GAIN News
Guideline on diagnosis and treatment of Guillain–Barré syndrome
European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline on diagnosis and treatment of Guillain–Barré syndrome The international guideline on diagnosis and treatment of GBS has just been published. Click here to read the new...
My Involvement Profile
Whether you’re here as someone who organises involvement activities, a person who regularly gets involved, or someone totally new to involvement, the My Involvement Profile is for you. My Involvement Profile has two parts: A personal information form to record your...
Treatment Approaches for Atypical CIDP
The variants of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) differ not just in their clinical, pathological and electrophysiological characteristics, but often in their indifferent response to conventional immunosuppressive agents which are effective in...
Explainer: What Is Myelin?
Without the insulating sheath called myelin, the nervous system would cease to function. Learn about myelin and the lightning-quick nerve impulses that keep us alive, shape how we experience the world, and enable us to move our bodies. Massive amounts of information...
We’ve teamed up with Medical Travel Compared – But who are they?
We work hard to ensure that we have a wide selection of medical travel insurance products for you to compare. Only specialist travel insurers are eligible to sit on our panel, so we’re confident that no matter your age, destination or type of medical condition, we...
Major Conditions Strategy is a golden opportunity to improve support for people affected by neurological conditions, charities urge
We're joining @NeuroAlliance and 40+ orgs in urging @SteveBarclay to #BackThe1in6 and include neurological conditions in the proposed Major Conditions Strategy. Despite affecting millions and costing billions, neurological conditions are too often overlooked. It is...
GAIN are through to the voting stage of the Lincolnshire Co-op Community Champions
"As a Co-op it is important to us that our dividend card holders get a chance to have their say on which community groups and charities they’re supporting, so we hold an online vote. Voting will be open to all dividend card holders from 03 April 2023 – 16 April 2023."...
RightsOnFlights campaign
RightsOnFlights campaign launched I reluctantly got on a plane last week for the first time in more than 30 years. As travel experiences go, it was okay – quite a lot of waiting around but little if any stress. It’s often a different story for disabled travellers, who...
NHS Blood and Transplant will be launching its first ever Plasma Donor Week at the end of April
NHS Blood and Transplant will launch its first-ever Plasma Donor Week at the end of April. Donated plasma will be made into immunoglobulin. NHSBT is looking for people who receive immunoglobulin to share their stories in the campaign, to help inspire more people to...