No stroke aftercare available to victims

More people are surviving strokes but 75% of the country’s rehabilitation hospitals can not provide patients with recommended levels of therapy.

Just one in four rehabilitation hospitals have a dedicated stroke unit, 60% do not have a stroke specialist to oversee rehabilitation, and less than one in three rehabilitation hospitals have access to psychological services.

The vast majority of the country’s 26 rehabilitation hospitals do not have links with community rehabilitation services meaning patients cannot receive rehabilitation therapy after they leave hospital.