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Strokes: Medical Treatments

Asked by Munira WilsonLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 21 November 2025UIN 78622

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of existing stroke treatments.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The National Health Service is continuing to improve stroke services, but we recognise there is more to do.

The National Stroke Service Model and the National service model for an integrated community stroke service set out an evidence-based pathway for joined-up stroke care throughout the patient journey.

The NHS is committed to delivering thrombolysis to twice as many patients through the Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke Care (TASC) initiative. The TASC initiative unites stroke teams to use quality improvement methods to reduce delays and deliver faster, safer, more patient-centred care.

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