Young girl takes on 20k challenge for stroke
10-year-old Georgia is taking on a 20km walk after her mum's friend died suddenly of a stroke.
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Stroke Association statement on the use of aspirin to reduce the risk and severity of secondary stroke
New study investigates the use of aspirin to reduce the risk of stroke
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Stroke Association statement on Quentin Letts' comments about Andrew Marr
Quentin Letts' offensive and prejudiced comments demonstrate that disability discrimination still exists
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Stroke Association supports updated NICE stroke quality standard.
The Stroke Association welcomes and supports the updated stroke quality standard. We welcome the inclusion of a quality statement specifically on access to a clinical psychologist. We hope this additional support will help more people get the urgent psychological support they need when recovering from a stroke.
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Stroke Association statement following the death of Ronnie Corbett
Ronnie’s passion for helping stroke survivors has been invaluable to the work of our charity, and he will be sorely missed by our staff and volunteers.
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Stroke Association statement on Oxfordshire Communication Service
Oxfordshire County council has approved a budget proposal to make £69m of savings up to 2020, including £16,595 funding that the council provided to deliver the Stroke Association’s Communication Support Service in Oxfordshire.
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Stroke Association supports Salt Awareness Week
The Stroke Association is supporting Salt Awareness Week which runs from 29 February – 6 March 2016. Current guidelines suggest we should be eating no more than about a teaspoon of salt a day but statistics show we are eating far more than we require. Eating large amounts of salt can cause high blood pressure which is the single biggest risk factor for stroke.
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Stroke Association statement on NICE guidelines for thrombectomy
Nice has published updated guidelines on a clot-removing procedure called thrombectomy for patients who have had a stroke
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Stroke Association statement on Rivaroxaban
A recent paper published in the BMJ queried the assessment of the ROCKET AF study that the drug Rivaroxaban is effective in reducing Atrial Fibrillation (AF) related stroke. The group who undertook the ROCKET AF study reviewed their data and have now published their finding in the New England Journal of Medicine that Rivaroxaban does not show any increased bleeding risk compared to warfarin.
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Stroke Association warns cuts to services will have a huge impact on East Sussex stroke survivors and carers
Stroke Association warns cuts to services will have a huge impact on East Sussex stroke survivors and carers East Sussex County Council met on 26 January to discuss its budget. It proposed ceasing funding of the Stroke Association’s support services in the county. This recommendation will now go to a full Council meeting on Tuesday 9 February for ratification.
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Stroke Association statement on stroke mortality at weekends
Stroke Association statement on discussion about the statistic that there is a higher risk of stroke mortality for hospital admissions at weekends.
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Stroke Association statement on the SSNAP post-acute audit
The SSNAP post-acute audit from the Royal College of Physicians gives us a picture of the care available to stroke survivors when they leave a stroke unit. These findings give us a much more complete picture of the services available and what needs to be in place to ensure consistently good care.
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