Strokes
(asked on 29th October 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of stroke symptoms among young people.
Although stroke is rare in children and young people, education around the early signs of a stroke in adults, like those shown in the Act FAST Campaign, is still relevant. Spotting the early signs assists in rapid diagnosis, access to time-dependent acute stroke care, and delivery of community-based stroke rehabilitation. Further information about the Act FAST campaign is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/actfast/
NHS England works collaboratively with The Stroke Association and Different Strokes, who focus on helping younger stroke survivors to share key messaging. Further information is available at The Stroke Association and Different Strokes’ websites, which are available, respectively, at the following two links:
https://differentstrokes.co.uk/
Evidence based clinical guidelines on stroke in childhood have been published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Stroke Association, and are accredited by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. These include recommendations for diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation. These guidelines are available at the following link: