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New NHS Figures Show “Dangerous Domino Effect” of Pandemic on Progress Made With Strokes and Heart Disease

First year of the pandemic sees highest number of strokes in a decade, hospital activity down and deaths on the rise in Scotland New annual reports on heart disease and…

New Data Estimates Long Covid Hits Scots Harder Than UK Average

25% of people living with Long Covid in Scotland say their daily lives have been ‘affected a lot’ – compared with UK average of 19% Almost two years after start…

Win a night at a luxury glamping pod and raise cash for charity!

Fancy a romantic night for two in the ultimate glamping pod on a secluded Perthshire estate far from the madding Christmas crowds? Well, it could be yours thanks to the…

Thousands raised in memory of charity shop volunteer

Christine Smith, 69, was a volunteer in the Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland boutique in Erskine for two years. After her sudden death from a stroke, her family set up…

Top tips to stay well this winter with COPD

We are urging the 139,000 Scots living with the incurable lung condition COPD to get winter ready. Our handy checklist of eight simple steps will help you keep well this…

Spirits Were High at the Glenlivet 10k With Over £14k Raised to Help Change Lives Across Scotland

Over 350 runners set-off from the Glenlivet Distillery on Sunday morning (31 October) and raced their way through the stunning Cairngorm National Park at the Glenlivet 10k. Event organisers, Chest…

Stroke Charity Turns to Computer Gaming and Robotics for Future of Care

Partnership with University of Strathclyde will “kickstart a revolution in stroke care” Today, on World Stroke Day, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland is calling for people to support a pioneering…

Stroke Patients in Grampian to Benefit From Life-changing Thrombectomy Service

On World Stroke Day (Friday 29th October), charity campaigners celebrate another step closer to a National Thrombectomy Service in Scotland Stroke patients admitted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary will now be…

Colleagues in Aberdeen gear up to get muddy for charity

A team of colleagues from IHS Markit in Aberdeen are gearing up to brave the Banchory Beast Race on Saturday 25 September to raise vital funds for Chest Heart &…

Long Covid campaigners in Scotland welcome £10 million support fund

Today, Long Covid campaigners in Scotland are welcoming a positive development in the fight to improve care for people in Scotland as Health Secretary Humza Yousaf announced a £10m Long…