Stroke is one of the biggest killers in Scotland, and the leading cause of adult disability, but these figures show Scotland’s health boards are still struggling to provide pre-Covid levels of stroke care with catastrophic impact on stroke survivors and their families.
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
John Watson, Associate Director Scotland of the Stroke Association said:
“We are deeply concerned at the performance of stroke services in Scotland over the last year.
“Whilst we acknowledge that the Covid-19 pandemic caused significant disruption to service delivery, the report clearly shows too many stroke patients did not get the care they needed. Healthcare staff have per
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Andrea Cail, Director Scotland of the Stroke Association said:‘These standards are tough and they are meant to challenge stroke teams to ensure continuous improvements in treatment and care.
However, we are concerned to see that a number of hospitals in Scotland are still failing to meet the standard set for some of the vital elements of care as outlined in the stroke care bundle1
The report
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Andrea Cail, Director Scotland of the Stroke Association said: “Stroke is a major health problem in Scotland and it has now been a clinical priority for the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland for over 15 years. During that time there have been significant improvements in the quality of stroke care which have contributed to a reduction in the number of deaths from stroke. However, stroke is sti
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