Hello, its friday, its ten oclock, imjoanna gosling, and were live from new broadcasting house. Campaigners have told his programme the uk is hurtling towards a major stroke crisis because of a shortage of specialist doctors. Told this programme. We can exclusively reveal that half the hospitals in the uk have vacancies for stroke consultants meaning many patients cant get the care they need. I couldnt go anywhere, i got scared of collapsing. I couldnt go out. You totally lose. You totally lose everything, you need help that you have not got any help, nothing there for you at all. Ijust have not got any help, nothing there for you at all. I just felt lost. Leading psychiatrists say social media firms must hand over their data so that independent research can be carried out into how
its affecting our Mental Health. Well talk to sarah lechmere, who has anorexia and says she found social media supportive at first, but then things turned nasty shes seen comments telling people to kill themselves. And well talk to a woman who says shes happy to be a so called tradwife, putting her husband first in all circumstances, and wants people to stopjudging her. I wouldnt kind of expect my husband to come home from a long days work and have to cook for me, because my role is being at home. Myjob is, essentially, housework. Alena pettit is here along with feminist writer Vicki Psarias, to discuss whether the concept is a backwards step for womens rights orjust an example of feminist choice. And exclusive figures suggest one in four dog owners who suspect their puppy may have been illegally imported do not report it. Well meet bruce, who was smuggled into the uk from bulgaria. Hi, thanks forjoining us. Were live until 11 this morning. Weve got some great talking points on the programme today, so do join in the conversation with your opinions and experiences. Have you bought a puppy you think may have been illegally imported or bred on a puppy farm and had problems as a result . And what do you think about the idea of being a so called traditional wife . Are you one . Do you put your husband before Everything Else . Men, is that what you want . Let us know please use the hashtag victorialive if youre getting in touch on twitter. You can also email victoria bbc. Co. Uk or text 61124 itll cost the Standard Network rate. First Rebecca Jones has the news. Good morning. Social Media Companies such as facebook, twitter and instagram should be forced to share details about how young people use their sites and the way they tailor content. Proposals by the Royal College of psychiatrists could see Companies Face a new tax, which would Fund Research into a how a childs Online Activity affects their Mental Health. Ian russell, who believes instagram was partly responsible for his daughter molly taking her life at the age 01 14, is backing the calls. The uk is hurtling towards a major stroke crisis because of a shortage of specialist consultants, according to the Stroke Association. In 2016, alison brown had what is believed to have been at least one minor stroke. A british teenagerfound guilty
of lying about being gang raped in cyprus has launched an appeal against her conviction. The 19 year old had denied causing public mischief and on thursday lawyers filed the grounds for her appeal at the Supreme Court of cyprus. She is now back in the uk after receiving a suspended jail term. Eminem has called for the end to gun violence in the release of his album. The surprise album, music to be murdered by, features a song called darkness, which comes from the perspective of the shooter responsible for the 2017 las vegas mass shooting. The video ends with words when will this end . , before asking the viewer to register to vote and help change american gun laws. New research has shown that almost a quarter of all new Food Products launched in the uk last year were vegan. The retail analysts mintel found sales of meat free foods grew 40 in 2019, with nearly two thirds of british people consuming meat substitutes. However, the Research Found only about i of the uk population describe themselves as vegan. A sovereign made when edward viii was king has become the first british coin to sell for £1 million. It 5 just 22 millimetres in diameter and only six coins are thought to have been made in a trial set, before edward abdicated in december 1936. The rare item was bought by a private collector, who described the sale as a once in a lifetime opportunity. Now, theres was no foaling around in cardiff last night for a horse on the loose on a busy road in cardiff. The horse was wandering on a main road in the city, some motorists did pull over to help. Those that helped were able to get
the horse safely on a bus. Its unclear if it will be saddled with a fine, after falling foal of the law. I bet you were pleased i had to say that energy did not, joanna studio friendly enough, that is exactly what was thinking. Great picture, though. The uk is hurtling towards a major stroke crisis because of a shortage of specialist consultants, according to the Stroke Association. Exclusive figures given to this programme by the charity and Kings College london suggest 48 of hospitals in england, wales and Northern Ireland have had at least one stroke consultant post unfilled for more than 12 months. This is a rise of 8 on 2016. It is a similar picture in scotland, where figures suggest half of nhs trusts have a shortage. The charity says it means more people risk being left with a severe lifelong disability after suffering a stroke, and means huge medical advances in the last decade are going unused. I was having a lot of symptoms where i was fainting and i kept saying to my dad, if i dont wake up, i love you i was telling him how much i love him. If youre leaving hospital in a wheelchair and you cant walk, theres something seriously wrong. Allison brown first knew something was wrong during 2016. Yet despite multiple hospital visits, non specialist doctors failed to discover she had had at least one minor stroke. Ifelt like i was in and out, in and out, in and out. I was seen by two doctors in hospital