According to the Stroke Association (2010), someone suffers
a stroke in England every 5 minutes, yet a certain degree
of reassurance can be found in the knowledge that most
UK hospitals nowadays contain a designated stroke unit. An
organised stroke unit is a hospital provision coordinated by
a team of doctors, nurses and therapists who specialise in
looking after stroke patients, often sharing infrastructure with
‘hyperacute’ services (a conglomeration of governmental,
NHS and stroke charities working to enhance best quality
specialist services)