Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for patients with (a) strokes and (b) transient ischaemic attacks in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency.

Stroke care for the Leeds Central and Headingley constituencies is provided by the Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust (LTHT).

To improve outcomes for patients with strokes and transient ischaemic attacks, LTHT provides 24/7 stroke specialist nurse cover for emergency admissions. LTHT has increased the mechanical thrombectomy service to seven days a week between 8:00am and 3:00pm as of 1 November 2025. By this time next year, the trust expects to have this service running 24/7.

LTHT is also working with the Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust to implement an early supported discharge team within stroke services. From January to March 2026, both trusts will be appointing a joint workforce of therapists and community colleagues to ensure patients receive timely access to care.