The Stroke-Specific Education Framework (SSEF) consists of 20 Elements – 16 Elements of Care and 4 Elements of Professional Practice – based on the quality markers in the National Stroke Strategy (2007) and related to the stroke strategies in all four UK countries. The 4 Elements of Professional Practice are designed to be relevant to all members of the multidisciplinary team and are informed by multiple professional frameworks.
Within each Element of Care and Professional Practice, there are key statements that reflect the ‘knowledge and understanding’ and ‘skills and abilities’ a member of staff should possess if they work in that area of stroke care delivery. The SSEF is a freely available resource for anyone interested in stroke care to use.
To self-assess your own knowledge and skills against the framework, please sign up to create your personal SSEF account or, if you already have an account, visit your dashboard.
The 16 Elements of Care
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E1: Awareness raising
E2: Managing risk
E3: Information
E4: User involvement
E5: Assessment (TIA)
E6: Treatment (TIA)
E7: Urgent response
E8: Assessment (stroke)
E9: Treatment (stroke)
E10: Specialist rehabilitation
E11: End-of-life care
E12: Seamless transfer of care
E13: Long-term care
E14: Review
E15: Participation in community
E16: Return to work
The 4 Elements of Professional Practice
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