Health Matters: Stroke adverts to be rerun

THE Department of Health’s Act FAST television campaign to raise awareness of the signs of stroke is being re-run this month.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have joined together to back the campaign and urge people to learn how to recognise the signs.

Amanda Jones, stroke nurse consultant and clinical lead for stroke services at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “I saw a patient at my clinic recently who’d suffered a stroke on their way to work. They’d collapsed and because a passer by recognised the signs of stroke from the TV advert and dialled 999 straight away, they were brought directly to the hospital for treatment. This just goes to show that recognising the signs of stroke can be vital for all of us.”

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For more information visit: www.nhs.uk/actfast where you can find a video of the adverts and also an interactive test.

Mum’s Wall to fight cancer

Bradford-based Hallmark Cards have teamed up with Breast Cancer Campaign to raise funds and awareness in the run up to Mother’s Day by setting up a Mums’ Wall campaign.

The campaign asks people to post a message to their mother on an online wall. The most popular messages posted before tomorrow will be made into Mother’s Day cards for 2012, while all messages posted before Mother’s Day, stand a chance of winning an iPad 2.

The overall winner will receive a weekend break worth £500 for them and their mother.

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It is all part of Cards for a Cure, an annual campaign which has raised over £1m for breast cancer charities. The campaign has the backing of celebrities including Holly Willoughby, Levi Roots, Rosemary Conley and Greg Rusedski, who have already posted their messages.

Anyone interested in entering can upload their message of no more than 140 words at http://cardsforacure.hallmark.co.uk/ until Mother’s Day (April 3). For information on breast cancer visit www.breastcancercampaign.org

Spring clean for heart fund

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is appealing for people in Yorkshire having a seasonal clear out to donate their household goods. From sofas to sideboards, tables to televisions, the Yorkshire BHF Furniture and Electrical stores urgently need an array of good quality furniture and electrical items to continue its lifesaving work. BHF stores offer a unique free collection service that can now be booked online making it easier than ever to donate. Visit bhf.org.uk/collection for details

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