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Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Kicks Off Women’s Football Programme with the Scottish Football Association

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland and the Scottish FA have teamed up to deliver free recreational football sessions for women across Scotland, aimed at getting more women playing the sport…

Wishaw Family’s Decade of Donations for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland

The Hawthorns have held a ceilidh in Carluke to fundraise for Scotland’s largest health charity ever since William Hawthorn had a stroke more than 10 years ago.  When William Hawthorn…

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Launches Partnership with the Scottish FA

Today (Wednesday 24th April) leading health charity Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland announced a four-year partnership with the Scottish FA to support improved health outcomes for women across Scotland.  This…

Thousands of Scots Living with Long Covid Left Unsupported and Unable to Work

New report into CHSS survey findings reveals Covid is still shattering lives The NHS is failing to adequately support the 180,000 people across Scotland who are living with Long Covid…

Leading Scottish Health Charity Launches Search for Chair to Support Ambitious Growth Plans

Scotland’s leading health charity, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland has launched the search for a new Chair to join its experienced board. The new Chair will join at an exciting…

New Support Group for Lochaber Residents

Leading health charity, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS) has launched its newest community support group for people living with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid in Lochaber….

Elgin’s Newest Charity Store Seeks Donations and Volunteers Ahead of Launch

Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland is launching its newest charity store in Elgin next month. The store is due to open at the end of January and will be based…

Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow Raises Funds for Leading Health Charity

The Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow (IASG) has raised an impressive £9,255 for leading Scottish health charity Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland supports the…

Urgent Action Needed on Heart Health to Reduce Scottish Deaths

Prevention and detection key to ensure heart disease death numbers are reduced Charity holds heart health information day at Health Defence Hub in Maryhill This World Heart Day (29th September),…

Scottish stroke numbers go up while standards of NHS stroke care fall

New figures show only half of 11,257 Scots who had a reported stroke last year got access to necessary standards of treatment and care Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland is calling…