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We are the single most comprehensive source of data to improve the quality of stroke care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

The next data-locking deadline for April-June 2025 (inpatient teams only) is the 4 August 2025 at 5pm. For more information on upcoming data-locking deadlines and when results will be available, please click here.

The webtool is regularly checked and updated. For updates please look out for our weekly bulletin email and take a look at our issue log and features pending page here: 

Measuring to improve

The Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) is a major national healthcare quality improvement programme.  We measure how well stroke care is being delivered in the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.  We provide timely information to clinicians, commissioners, patients and the public so it can be used to improve the quality of care that is provided to patients. 

 

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Our audits

Our clinical audit measures the processes of care provided to stroke patients in inpatient and community settings.  Our organisational audits measure the structure of stroke services in acute hospital settings (acute organisational audit) and  the structure of stroke services in community settings (post-acute organisational audit).  All of our audits measure stroke care against evidence based standards.   

View our clinical audit View our acute
organisational audit		 View our post-acute
organisational clinical audit

Our results

We present the results of our audits in various formats to make them easy to understand and to help clinical teams compare their performance against standards (and against other clinical teams). 

View our results

Keep in the picture

ISDN Regional Dashboard

About this Dashboard

This dashboard presents quarterly SSNAP results for all clinical teams, grouped by region or ISDN.

Included data:

  • Highlight metrics: 11 key care process metrics from NHSE, shown as time series. These do not affect SSNAP scores.

  • Casemix/Demographics: Regional data on patient and stroke characteristics.

  • Inpatient metrics (admitting teams): SSNAP scores and key indicators for teams that directly admit stroke patients.

  • Inpatient metrics (non-admitting teams): Scores and indicators for teams that do not routinely admit patients.

  • Community metrics: Therapy provision and outcomes for stroke patients receiving community-based care.


 

 New Key Indicators and Scoring 2025  

A presentation by SSNAP Clinical Director Professor Martin James, outlining this year’s updates to key indicators and domain scoring for inpatient teams

 









 

Annual Report 2024 now available

The Annual Report 2024 is now available. The report visualises the data previously published in our Annual Results Portfolio and Annual Thrombectomy Portfolio, alongside clinical commentary, key messages and national recommendations.
 

Future SSNAP deadlines

SSNAP reports every 3 months for inpatient teams and every 6 months for community teams.

Future reporting period dates and deadlines

Dataset Changes 2024

Following the publication of the NCG and updated NICE guidelines for Stroke in 2023 the SSNAP dataset will be updated from 1st October.

Registered SSNAP users can view the new dataset, access further information and resources and register to attend upcoming webinars by clicking the button below.

Dataset Changes 2024

New to SSNAP?

Make use of our new user packs providing guidance on how teams can use the webtool and analysis tools, as well as where to find reports, resources and further support. 
 

New user packs

Find us

Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme
Kings College London
Addison House
Guy's Campus
London
SE1 1UL

Support

0116 464 9901
ssnap@kcl.ac.uk

 

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