The National Stroke Network in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Stroke Foundation of NZ commissioned a strategy to inform and guide efforts to improve the quality and outcomes of stroke rehabilitation for people with stroke and their families / whanāu.

Understanding Stroke and the Care Continuum

This website was created for Māori whānau who are affected by communication difficulties after stroke

Info graphics for a plan for stroke rehabilitation and recovery in NZ

The Stroke Rehabilitation Working Group has recommended that all DHBs collect AROC (Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre) data for stroke. This brief guide is to help stroke rehabilitation teams and managers understand and interpret the reports.

Recommendations for the provision of best practice

rehabilitation for stroke patients

Action Plan quick reference infographics when you just need a summary

Rehabilitation Services Specifications to guide provision of Inpatient and Community Rehabilitation.

Recovery after a stroke can be a challenging and stressful journey.

Rehabilitation services need to be tailored to the needs of the individual and their whānau. This Action Plan for Stroke Rehabilitation sets out high-level practice recommendations and priorities for action by DHB stroke services, stroke teams and community stroke support organisations to improve outcomes and enhance the lives of New Zealanders recovering from stroke and the people who care for them. High-quality rehabilitation should be available and accessible to all who need it.

Includes an Intensity Measurement Chart that can be downloaded and adapted. Useful for occasional audits of therapy provision.

From 1 July 2019 the Ministry of Health in agreement with the National Stroke Network introduced a new indicator for community rehabilitation in stroke. During 2017-18 DHB stroke teams were asked to start collecting information for this indicator or identify what was still needed in order to streamline internal reporting processes so as to achieve national consistency.

Stroke Transitions in Rehabilitation

Study Rehabilitation Facebook Page

Speech Language Therapy Resources/websites

A summary of recommendations for therapy teams from the 2010 NZ Guidelines for the Management of Stroke

Health professionals and academics across New Zealand and Australia have complied practical resources to help stroke teams implement TeleRehabilitation. These resources are designed to give clinicians practical advice and references for how to deliver the best care for people with stroke during COVID-19.

The resources below have been developed by a small group of New Zealand therapists and members of the Rehab Working Group to be used in conjunction with the internationally designed Via Therapy App which can be downloaded to your iphone, ipad or desktop by going to www.viatherapy.org