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
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.
Anything we can do to prevent the misery that stroke can cause is ultimately good news.
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.
A Rochdale stroke survivor who was left paralysed this year has walked his daughter down the aisle, after being supported by the Stroke Association.
More people affected by stroke in Sheffield will be able to receive support, with the launch of a new Stroke Recovery Service run by the Stroke Association.
The Stroke Association has launched its new Moving Forward After Stroke programme in Rochdale, to help local stroke survivors get more active.
The Stroke Association launched its new Moving Forward After Stroke programme in Stockport on Tuesday 06 February, to help local stroke survivors get more active.
The Stroke Association is calling on Liverpool stroke survivors, carers and health professionals to take part in a new drumming project with Katumba, Liverpool’s renowned drumming and movement group.
The Stroke Association and Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) have joined forces to help stroke survivors in Hull become more active.
Artwork created by Sheffield stroke survivors will be the focus of a new exhibition at the Salvation Army Citadel, Psalter Lane in Sheffield, on Wednesday 28 June from 12:30pm - 3pm.
Hull stroke survivors have raised over £880 for the Stroke Association by taking part in the charity’s Conquer Stroke Duathlon in East Park, Holderness Road, Hull.
Stroke survivors and carers from the Stroke Association’s Pennine Lancs Stroke Choir have been celebrating Make May Purple for stroke, with a series of musical events across Lancashire.
Greater Manchester stroke survivors have lent their voices and experiences to a powerful new animation to help raise awareness of stroke during Make May Purple.
The Stroke Association in Blackburn has teamed up with England Golf to provide golf courses for stroke survivors in the area.
Halton stroke survivors have been getting creative during Make May Purple with a range of purple flower sculptures to celebrate the Stroke Association’s national awareness month.
The Mayor of Lancaster, Councillor Robert Redfern, joined stroke survivors, health professionals and Stroke Association staff members to put the spotlight on stroke at a celebratory event organised during Make May Purple.
Hull stroke survivor Connor Lynes has joined the Stroke Association to host the charity’s Conquer Stroke Duathlon in East Park, Holderness Road, Hull on Saturday 20 May.
Merseyside stroke survivors are preparing to step into the spotlight for a stand-up comedy night at 81 Renshaw to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association on Wednesday 24 May.
The Stroke Association in Chester has teamed up with England Golf to provide golf courses for stroke survivors in the area.