and they actually told me i had an ear infection. Then, aged 3a, allison suffered a bilateral artery dissection, a common cause of stroke in young people resulting from a tear in a blood vessel in the neck. I was actually at a dance class at the time. I literallyjust moved my head like that, just to warm up, and i just collapsed. I got took to hospital from there. She struggled for a diagnosis again. She says an issue with the blood flow to the brain was discovered, but then dismissed. And they actually discharged me with a migraine. I ended up collapsing again on the sunday. This time she went to a hospital with a dedicated stroke unit and received excellent care. It highlights the importance of specialist staff. Yet new data shows almost half of hospitals in england, wales and Northern Ireland have a shortage of specialist consultants. The Stroke Association charity said this is putting thousands of lives at risk and many more patients in danger of severe disability. When allison was discharged, her Community Care ended before she was fully able to walk. This is despite guidelines saying it must continue while patients show measurable benefits. The amount of care that you get for when you come out, its just not long enough. I was sat in this house staring out the window. I couldnt go anywhere i was scared of collapsing. I couldnt go out. You totally lose. You just totally lose everything you do. You need help, but youve not got any help. Youve got nothing there for you at all. I just felt lost. Just. Im sorry. You just feel you have nobody. Its just hard work because you get everything taken off you, youve got nothing at all. Its just hard. Sorry. Allison had to seek support from outside the nhs. She has since had further blackouts that have left her in hospital. Rarely, she says, has a specialist stroke consultant been on hand. Allison is now managing a lot better, but she say she will never be fully the same again, and that this could have been prevented were experienced stroke specialists in place. I felt like i was fighting from day one for diagnosis, for the rehab. Just fighting through the whole thing. Here to talk about her experience is carole pyke, a stroke
survivor. Also with us, juliet bouverie, head of the Stroke Association, and drjonathan birns, a consultant in stroke medicine at guys and st thomas in london. Welcome, all of you, thanks for coming in. You have had two strokes, carole, and on both occasions took a while to get diagnosed . The first one, i had a car accident which meant i went to hospital and the triage nurse so that there was something. A problem. But i have an underlying condition called lupus and so an underlying condition called lupus and so i thought it was a lupus flare, and lots of people thought it was as well, so for the first stroke i was put on a medical ward. They had turned a ct scan, it was unclear but it took three days before they did an mri scan which dictated that there was a stroke, i suffered a
right frontal lobe infarct, then they moved me to a stroke ward, so for a few days i was on steroid injections and physio because my left side was weak, then i realised it was a stroke, i moved to the srebrenica board and everything changed. The best so on that occasion to you think it was an understandable misdiagnosis initially because of your underlying condition of lupus . Yes, i was a woman of a certain age with an underlying condition and presenting systems, but it is not always the condition causing the symptoms. I also have a syndrome which means i am prone to clots, and a clot was the problem. And you had a second stroke and you were not diagnosed for some time despite effectively having a history of it . They had diagnosed it in terms of they put me ona ward diagnosed it in terms of they put me on a ward and the ct scan had shown
there was a bleed, but they were not quite sure what to do about it and they were waiting. I was in one hospital and they were waiting for another to give them some indicators of what to do, and it was interesting because i was in one hospitalfor interesting because i was in one hospital for 12 hours and interesting because i was in one hospitalfor 12 hours and it interesting because i was in one hospital for 12 hours and it felt that they were now panicking because i was blue related to another hospitalfor i was blue related to another hospital for them i was blue related to another hospitalfor them to i was blue related to another hospital for them to take care of me. Do you think these delays had an impact on your recovery . Because the pa rt impact on your recovery . Because the part of me that says, do you know what, the fact i am breathing, i need to get up, i will get up and keep going, but in terms of support it has been awful for the last. This is month 11 and i have had the worst kind of support from the nhs. You are sitting here seaming really well, really healthy, what is the legacy of your strokes . A stroke is a brain injury and the townspeople
do not understand that, even the medical profession, that it is a brain injury. One of the presenting symptoms its physical but there are so symptoms its physical but there are so many symptoms its physical but there are so many more symptoms its physical but there are so many more cognitive challenges, in terms of processing, being able to focus and do a whole host of other things that nobody is taking into consideration. I have spoken to doctors over the last ten months, saying that i see the world differently from other people, i am less likely autistic in terms of icy things in black and white, i dont understand innuendo, irony, those kind of things, but nobody has spoken to me about developing strategies to be able to deal with that. I have had to find ways to do that. I have had to find ways to do that myself. Ijust want that. I have had to find ways to do that myself. I just want to talk to jonathan about how important early diagnosis is and how difficult it is to get that . 1. 9 million brain cells to get that . 1. 9 million brain cells to for every minute a stroke goes untreated, that shows how important
