Co-design of a Mobile Stroke Unit pathway highlights uncertainties and trade-offs for viable system-wide implementation in the English and Welsh NHS

Co-design of a Mobile Stroke Unit pathway highlights uncertainties and trade-offs for viable system-wide implementation in the English and Welsh NHS

Mobile stroke units (MSUs) are specialist ambulances equipped with scanning and point of care testing that can identify patients eligible for intravenous thrombolysis – medication to dissolve a clot used in ischaemic strokes – and provide this on location. While benefits of MSUs have been demonstrated, this is context dependent. Routine use of MSUs across the English and Welsh National Health Service (NHS) has not yet been considered, and as such no pathway for their operation exists. This study aimed to co-design a viable pathway, detailing dispatch, staffing and treatment decisions, for MSUs within the NHS context.

L. Moseley, P. McMeekin, M. Allen, G. A. Ford, M. James, A. Laws, S. McCarthy, G. McClelland, L. J. Park, K. Pearn, D. Phillips, C. Price, L. Shaw, P. White, D. Wilson & J. Scott

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-025-01243-7

https://link.springer.com/journal/12873

8 juni 2025

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