Local campaigning

This page will keep you updated on local campaigning activities in the West Midlands.

The West Midlands Lost without Words launch

A colour image of a woman accompanied by the text 'Lost without words campaign' 

Find out more about our Lost Without Words campaign.

West Midlands FAST bus advertising campaign

We are working with the Coventry and Warwickshire and Black Country Cardiac Networks to fund and promote the Face, Arm, Speech, Test (FAST), which helps people recognise the symptoms of stroke, and the importance of emergency medical treatment. FAST requires an assessment of three specific symptoms of stroke:

Facial weakness - can the person smile, has their mouth or eye drooped?
Arm weakness - can the person raise both arms?
Speech problems - can the person speak clearly and understand what you say?
Time to call 999

a colour photograph from the launch of the West Midlands FAST bus advertising campaign. 

Large FAST advertisements appeared on buses across Coventry, Warwickshire, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton to alert people to symptoms that could indicate that someone is having a stroke and the need to treat stroke symtoms as a medical emergency. The FAST publicity materials have been provided by The Stroke Association and posters and leaflets are also being displayed in GP's surgeries, health clinics, community centres and libraries. 

Chris Bennett from The Stroke Association said, 'we are working with the NHS in these areas to make sure that the public know how to spot the signs of a stroke, and that people who are suspected of having a stroke can get the urgent medical help they need. The FAST method is easy to remember and simple to follow but it undoubtedly saves lives'.