NICHS welcomes favourable Audit Office Report on Performance of Health Service in Northern Ireland
Wednesday 1 October 2008

NICHS is aware that there has been a tremendous decline in deaths from coronary heart disease in recent years. This has been due to the fact that a prevention campaign was initiated in 1986, which had been strongly urged by NICHS. more »

HEALTH TARGETS "NEED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC"
Tuesday 30 September 2008

People suffering from heart and stroke illnesses have welcomed new Health Service targets for care and treatment - but feel that medical professionals have some way to go in meeting them. more »

Invitation to Tender
Monday 29 September 2008

You are invited to tender for the provision of manual handling training to the staff of Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke. more »

Blood pressures rise as MLAs go back to work
Monday 15 September 2008

Health promotion nurses from Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke (NICHS) were busy at Stormont today (Mon 15 Sept) monitoring politicians’ blood pressure as they went back to work. more »

It's Easier to Prevent a Stroke Than Recover From One …
Monday 15 September 2008

Read how you can donate to NI Chest Heart & Stroke’s latest fundraising appeal. more »

NORTHERN IRELAND 'FALLING BEHIND IN STROKE CARE'
Monday 15 September 2008

The results of a major audit published today indicates that stroke care in UK hospitals is improving – but a leading local medical charity says Northern Ireland is behind in certain key areas. more »

Pony Drive Clubs Support Medical Charity
Monday 8 September 2008

Two pony drives – one held in Carrowdore and the other held in Crossgar, raised over £1,000 for the work of the local charity, NI Chest Heart & Stroke. On Sunday 7th September 2008 over 23 pony and traps did a circuit of about 10 miles around Crossgar. A similar exercise was also undertaken at Carrowdore. more »

Your chance to influence Heart and Stroke Treatment
Friday 15 August 2008

Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke is encouraging patients, service users and the general public to participate in a consultation exercise which will hopefully influence how heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease are treated in the future in Northern Ireland. more »

MCGIMPSEY ANNOUNCES SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPY TASK FORCE REPORT
Thursday 3 July 2008

Health Minister Michael McGimpsey today announced the findings of the Speech & Language Therapy Task Force. more »

CHARITY WELCOMES STROKE STRATEGY
Monday 9 June 2008

Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke has broadly welcomed the Stroke Strategy launched today by the Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey.
But the charity said its operation would have to be closely monitored to ensure that services were available in every area and would not be subject to a postcode lottery.
“We are glad to see that at long last, stroke sufferers in Northern Ireland will be assessed for receiving clot-busting drugs, 10 years after these drugs first became routinely available in the US. We want to see a working group set up quickly to iron out any potential practical problems so that there is no delay to the introduction of this treatment,” said Chief Executive Andrew Dougal. more »