According to The Guardian, fewer than one in 15 stroke survivors, or 6.4 percent, are receiving the amount of therapy the National Health Service should provide to maximize their chances of recovery. The outlet reported that a report revealed the figure, which it described as a "damning" indictment of the widespread lack of rehabilitation for patients.

The Guardian reported that the Stroke Association said the widespread lack of rehabilitation is hindering patients' chances of regaining physical and mental function. The outlet's summary of the report presents this as the central concern raised by the findings.

Denis Campbell, the Guardian's health policy editor, wrote the article. According to The Guardian's summary, the reporting focuses on the gap between the therapy that patients are meant to receive and the therapy they actually get. The summary does not give the report's methods, the period it covers, or the number of patients it examined, and it does not include a response from health officials.

This account rests on a single outlet, The Guardian, and the underlying report was not reviewed for this story. Readers seeking the full findings, including how the therapy figures were calculated, would need to consult the original reporting and the report itself.

Sources: The Guardian: Only 6.4% of stroke survivors receive enough therapy, finds ‘damning’ report.