The future of treating post stroke delirium

Despite delirium being a common occurrence in hospitals, it is under-recognized and under-diagnosed in clinical practice.¹ The Future Hospital Commission – set up in response to concerns about quality of care in UK hospitals – have established eleven principles of care.² These principles have been applied to form a blueprint for care of delirium in the future, as outlined on the slide.¹

References:
1. Richardson SJ, Fisher JM, Teodorczuk A. The Future Hospital: a blueprint for effective delirium care. Future Hosp J 2016; 3 (3): 178–181.

2. Royal College of Physicians. Future Hospital Commission. Available at: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outputs/future-hospital-commission. Accessed July 2023.