World Stroke Day

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:09 pm on 29 October 2024.

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Photo of Sarah Dyke Sarah Dyke Liberal Democrat, Glastonbury and Somerton 7:09, 29 October 2024

The hon. Member makes a really important point. Although we often assume that it is older people who suffer with strokes, so many young people suffer in the same way.

Unless there are major improvements, Somerset’s poor ambulance response times and poor life-after-stroke care will mean that a disproportionate number of the 42,000 people who will die from stroke in 2035 will be from my constituency.