TENS of thousands of people who have a stroke could be diagnosed and treated sooner if people call 999 immediately upon ...

A new campaign by the NHS in England is encouraging people who experience the first sign of a stroke not to delay calling 999 ...

England’s top doctor said immediate action at the first sign of a stroke “could help save and protect many more lives”. Professor Stephen Powis, the national medical director of NHS England, ...

The NHS campaign is an update of the Act FAST initiative - Face, Arms, Speech, Time - which teaches people to look for ...

TIAs often present the same symptoms as a stroke, but may only last for a few minutes or hours. Even if these side-effects ...

Tens of thousands of people who have a stroke could be diagnosed and treated sooner as new data found that the average time between onset of first symptoms and a 999 call being made was nearly an hour ...

The NHS on Monday urged the public to call 999 immediately if anyone experiences one of the three common symptoms – ...

Strokes and mini-strokes are caused by a blood clot or bleed on the brain which cuts off the blood supply, killing brain ...

NHS England has launched a new campaign emphasising the importance of dialling 999 as soon as stroke symptoms occur, after new data showed that on average people faced a wait of nearly an hour and a ...

The advert shows a grandmother struggling to read her grandchild a bedtime story due to stroke Health officials said survival from strokes has improved, thanks to advances in NHS care. But strokes ...

Assessing when to initiate anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation is not improved by including gender, says the ESC in their ...

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