Alasdair O’Hara, Associate Director for the Stroke Association in Northern Ireland, responds to the new Stroke Action Plan published by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland.
In January 2019, NHS England announced their Long Term Plan, in which stroke has been named as a new national priority. It also includes sections on both stroke care as well as cardiovascular disease.
Read the key findings from our Stroke recoveries at risk report.
We are calling on the next Northern Ireland Assembly to make stroke a priority. We need firm commitments on reshaping stroke care, investment in rehabilitation and ambition on prevention to ensure lives are saved and rebuilt after stroke.