Stroke user involvement network
It has organised meetings and events, provided information and support to people who had had strokes to access services in the community and delivered a peer support (befriending) service. Users delivered key services including peer support and contribute to the planning and design of stroke services.
The project has not been active for the past year while we have discussed with our main funder, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, how we can re-design it to make it more relevant and effective.
The Coordinator post is currently vacant but we are very pleased that Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity has agreed that we can relaunch a revised project, working with our new partner, the Stroke Association, in November 2011. We will shortly be recruiting to a new 21 hour a week Coordinator post. Until the post is filled, contact DASL’s Director, David Strong, on 020 7642 0040 for more information if you have had a stroke at any time, are a carer for someone in this situation or have a professional interest.