Tag: uk stroke association
Clinicians urge Scottish government to reverse £7 million thrombectomy funding cut
Health charities and National Health Service (NHS) clinicians have united in a call for the Scottish government to reverse a cut to the funding...
Stroke community intensifies efforts to tackle “unacceptable” disparities in thrombectomy access
A wealth of new data confirming the beneficial role mechanical thrombectomy can play in the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke came to light through...
Stroke Association calls for 24/7 thrombectomy service across the UK
A new report released by the UK Stroke Association warns that, if thrombectomy rates remain at 2020/21 levels, a total of 47,112 stroke patients...
UK stroke patients among thousands left waiting more than one hour...
In March 2022, more than 390,000 people who called 999 with emergencies including suspected stroke waited for an average of over one hour for...
New Stroke Association report to “shine a light” on stroke care’s...
The Stroke Association has announced the top areas of research that need to be prioritised to improve stroke care. The announcement of these priorities—which...
UK charity funds “world-first” study into long-term COVID-19 impact on stroke
Leading UK charity the Stroke Association is funding what it claims will be the world’s first study to determine the long-term impact of COVID-19...
