Gary Ford

Sep 25, 2024 | emj.bmj.com | Christopher Price |Gary Ford |Phil White |Martin James

Accessing mechanical thrombectomy treatment for stroke in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: the importance of the emergency pathway Statistics from Altmetric.com Request Permissions If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.

Aug 29, 2024 | emj.bmj.com | Christopher Price |Gary Ford |Phil White |Martin James

Severe disability due to large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke can be avoided by emergency mechanical thrombectomy (MT)1 but provision varies nationally and internationally according to the availability of specialist facilities. Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, only 26 hospitals can offer treatment,2 and the majority of stroke patients are instead admitted to local non-MT hospitals.

Mar 11, 2024 | techtalentcharter.co.uk | Gary Ford

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a rallying cry to fight for a more gender-equal workplace. Themes like “Break the Bias”, “Choose to Challenge” or “Press for Progress” highlight the challenges that remain in many sectors. Unfortunately by many measures, not a lot seems to be changing. Gender pay gaps remain across many sectors.

Feb 17, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Peter McMeekin |Martin James |Christopher Price |Gary Ford

Background and aimsThrombectomy for selected patients with large artery occlusive (LAO) stroke is a highly effective treatment1 with a rapidly progressing evidence-base. Expansion of the eligible population creates challenges for the planning and resourcing of clinical services. Decision tree modelling can provide the best available information to assist with understanding the volume of diagnostics and treatments required now and in the near future.