Coalition organisations
Currently the UK Stroke Forum brings together over 20 organisations ranging from charities, to professional associations and special interest groups.
Many of the associations and societies offer healthcare professionals a range of benefits and support through their membership schemes. By becoming a member of a coalition organisation individuals automatically qualify for discounted rates for the UK Stroke Forum conference
The patient organisations in their part fulfill vital roles in providing services and information directly to stroke patients and carers, as well as fundraising for research and lobbying for improved statutory services. Some offer healthcare professionals stroke research funding and training opportunities.
Current UK Stroke Forum organisations include:
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology
British and Irish Orthoptic Society
British Aphasiology Society
British Association of Stroke Physicians
British Psychological Society
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland
College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section - Neurological Practice
Connect - the communication disability network
Different Strokes
Education for Health
Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party
NHS Stroke Improvement Programme
National Stroke Nursing Forum
Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke Association
Northern Ireland Multidisciplinary Association of Stroke Teams
Older People and Ageing Research Development Network (OPAN Cymru)
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Scottish Stroke Nurses Forum
Society for Research in Rehabilitation
Speakability (Action for Dysphasic Adults)
The Stroke Association
UK Stroke Research Network
UK Swallowing Research Group