It’s vital that governments act urgently to address staffing issues across health and social care and within rehabilitation services and share detailed plans to support and resource them, so that these recommendations can become a reality.
The fear of being unable to communicate has been laid bare in a new survey(i) of over 2,000 people across the UK. Research conducted by the Stroke Association reveals that nearly half of the respondents (41 %) can’t imagine living in a world where they couldn’t communicate. A world without communication is an everyday reality for the 350,000 stroke survivors across the UK (ii) like Jessie McConke
Leading British Doctor - Dr Hilary Jones, is backing the Stroke Association’s campaign to urge the public to get checked for ‘silent’ health conditions that can cause a deadly stroke. New data reveals over half (53%) of stroke patients have high blood pressure and one in six (16%) have an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation [1]. Both conditions are often without symptoms. The
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.
Legendary athlete Michael Johnson is calling for people to support the Stroke Association and help save stroke research, so that stroke survivors can live their best life possible.
Rugby legend, TV pundit and stroke survivor Gareth Thomas is calling on people across the UK to sign up for the Stroke Association’s Resolution Run series this spring
We were very sad to hear that Lord Prescott has had a stroke. Unfortunately, he is one of the hundreds of thousands of people affected by stroke every year. Everyone at the Stroke Association sends their best wishes to Lord Prescott and his family...
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.
British singer and Bishops Stortford resident, Kelle Bryan, is calling on people across Hertfordshireto join her in supporting the Stroke Association’s latest campaign: Lost for Words.
The Stroke Association’s annual Christmas carol service will this year take place on Friday 1 December at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street.
Clodagh Dunlop, 38, from Magherafelt in Co. Londonderry has been presented with a Life After Stroke Adult Courage Award by the Stroke Association after surviving a brain stem stroke which initially left her with locked-in syndrome. She was given her award by actors James Norton and Victoria Yeates, at a star studded ceremony in the Dorchester hotel in London on 1 November 2017.
Dawn Minker, 67, from the Isle of Wight has been presented with a Life After Stroke Courage Award by Rudolph Walker, Shobna Gulati and Sally Lindsay on behalf of the Stroke Association at a star-studded ceremony at the Dorchester hotel in London on 1 November 2017.
The Stroke Association. We believe in life after stroke. That’s why we campaign to improve stroke care and support people to make the best possible recovery. It’s why we fund research to develop new treatments and ways to prevent stroke. The Stroke Association is a charity. We rely on your support to change lives and prevent stroke. Together we can conquer stroke.
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