The Way Ahead Peer Support & Mentoring service is aimed at stroke survivors and carers, ensuring that they are put in touch with a named peer mentor, who will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, and act as an intermediary link in supporting them to access crucial advice, information and support and advocating with and for them during the early days and weeks following a stroke.

The peer mentoring support role will encourage and engage stroke survivors and their carers to develop their own capacity and positive coping strategies, as well as encouraging healthier lifestyle and associated strategies to prevent further strokes and other health problems.

The Way Ahead information guidebook, and website, will be used by Peer Mentors to enable stroke survivors and their carers to access tailor-made easily understood information, and support they need.

The Way Ahead project will be provided in consultation with stroke survivors and their carers, other local voluntary organisations and statutory health and social care agencies.