# Stroke Prevention Service

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Durham County Council](/buyers/durham-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: The Stroke Association
- Award value: £0
- Tender value: £102,270
- Award date: 22 March 2018
- Published: 12 April 2018
- Contract start: 1 April 2018
- Contract end: 31 March 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b6409b67-9b17-4ac2-928f-46d3c4b8daf2-210719
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-13cbcf4c-d065-433b-88e6-0b814ce874bd

## Description

• To provide support, information and guidance to people who are identified as having risk factors for stroke or who have suffered a first stroke \(including Transient Ischemic Attack \(TIA\) also known as a mini stroke\) by establishing and providing an individual lifestyle change programme based on their identified risk factors; • To offer stroke prevention advice, encouragement and support to the service user/stroke survivor and family via personal visits, telephone contacts and written material; • To work predominantly with people who have had a TIA and are identified as high risk by the Stroke Consultant, or Stroke Nurse; • To refer service users/stroke survivors and families to other organisations and professionals for specific support in terms of stroke prevention, where appropriate; • To be aware of potential problems which may arise with the service user/stroke survivor and their families/carers, re-referring if appropriate to relevant services; • To evaluate each patient/family to monitor success of the lifestyle change programme agreed\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6409b67-9b17-4ac2-928f-46d3c4b8daf2-210719)