rapid assessment and treatment is by specialists in the field. Why is it happening, that these early diagnoses arent always coming . M is important for specialists to be aware of the presentation of strokes. In contrast to most people who present to their doctor when something bad enough to go there, strokes happen very suddenly and something stops working, people need to be aware of what they are looking for. The nhs put out an advert on the symptoms in order to help people spot strokes early. When a stroke strikes, the damage spreads like a fire in the brain. When you spot any single one of the signs, think and act fast. Face, has it fallen on one side . Arms, can they raise them . Speech, is it slurred . Time to call 999. The faster you act, the better their chances. Even if you are not
sure, act fast, make the call, dial 999. Juliet, what do you think about that advert . It makes it looks like it is very simple to spot the signs ofa it is very simple to spot the signs of a stroke, but you have identified issues in terms of having specialists available in hospitals to deal with age . We are pleased the government and nhs is recognising that stroke needs to be prioritised, we are pleased to see investment and the act fast campaign, because the more members of the public and paramedics recognising the signs of stroke quickly, the people the quicker people get to hospital, the quicker people get to hospital, the quicker the access to treatment and the greater the chances of recovery. We are pleased they are prioritising awareness and access to treatment, but the workforce is just not keeping pace with the great advances in treatment. As the data today reveals, we a re in treatment. As the data today reveals, we are seeing a worrying lack of stroke consultants, a decline with nearly 50 of hospitals
reported at least one stroke co nsulta nt reported at least one stroke consultant vacancy that is unfilled for about 12 months, but we are seeing shortages in stroke specialist nurses, stroke specialist therapists, clinical psychologist who can deal with the huge emotional and psychological impact of a stroke, so we really want the government and the nhs to address the workforce issues in the same ways they are addressing Public Awareness about stroke. Do you believe people are suffering unnecessary effects and perhaps even having light shortened because of the lack of specialist help . Alison micro and caroles stories are hard to hear. We know more people are getting access to those world class treatments but it is very variable across the country. We know 40 of hospitals do not have the right number of senior specialist stroke nurses, and when people leave hospital, only a third of stroke
survivors are getting access to the amount of rehabilitation therapy that they ought to be getting, we really need to address this. Jonathan, why do you think there is the shortfall in specialist doctors . The problem affects many specialities, the changing workforce issues, we need more and more multi professional to return to this issue. To attend to this issue. Glynis and Facebook Says i took my mother to a e with a suspected stroke, the doctor told me to rush heather, the receptionist told me to sit on a waiting area, 20 minutes later my doctor phoned and gasped in disbelief that we were not being seen. They did not find the cause even though it had caused faced tube, pain in her head which had her screaming. Leslie honeyman says my lovely husband had a stroke at 9 30pm in april 2018, the ambulance came quickly and we arrived at
hospital at 10 a5pm. We waited an ambulance q hospital at 10 a5pm. We waited an ambulance 0 until after 1am. He walked into hospital bettina needs to be hoisted in a wheelchair. M walked into hospital bettina needs to be hoisted in a wheelchair. It is great that fast within the public domain, i have had two strokes and i did not follow that. Fast is in the public domain. It is almost like if it does not follow that, it is not a stroke. It is a great indicator but it is not the only thing. Jonathan, what else to look for . As carole says, she did not have the face drew all the traditional. It is the sudden loss of something that normally works, we we re of something that normally works, we were fine before, suddenly itjust comes on. So the first tool is very helpful for the majority of types of strokes, but there is a significant minority where it is not as helpful. From these comments, even getting into hospital quickly and being told it was likely, that was not enough to get a quick response. We have seen benefits from figures being restructured appropriately, that has improved survival and improve quality of care. Thank you all very much. I have a statement from an nhs spokesperson which says it is great news for patients that more people are already surviving and thriving after stroke thanks to improvements in nhs care, with the lives saved set to increase as we implement the long term plan. It will mean a wide ranging staff will be required under interim people plan sets out what we can do ahead of long term funding decisions being made by government later in the year. Coming up later in the programme. We explore the growing movement of women who believe their route to happiness lies in domestic submission and making sure they alway consider their husbands needs before their own and are sexist chants the latest scourge of the football terraces . One player calls on the fa to investigate after she says she suffered sexist abuse from fans last weekend social Media Companies should be forced to turn over their data for independent research, so we can better understand the harms and benefits of social media use thats according to the Royal College of psychiatrists. Its urging the government to go further on its proposed levy on big tech companies, which will force them to pay tax on the sales they generate in the uk to pay for research. Molly russell was just 1a when she took her own life. After she died, her family found graphic posts about suicide and self harm on her instagram account. Her dad blamed social media, in part, for he