Mae’r Gymdeithas Strôc wedi croesawu lansiad cynllun hir dymor newydd ar gyfer iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol a chafodd ei gyhoeddi gan Lywodraeth Cymru.
The Stroke Association has welcomed the release of a new long-term plan for health and social care in Wales released by the Welsh Government.
Stroke Association congratulates Prof Averil Mansfield for her Lifetime Achievement Award
Juliet Bouverie, CEO of the Stroke Association, said:
“A stroke is a brain attack. Some strokes are due to bleeding in or around the brain. These are called haemorrhagic strokes. Although they are not as common as ischaemic strokes (caused by a blockage); haemorrhagic strokes can be more serious.
“In the UK, around 15% of strokes are haemorrhagic, and about 85% are ischaemic. Haemorrhagic st
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Public Health England has launched its Act FAST campaign for 2018
Tara Galloway, Head of Stroke Support for the Stroke Association, said: “In January 2018 the Stroke Association was made aware that East Sussex County Council were considering the cessation of £80,000 of funding for the Stroke Association’s support services in the county.
Stroke Association statement following the death of TONY&GUY CEO Toni Mascolo
The Stroke Association welcomes the announcement of an additional £2.8 billion funding package for the NHS in England, and hope that the £350 million being made available immediately will help to ease the pressures on strained health services. However, today’s announcement falls well short of the funding that NHS’s leaders say it needs.
International chart-topper and singing sensation, Jessie J is calling on people across Scotland to join her in supporting the Stroke Association’s latest campaign: Lost for Words.
Neil Ferguson, 15, from Morningside, has been presented with a Life After Stroke Award by Paralympian Scott Quin and TV presenter Amanda Lamb at a glittering award ceremony in London on 1 November 2017.
A new report, published today by the Stroke Association, reveals that over 110,000 people in the UK could be saved from having a stroke by 2035 if research into the latest stroke prevention procedures were properly funded.
