Disappointment For Heart Clients Awaiting Surgery
Thursday 4 October 2001

Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke (NICHSA) welcomes the fact that additional resources are to be directed to improve the very poor level of client service in terms of waiting times for heart surgery. more »

Study reveals agony of life on heart surgery waiting list
Monday 1 October 2001

A new study by researchers from University of Ulster and Belfast City Hospital paints a graphic picture of the physical and mental suffering of patients who are on the waiting list for heart surgery. It also found that patients’ quality of life dramatically improved after the operation. more »

Crisis in NHS to contunue
Wednesday 26 September 2001

The NI Chest Heart & Stroke Association has commented that the allocation of an increase of 7.3% to health will make no difference to the level of provision. NICHSA believes that the Health Service is now in a state of crisis and will continue to be so. more »

EXCESS WAITERS INCREASE BY SIX-FOLD
Tuesday 11 September 2001

The Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke Association has expressed dismay at the fact that the number of people waiting for an excess period for hospital procedures has increased from 1,000 to 7,000 in the space of the last 5 years. more »

Help for Recovery After Stroke
Monday 6 August 2001

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NORTHERN IRELAND “POOR MAN OF EUROPE” FOR HEART OPS
Tuesday 10 July 2001

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Fun and Games at Stormont!
Wednesday 4 July 2001

Charity and Business team up once again for one of the key events in the sporting calendar and the 2001 Partnership Games is set to be the biggest yet!
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Politicians Asked To Secure Better Deal For Stroke Clients
Thursday 19 April 2001

The NI Chest Heart & Stroke Association has launched today an agenda for change which outlines very simple but effective steps that any new Government should take to tackle stroke. Every year more than 100,000 people throughout the United Kingdom suffer a first stroke and here in Northern Ireland this number is more than 3,000. In fact as many as 30,000 people are living with disability caused by stroke. more »

Charity calls for tobacco tax increase and for tough measures on smuggling
Tuesday 13 March 2001

The NI Chest, Heart and Stroke Association has urged Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, to increase tobacco tax above and beyond inflation. This policy of increasing tobacco tax has been very successful. The number of 15 year olds smoking has reduced by almost 25% in the period between 1996 and 1999. more »

Charity condemns electioneering chancellor
Tuesday 13 March 2001

The NI Chest Heart & Stroke Association has condemned as electioneering opportunism, the decision of the Chancellor to increase tax on cigarettes only in line with inflation. more »