How you can help put people at the heart of future stroke services

Stroke is the fourth biggest killer in the UK, according to the Stroke Association, behind dementia, heart disease and cancer. There are more than 100,000 strokes in the UK every year, with 1,200,000 stroke survivors. To make sure everybody affected by stroke gets the help they need, services across the country need to change.

Stroke is included in the NHS Long Term Plan as one of the major health conditions for which local services need to provide better care. The plan includes a series of milestones the NHS aims to achieve. Now local NHS services need to hear from people in their communities to inform how these plans are implemented locally.

Healthwatch have a crucial role to play in putting people at the heart of plans for future services. This briefing includes case studies about Healthwatch who have already been involved with the reconfiguration of stroke services in their areas, and how they’ve engaged the public.