerry Thompson

Published: August 1, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070420

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Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 09 Aug 2013 at 18:53 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Guardian
Title: “Stroke care shakeup has saved lives and money, says study | Society | The Guardian”
http://www.theguardian.co...

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RE: Media coverage of this article

RMHunter replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 16 Aug 2013 at 14:31 GMT

The article was also reported in the London Evening Standard:

Title: Special stroke units ‘saved lives of 400 Londoners’
http://www.standard.co.uk...

And the Research News section of the British Medical Journal (BMJ)

Title: Streamlined stroke services in London save lives and money, study finds
http://www.bmj.com/conten...

Competing interests declared: Article author

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