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Stroke Survivors let down by lack of Welsh Language support post stroke says report / Adroddiad yn dweud bod Diffyg Cefnogaeth Iaith Cymraeg yn gadael Goroeswyr Strôc i lawr.

Stroke Survivors let down by lack of Welsh Language support post stroke says report / Adroddiad yn dweud bod Diffyg Cefnogaeth Iaith Cymraeg yn gadael Goroeswyr Strôc i lawr.

Stroke Survivors let down by lack of Welsh Language support post stroke says report
Some stroke survivors are left unable to communicate through the medium of Welsh as access to speech and language therapy in their first language or language of choice is not available.
The Stroke Association believes survivors who speak Welsh should be offered a Welsh language service to ensure equity of se

Vital community support plays a crucial role for stroke survivors and their carers in Carmarthenshire

Vital community support plays a crucial role for stroke survivors and their carers in Carmarthenshire

A new Community connect stroke support service has been supporting stroke survivors, their families and carers across Carmarthenshire in 2024.
The Stroke Association is commissioned to provide a service by Carmarthenshire County Council to work with people, their families and carers who have been touched by stroke by contacting them to offer information, advice and support to enable people to

Life without communication is a reality for Stroke survivors like Mark

Life without communication is a reality for Stroke survivors like Mark

A world without communication is an everyday reality for the 350,000 stroke survivors in the UK with aphasia (i) like Mark Leather from Cardiff– aphasia is a communication disability that is most commonly caused by stroke. Mae byd heb gyfathrebu yn realiti beunyddiol i’r 350,000 o oroeswyr strôc ag affasia yn y Deyrnas Unedig (i) , fel Mark Leather o Gaerdydd. Anabledd cyfathrebu yw affasia a ac

Almost half of Wales’s residents unaware that stroke is one of the biggest killers in the UK, according to Stroke Association study

Almost half of Wales’s residents unaware that stroke is one of the biggest killers in the UK, according to Stroke Association study

Almost half of people in Wales don’t know that stroke is the fourth biggest killer in the UK, according to new research by the Stroke Association1. Read more here: Nid yw bron i hanner y boblogaeth yng Nghymru yn gwybod mai strôc yw’r lladdwr mwyaf ond tri yn y Deyrnas Unedig, yn ôl ymchwil newydd gan y Gymdeithas Strôc1. Darllenwch fwy yma

Dr. Hilary backs Stroke Association Campaign

Charity urges public to check for ‘silent’ conditions that can cause deadly strokes/ Mae elusen yn annog y cyhoedd i wirio am gyflyrau ‘mud’ a all achosi strociau marwol

The Stroke Association is urging the public to get checked for ‘silent’ health conditions including high blood pressure and atrial fibrillation which can cause a deadly stroke.
New data reveals in Wales over one in two (60%) stroke patients have high blood pressure and one in five (18%) have an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation. [1] Both conditions are often without symptoms.

Garry Rees, aged 56 and a computer engineer from Tredegar, Wales, had a stroke in December 2019. Garry is supporting the Stroke Association's report and would like to see more research focused on finding early warning signs of stroke.

Stroke survivors in Wales shape stroke research to rebuild lives

The charity’s new report - the first UK-wide project to map research priorities across the entire stroke care and treatment pathway - reveals where research can address the issues holding stroke survivors back from rebuilding their lives after a devastating stroke.
Garry Rees, aged 56 and a computer engineer from Tredegar, Wales, had a stroke in December 2019 resulting in him spending Christmas

Geoff Bodman with his wife Julie Bodman

Leading stroke charity funds first study into long-term impact of Covid-19 on stroke

The Stroke Association is funding the world’s first study to determine the long-term impact of Covid-19 on stroke survivors. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic there have been widespread reports of adults with the virus also having strokes [1]. The charity announces this new study today, amid concerns that the virus may be causing more severe strokes in patients.

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