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Different Strokes

Location and Contact details 9 Canon Harnett Road Wolverton Mill Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK12 5NF Telephone: 8451307172 http://www.differentstrokes.co.uk

Type of organisation Voluntary Sector Service Descripton of organisation Advice/Advocacy miles (straight line) miles (approximate road distance) Entry last updated Oct 20, 2012

Further Details

Different Strokes is a registered charity which provides services to support younger stroke survivors. Different Strokes helps younger stroke survivors to optimise their recovery and take control of their own lives by offering rehabilitative services, information and advice. This is achieved through offering weekly exercise classes and providing practical and easy to use information for the recovering stroke survivor.
A 'Stroke Line' telephone service is also provided to enable younger stroke survivors to talk to other younger stroke survivors. Younger stroke survivors are also kept informed of developments relevant to them via newsletters, an interactive website and by other means.

Services available

	ABI Specialist	National	Regional	Local
Advice
Day Activities
Family Support
Information
Leisure Activities
Music Therapy

This service adheres to the following Regulatory Frameworks / is affiliated to the following bodies:

Registered Charity.

Referrals can be made by

GP
Consultant
Healthcare Professional
Self/Advocate/Family
Other professional eg Social Care/Case Manager

How are services paid for?

	Regularly	Sometimes	Never
NHS	?	?	?
Social Care Services	?	?	?
Jointly funded by NHS & Social Care Services	?	?	?

Charitably funded (no payment required)

Typical duration that a service is offered

Support and advice is provided for as long as is required by the younger stroke survivor.

This Service was mapped by Northamptonshire ABI Forum. See HERE for more information

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Services available are defined by the following EHIG Rehabilitation Codes

For an explanation of the codings please click here

SOMEONE TO TALK TO

[Code 110]
Patient description
Information and guidance over a continuum. Family support and outreach. Advocacy

Sites
All sites

Description of rehabilitation input
Information and guidance over a continuum. Family support and outreach. Advocacy

This service is defined by the NMDS (National Minimum Data Set) codes as:

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No Data for NMDS