For GPs: TIA clinic and referral information
TIA clinics are run every morning, seven days a week.
For patients with a suspected TIA, please complete the referral proforma (see below) and email immediately to tia@uhs.nhs.uk
For more difficult cases, please bleep our advanced nurse practitioners on bleep 1592. They work alongside stroke consultants and can provide help and advice seven days a week, 8am to 8pm. Alternatively, you can contact Angie Keens, lead TIA specialist nurse on 07766 800370.
We aim to see high risk TIA patients within 24 hours of their first contact with a medical professional, for example GP or paramedic. If patients are low risk we will see them within one week.
If new ongoing focal neurology within past 24 to 48 hours and patient not managing at home then please consider referring to the emergency department
We use a scoring system called the ABCD2 score to determine patients are high risk. This is scored as detailed below:
| ABCD2 score | Scoring system | Score | Patient score |
|---|---|---|---|
| A = Age | > 60 years | 1 | |
| B = Bp (blood pressure) | > 140 systolic and/or > 90 diastolic | 1 | |
| C = Clinical features |
Unilateral weakness Speech disturbance w/o weakness |
2 1 |
|
| D = duration of symptoms |
> 60 minutes 10 - 59 minutes |
2 1 |
|
| D = diabetes | Diabetes | 1 | |
| Total | |||
Patients are deemed high risk if their ABCD2 score is four or more. These patients will be seen within 24 hours
Patients are deemed to be low risk if their ABCD2 score is less than four. These patients will be seen within a week.
Stroke/TIA secretaries
- Tracy Aspin - telephone 023 8120 5019
- Priya Hair - telephone 023 8120 5792
- Elizabeth Woodiwiss - telephone 023 8120 5791
You can also contact our TIA specialist nurse:
- Angie Keens - work mobile number 07766 800370 (Monday to Friday only)