Workshop 2b:

How to get involved in our

campaigning work in Scotland

Esmee Russell and Angela Macleod

Welcome How to get involved in our

campaigning work in Scotland

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Why campaign?

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What is a campaign?

Campaigning: mobilising stroke survivors,

supporters, professionals and other stakeholders

to influence those in a position of power, affect an

identified and prioritised policy, political or social

change or maintenance of the status quo.

Our issue Acute stroke treatment

Treat as an emergency

Ambulance service Hospital admission

Treatment and care

• Brain scan • Treatment

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Stroke unit

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24/7

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Reduce disability

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Reshaping acute stroke care

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Overall aim

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Campaign plan

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Working together • Imagine you are campaigning with the Stroke

Association

• What opportunities can you use to campaign

for better acute stroke services locally and

nationally?

• How can you build support for our campaign?