About Irish Heart Foundation and Stroke in Ireland
The Irish Heart Foundation has been working since 1966 to reduce premature death and disability from stroke and heart disease in Ireland.
As the national charity in Ireland for cardiovascular health, the Irish Heart Foundation understands that stroke has a devastating effect on people throughout Ireland.
National Audit of Stroke Care
In April 2008, the Irish Heart Foundation carried out the first National Audit on Stroke Care in Ireland. This audit looked at what services were available for people who are affected by stroke in Ireland. Be it the person themselves or those around them.
The Audit found that many people were dying because they could not access vital stroke and stroke recovery services. Its findings confirmed what many stroke patients and medical professionals knew already – that stroke services in Ireland are appalling.
Cardiovascular Health Policy
A group of experts called the Cardiovascular Health Policy Group, appointed by Health Minister Mary Harney, has developed a Cardiovascular Health Policy. This policy is long overdue, as it was supposed to be published in February 2009.
If implemented, this policy could change the experience of stroke patients for the better and could eliminate avoidable death and disability from stroke.
We are calling on the government to fully implement the Cardiovascular Health Policy.
IHF Stroke Council
The Stroke Council is an expert group that provides comprehensive advice and information to the Irish Heart Foundation on issues surrounding stroke.
For more information about the work of the Irish Heart Foundation see www.irishheart.ie .
| Dr Angie Brown | Irish Heart Foundation | Irish Heart Foundation |
| Bernadette Bergin | Irish Heart Foundation | Irish Heart Foundation |
| Chris Macey | Irish Heart Foundation | Irish Heart Foundation |
| Cliona McCormack | Irish Heart Foundation | Irish Heart Foundation |
| Dr Brian Maurer | Irish Heart Foundation | Irish Heart Foundation |
| Tracy Egan | Irish Heart Foundation | Irish Heart Foundation |
| Emma-Jane Morrissey | Irish Heart Foundation | Irish Heart Foundation |
| Dr Frances Horgan | Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists | Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
| Ms Helen Kavanagh | Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists | St James's Hospital Dublin |
| Ms Mary O'Mahoney | Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists | UCD |
| Ms Wendy Moynan | Irish Association of Social Workers | AMNCH Tallaght |
| Ms Anne O'Loughlin | Irish Association of Social Workers | National Rehabilitation Hospital |
| Ms Una Cox | Irish Association of Social Workers | HSE Community Care |
| Ms Ciara Breen | Irish Association of Occupational Therapists in Ireland | Galway University Hospital |
| Ms Libby Cunningham | Irish Association of Occupational Therapists in Ireland | Mater University Hospital |
| Mr Tadhg Stapleton | Irish Association of Occupational Therapists in Ireland | TCD |
| Ms Patricia Munnelly | Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute | University College Hospital Galway |
| Ms Patricia O'Connor | Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute | Sligo General Hospital |
| Ms Siobhan Healy | Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute | AMNCH Tallaght |
| Ms Aisling Creed | Irish Association of Speech and language Therapists | Baggot Street Hospital |
| Ms Ruth Maxwell | Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists | St Vincents Hospital Dublin |
| Ms Sinead Twomey | Irish Association of Speech and language Therapists | St Josephs Hospital Clonmel |
| Ms Imelda Noone | An Bord Altranais | St Vincents Hospital |
| Ms Una Moffatt | An Bord Altranais | Sligo General Hospital |
| Ms Suzanne Walsh | An Bord Altranais | St James's Hospital Dublin |
| Prof Des O'Neill | Irish Society for Physicians in Geriatric Medicine | AMNCH Tallaght |
| Dr Rachael Doyle | Irish Society for Physicians in Geriatric Medicine | St Columcille's Hospital |
| Dr Suzanne Timmons | Irish Society for Physicians in Geriatric Medicine | UCC |
| Dr Morgan Crowe | Association of Internal Medicine | St Vincents Hospital Dublin |
| Professor Sean Murphy | Association of Internal Medicine | Mater Hospital |
| Dr Ronan Collins | Association of Internal Medicine | AMNCH |
| Dr Emer Shelley | Public Health Medicine | HSE |
| Dr Aine Carroll | Irish Association of Rehabilitation Medicine | National Rehabilitation Hospital |
| Dr Mark Delargy | Irish Association of Rehabilitation Medicine | National Rehabilitation Hospital |
| Dr Jacinta Morgan | Irish Association of Rehabilitation Medicine | National Rehabilitation Hospital |
| Dr Dominick McCabe | Irish Consultant Neurologists Association | AMNCH Tallaght |
| Dr Joan Moroney | Irish Consultant Neurologists Association | Beaumont Hospital |
| Dr Simone Carton | Psychological Society of Ireland | National Rehabilitation Hospital |
| Dr Neil Austin | Psychological Society of Ireland | AMNCH |
| Mr Vincent Keavney | Vascular Surgery | Blackrock Clinic |
| Mr Martin Feeley | Vascular Surgery | AMNCH |
| Dr Pat Durcan | Irish College of General Practitioners | Moyview Family Practice |
| Ms Irene Reid | Irish Association of Orthptists | National Rehabilitation Hospital |
| Christina Woods | Lay member | Lay member IHF |
| John Shiels | Lay member | Lay member |
| Denis Healy | Lay member | Lay member |
| Dr John Buckley | Radiology | HSE South |
| Mary O'Dowd | ICHN | ICHN |
| Ms Ann Winters | Institute of Public Health Nursing | Baggot Street Hospital |
| Ms Joan Burke | DPHN | DPHN |
| Ms Marion Greene | Institute of Public Health Nursing | HSE Community Care Area 2 |
Advocacy Team
advocacy@irishheart.ie
Irish Heart Foundation, 4 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Tel: 01 6685001
