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In 2019, SAFE is proud to be an active partner in the ANGELS

Initiative project for the second year in a row, bringing the

patient perspective and providing evidence-based and

patient-centred information to stroke survivors when they

most need it: in the stroke unit. The realisation of this

joint project began in May 2018 simultaneously in twelve

European countries: Spain, Serbia, Poland, Czech Republic,

Latvia, Croatia, Macedonia, Greece, Ukraine, Georgia,

Hungary and Turkey. In 2019 this project expanded to even

more countries, enabling patients in Slovakia, Cyprus and

France to receive these important information.

Thanks to the ANGELS Initiative, selected hospitals in these

countries are now able to provide information on stroke and

important next steps on the path to recovery to stroke patients

and their carers. The patient-focused materials comprise five

brochures on a range of subjects. The brochures include

national, regional and local stroke support organisations’

contact details, so that patients and carers can access further

support in the months and years following their stroke. The

Stroke Association in the UK kindly provided the information

in the brochures, which we then translated into each project

language, applying the information standard procedure for

each translation.

"The Angles Initiative’s aim to improve stroke outcomes,

save lives and reduce long-term disability is in the same line

with the SAFE’s goals, which has led to a highly successful

partnership that we both continue to enjoy. The SAFE Angels

project is already positively influencing communication

between healthcare professionals and patients. The informa-

tion-rich brochures enable patients to understand more

about their condition and to be more actively involved in their

treatment decisions, with the aim of improving outcomes.

SAFE is thankful to our partner Boehringer Ingelheim for their

generous support in realisation of this project“ said Jelena

Misita, project coordinator on behalf of SAFE.

Based on feedback from patients and medics in the project’s

hospitals, in 2019 SAFE made changes in a format used for

these brochures, producing a collection of all five brochures

in one specially designed wallet. The overarching title is

‘Surviving Stroke’ and the wallet has an ISBN number for

each language version. All brochures remain the intelle-

ctual property of the Stroke Association UK, translated in

accordance with their rules of standardisation and revision

policy, assuring high quality, up-to-date material for stroke

patients and their families and carers.

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For more information about the SAFE Angels project and patient materials, please visit www.safestroke.eu.

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