Number of people seeking help with stroke symptoms reduces during pandemic

Thousands of people could be at risk of severe disability, or even stroke-related death, if they don’t fast on stroke symptoms as figures show that attendance to emergency departments in England has dropped by over a third (34.5%) on the same week last year. Latest figures from Public Health England show figures dropped from 136,669 to 89,584. Scotland also reported attendance to emergency departments has dropped by over a third (40.1%) on the same week last year.  In 2019, there were almost 90,000 strokes in England alone. Meanwhile, almost 21,000 patients were admitted to hospital with a TIA/mini-stroke.  Many stroke services have also