Regions: Oxfordshire

12 June 2024 09:45

Oxfordshire stroke survivors ‘devasted’ as axe falls on support service

Stroke survivors in Oxfordshire say they are devastated that a service which supported more than 800 stroke survivors in the county last year may be axed.

They say it’s vital that the Stroke Association’s Oxfordshire Stroke Recovery Service continues its vital work supporting people to rebuild their lives after stroke and have started a petition to save it.

Oxford University

5 February 2015 13:34

Simon urges people across the South of England to act FAST

Simon Batsman, 20, from Winchester in the South of England had a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) otherwise known as a mini-stroke, in February 2013 and believes the FAST Test could have saved his life.