Mobile stroke unit introduced in Victoria

Sean Slatter
Updated November 14 2017 - 3:52pm, first published 11:00am
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Health Minister Jill Hennessy unveil Australia's first stroke ambulance outside Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne, Sunday, November 12, 2017. (AAP Image/Mal Fairclough)
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Health Minister Jill Hennessy unveil Australia's first stroke ambulance outside Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne, Sunday, November 12, 2017. (AAP Image/Mal Fairclough)

The Stroke Foundation has welcomed the introduction of a mobile stroke unit in Victoria, but warned the national roll out of the initiative is not inevitable.

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Sean Slatter

Sean Slatter

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