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Suspect a TIA - please refer firect to Brainsafe and don't use advice and guidance

We have identified a number of patients with suspected TIA being submitted to the Brainsafe service via the Advice and Guidance (A&G) pathway. As A&G requests are not monitored or actioned with the same urgency as direct referrals, this creates a risk of delay in assessment and treatment for patients with time-critical conditions.

To ensure patients receive timely assessment in line with national standards, all suspected TIA cases should be referred directly through the urgent TIA referral pathway and not via A&G. We would be grateful if practices could share this reminder with both clinical and administrative staff involved in referral processing to help prevent avoidable delays and potential patient safety incidents.

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