Stroke Association response to Autumn Statement 2023
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Stroke Association response to Autumn Statement: Stroke must remain a priority
Stroke Association response to Autumn Statement: Stroke must remain a priority
Stroke Association response to the Royal College of Radiologists' Census report
The lack of 24/7 availability of interventional neuroradiology services is resulting in thousands of eligible stroke patients missing out on game changing stroke treatments, like thrombectomy.
Tens of thousands of emergency patients waited nearly an hour and a half for ambulances
More than 38,000 people who called 999 in January 2022 waited at least nearly one and a half hours for an ambulance with an emergency condition such as stroke, today’s (10.02.22) figures show.
Stroke Prevention Day 2022: Nine out of ten stroke survivors would warn their younger self to change their lifestyle
Anna Richardson: When I found out that up to 90% of strokes can been prevented by making healthier lifestyle choices, it certainly gave me the nudge I needed to overhaul my own lifestyle.
Stroke Association response to England December 2021 ambulance response times
More than 40,000 who called 999 in December 2021 waited nearly two hours for an ambulance with an emergency condition such as stroke, today’s figures show.
Stroke Association warns number of untreated strokes likely to increase this winter, due to rise in Omicron cases
The UK’s largest stroke charity is warning people not to delay seeking treatment for stroke due to fear of Omicron
Strokes caused by Covid-19 under the spotlight in world’s largest research study
The Stroke Association is funding the world’s largest research study to investigate worrying reports that Covid-19 is causing life-threatening strokes. As Covid-19 cases continue to rise across the globe, this critical research may help to prevent Covid-19-related death and disability.
Macclesfield stroke survivor shares her first glimmer of hope
Karen Platt, 61 from Macclesfield, is supporting the Stroke Association’s ‘Hope After Stroke’ Christmas appeal, after surviving a life-changing stroke while driving.
Mother of St Helens stroke survivor shares first glimmer of hope
Joey Tildesley-Devine and his family from St Helens are supporting the Stroke Association’s ‘Hope After Stroke’ Christmas appeal, after Joey survived a stroke aged just 10 years old.
Flintshire woman raises more than £700 for the Stroke Association, inspired by her family
Jessica Bremner, 26, from Flintshire, has raised £720 for the Stroke Association, by taking on a gruelling half marathon in the Falklands with her RAF colleagues.
World Stroke Day raises alarm for ‘second wave’ of pandemic stroke patients
New statistics from the Stroke Association reveal that almost one in three (29%) stroke survivors who had a stroke during the pandemic delayed seeking emergency medical attention due to Covid-19.(1)
World Stroke Day raises alarm for ‘second wave’ of pandemic stroke patients
New statistics from the Stroke Association reveal that almost one in three (29%) stroke survivors who had a stroke during the pandemic delayed seeking emergency medical attention due to Covid-19.(1)
Stroke patients defy the odds, despite being given no hope
More than four out of five (85%) stroke survivors have reported being told that their recoveries would be limited to within the first year after their stroke according to a survey(i) conducted by the Stroke Association pre-Covid-19.
Clitheroe man pens book and raises money for the Stroke Association
Paul Haworth, 58 from Clitheroe, is using the launch of his first fiction book, Insurrection, to raise funds for the Stroke Association, inspired by his wife Lynne.
Liverpool’s own Forrest Gump raises more than £10,000 for the Stroke Association with mammoth 185 mile challenge
Rob Pope, 42, from Croxteth has completed a gruelling three and a half days of fundraising for the Stroke Association with his Summit2Summit challenge, which saw him climb two peaks and run an incredible 185 miles.
Act now to stop ‘avoidable and unnecessary disability’ says first report into the impacts of Covid-19 on stroke survivors
Delayed calls to 999 due to concerns around Covid-19, unavailable treatments and cancelled rehabilitation therapies caused by the pandemic has left tens of thousands of stroke survivors with avoidable, unnecessary disability, exacerbated mental health problems and has taken a devastating toll on stroke survivors and their families.
Stockport British Gas volunteers lift stroke survivors’ spirits
More than 20 volunteers from the British Gas offices in Stockport have been making weekly phone calls to stroke survivors to keep their spirits up during the coronavirus lockdown.
New digital tool launched for stroke survivors with communication difficulties
As many as 350,000 stroke survivors with aphasia, a common communication disability, are at greater risk of becoming lonelier and more isolated during the pandemic, according to the Stroke Association (i).
Local stroke choir sings with soprano Laura Wright to keep spirits up
A choir of local stroke survivors are still singing together despite disruption from coronavirus, and were joined by a very special guest on Monday 08 June, professional singer Laura Wright.
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