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Charity expresses concern over ‘decline’ in stroke after-care

The charity is calling for all stroke patients to get the recommended levels of speech and language therapy.

The Independent UK

Woman who nearly died after stroke describes being able to sing before speaking – and she’s not alone

The young woman was told she had a ten per cent chance to live

The Independent UK

One in three report ability to sing better than speak after stroke, poll finds

One young stroke survivor has told how singing has helped her recovery.

The Independent UK

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Finger-prick blood tests which quickly detect the deadliest type of stroke could save lives

Blood test likened to a lateral flow test used to detect Covid is being piloted by ambulance crews in Cambridgeshire

The Independent UK

NHS pressures and inequalities in care ‘failing’ stroke patients, report says

The Stroke Association is calling for action from the Government.

Evening Standard

Speedy finger-prick tests to diagnose strokes trialled in Cambridgeshire

Kits could allow ambulance crews to identify patients with blood clots in their brain, allowing for quicker treatment

The Guardian - UK

Declining standards of care for stroke patients must be reversed, says charity

Figures from audit of England, Wales and Northern Ireland show some basic care now worse than decade ago

The Guardian - UK

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Nationwide rolls out initiative to help people with communication difficulties

The Speak Easy initiative is a set of custom-made cards with pictures and phrases and it will be available across Nationwide’s 605 branches.

The Independent UK

See who's taking part in The National's Euro 2024 charity sweepstake

AS Scotland prepares to take on Germany in the opening game of Euro 2024, The National has launched a charity sweepstake to make things even more…

The National (Scotland)

Angellica Bell proves bold dressing spreads joy with her lime green mini dress and gold heels at Chelsea Flower Show

Angellica Bell wore a spectacular lime green mini dress and towering gold heels and we're copying this glamorous colour combination

Woman & Home

‘Unsustainable’: UK predicted to see 50% spike in strokes by 2035

Stark new projections suggest annual admissions will rise to 151,000, costing the NHS and economy £75bn

The Guardian - UK

Why didn’t wife and mother get ‘miracle’ stroke treatment, grieving family ask

Hospital staff said procedure could not be done at weekends and gave her aspirin. But help was available just a short drive away

The Guardian - UK

‘I had surgery on Sunday and was home by Monday’: calls for NHS rollout of gamechanging stroke treatment

Doctors and patients are demanding wider access to therapy available only as a postcode lottery

The Guardian - UK

Charity warns stroke patients are being 'badly let down' by lack of progress on Action Plan 

Its aim is to ensure that everyone affected by stroke receives top-class treatment, care and support.

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Evening Standard

What is the NHS digital health check and how can I get one?

A new digital health check has been launched by the NHS today in a bid to tackle heart disease

Daily Record

Stroke survivors over State Pension age could be due up to £407 each month in Attendance Allowance

Older people who have had a mini stroke may also be eligible for either £68.10 or £101.75 each week.

Daily Mirror

Symptoms of horror condition affecting 350,000 Brits that 'most of us can't imagine'

The condition is most commonly caused by a stroke, and impacts the ability to speak, read, write, and use numbers, according to the Stroke Association

Belfast Live

Co Antrim woman opens up on how a stroke at 24 left her unable to speak

Keeley Murdock from Ballyclare is now raising awareness of aphasia and its impact on stroke survivors

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Wales Online

'I felt a pop in the back of my neck and the next day I woke up blind'

Dave Jones suffered a stroke at the age of 36

Manchester Evening News

The ‘lifeline’ services which could close this month after losing council cash

More than 150 organisations have missed out on council funding

The National (Scotland)

Top charity backs SNP MP after journalist calls her 'the one with the crutch'

A LEADING charity has spoken out in defence of an SNP politician after a journalist referred to her as “the one with the crutch”.

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