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.
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.
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A costly missed opportunity.
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.
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.
Anything we can do to prevent the misery that stroke can cause is ultimately good news.
Stroke Association response to Autumn Statement: Stroke must remain a priority
"When so many know a stroke survivor, it’s worrying that so few know the signs or what to do if stroke strikes."
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.
"We’re now at a crisis situation where every ambulance service is on the highest level of alert."
A 60-year-old Winchester man is attempting a unique double challenge on land and sea to raise money for the Stroke Association.
Mark Ryan will attempt to swim from the mainland to the Isle of Wight.
Then after a day's rest he will hike the 26 miles between Salisbury and Winchester along the Clarendon Way.
It would be a formidable fundraising challenge even for someone still in their phys
