Welcome to GAIN (Guillain-Barré and Associated Inflammatory Neuropathies), the UK’s only charity dedicated to supporting people affected by Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), CIDP, MMN, and other related inflammatory neuropathies. 

Whether you’re looking for advice, information, or just someone who truly understands what you’re going through, we’re here to help. We can offer peer support, personal grants, online get togethers, and much more, so take time and explore what GAIN can do for you.

Our support extends across the UK and Ireland, helping individuals and families navigate these rare but life-changing conditions. Your support also helps us fund important research into these conditions, so please check out the fundraising opportunities available today!

About GBS

Back to basics, learn about the conditions we support through a new series of short and accessible blogs.

Support

Looking for support? Please give us a call, drop us an email, or message us.

Online Get Togethers

A safe space where people can come together to have a chat each month.

Personal Grants

Visiting a loved one in hospital can be expensive, we offer personal grants for travel, medical equipment, and home adaption.

Peer Support

One of the best ways of understanding a condition is by speaking to someone with lived experience of it. We can match you to one of our amazing volunteers.

Information Hub

With links to fact sheets, downloads, and information guides. Your one stop educational shop. 

Make A Donation

By making a kind donation to GAIN, you’re helping us provide peer support and online Get Togethers, create awareness campaigns, fund personal grants to those in need, and also helps us fund vital, field changing research. Thank you!

Become A Member

GAIN is a Membership organisation, and our Members are incredibly important to us. Have your say on the future and direction of GAIN by becoming a free member today. We have voting and non-voting roles available. 

Fundraising

Support GAIN by taking on a challenge, hosting a Ladies Day, running a workplace Bake Off and more!

Volunteer

As a small charity, GAIN really depends on its volunteers to help reach and support people, raise awareness, and help the charity to meet its goals and objectives. We’ve a lot of exciting roles available, so take a look and see what fits.

200 Club

The GAIN 200 Club is a fun and simple way to raise funds for GAIN, whilst at the same time offering members the opportunity to win monthly cash prizes.

Gifts In Wills

Legacy giving ensures that GAIN can continue providing our services long into the future. Learn more about free Will writing services by clicking below.

Shop

From t-shirts, to badges, to greeting cards, we’ve got a wide range of GAIN branded merchandise to help raise funds and raise awareness!

Newsletters

Each month we release the GAIN Update, it’s a short newsletter to keep you up to date with all things GAIN. Don’t miss our quarterly Lowdown – this is the big one and is 20+ pages of the latest news from GAIN and the GBS, CIDP, and MMN community.

Don’t miss an edition, you can sign up to our mailing list at the foot of this page.

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