A masterclass entitled  “Recognition of Stroke, stroke mimics and history taking; is my patient having a stroke?” is being held on the 29 May at Airedale Hospital Keighley and will be facilitated by Dr Eman Abdus Sami - Stroke Consultant and Clinical Lead at Airedale NHS Trust. To book places on this - the first of a series of masterclasses - and to find out more about the session, please visit West Yorkshire and Harrogate Excellence Centre Skills Platform pages and search for the course entitled 'Recognition of Stroke'.

Other masterclass sessions coming up include: physiology and anatomy of the brain; radiology acute stroke imaging; general treatment for stroke, TIA and management of acute stroke management and treatment; post-acute stroke complications; Inter arterial therapy/thrombectomy (aimed at ambulance medics and nurses working at the front end); life after a stroke; pain and upper limb management and visual impairment; cognitive rehabilitation; a vocational rehabilitation training course and orthotics. Please contact alison.ackew@nhs.net (West Yorkshire and Harrogate Programme Lead for the Excellence Centre) for more information.