Study reveals 75% of stroke patients cannot access emergency rehab care
In addition, the lack of a national stroke strategy, staff shortages and little communication between hospitals and community care givers, means stroke victims are dying unnecessarily as they can’t access the necessary services.
An Irish Heart Foundation audit of the country’s stroke services, due to be published today, reveals huge disparities in post-stroke recovery, with the level of access to physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy service varying across the country.
