Newcastle Stroke Research

📣 SPEEDY trial protocol now published online in BMJ Open. See what was involved whilst waiting for the results 🤓 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/1/e…

Thousands of stroke patients in the UK are dying or being left with lifelong disability because the NHS does not have enough stroke specialists to deliver time-critical treatment. With stroke affecting around 100,000 people each year, delays in expert assessment, clot-busting drugs and thrombectomy mean that an estimated 10–20% of patients are left avoidably dead or more disabled than they should be. This is not a failure of medicine or technology, but a workforce crisis — and without urgent investment in specialist stroke teams, preventable harm will continue to rise. @TheStrokeAssoc theguardian.com/society/2026/j…

🍾👋 Farewell 2025 and the SPEEDY trial! After 3 years and >1100 SPEEDY 📞 it’s time to  see whether a simple direct admission pathway improves access to emergency thrombectomy for severe stroke. Many thanks to all SPEEDY supporters out there 🫶🤩. Results available later in 2026

📣 📣 Two reasons to celebrate 31/12/25. It’s not just the last day of 2025 but the LAST DAY OF SPEEDY 🥳. Enough patients will have met the SPEEDY 📞 criteria by then for us to know if the pathway should be recommended for routine 🚑 use.  Last few days to 📞 before 2026 🤩

📣 SPEEDY on the platform at the UK Stroke Forum in Aberdeen today. Trial lead Dr Lisa Shaw reminded the audience about its huge scale and the vital role of 🚑 services for making it possible. Not long until some important SPEEDY news but for now please keep on calling ☎️ 🙏

Excited to be sharing our work at UK Stroke Forum next week when Lisa presents data about lateral flow GFAP detection of haemorrhagic stroke 🤩

It’s World Stroke Day and an opportunity to say thank you to all 🚑 staff who provide emergency assessment and care when stroke suddenly threatens to change a life. Your role is vital for starting pathways that provide the best chance for turning back the 🧠 🕰️. 🙏#WorldStrokeDay

Great to be helping with the development diagnostic technology which could revolutionise ambulance stroke assessment 🤩

🤩 SPEEDY has officially passed 1000 calls 🥳. Please keep going so we can announce the results in 2026 📣 🙏

🤩 Great to see so many 🚑 colleagues at the SPEEDY webinar last night. Some great questions. Next time we meet it will be to share SPEEDY results 🔮🫣. Please keep 📞 so we have the evidence to improve NHS emergency stroke care in 2026🚨 🧠 🪠 🙏

🌍 🧠 On World Brain Day it’s worth remembering that minutes matters for stroke: one minute faster thrombolysis saves one day of healthy life whilst for thrombectomy it can save one week ⏳⏩️ @BIASPstroke @NANSIG1 @TheStrokeAssoc #worldbrainday2025

🧠If you want to hear the latest clinical science in stroke medicine then UKSRW25 has 20 invited talks,13 oral abstracts & 10 CPD points in just 2 days for £80 🤩. Register for a great value meeting on 3-4 Sept ⁦@BIASPstroke⁩ ⁦@TheStrokeAssoc⁩ strokeworkshop.uk

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☀️ Wishing all SPEEDY supporters a very sunny midsummer’s day. Will we finish SPEEDY on the winter solstice? Please keep calling! 📞 🚑 🙏

UK Stroke Research Workshop Abstract Deadline in 10 days (June 13)! Don't forget to submit your abstract and register here: strokeworkshop.uk

📣Great opportunity + great value for clinicians & researchers who are creating or using the latest evidence about stroke mechanisms + treatments. Two day program at Newcastle University. Register at strokeworkshop.uk @TheStrokeAssoc @BIASPstroke @NANSIG1 @ukstrokenursing

SPEEDY methods being shared at ESOC 2025 in Helsinki. Keep making SPEEDY 📞 !

The RADAR study team are at ESOC 2025 in Helsinki. Great conference 😊

📣 We’re hiring! Looking for an enthusiastic research associate to help with clinical studies of new portable diagnostic tests and processes that could improve emergency stroke treatment jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle-…

Register for NIHR UK Stroke Research Workshop 2025 🗓️ 3rd – 4th September 📍 David Shaw Lecture Theatre, The Medical School, Newcastle University ❗ Abstract deadline: 13th June 👉 strokeworkshop.uk