NIMAST Coiinectiiig Pi"ofe&sioI)¢11s iii sti.ok Northern Iieland Multidisclplinary A8SOCiatlon of siroke Teams {NIMAST). Trustee An nual Report 2023-2024. NIMAST provide8 a regional f.orum for Individuals wlth a profe8SiOhal Iht8rest In stroke carg a¢.ros.s the statutory. voluntary and indepertdent Seclors in order to Promote excellence in 8troke dellvery acr08s Northorn Ireland. NIMAST supports stroke specific training, research and education and inc.reases members, knowledge through the sharing and dissemination of information and experience ralating to strok8 care. NIMAST also provide input into national guidelines and respond to the requests of other o.rg8nlsatlons for advlce. on matters telatlng to stroke care. It also provide expert advlce regarding stroke health policy and SeiCe delivery and lobby's for betier stroke service$ and PIOVi8ion .It represents member8 on national .commltt8e8 and forum8 . Activities in 2023..2024 NIMAST Is represented on the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party ( ICSWP ) and attends 3 online meetings and one face to face meeting per year. Thi5 group oversees the developmenl and production of Ihe evidence base for atroke and the Stroke Sèntinel National Audit Prograrn( SSNAP) . As part of this group, we w8r.e involved in updating Natlonal Clinlcal Guldellnes for Slroke and provlded financi'al yupport fo.r.their development which w.ere published in April 2023 . NIMAST .are a registered stakeholders for the NICE stroke reha'bllltatlon guideli and members provided fee.dback and cornment and guideline8 were publi.shed in Octobe.r2023. NIMAST also repre8onts m8mb8Jf8 ai the Nl Stroke Steerfng G.roup and meets every quarter. This group Infomis. o.versee and rnonltors siroke care delivery ac088 Nl. NIMAST is also represen.ted at UKSF 8cientific and plahnihg committee to inform and organlze the annual UK stro.ke forum. The role entails identlfylng Northern
Irish speaker8 and rosÈarch ensuring Northern Ireland is reprogontad in thè programme. NIMAST worked wlth Visit Bewast to submit a bid to host the UK strok .conference In 2925. NIMAST hosled a Qvality Improvement day in conjunction with NJ .stroke netwofk for stroke cllnlclans across the region on 1 •1 March 2023. NIMAST supp.orted:S.troko Assoclation in dÈveloplng an agenda and Identlfylng BP8akers for a Nl stroke conference. planned for Septernber 24 . sioffed Slghed........... Date 0S.Oa.2S Date .0, Lft.