More than a hundred new stroke consultant posts are needed across England, doctors warn

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By Daniel Pye

An additional 127 new stroke consultant posts will need to be created to meet the needs of the population, senior doctors have warned.

More than two-thirds (70%) of stroke services in England carry at least one unfilled consultant post with many (10%) in the workforce approaching retirement, The British and Irish Association of Stroke Physicians (BIASP) found in a survey of 84 out of 100 acute stroke sites in England.