Overview

• The tool is now in use at every stroke centre in England and has supported interpretation of more than 60,000 brain scans since last summer.
• Average time from hospital arrival to treatment fell from about 140 minutes to 79 minutes in NHS England’s analysis.
• The proportion of patients recovering with no or slight disability rose from 16% to 48% following deployment.
• Thrombolysis use increased modestly from 11.6% in 2023–24 to 12.3% in 2024–25, according to official figures.
• The software analyzes CT scans in about one minute to identify stroke type and severity, with findings presented in Madrid.