Hello everyone! 
Our Helpline’s opening hours will be adjusted for the holiday period. Please see the updated hours below.
Helpline opening hours during the holidays
- Friday 22 December 10am – 4pm
- Saturday 23 December 10am – 1pm
- Monday 25 December Closed
- Tuesday 26 December Closed
- Wednesday 27 December 9am – 5pm
- Thursday 28 December 9am – 5pm
- Friday 29 December 9am – 5pm
- Saturday 30 December 10am – 1pm
- Monday 1 January Closed
We’ll be open as usual on Tuesday 2 January from 9am – 5pm
We’re here to listen, offer support, and provide guidance. Contact us at 0303 3033 100 or email helpline@stroke.org.uk.
If you need assistance outside these hours, don’t worry, there are 24-hour services available.
Out of hours contact
- Samaritans provide confidential, emotional support, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Talk to them any time you like, in your own way and off the record, about whatever’s getting to you. Call the Samaritans on 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org.
- For anyone in Northern Ireland who is experiencing any kind of distress of despair, the Lifeline helpline service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on 0808 808 8000.
- Find other helplines through the Helplines Partnership online directory.
If you suspect someone is having a stroke, always use the FAST test and dial 999 immediately. 
In non-emergency situations, please call:
- NHS 111 (England) - 111
- NHS 24 (Scotland) - 111
- NHS Direct (Wales) - 0845 46 47
- GP out of hours service (Northern Ireland) - See website for phone numbers for each area
Stay safe and take care!