Is the rapid assessment stroke clinic rapid enough in assessing transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke?

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Between October 2000 and December 2002, 1460 patients were referred to the RASC. When a referral (usually by phone or fax) is received, the patient is contacted by phone to arrange a convenient appointment, or by post if not contactable by phone. Those who fail to attend the clinic on the first appointment are given a second appointment to attend, and all patients were prospectively registered in the single point of access database. The medical notes of the non-attendees were reviewed to determine the reason for the non-attendance. If there was no relevant record in the medical notes, the general practitioners or the patients themselves were contacted by phone. Death certificates were reviewed where appropriate. Any relevant imaging, including computed tomography of the head or carotid Doppler ultrasound, was also reviewed.

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