Stroke Awareness Week 2009
On Monday 21st September, The Stroke Association NI hosted another Blood Pressure & BMI Check Event at the NI Assembly in Stormont, Belfast. Over 200 NI Assembly staff and MLA’s had there blood pressure checked and over 170 also had their BMI readings taken. The event helped to raise awareness that high blood pressure is a big risk factor for stroke.
As well as the Blood Pressure & BMI Check Event, the Stroke Clinician Scientist Award was also launched at the Long Gallery in Stormont on Monday 21st September. Guests included stroke consultations and members of the Health Committee.
This event signified the start of an exciting research project, which the first of its kind in Northern Ireland. The study will be led by Dr David Wilson MD MRCP (UK) and will aim to generate more information about stroke, stroke medicine and to improve current services and treatment for people who have survived stroke.
Every 5 minutes someone in the UK has a stroke