Stroke thrombectomy currently gets a Category 2 ambulance response, as it's not seen as time-critical or life-threatening like Category 1 emergencies. We need to shift this mindset—stroke is a ‘brain attack,’ and time is crucial. Don’t miss UHNM Thrombectomy Awareness Day on 26

Thrombectomy symposium agenda! A great line up of renowned experts for all things thrombectomy

‘Stroke burden has increased from 1990 to 2021..Effective, accessible, and affordable measures to improve stroke surveillance, prevention (emphasis on bp, lifestyle, and environmental factors), acute care, and rehabilitation need to be urgently implemented thelancet.com/journals/laneu…

Role of physical activity in Healthy aging #rehabmatters keeping active matters! mailchi.mp/c2cce00ae8e4/w…

‘There are not enough people with the skills needed to care for our rapidly ageing population and we hope that this campaign will attract people into careers in older people's healthcare.' - BGS VP Workforce Amit Arora bit.ly/47JlgBr

Happy SSNAP Audit switchover day. This new dataset will show the move in the dial towards more pt centred, needs led, evidence based rehab, showing the broader aspects of rehab and the great work that happens across services over years to come. Reach out with any questions

Are you a UK stroke professional based in a hospital Acute Stroke Unit working with stroke survivors with #dysphagia? We would like to hear what you think are the barriers and facilitators of implementing the #FreeWaterProtocol. Pls complete our survey ➡️tinyurl.com/5f46wk8e

Myself and Louise Connell Will be presenting all about NeurologicalRehabilitation OnLine (NROL) TOMORROW at 1pm, please sign up!! Click the link below sint-maartenskliniek.webinargeek.com/implementation… @SameYouOrg Lancaster University East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 💙

Today is World Stroke Day . A massive thank you to all our incredible stroke professionals in Northern Ireland who work tirelessly to make a difference every day . #WorldStrokeDay

Marking #WorldStrokeDay by celebrating all in Team Stroke Belfast 👏💜 tina davey Nicola Moran Emma Dunn Judith Gibson maria kinnaird Lucy Gillian Lamont Antonia O' Kane Danni McGranaghan Lucy Loughrey Michael D. Ford

If you have had a #stroke we would like to talk to you about how it affected your self perception. We would love #strokesurvivors to participate in an online interview about this important impact of #lifeafterstroke. If interested contact [email protected]

📢 Calling all Band 5 AHP staff and Heads of Service in Northern Ireland! We want to hear from as many or our AHP staff as possible in our Workforce Retention Surveys. The surveys close 19 Nov 2024: ➡️forms.office.com/e/ZpJvVeBPQJ ➡️forms.office.com/e/MF1N1SYSW2

👩‍⚕️OTs and Orthoptists👨‍⚕️New survey about current practice of visual perception difficulties after a brain injury: tinyurl.com/mpbebbmt. Results will inform new training and clinical tools. ⏳ 5-10 min 🏆 15 posters about visual perception difficulties + rehab tips. Thank you!!

Speedy is ongoing, with 5 ambulance services testing direct admission to 8 specialist thrombectomy centres SPEEDY tests clinical discussion to identify patients with large vessel occlusion stroke - but how else could we find these patients? Join: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7dee2dd5…

Considering a career in stroke? BIASP have produced a FAQs guide 👉 buff.ly/3v86c1E In October, BIASP & NANSIG collaborated to run a half day webinar on Stroke Careers: Shaping the Stroke Clinicians of the Future 🎥 👉 buff.ly/4iQKIu3 #StrokeEducation #BIASP

Thrombectomy: Restoring Life | Stroke Association. Please watch this incredible film. Thrombectomy needs to be delivered 24/7 in Northern Ireland. stroke.org.uk/northern-irela…

Thrombectomy: Restoring Life | Stroke Association stroke.org.uk/northern-irela…

Please join this deconstruction of spasticity outcomes with Prof Anand Pandyan Stephen Ashford Paul Winston MD - Restoring Movement is the goal. and Dr Mahdis Hashemi. Colourful cases, debates and new frontiers us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Do you work in stroke care in NI? 💜 The Stroke Association, supported by NIMAST , would like to invite you to the 2025 NI Stroke Professionals Conference. This is an opportunity for stroke professionals to come together to network & celebrate progress in NI stroke care

🏥➡️💪 1 in 3 older adults lose independence after hospital discharge. But exercise might be the key to recovery. Hot off The Lancet Healthy Longevity press: A meta-analysis with BIG implications. 📝thelancet.com/journals/lanhl… The Lancet