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How Long to Cook Sausages on a BBQ & More Safety Tips
It’s August. The children have finished school for the summer, the sun is shining (we hope) and the barbeque has taken up full time residence in the garden. But did you know that the number of reported cases of food poisoning increases during the summer? A large...
How to Cook Chicken on a BBQ Safely
What are the smells that you most associate with Summer? Is it the scent of flowers in the garden, such as roses, honeysuckle and jasmine? Or is it the smell of freshly mown grass that signals the arrival of Summer for you? Few people would disagree that the smell of...
Neurological Alliance National neurology patient experience survey results
Call for national neurology plan following largest ever survey People with neurological conditions are facing long waiting times, poor access to specialists and a lack of personalised care. That’s according to a new report published by The Neurological Alliance. The...
Stay safe this summer: What are the most common causes of food poisoning and how can you avoid it?
Summer is now in full swing and, at last, we have the weather to match. All over the country, BBQs have been dusted down and wheeled out on to patios ready for some al fresco meals and afternoons in sun-drenched gardens. But beware. Cases of food poisoning increase in...
Take part in our tea party poll
We're on a mission to raise awareness of Guillain-Barré syndrome. The more people who have heard of it and know the symptoms, the faster it will be diagnosed in new sufferers and the sooner treatment can start. One of the ways we're trying to raise awareness this...
Summer Tea Party: Easy Orange Biscuit Recipe
If you’re a supporter of GAIN and share our passion to spread the word and raise awareness of Guillain-Barré syndrome, then we hope your preparations for a tea party are in full swing. To help you along the way, we’ve been publishing a series of recipes for tasty...
Summer Tea Party: Savoury cheese scone recipe
At GAIN we want to get everyone baking scones and organising tea parties this summer to help raise awareness of Guillain-Barré syndrome, CIDP and the associated inflammatory neuropathies. To help you along the way, we’ve been publishing some recipe ideas, including...
Why not try out our recipe for the chocolate cake that took pride of place at our tea party?
To mark the end of GBS awareness month, we hosted a tea party on Friday 31 May. We were delighted that around 70 guests turned up, including our lovely new ambassador, Lee Clark, who brought along a couple of members of his family too. We put on, what we hope was a...
Summer Tea Party: Empire Biscuits Recipe
Continuing our series of recipes that you might want to consider trying out for a tea party this summer, here’s something a bit different. A recipe for the traditional Scottish Empire biscuit. We hope you enjoy baking them and sampling the results. We’d like to say a...