Lucy Knibbs

No one ever benefited from waiting for stroke symptoms to pass. If you have Face or Arm weakness, or Speech problems, call 999. Stroke is a medical emergency regardless of ambulance wait times or winter pressures on the NHS. The power to #ActFAST is in the palm of your hand. 👇

Stroke research can improve the lives of stroke survivors and their families. Already our researchers have helped to: ▪️ Recognise stroke as a medical emergency. ▪️ Find new and improved treatments. ▪️ Identify who is at most risk. To find out more: bit.ly/31tPomX

It’s #WorldStrokeDay. Almost 7,000 people will be admitted to hospital in Wales this year because of a stroke. But many strokes are preventable. 30 minutes of exercise five times a week can reduce your risk of stroke by 25%. #WorldStrokeDay2024

A fifth of stroke survivors say talking to others affected by stroke was the single most important part of their recovery. This #WorldStrokeDay we are highlighting how stroke survivors like Angharad have found strength through support.

A great few days presenting our ‘developing a single stroke pathway at UHW’ poster for @WelshStrokeConf an exciting time to be part of the acute stroke team! @CV_UHB @niki_turner @Sarahferguss #stroke #acute

Join us at the Welsh Stroke Nurse Forum table at @WelshStrokeConf we look forward to hearing your #WSNF ideas! @Sarahferguss @HollBrislen #stroke #strokenursing #acute #rehabilitation #prevention

Help us make a difference in #TIA & #Stroke services. New study highlighting the unmet psychological needs of #TIA patients, to hopefully enhance #PsychologicalSupport in the future. If you or someone you know has had a recent TIA, email me or scan the QR code on the poster!

Dr. Gavin John's PhD work: social connections during mental health inpatient care (Tier 4) of child & young people. 3500 CYP admitted/yr. Care needed but 'less obvious' risks are social isolation/dislocation. Leading to "Keeping in Touch Study" #beresearchactive @CTMUHB_RD

Really interesting presentation about the Keeping in Touch study at the CTMUHB R&D conference by Dr Gavin John. A very important study for children and young people using CAMHS @CTMUHB_RD

Congratulations Cardiff going live with the Brainomix platform (AI stroke imaging). This will benefit patients to speed up thrombectomy/thrombolysis pathway. We aim to connect the rest of Wales by the end of the year. @CAVUHB @StrokeWales @Brainomix @CMOCymru @Eluned_Morgan

Thank you to @mabonapgwynfor , @SamRowlands_ and @PrifWeinidog for discussing the important work looking at transforming stroke services across Wales which @DrAhmadStrokeUK is leading on at plenary in the Senedd earlier this week. hon.senedd.tv/Meeting/Clip/b…

Our Stroke CNS team won ‘Team of the Year’ at the MCB awards @CV_UHB 🎉 and we could not be prouder! GO TEAM! #strokenursing #strokecns #stroke

💬”I got injured in Afghanistan and we flew into Birmingham. Me and my mates came back with limbs missing and gunshot wounds. This is where our second chance at life was given to us. Maybe this is just fate, finally coming back here and winning that medal.” - @mickyyule9 #B2022

Please take part 🙏🏻

Thinking of all my friends & colleagues in RGH ED @CwmTafMorgannwg In 2 years so much has happened- it almost shut, the pandemic & two amazing Doctors passed away in the space of a few months. Gwyn & Brad forever in my thoughts. I loved working with you both 💙💙

Thank you @OPTIMAS_UCL for our February highest recruiter prize! Tom Hughes got first dibs due to his incredible recruitment numbers #strokeresearch #gerontology @BenjaminJelley @KerryNyland @crf_cardiff

Congratulations to my fiancé Gavin who has been offered a post as a lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at @cardiffuni so proud of you 👏🎉

A good week to all! Dr Tom Hughes of University Hospital of Wales has thought of a very simple, but extremely “handy” way to use to calculate the window of when the DOAC should be initiated in the early arm – BY USING YOUR HAND! Thank you Dr Hughes for sharing this with us!

Phenomenal paper just published in Science persuasively demonstrating that EBV causes most if not all multiple sclerosis. Phenomenal epidemiological design and technical achievement. 👏 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Public Health Wales: Keep cervical screening to 3 years and not extended to 5 years. - Sign the Petition! chng.it/csxss5M6 via @UKChange