Written questions

Strokes: Health Education

Commons · Question 3624 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 4 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of (a) stroke risks, (b) stroke signs and (c) support for stroke survivors and their families.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 4 Jun 2026

In 2024, NHS England launched an Act FAST campaign to increase knowledge of the main signs of a stroke and to encourage people to dial 999 immediately in response to any of those signs. Information from this campaign continues to be shared and promoted by...