IHF: state spends just €120 on rehab per stroke victim

THE state is spending an average of about €120 a year per stroke survivor on rehabilitation services, a heart health and stroke charity has claimed.

Urging Health Minister Dr James Reilly to improve services for stroke survivors, the Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) said strokes cost the economy €1 billion, but less than €7m was being spent on rehabilitation

The charity believes there could be as many as 59,000 stroke survivors in Ireland, which would mean that an average of just €120 is spent over a year on rehabilitation for them in the community.