Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke (NICHS) welcomes the latest set of statistics published this week by the Public Health Agency on behalf of the Department of Health.

Leading local health charity, Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke (NICHS), is using World COPD Day (15th November) to make the public more aware of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and the symptoms associated with this condition.

This #InternationalWomensDay, three amazing young mothers, Eilish, 47, and Jolene and Charlene, 34, share their stories of stroke.

In support of World Heart Day 2023, Nicola McCrudden, from Belfast, is sharing her story of how her partner Paddy Gallagher had an unexpected heart attack, followed by a cardiac arrest, earlier this year at the age of just 52. Nicola and Paddy want to spread awareness of how a heart attack can happen to anyone at any time and what people should do in this situation.

It was a normal day for Sandra Johnston, aged 72 from Newtownards, when she was struck by an extremely rare form of stroke which has left her experiencing a permanent sensation of pins and needles. After many tests, she eventually discovered she had suffered an extremely rare form of stroke - a spinal stroke.