Officials sound alarm on ambulance stroke response times
HSJ has seen a report on stroke services by the NHS England Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) programme that … Read more
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Kent campaigners fight on for stroke services
Health campaigners in Kent have declared they will fight “tooth and nail” the government decision to endorse a reconfiguration which will mean … Read more
NHS letting down stroke patients with a ‘postcode lottery rehabilitation’
Patients are failing to recover from a stroke or a heart attack after being discharged from hospitals as the NHS … Read more
Staffing shortages in NHS stroke units putting lives at risk
New data reported by The Independent shows that stroke wards in hospitals across the country are severely short-staffed; experts warn … Read more
Plans to relocate stroke services could face judicial review
Controversial plans to halve the number of hospitals admitting stroke patients in Kent and Medway could face judicial review after … Read more
STP plans major stroke reconfiguration
Full story in the HSJ, 1 October 2018 Norfolk and Waveney sustainability and transformation partnership is drawing up plans for … Read more
Plans to close three acute stroke units revealed
Full story in HSJ, 17 September 2018 Under the preferred option, set out by commissioners, Medway Foundation Trust will lose its … Read more
Campaigners in Kent stage demo over stroke service proposals
Full story from the BBC News, 3 February 2018 Campaigners have staged a protest in Margate against proposals to change … Read more