The Stroke Association today launches a new initiative to help more people affected by stroke receive emergency medical treatment. The charity is calling for people across Croydon to support the FAST Forward campaign by learning the signs of a stroke and sharing the message to help save more lives.
The FAST Test identifies the three most common symptoms of a stroke or mini-stroke and the right
The Stroke Association in the West Midlands have launched a new support project in the Cannock and Stafford communities for stoke survivors and their families.
The volunteers, also known as ‘Neighbourhood Information Champions’, are providing telephone-based information and support to stroke survivors and people with long term conditions in the area.
The Neighbourhood Information Champions
A stroke survivor was guest of honour at the official opening of the Vision Express store in the Ladysmith Centre in Ashton-under-Lyne on Saturday.
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The seventh report from the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) data shows that 13 stroke services scored an ‘A’ overall for the quality of care they provide for patients. The report relates to patients admitted between July and September 2014. The results are available online at the SSNAP Results Portal.
A stroke survivor officially opened the Vision Express store on Dalton Road, Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday.
Local stroke survivors, carers, volunteers and health professionals are in perfect pitch once more as the Stroke Association’s Community Choir re-launches in Manchester.
A group of stroke survivors and their carers from Salford are learning to express themselves in new ways, at a variety of creative workshops organised by the Stroke Association.
A stroke survivor from Gateshead has seen her dream come true, after her first ever children’s book has been published.
A stroke survivor from Porthill joined Vision Express staff at the Hanley Potteries store this weekend, to officially celebrate its recent refit.
68-year-old John Forster helped store manager Lee Rafferty and his team with a ribbon cut to unveil the store’s new equipment and eye health facilities.
John and his partner Eileen Allman were special guests representing the Stroke Association, whi
Darren Long, 39, from Wandsworth is taking on 40 challenges before his 40th birthday in November to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association after his girlfriend had a devastating stroke in October last year, at the age of just 27 years old.
In October last year, Darren’s girlfriend Chantelle went into surgery following from an on-going condition she has which is called Arteriovenous Malfor
