Stroke Association response to Autumn Statement 2023
A costly missed opportunity.
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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
Stroke Association response to Autumn Statement: Stroke must remain a priority
Stroke Association response to Autumn Statement: Stroke must remain a priority
Over 47,000 stroke patients to ‘miss out on a miracle treatment’
Thrombectomy is a miracle treatment that pulls patients back from near-death and alleviates the worst effects of stroke. It’s shocking that so many patients are missing out and being saddled with unnecessary disability.
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
Croydon man's stroke left him unable to speak or write properly and fearful that he wouldn’t be able to work
A Croydon man was devastated when a stroke left him unable to speak or write properly and fearful that he wouldn’t be able to work.
Roger, 48, was at home when a blood clot damaged the part of his brain that controls speech and caused a communication difficulty known as aphasia.
Roger was taking a career break to help look after his mum Lyanda who had been diagnosed with dementia. His stroke
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.
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.
Local stroke survivor calls on Harrow to vote in the 2020 Charity Film Awards
The Stroke Association has been unveiled on the shortlist for the 2020 Charity Film Awards. Now, one of the stars of the charity’s Rebuilding Lives film, stroke survivor Alisha Malhotra is calling on Harrow to vote for the film.
Local stroke survivor calls on Woolwich to vote in the 2020 Charity Film Awards
The Stroke Association has been unveiled on the shortlist for the 2020 Charity Film Awards. Now, one of the stars of the charity’s Rebuilding Lives film, stroke survivor Baz Kelly is calling on Woolwich to vote for the film.
Stroke Association comment on Lord John Prescott's stroke
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...
Stroke Awards winner takes steps to conquer stroke at Pineapple Dance Studios
The Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Award winner
Cheyenne McLaughlin, 14, from Isleworth, Middlesex, spent an afternoon in
Covent Garden’s Pineapple Dance Studios, on Wednesday 10 September.
Cheyenne won the Carer’s Award at the Stroke Associations
Life After Stroke Awards in June 2014. Caitlin had a stroke when she was still
in the womb, when Cheyenne was eight years old. Ever since
Jess follows in father’s footsteps to raise funds for the Stroke Association
Shoreditch resident Jessica Knowles, 27, is taking on the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7 September to raise funds for the Stroke Association, after her father, Keith, had a stroke earlier this year. Jess will return to her birth town of South Shields as she takes on the same 13.1 mile race as her father did, three decades ago.
Keith had a stroke on 15 April 2014 at the age of 57. He had been
Herne Hill resident tackles Resolution Run for stroke
Herne Hill resident and first time runner Ella Mathew is raring to go as she makes her final preparations to take on the Resolution Run in Hyde Park, for the Stroke Association.
Ella, 30, is taking on the 3.1 mile challenge on Sunday 21 September, just 6 days before her wedding, after she had a stroke when she was only 8 years old. After her stroke, Ella struggled to read, write, walk and e
Hillingdon P.E teacher takes on the Bupa Great North Run for stroke
Stroke survivor, Peter
Banks from Hillingdon will tackle the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7
September, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association, after he had a stroke
in 2012.
PE teacher Peter Banks, 31,
had a stroke in January 2012. When Peter had his stroke, specialists at the
stroke unit quickly treated him and gave him thrombolysis – a clot-busting drug
to restore the flow of
Brain damage caused by stroke could be repaired by stem cells - Stroke Association response
Thousands of lives a year could be changed thanks to a pilot research study by Imperial College London which involves injecting a patient's stem cells into their brain.
Doctors said the procedure could become routine in ten years after larger trials to examine its effectiveness in a wider group of patients.
Dr Madina Kara, Neuroscientist at The Stroke Association, said: “In the UK, someon
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