Stroke

“Funding for stroke continues to lag behind other major health conditions, despite being one of the leading causes of death and disability in the UK."

"We are seeing progress but I can’t tell you how exhausting it is!"

“Unfortunately, demand for services means that not every patient who calls 999 will be responded to by an Advanced Paramedic."

“The data released today by Public Health Scotland illustrates that NHS staff are continuing to do great work in helping people survive stroke and heart disease under very tough circumstances."

“I can safely say it is the most horrific feeling.”

“It was quite a few months before I could properly come to terms with what had happened to me - it took a lot of processing."

A new study which involved antibody molecules being sprayed into the noses of rats, has shown to repair damage simulated to be like that caused by stroke. It is believed that this process of repair was helped by the drugs travelling through nerve cells for smell. This could open doors for what has previously been [...]

Those living with pain were almost three times as likely as pain-free survivors to experience altered body image

"The amount of people that said to me that only old people have strokes, it’s unbelievable."

“It's worrying that so few people know that a little thing like how your heart beats can lead to a massive stroke."