Stroke Association
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| Headquarters location | London, United Kingdom |
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| Number of employees | 649 |
| Revenue | 37. 3 million GBP (2016–2017) |
| Founded | January 1 |
| 1992 | |
| Focus | Stroke |
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| ID | 1148719 |
About Stroke Association
The Stroke Association is a charity in the United Kingdom. It works to prevent stroke, and to support everyone touched by stroke, fund research, and campaign for the rights of stroke survivors of all ages.
Strokes: Offer patients three hours a day of rehab, NHS urged
... " Dr Maeva May from the Stroke Association said many stroke survivors receive only a fraction of what the guideline recommends, partly because there are too few staff to provide the care...
Offer gene test to stroke patients, NHS told
... " Juliet Bouverie from the Stroke Association said: " Stroke devastates lives and leaves people with life-long disability...
Implant gives hand control nine years after stroke
... Dr Rubina Ahmed from the Stroke Association said: " The research is still in the early stages and surgical implants may not be suitable for everyone...
Dragons' Den star Hilary Devey dies aged 65
... Her charitable work included her position as vice-president of the Carers Trust and she was also a patron of the Stroke Association, having herself suffered a stroke in 2009...
Child stroke survivor determined to recover say Lowestoft parents
... But they can affect people of any age and 400 children in the UK have one every year, according to The Stroke Association...
Blood pressure warning over long-term paracetamol use
... Dr Richard Francis, from the Stroke Association, said further research in people with normal, healthy blood pressure, over a longer timeframe, was needed " to confirm the risks and benefits of using paracetamol more widely"...
Coronavirus: a plea for the public to medical care when you need it
... Juliet Bouverie, from the Stroke Association, said that stroke is a medical emergency...
'Select 999 for emergencies, stroke, in spite of coronavirus'
... can help Each delay in the search, to disabilities or even cause death, warns the Stroke Association...
Dragons' Den star Hilary Devey dies aged 65
Former Dragons' Den star Hilary Devey has died aged 65.
Devey, who grew up in Leeds, died after a long illness on Saturday Night , her former agent Benjamin Webb said.
The Bolton-born entrepreneur, who founded the multimillion-pound freight distribution business Pall-Ex in the 1990s, died at her Holiday Home in Morocco.
Mr Webb said Devey was a " remarkable lady and an inspiration" who was " so proud" of her work on Dragons' Den.
She joined the popular TV show in 2011 and left in 2012, going on to present Channel 4 's The Intern .
In 2013 she was made a CBE for her career In Business and her contribution to charity.
Her charitable work included her position as vice-president of the Carers Trust and she was also a patron of the Stroke Association , having herself suffered a stroke in 2009.
Source of news: bbc.com
