Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 November 2023
541. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if funding allocated for the National Stroke Strategy 2022-2027 in Budget 2024 is for the continuation of current services only; if further progression of the strategy is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50863/23]
View answerThe National Stroke Strategy 2022 -2027 (NSS) was developed by a multi-disciplinary Clinical Advisory Group, under the clinical governance and leadership of the National Clinical Programme for Stroke. The Strategy has a focus of concentrating on the four identified pillars of Stroke Prevention, Acute Care and Cure, Rehabilitation and Restoration to Living, and Education and Research. The aim of the NSS is particularly focused on achieving integration across primary, acute, and social care services in line with Sláintecare.
Following on from 2023, I have allocated further funding for 2024 for the NSS which will continue to improve the strategy, along with including additional Consultants, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, and Interventional Radiologists Nurses.
This funding will support the continued implementation of the NSS and address the burden of stroke at a patient, organisational, and system level with a clear direction for Stroke Care in Ireland in line with international standards (Stroke Action Plan Europe SAP-E).
