Merseyside stroke survivor wins national courage award
Emma Raven, 37, from Bootle in Merseyside, has won a national courage award for her commitment to raising awareness of stroke after surviving her own stroke in 2014. Emma’s stroke caused her to miscarry her baby and left her with long-term disabililties.
West Midlands stroke club leader wins national volunteering award
Liz Topliss, 75, from Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands, has won a national award for volunteering after leading a stroke group and supporting the stroke community in various roles for almost 40 years.
North West stroke choir wins national Stroke Group Award
A choir made up of stroke survivors, charity staff, volunteers, health professionals and family members has won a national award, for the impact it makes to local people affected by stroke.
Stroke Association's statement on thrombectomy to be offered up to 24 hours after onset of stroke
Stroke Association's statement on thrombectomy to be offered up to 24 hours after onset of stroke
Consultant wins national award for transforming stroke care in Essex
Dr Sreeman Andole, Assistant Medical Director at NHS England and Clinical Director at Kings College Foundation NHS Trust has topped a public vote to win the Professional Excellence category of the Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Awards.
Portsmouth fundraisers scoop national award
Portsmouth brother and sister Marvin Fray and Bethany Foley, have been awarded a Life After Stroke Award for fundraising, after they brought in over £27,000 for the Stroke Association. They were presented with their award by Warwick Davis and Stephen K Amos at the Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Awards at the Landmark hotel in London on 21 November 2018.
Stratford fundraiser scoops national award
Stratford resident Marcia Holmes, has been awarded a Life After Stroke Award for fundraising after she and her siblings brought in over £27,000 for the Stroke Association. She was presented with her award by Warwick Davis and Stephen K Amos at the Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Awards at the Landmark hotel in London on 21 November 2018.
Stroke survivor visits local warehouse team who raised thousands for charity
Colleagues at Well Pharmacy’s Healthcare Service Centre in Stoke-on-Trent got a surprise this week when stroke survivor Paul Bailey dropped by to personally thank them for raising over £17,000 for the Stroke Association.
Blood pressure testing in the Scottish Parliament
We secured MSP sponsorship of A Know Your Blood Pressure event in The Scottish Parliament during the week of World Stroke Day (29 October).
Over 50 MSPs came along to discuss the importance of high blood pressure and its link to stroke.
Many of those MSPs, committed to knowing more about how stroke and how it might affect people in their constituency have requested further discussion with co
The Stroke Association statement on the death of Lord Skelmersdale
Stephen King, Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Stroke Association said:
“We were sad to hear of the passing of Lord Skelmersdale. He was the Chair of the Stroke Association from 1993 to 2003 and during that time, he made many important contributions to our charity.
“Under Lord Skelmersdale’s leadership we were able to support more people affected by stroke and fund stroke research. He w