Transient ischaemic attack

In the community, monitor and review medications and strategies used in long-term secondary prevention aimed at:

• Risk factor modification (including blood pressure control and smoking cessation)[40]Royal College of Physicians; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network; Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. National clinical guidelines for stroke for the United Kingdom and Ireland. April 2023 [internet publication]. https://www.strokeguideline.org/app/uploads/2023/04/National-Clinical-Guideline-for-Stroke-2023.pdf ​​

• Managing comorbidities that predispose patients to stroke such as diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnoea, and heart failure.