Reshaping Stroke Care Consultation Response
Type: News
The Department of Health’s public consultation on Reshaping Stroke Care, which launched in March, closed on Friday 30 August 2019. The Stroke Association has submitted our consultation response for the Department of Health to consider.
Can a singing group help to improve wellbeing for people with post-stroke aphasia?
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Beyond impaired language function, people with aphasia report a range of psychosocial health problems which negatively affect their wellbeing, including reduced confidence and social isolation. These psychosocial problems are not adequately addressed by healthcare services. This study will pilot a new group-based singing intervention for improving the psychosocial health of people with aphasia.
Be more active
Type: Stroke information
Exercise is great for your health. It plays a vital role in reducing your risk of stroke and can improve your overall wellbeing.
Why should I move more after stroke?
Type: Stroke information
Being active is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your health. It can also help people avoid another stroke.
Eat a healthy diet
Type: Stroke information
Even making small changes to your eating habits can make a difference to your overall health, particularly if you have been told that you are at risk of having a stroke or TIA.
Development of techniques to assess how well blood vessels in the brain are working to improve stroke prevention
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This project can help to improve research and care in stroke prevention so that healthcare professionals and health services can better treat and support people to prevent them from having a stroke.