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Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland

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Every year thousands of people in Scotland are thrust into a traumatic and life‑altering moment: witnessing or responding to a cardiac arrest. While the ambulance team takes over, bystanders – who bravely step in to perform CPR or those who witness it – are often left to process the emotional aftermath alone. 

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A Glasgow woman will run the Edinburgh Half Marathon this year for a cause close to her heart. 

Holly Macdonald-Atterson’s world was “turned upside down” when her husband, Michael, had two strokes at the age of 30. This year she will run the Edinburgh Half Marathon in May to


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Jane-Claire Judson, Chief Executive of Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, said: “We welcome the increased investment in our NHS, which is badly needed. However, there needs to be an increased focus on how we use available funding to solve the systemic challenges facing our health care system.  

“However, there remains...


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