Deans' stroke musings: Saving Brains across the UK

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Saving Brains across the UK

YOU need to contact these people and tell them that thrombectomy is only the first step to 100% recovery. WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY DOING TO FINISH THE JOB?

Saving Brains across the UK

Find out about our Saving Brains campaign across Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and how we're working to ensure all those who need thrombectomy are able to access the treatment across the UK.

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has a higher thrombectomy rate than England or Wales, but the service isn't available 24/7 and not everyone who needs a thrombectomy is able to receive one. We're calling on the Minister for Health to invest in thrombectomy and the stroke workforce required to run a sustainable 24/7 service and to implement the actions of the new Reshaping Stroke Care Action Plan.

Read our briefing on thrombectomy in Northern Ireland

Scotland

The Scottish Government has previously announced that it expects a Scotland-wide thrombectomy service to be available by 2023. Pilot services are running at two of the three delivery sites, with a test of change service running successfully at the third. This progress must continue until Scotland has a fully sustainable, 24/7 national service and everyone who is eligible for thrombectomy, receives one.

Read our briefing on thrombectomy in Scotland

Wales

The thrombectomy rate in Wales remains low, with a number of different barriers meaning too many stroke patients in Wales miss out on this vital treatment. Our report calls on Welsh Government to ensure their new national plan for stroke gives a strong steer on the development of thrombectomy in Wales, including clear timescales and targets, as well as taking steps to improve pathways for patients.

Read our report 'Saving Brains: Developing thrombectomy services in Wales'

Cymru

Mae cyfradd thrombectomi yng Nghymru yn parhau’n isel, gyda nifer o wahanol rwystrau yn golygu bod gormod o gleifion strôc yng Nghymru yn methu â chael y driniaeth hanfodol hon. Mae ein hadroddiad yn galw ar Lywodraeth Cymru i sicrhau bod eu cynllun cenedlaethol newydd ar gyfer strôc yn rhoi arweiniad cryf o ran datblygu thrombectomi yng Nghymru, yn cynnwys graddfeydd amser a thargedau eglur, yn ogystal â chymryd camau i wella llwybrau i gleifion.

Darllenwch ein hadroddiad, 'Arbed Ymenyddiau: Datblygu gwasanaethau thrombectomi yng Nghymru'