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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
The NHS 10-year workforce plan for England: hope for the future?
About the author Clare Addison is a senior nurse with 42 years’ experience within specialist neurosciences and acute surgery. She has been living with Parkinsons for the last nine and half years. Clare is currently a patient and public voice representative on the NHS England Neurology Clinical Reference Group which provides guidance and leadership on […]
