Access is not what survivors want. THEY WANT RESULTS AND RECOVERY! Will you stop with your tyranny of low expectations?
‘Give everyone access to the best stroke prevention, treatment and support'
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of stroke patients could leave the hospital the next day if a simple medical procedure was made available around the clock across the whole country.
One in four strokes in the UK hit working-age people, with a third of them unable to return to their careers afterwards – and 400 children a year suffer one.
A treatment is available that could help one in 10 of them but getting access is a postcode lottery, with no service in some areas and restricted hours in others.
Today the Daily Express and the Stroke Association are launching a campaign for UK-wide access to 24/7 thrombectomy procedures and better aftercare and rehabilitation for all patients.
A thrombectomy – where a stent passed up an artery or vein pulls out the blood clot causing the stroke – was described as a
“miracle” procedure when it was discovered two decades ago.
It vastly reduces disability and can cut hospital stays by months, with some patients even able to go home the next day.
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