Description: The need for a collaborative approach to stroke care; An overview by an experienced speech and language therapist; Medical aspects fo stroke; Medical management of stroke; The basic medical issues discussed by a noted neurologist; Nursing the patient following a stroke; The nursing viewpoint by a specialist nurse in the academic field; Functional problems after stroke; Physiotherapy in stroke rehabilitation; Practical and theoretical issues by a well known physiotherapist; Speech and language problems after stroke; Speech and language therapy; Current thinking and practice in speech and language therapy; Rehabilitation of cognitive and emotional problems: A contribution by an experienced clinical psychologist; Applications of personal construct psychology; Counselling the individual with a severe disorder of language by a well known speech and language therapist; Everyday problems of daily living; An occupational therapist examines the difficulties faced by the individual recovering from a stroke; Appendix, Useful addresses, A description of the various organisations involved in care after stroke

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