In order to calculate the standard, a pro forma will be sent to each stroke team at the end of the month by the Delivery Unit and the following questions asked. All questions to be answered as of 10:00am on the last Friday of the quarter. This information is required on a quarterly basis (March, June, September and December 2022). Most of the data will not change in the pro forma every month and therefore the burden on Health Boards to supply such data will be small:
1) Total number of acute stroke unit beds. (For combined acute and rehabilitation units on the same ward please indicate the total number of beds for the combined unit, and answer all the following questions for the combined unit).
2) Total number of established whole time equivalent (WTE) stroke Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) posts.
3) Total number of established whole time equivalent (WTE) stroke Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) posts (detailed in Question 2) that are filled.
4) Total number of established whole time equivalent (WTE) Band 7 nurse posts.
5) Total number of established whole time equivalent (WTE) stroke Band 7 nurse posts (detailed in Question 7) that are filled.
6) The total number of Band 7 nurses on duty in the acute stroke ward during routine hours (at 10.00am on the last Friday in the month). (Include CNS only if giving direct patient care as part of the ward team and do not include agency or locum staff).
7) Total number of established whole time equivalent (WTE) Band 6 nurse posts.
8) Total number of established whole time equivalent (WTE) stroke Band 6 nurse posts (detailed in Question 4) that are filled.
9) Total number of Band 6 nurses on duty in the acute stroke ward during routine hours (at 10.00am on the last Friday in the month). (Include CNS only if giving direct patient care as part of the ward team and do not include agency or locum staff).
10) Total number of established whole time equivalent (WTE) Band 5 nurse posts.
11) Total number of established whole time equivalent (WTE) stroke Band 5 nurse posts (detailed in Question 6) that are filled.
12) Total number of Band 5 nurses on duty in acute stroke ward during routine hours (at 10:00am on the last Friday in the month). (Do not include agency or locum staff)
13) Total number of Agency Staff (Healthcare Assistants) on duty in the acute stroke ward during routine hours (at 10:00am on the last Friday of the month).
Number of WTE Band 6 and 7 nurses per 10 stroke beds (Calculated automatically based on filled posts)
Compliance with 2.375 (WTE) Band 6 and 7 nurses per 10 stroke beds (Calculated automatically based on filled posts)