Neurology
New analysis exposes year long waits: Alliance urges government action on neuro workforce
As new analysis from The Telegraph highlights the scale of pressures facing neurological services, The Neurological Alliance is continuing to call for urgent action from the Government to address the neuro workforce shortage, publishing an open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. The Alliance and 36 of its member organisations […]
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 […]
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 […]
What does the NHS Medium-Term Planning Framework mean for neurological conditions?
Georgina Carr, Chief Executive of The Neurological Alliance (England), writes: NHS England has published its new Medium-Term Planning Framework (2026–29) setting out how the NHS intends to deliver the ambitions of the 10-Year Health Plan for England. As ever, the detail matters, and while there’s a lot to welcome, there are also reasons for concern, […]
NICE outlines new guideline for rehabilitation
The Neurological Alliance has welcomed the publication of a new NICE guideline on rehabilitation for chronic neurological disorders (NG252), which sets out comprehensive recommendations for how rehabilitation should be designed, commissioned and delivered across England. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) produces evidence-based guidance for health and care services in England. While […]
NHS England sets out national standards to improve neurology care for adults
NHS England has today published a landmark “Specialised Neurology Services Service Specification” for adult care, setting out – for the first time – minimum service requirements for both specialised neurology services and core (ICB commissioned) neurology services across the country. This is a major step forward for the estimated one in six people in England […]
