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Stroke Association response to NHSE's Plan to Recover Urgent and Emergency Care Services

Stroke Association response to NHSE's Plan to Recover Urgent and Emergency Care Services


Juliet Bouverie OBE, Chief Executive of the Stroke Association said: “Today’s Recovery Plan comes at a crucial time - our urgent and emergency services are in crisis. Stroke patients regularly wait hours for an ambulance and we’ve seen a devastating deterioration in stroke standards. The Stroke Association has continuously raised concerns that this is putting stroke patients’ lives and recover

WARNING OTHERS: stroke survivor Rick Hein

Somerset stroke survivor urges people to check for ‘silent condition’ which can cause serious strokes

A stroke survivor from Wells is backing a charity’s plea for people to carry out a simple test on themselves in case they have a ‘silent condition’ which could cause a serious stroke.
The Stroke Association is urging people to mark Stroke Prevention Day on Thursday, 12 January, by checking their own pulse to make sure it’s not irregular.
Rick Hein’s stroke was caused by atrial fibrillation o

WARNING OTHERS: Michelle O’Connell with her husband Patrick and son Morgan

Surrey stroke survivor urges people to check for ‘silent condition’ which can cause serious strokes

A stroke survivor from Hersham is backing a charity’s plea for people to carry out a simple test on themselves in case they have a ‘silent condition’ which could cause a serious stroke.
Michelle O’Connell’s stroke was caused by atrial fibrillation or ‘AF’, where the heart beats with an irregular rhythm. When this happens, the heart won’t empty all of the blood out of its chambers with every bea

Almost two in three people don’t know that an irregular heartbeat is a major cause of / Nid yw bron i ddau o bob tri o bobl yn gwybod bod curiad calon afreolaidd yn un o brif achosion strociau.

Stroke Association urges people to test themselves for ‘silent’ condition, Atrial Fibrillation
The Stroke Association and BBC Morning Live’s Dr Punam Krishan are urging people to check for a ‘silent condition’ which is one of the leading causes of serious strokes, after a survey showed that few are aware of the link.
It is estimated that around half a million people are living with undiagnos

WARNING OTHERS: stroke survivor Ian Murdoch with his wife Carol

Devon stroke survivor urges people to check for ‘silent condition’ which can cause serious strokes

A stroke survivor from Bideford is backing a charity’s plea for people to carry out a simple test on themselves in case they have a ‘silent condition’ which could cause a serious stroke.
The Stroke Association is urging people to mark Stroke Prevention Day on Thursday 12 January by checking their own pulse to make sure it’s not irregular.
Ian Murdoch’s stroke was caused by atrial fibrillatio

WARNING OTHERS: Stroke survivor Paul Mclean with his wife Suzanne and son Lorcan

County Down stroke survivor urges people to check for ‘silent condition’ which can cause serious strokes

County Down stroke survivor urges people to check for ‘silent condition’ which can cause serious strokes
A stroke survivor from County Down is backing a charity’s plea for people to carry out a simple test on themselves in case they have a ‘silent condition’ which could cause a serious stroke.
Paul Mclean had atrial fibrillation or ‘AF’, where the heart beats with an irregular rhythm. When t

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