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Claire Stewart, from Anahilt, County Down, had a stroke at the age of just 39 in March 2024. She is speaking out in support of our work on World Stroke Day, after fundraising for the charity by doing an abseil in June, and to raise stroke awareness, especially amongst younger people.

To mark 10 years of MACE and NICHS working together, MACE Victoria Street, Lurgan, the top NICHS fundraising store in the MACE family, will host a Pre-Loved Pop-Up Market.

Figures for the number of cardiac arrests occurring outside of a hospital (OHCAs) in Northern Ireland have been collected and analysed for the first time, providing comprehensive data over the five years to 2022 in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke (NICHS) has welcomed the announcement that mechanical thrombectomy services will now be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week across Northern Ireland, making it the first region in the UK to provide a fully operational 24/7 thrombectomy service.

We have welcomed the introduction of the UK-wide vaping levy today (October 1st). Measures which increase the price of vaping products could play an important role in discouraging children and young people from taking up vaping.

Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke (NICHS) has announced it has received substantial funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, which has been made possible thanks to National Lottery players, for a vital three-year community respiratory support programme.