Carers 'are like unpaid nurses..they need help' STROKES.Byline: CLAIRE SMYTH PEOPLE caring for stroke patients need more support, a leading Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. charity said yesterday. Once they left hospital, stroke victims are often looked after by family, mainly women, who are usually illprepared and equipped to deal with such demands, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. research by the University of Ulster The University of Ulster (UU; Irish: Ollscoil Uladh[2] [3]) is a multi-centre university located in Northern Ireland and is the largest single university on the island of Ireland, discounting the federal . Andrew Dougal, chief executive for the NI Chest, Heart and Stroke, said: "Carers of people with stroke save the health service millions of pounds each year, but society expects them to become unpaid nurses overnight. "They accept that role with no complaint but there is a huge hidden problem of stress, exhaustion and lack of skills. Society as a whole needs to do more for the forgotten army of carers." Strokes remain the biggest cause of disability in Northern Ireland with around 4,000 people hit a year. |
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