Stroke Association

26 May 2023 13:10

Over half of Welsh people have never heard of aphasia / Nid yw dros hanner pobl Cymru erioed wedi clywed am affasia

New research from the Stroke Association reveals a huge lack of public awareness and knowledge of aphasia - a language and communication disorder most commonly caused by stroke
New research from the Stroke Association reveals over half of the Welsh public (57%) have never heard of aphasia*, despite it affecting over 350,000 people in the UK1.
Aphasia is a language and communication disorder

18 May 2023 18:33

Stroke Association response to NICE: Testing could help prevent further strokes in people with gene variant

Anything we can do to prevent the misery that stroke can cause is ultimately good news.

9 May 2023 11:45

The online café has been a lifesaver for me.

I had my stroke in September 2015. I was 31 years old at the time.
Looking back, it was hell. I couldn’t walk, dress or wash myself. I was completely reliant on others.
Whilst I have recovered physically, I spend time feeling isolated and alone. No-one really understood the enormity of what I had just experienced. My life had changed in an instant, and although I still had friends, it w

28 March 2023 00:01

Stroke Survivors And Their ‘Savers’ Call On People To Act F.A.S.T. As Part Of NHS Campaign

Moving photographic portraits of stroke survivors, alongside their stroke ‘savers’, will be unveiled, showing significant life moments they have been able to celebrate since their stroke

15 March 2023 16:34

Stroke Association response to the Spring Budget 2023

Spring budget 2023: "The workforce retention measures announced today are not enough to address the severe vacancy issues affecting stroke care right now."

14 February 2023 18:21

Local man takes on The Three Peaks with friends

Cammy McKinnell, 37 from Troon is scaling the three highest peaks in Scotland, England & Wales for charity with eleven of his friends.
The challenge will take place on Friday 21st Saturday 22nd April, seeing them scale the three highest peaks of Scotland (Ben Nevis), England (Scafell Pike) and Wales (Snowdon) - all within 24 hours! The challenge involves a total hiking distance of 37km (2

30 January 2023 00:00

Stroke Association response to NHSE's Plan to Recover Urgent and Emergency Care Services

Juliet Bouverie OBE, Chief Executive of the Stroke Association said: “Today’s Recovery Plan comes at a crucial time - our urgent and emergency services are in crisis. Stroke patients regularly wait hours for an ambulance and we’ve seen a devastating deterioration in stroke standards. The Stroke Association has continuously raised concerns that this is putting stroke patients’ lives and recover

24 January 2023 13:18

Campaigners raise alarm over Scotland’s high stroke numbers

Responding to the latest annual Scottish Stroke Figures, the Stroke Association has expressed concern that people in Scotland are much more likely to have a stroke than those in the rest of the UK.
The latest data from Public Health Scotland suggests that the incidence rate for stroke (adjusted for age and sex) has decreased by just 2.4% since 2012/13.
John Watson, Associate Director for the

WARNING OTHERS: stroke survivor Rick Hein

13 January 2023 18:17

Somerset stroke survivor urges people to check for ‘silent condition’ which can cause serious strokes

A stroke survivor from Wells is backing a charity’s plea for people to carry out a simple test on themselves in case they have a ‘silent condition’ which could cause a serious stroke.
The Stroke Association is urging people to mark Stroke Prevention Day on Thursday, 12 January, by checking their own pulse to make sure it’s not irregular.
Rick Hein’s stroke was caused by atrial fibrillation o

WARNING OTHERS: Michelle O’Connell with her husband Patrick and son Morgan

13 January 2023 17:45

Surrey stroke survivor urges people to check for ‘silent condition’ which can cause serious strokes

A stroke survivor from Hersham is backing a charity’s plea for people to carry out a simple test on themselves in case they have a ‘silent condition’ which could cause a serious stroke.
Michelle O’Connell’s stroke was caused by atrial fibrillation or ‘AF’, where the heart beats with an irregular rhythm. When this happens, the heart won’t empty all of the blood out of its chambers with every bea

12 January 2023 17:13

Almost two in three people don’t know that an irregular heartbeat is a major cause of / Nid yw bron i ddau o bob tri o bobl yn gwybod bod curiad calon afreolaidd yn un o brif achosion strociau.

Stroke Association urges people to test themselves for ‘silent’ condition, Atrial Fibrillation
The Stroke Association and BBC Morning Live’s Dr Punam Krishan are urging people to check for a ‘silent condition’ which is one of the leading causes of serious strokes, after a survey showed that few are aware of the link.
It is estimated that around half a million people are living with undiagnos

WARNING OTHERS: Andrew Jones with his wife Clare, daughter Megan and sons Simon and Matthew

12 January 2023 13:59

Marlow stroke survivor urges people to check for ‘silent condition’ which can cause serious strokes

“I’d urge people to do the pulse test and if it seems to be irregular get it diagnosed, especially if they know that AF is in the family history."

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