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New tool launched to help improve headache and migraine care
This week, The Neurological Alliance and The Migraine Trust launched ‘Improving headache and migraine care together: A tool for NHS professionals & providers’. The new tool is designed to help NHS commissioners, providers and professionals to plan, design and improve local services for people of all ages affected by headache and migraine. It identifies and […]
Sector-wide support for a Modern Service Framework for neurological conditions
Nearly 40 organisations from across the neurological community have endorsed a new report from The Neurological Alliance and the MS Society calling on the Government to deliver a dedicated Modern Service Framework (MSF) for neurological conditions. A major opportunity for neurological care reform The report, Neurological Conditions: The Case for a Modern Service Framework, argues […]
New report: Alliance urges action to ensure the NHS can deliver a rapidly expanding pipeline of neurological treatments
The Neurological Alliance has published a new briefing calling on government and NHS leaders to strengthen neurology services so the health system is ready to deliver new and emerging treatments. The report, Future-proofing neurology services: what emerging treatments mean for people, services and policy in England, highlights rapid advances in neuroscience that are beginning to […]
Neuro must be prioritised in elective recovery as NHS waiting times remain high
The Neurological Alliance is warning that people affected by neurological conditions are at risk of avoidable harm as they continue to face long delays for diagnosis and treatment unless neurology and neurosurgery are prioritised within national elective recovery plans, following the latest NHS waiting times data published today. Neurology and neurosurgery falling short of national waiting time targets The latest NHS […]
New report calls for urgent neurology workforce census as no UK region meets minimum staffing level
The UK lacks a single, reliable dataset on its adult neurology workforce, severely limiting efforts to plan services and tackle inequalities in care for people living with a neurological condition, according to a new report published by the Association of British Neurologists. No consistent national picture of the workforce The report, ‘The State of the […]
Government confirms UK Rare Disease Framework extension until 2027
The Government has confirmed a one-year extension of the UK Rare Disease Framework – the UK-wide framework and associated national action plans had been due to come to an end in 2026 after five years. Ashely Dalton MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention at the Department of Health and Social Care […]
