Tens of thousands of stroke patients are to miss out on the ‘miracle’ treatment of having a stent inserted into the brain to remove blood clots, a charity has warned
The miracle stroke treatment allows some patients to leave hospital the next day.Tens of thousands of stroke patients who could benefit from a "miracle treatment" that pulls them back from "near death" are being denied access to it, a charity has warned.
In its new report, the charity said there is an urgent need to have a 24/7 thrombectomy service so that all patients can benefit. Just a quarter of thrombectomy centres operate 24/7 services, while 42% are only open from Monday to Friday during office hours, the report added. Ms Bouverie said thrombectomy rates "are rising gradually" due to the efforts of stroke teams, "but progress is far slower than it needs to be".
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