Acute stroke patients who meet criteria for consideration of advance imaging/ acute intervention should be discussed with the stoke team. There is a stroke cns at maitland hospital (di Woods) who will come and assist in acute stroke work up.

  • Available during Business hours 8am-4pm

  • dect 72614

24hrs a day

  • Stroke fellow phone 0429 184 610

  • or JHH switch on 13000 and ask for doctor on call for acute stroke

Especially relevant for patient’s with significant deficit, recent onset and previously functionally independent - potential for clot retrieval at JHH.

Imaging including CT, CT angio-arch-to-COW, and CT perfusion scan, can be arranged and performed onsite at Maitland.

Encourage GP’s and GP registrars who call from peripheral sites to speak to the Stroke Fellow

For patients to be admitted to TMH who may need extra cares, there is a CNS available on 72614

The below tool can be used to determine next step in investigation and management