Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 December 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion

Mr. Chris Macey:

What actually happens is that campaigns such as the F.A.S.T. campaign, which has been really effective, can have a negative impact on TIAs, or ministrokes. Because a TIA is often not as dramatic as a stroke might often be, when people have them, they are less inclined to seek the immediate medical help that they need. It is something that we are working with the national stroke programme on. We have had discussions with it about promoting that. It is really important, as the Senator has said. There are some fantastic TIA clinics around the country, and there is a lot of great expertise going into that area.

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