Stroke Association

A photo of our Chief Executive Officer, Juliet Bouverie OBE. She is wearing a burgundy jacket and is sat down in a blue chair in front of an audience whilst talking to Jane-Clare Judson from Chest, Heart and Stroke who is wearing a blue plaid top.

For the first time the UK Stroke Forum session proposals are now open to all delegates!

This is your chance to help shape the programme and contribute directly to the agenda for #UKSF26

Full details and the submission link can be found here: https://bit.ly/3M57t21 Good luck!

People who smoke are three times more likely to have a stroke and twice as likely to die from one.

There's no safe age to start smoking, so we welcome measures in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill that aim to prevent children and young people from becoming addicted in the first place.

Text says, "The Posturite Support Stroke Sale, 20% off almost everything, T&Cs apply". Behind the image is a selection of office equipment sold by Posturite.

Grab a bargain in support of stroke survivors and their families!

Our charity partner @posturite.bsky.social is hosting another Support Stroke Sale, and will donate 10% from your sale purchases* to us! You also get up to 20%* off almost everything!

Here: bit.ly/PosturiteSup...

*T and Cs apply.

Participant jubilantly their raising arms as they are taking part in the Great North run whilst wearing a Stroke Association purple vest surrounded by other runners with visible bibs supporting various causes.

If you were lucky enough to get a ballot place in the #GreatNorthRun, we'd love for you to join #TeamStroke!💜

And if you we're unsuccessful, don't worry there's still places available with us so you can join Team Stroke too!🏃

To register, visit:https://bit.ly/4swvqQ5

This Christmas, help us to support more stroke survivors at every step of their recovery:https://bit.ly/48an5bz

1 in 3 stroke survivors will feel like a burden to their loved ones this Christmas but it’s #StillChristmas.

Watch and share this film to help more survivors and their families find support. Give the gift of stroke support this Christmas.

Two circles, one complete and one on the inside that stops at about 300 degrees. Inside the text says, 7 November, stroke survivors with disabilities will work unpaid for the rest of the year.

Imagine working unpaid for the rest of the year. This is the reality for stroke survivors up and down the country.

Today is Disability Pay Gap Day, which means disabled people will stop being paid compared to non-disabled colleagues, earning £4,300 less/year.

Why should stroke survivors be poorer?

Vital research for an area of stroke that often goes unspoken about. 💜

Logo for the EASE clinical trial, evaluating antidepressants for emotionalism after stroke.

Are you aged 18 or over? Have you sustained a stroke? Do you suffer sudden onset, uncontrollable crying, or laughter episodes since the stroke? Post-stroke emotionalism is a common problem and at UEA we are conducting ground-breaking clinical research to find an effective medical treatment.

Thanks also to those people who shared their testimonies with @munirawilson.bsky.social to reiterate how great those challenges are.

If you're a stroke survivor or family member who would like to shape the future of stroke care. Join our Campaigns Network today: bit.ly/3Lk2cTj

Thank you @munirawilson.bsky.social for hosting the #WorldStrokeDay debate in Westminster today, and for shining a light on the many challenges that so many stroke patients and survivors are expected to navigate alone, once discharged from hospital.

📢 We need to #MakeStrokeAPriority.

Text says Westminster Hall debate, 28 October 2024 from 4:30 pm until 5:30 pm, World Stroke Day 2025

Investing in stroke prevention, treatment, and rehab NOW could save the NHS tens of billions every year by 2035.

More importantly, it will save lives.

Join @munirawilson.bsky.social live on Parliament TV later today as they discuss the need to #MakeStrokeAPriority this #WorldStrokeDay. 👇

In a study of 29,000 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), medics have shown clopidogrel to be more effective than aspirin at preventing strokes and cardiovascular events, without increasing the risk of bleeding.

A result that could transform health guidelines worldwide. 👇

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Want to contact our Stroke Support Helpline over the bank holiday weekend? Here are our opening hours:

Saturday: 10am to 1pm
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 10am to 1pm

Our normal hours resume from Tuesday, which you can read more about here: https://bit.ly/3xbnRpI

Thrombectomy not only saves lives – it restores quality of life. But too many stroke patients miss out on this game-changing treatment, due to service delivery constraints.

Thank you @foysolchoudhury.bsky.social for championing round-the-clock treatment to #MakeStrokeAPriority in Scotland.

Thank you so much for all your continued support!💜

To finish, the ombudsman added, clinicians need to act quicker in the event of a stroke, even if the symptoms are atypical, and communication and collaboration need to improve if diagnostic and treatment pathways are going to deliver the best possible outcome for patients.

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This increases the risk of death and long-term disabilities such as paralysis, memory loss and communication problems.

Stroke treatment is urgent and time sensitive. No patient should have to endure worse outcomes because of delays to treatment. The NHS needs to learn from these findings.

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Complaints to the ombudsman of 'missed symptoms' and 'delays to diagnosis' have risen by two-thirds in the last five years, and recent figures show that fewer than half of stroke patients (46.6%) are arriving at a specialist stroke unit within four hours of symptoms starting.

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Headline from The Guardian says NHS repeatedly failing in care of stroke patients, watchdog says

Yesterday, the Government announced a new 10 Year Health Plan for England, while a recent headline from The Guardian reinforces why we need it: bit.ly/3IbEGGw

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Personal Independence Payment (or #PIP) is not an out-of-work benefit.

Many recipients of PIP already work…

But the clue is in the title: Independence.

Living with a disability comes with a real financial cost. PIP is supposed to help cover that cost, so disabled people can live independently.

Every day in the UK, over 240 people wake up after a stroke. Our TV advert captures the catastrophic impact a stroke can have on anyone, at any age, including children.

Our charity is here to help you find your strength through support, no matter how long it takes.

#StrokeAwarenessMonth

Well done, Tina! Great work.👏👏👏

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One in four strokes happen to people of working age, meaning some survivors have to endure the cost of ill-health, and pay prescription charges for extended periods.

We welcome the Government's decision to freeze prescription charges and keep the monthly cost below £10.

Lauren has brown hair and a fringe. She's holding a mug that says Dr Lucas, and she's smiling.

Congratulations to physiotherapist, Lauren Lucas!

Now Dr Lauren Lucas, after passing her PhD viva with flying colours yesterday. 👏

We funded Dr Lucas to investigate the relationships between stroke survivors and their therapists, and the effect it can have on long-term recovery.

Hi Dan, thanks for your comment. Sorry to see the exclusion of ME. We should add that the source for this table is the Department of Work and Pensions. These are their figures. We had no involvement with the creation of this list.

A list of illnesses that will be most affected by cuts to disability benefits with cardiovascular disease ranked third, affecting 95,000 people

No one plans a stroke. It comes with enormous physical, emotional, and financial costs.

Already, stroke survivors* struggle to access benefits like #PIP - and these cuts will leave more & more families affected by stroke & disability, with less & less. We must do better.

*Cardiovascular disease 👇

Thank you @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social for raising the challenges faced by Middlesbrough's James Cook Hospital to provide the best quality care for stroke patients and survivors, at #PMQs.

The Government has to #MakeStrokeAPriority in its 10-Year Health Plan. Here's what we recommend: bit.ly/3DqKb2c

Thanks so much for supporting our efforts to #MakeStrokeAPriority, Sharon!

I am proud to support @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social and their work to provide support and campaign on behalf of stroke survivors.