Stroke patients across Northern Ireland will now have round-the-clock access to lifesaving thrombectomy treatment, which is a major campaigning success for the Stroke Association.
The introduction of the service, which follows an announcement by the Health Minister Robbie Butler that it will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, is a major milestone for stroke care in Nort
Stroke survivors and healthcare professionals from across Northern Ireland gathered at Stormont to urge the Health Minister to deliver 24/7 thrombectomy services, over 500 days after the commitment was made in the Executive’s Stroke Action Plan.
Under the 2022 Stroke Action Plan, the Executive committed to introducing a 24/7 thrombectomy service by the end of 2024. But 500 days have si
Over 40 healthcare professionals, politicians and stroke survivors from across Northern Ireland attended a screening of a short documentary at Stormont in Belfast on Tuesday 4 November to mark World Stroke Day.
Health care professionals highlight need for life-changing stroke treatment in Northern Ireland
A new garden designed to help stroke patients recover has been unveiled at Altnagelvin Hospital in County Londonderry.
Stroke survivors and budding singers from across Northern Ireland raised their voice in a pop-up choir on 4th June to raise funds for the Stroke Association.
New film showcases urgent need for lifechanging stroke treatment
Families and loved ones affected by stroke in Northern Ireland will be able to find out about the information, support and advice in their area thanks to a new hospital initiative from the Stroke Association.
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 survivors and campaigners have handed over a Stroke Association NI petition calling on the Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to make the stroke treatment thrombectomy available 24/7 in Northern Ireland.
The charity says it is vital that it is available for everyone who needs it no matter when they have their stroke.
The revolutionary procedure – where clots are plucked from the brain – ca
Stroke Association Northern Ireland Director Alasdair O’Hara and Dr Niamh Kennedy, chair of the charity’s Northern Ireland advisory committee, met with Northern Ireland Health Minister Mike Nesbitt and representatives from the Department of Health today to discuss the key issues affecting stroke survivors and carers.
These are:
The need to make thrombectomy available 24/7 for every
Vincent Simone, World champion dancer and star of TV’s Strictly Come Dancing, will be dancing with partner Victoria Martin at a charity ball in aid for the Stroke Association in Belfast on Saturday (27 April).
Victoria, a professional dancer from Newtownards whose career almost ended when she had a stroke, invited Vincent to headline with her at the Ceroc Ignite Spring Ball at the Titanic Hote
