Stroke Association

21 September 2021 15:26

Stroke Association comment on - "Pandemic caused a plunge in numbers who saw a GP and this year is set to be worse than last"

Charlotte Nicholls, Head of Policy, Stroke Association said:
"In response to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, we saw a rapid move towards telehealth across healthcare. For many stroke survivors, this meant GP appointments, meetings with stroke consultants and rehabilitation therapies being delivered online or over the phone. Our Stroke Recoveries at Risk report found that the ma

6 September 2021 00:01

Game-Changing Procedure for Stroke Expands to Help Save Lives and Reduce Disability

A new, pilot mechanical thrombectomy service for stroke patients in the East of Scotland has been launched today. The service will be based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and is set to benefit hundreds of people who have been struck with a life-threatening stroke.
John Watson, Associate Director of the Stroke Association in Scotland said:
“This service is long awaited, overdue, but very

27 August 2021 00:01

Stroke Association response to BMJ study: Risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolism after covid-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 positive testing: self-controlled case series study

Dr Richard Francis, Head of Research at the Stroke Association, said:
“We have known since early in the pandemic that being infected by the COVID-19 virus has led to strokes in some people and it became apparent during the vaccination rollout that the AstraZeneca vaccine slightly increased the risk of an incredibly rare type of stroke. Our charity has supported stroke survivors throughout the p

1 July 2021 16:16

Stroke charity’s Award set to benefit hundreds of stroke survivors

The Stroke Association in Scotland is planning to support hundreds more people affected by stroke as they recover from the effects of their stroke and impact of lockdown in the aftermath of the pandemic.
The charity has received a Lottery award from The National Lottery Community Fund to help develop and expand its peer support offers to help people affected by stroke, rebuild their lives again

29 June 2021 09:56

Response to Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme report 2021

Response to Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme report 2021
John Watson, Director Scotland of the Stroke Association said:
“Two things leapt out to me in reading “The Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme annual report 2021 launched today.
“First of all I am struck by how well stroke care teams around Scotland have managed to maintain specialist care and treatment to patients, in the fa

Garry Rees, aged 56 and a computer engineer from Tredegar, Wales, had a stroke in December 2019. Garry is supporting the Stroke Association's report and would like to see more research focused on finding early warning signs of stroke.

25 June 2021 11:03

Stroke survivors in Wales shape stroke research to rebuild lives

The charity’s new report - the first UK-wide project to map research priorities across the entire stroke care and treatment pathway - reveals where research can address the issues holding stroke survivors back from rebuilding their lives after a devastating stroke.
Garry Rees, aged 56 and a computer engineer from Tredegar, Wales, had a stroke in December 2019 resulting in him spending Christmas

Thomas McGarvey is 38 and lives in Lambeg Co. Antrim. Thomas had a stroke four years ago and is now supporting the Stroke Association's newly published top 10 priorities for stroke research according to people affected by stroke.

24 June 2021 17:08

Stroke survivors in Northern Ireland shape stroke research to rebuild lives

The Stroke Association, the UK’s leading stroke charity, is announcing the top 10 priorities for stroke research, uncovered by a rigorous study involving stroke survivors like Thomas McGarvey from Lambeg, carers and health and social care professionals in stroke.

17 June 2021 11:28

Wakefield Neurology team walk their way to fundraising success for the Stroke Association

A team of Wakefield Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants have raised over £2,700 for the Stroke Association, by completing a virtual Land’s End to John O’Groats challenge and covering 1,215 miles in just 31 days.

14 June 2021 10:10

Stroke Association and Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre team up to help prevent stroke

The Stroke Association and Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre have joined forces, to help prevent stroke and raise awareness of the condition within the local Bangladeshi community.

25 May 2021 12:31

Stroke Charity’s Award set to benefit hundreds of stroke survivors

The Stroke Association in Scotland is planning to support hundreds more people affected by stroke as they recover from the effects of their stroke and impact of lockdown in the aftermath of the pandemic.
The charity has received a Lottery award from The National Lottery Community Fund to help develop and expand its peer support offers to help people affected by stroke, rebuild their lives again

6 May 2021 10:08

Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson lends support to save stroke research

Legendary athlete Michael Johnson is calling for people to support the Stroke Association and help save stroke research, so that stroke survivors can live their best life possible.

29 April 2021 15:53

Leading stroke charity funds first study into long-term impact of Covid-19 on stroke

The Stroke Association is funding the world’s first study to determine the long-term impact of Covid-19 on stroke survivors. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic there have been widespread reports of adults with the virus also having strokes [1]. The charity announces this new study today, amid concerns that the virus may be causing more severe strokes in patients.

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