Blood pressure check could save your life, says Oxford stroke survivor
“Had I known I had high blood pressure it would have been treated earlier and I might never have had the stroke."
Blood pressure check could save your life, says Haslemere stroke survivor
"if you are of African or Caribbean origin you may have a higher risk of stroke than other people in the UK."
Blood pressure check could save your life, says Bexhill stroke survivor
"It doesn’t matter how old you are, just check your blood pressure."
Blood pressure check could save your life, says Margate stroke survivor
"People think that ‘nothing’s going to happen to me’ and then bang!”
Blood pressure check could save your life says Bristol stroke survivor
"Having these quick and easy checks could save your life."
Northern Ireland stroke professionals praised for their ‘tireless’ work for patients
More than 150 stroke professionals from across Northern Ireland came together to share insights on improving treatments for stroke patients.
The Stroke Professionals Conference, hosted by the Stroke Association on Wednesday, brought together nurses, occupational therapists, consultants, physiotherapists and other specialists from across a range of stroke care.
They heard the Health Minister
Stroke charity welcomes honest appraisal of Scottish stroke services being held back by wider hospital systems failures
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.
Stroke Association warns of 51% increase in strokes over the next 10 years, costing half the current NHS budget
A combination of ageing population, lifestyle factors and insufficient action on stroke prevention is set to increase the number of strokes by 51% by 2035. In turn, the stroke survivor population will increase by 62% from 1.3 million to 2.1 million, nearly matching the current population of Slovenia.
Stroke Association response to Autumn Statement 2023
A costly missed opportunity.
Over half of UK adults think strokes don’t affect young people – yet stroke is drastically impacting young adults’ lives
Over half (60%) of the UK population wrongly believe that strokes don't happen to young adults, according to new research revealed today by the Stroke Association. Despite 54% of UK adults knowing someone who has had a stroke, there is still a common public misconception that the condition only affects older people, when in fact one in four strokes happen in people of working age.
Stroke Association's response to the new NICE stroke rehabilitation guidance
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.
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