The Lancet this week featured an Editorial discussing a recent report from the UK Vascular Society and Royal College of Physicians showing that the waiting time for vascular surgery after symptoms of stroke or transient ischemic attack is far too long. Guidelines set by the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) suggest no more than a 14 day wait between symptoms and operation. The 2007 National Stroke Strategy is targeting for there to be a 48 hour wait by 2017... 
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