Postcode lottery ‘scandal’ of the stroke patients denied treatment Stroke sufferers are missing out on a “game-changing” treatment because the NHS is struggling with a lack of specialists to perform the procedure, experts are warning.
The shortfall is so severe that it is threatening to derail efforts to increase tenfold the number of patients who have a mechanical thrombectomy, a revolutionary procedure that can make a huge difference to the prospects of someone who has suffered an ischaemic stroke – the commonest form of the disease. The Guardian
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