FAQs

General

• Strategic Clinical Networks (SCN)
• Entering SSNAP data during the COVID-19 period FAQs
• Who should start a SSNAP record?
• What records should be added onto SSNAP?
• When should a team end a record?
• Why can't I transfer a record between England/Wales and Northern Ireland?

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Section 1

• 1.14: For thrombectomy transfer patients, which was the first ward the patient was admitted to at the first hospital?
• 1.5: What is the minimum age for eligible patients?
• 1.7: What postcode should I enter for overseas patients or those with no fixed abode?
• 1.9: How do I record a change of diagnosis?
• 1.9 Should a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) stroke be included on SSNAP?
• 1.11: What onset time should be recorded if a patient has a stroke during sleep?

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Section 2

• 2.11.0: how to answer 'was the patient referred for intra-arterial intervention for acute stroke?'
• 2.11.0: Which team should answer 'Was patient referred for intra-arterial intervention for acute stroke?'
• 2.4.1: If you do CT & CTA & CTP together, do you still report the time of the beginning of the first of those?
• 2.1: Does the diagnosis of dementia need to be from a consultant or any other doctor?
• 2.1: When should "no but" be answered for "was the patient on antiplatelet/anticoagulant medication prior to admission"?
• 2.3: What should be recorded as the patient’s NIHSS score on arrival if they are unconscious or comatose?

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Section 3

• 3.1: How should I record a patient who was for palliative care in the first 72 hours but whom then recovers?
• 3.1: If a patient is palliative prior to their stroke, should the patient be indicated as for palliative care?
• 3.3: If a patient was first assessed by a stroke specialist consultant physician through telemedicine, does this count?
• 3.3: Definition of a stroke specialist consultant
• 3.4: What is the most accurate way to reflect the pathway of a stroke patient who initially passed a swallow screen but then goes on to develop problems after 72hrs?
• Section 3: A patient arrives with no relevant deficit for the first 72 hours and so does not require any therapy, but then subsequently requires input. How should I record this?

Section 4

• 4.6.1: How many minutes of the total therapy minutes were provided by a rehabilitation assistant? FAQs
• 4.8.3: How many minutes of nursing care in total did the patient receive whilst under the care of the team?
• 4.9.1: How to answer if not screened for mood and cognition, what was the reason?
• 4.6: Is the total number of therapy minutes that a patient received during their stay the amount of therapy they received while in the care of my team or across the stroke pathway?
• 4.7: Can rehabilitation goals be agreed without the direct involvement of the patient?

Section 5

• 5.3: How do you answer Q5.3 for COVID-19 stroke patients with pneumonia

Section 6

• 6.6: If a patient is screened and not identified as high risk of malnutrition, but are screened again due to their condition deteriorating, and are then identified as at risk of malnutrition, what screening results should be entered onto SSNAP?
• 6.6: What happens when a patient is identified as high risk of malnutrition but after a swallow assessment is no longer considered at risk?
• 6.7: If the patient is already under the care of a psychologist or the patient already has a diagnosis of depression, does the mood screen need to be carried out?
• 6.7 & 6.8: Why is "no deficit" not an option for "Date patient screened for mood using a validated tool" and "Date patient screened for cognition using a simple standardised measure"?
• 6.7 & 6.8 What assessment methods can be recorded on SSNAP?
• 6.8: Is there an assessment for cognition using a standardised assessment for patients with language difficulties, non-English speakers or aphasia?

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Section 7

• 7.1: What should I choose in the discharge section if a patient is discharged to their own home or a care home but is being provided care/therapy by a community-based team?
• 7.1: When is it appropriate to discharge to 'somewhere else'?
• 7.4: Should the modified Rankin Scale score be solely related to disability resulting from stroke or include general level of disability?
• 7.4: What should be entered if there is not an up to date Modified Rankin Scale (MRS) score on discharge available?
• 7.9: What do you answer if the patient has been discharged to a care home where they are receiving 24/7 care?
• 7.9: If social services have allocated a personalised support budget to a patient can these visits be included in 7.9.2?

Section 8

• 8.1: Should "No" be entered for all patients if a service does not provide six month assessments for patients or can this be left unanswered?
• 8.1: If a patient suffers another stroke before their 6 month assessment is due, which stroke record on SSNAP should the 6 month assessment information be entered for?