Better Stroke Care Needed

It has been published in the news this week by the Royal College of Physicians and Vascular Society, that patients suffering from transient ischaemic attacks are not getting the care they should. Sometimes referrred to as “mini-strokes”, these episodes can often be a sign of something more severe around the corner.

The College has stated that patients suffering a TIA should have surgery to prevent a larger stroke further down the line, but following research, just a third of 3,000 patients had this procedure in the optimum time specified.

We have all probably seen the recent television campaign about heeding the early signs of a stroke, but it is of course of paramount importance that hospitals and stroke centres around the country have adequate facilities to treat patients and implement these preventative measures, once the signs are noticed.