Press Releases

National Day shows that spinal cord injury needn’t stop you getting the most out of life.

May 10, 2013 14:52 BST Aspire On Friday 17th May, Spinal Injuries Together, a grouping of the UK’s five major spinal cord injury charities, will be raising awareness of the life-changing effects of spinal cord injury through national Spinal Cord Injuries Day. In the UK alone, someone is told they may never walk again Every Eight Hours.

CHARITY FIGHTS ALLERGY EPIDEMIC

Apr 22, 2013 11:57 BST Allergy UK Britain is facing an allergy epidemic made worse by poor resources within the NHS which has left sufferers feeling terrified and abandoned, the national charity, Allergy UK has revealed. This Allergy Awareness Week (22nd – 28th April), Allergy UK is taking action on behalf of millions of allergy sufferers to address this growing public health issue.

Shortfalls in care system deny spinal cord injured people their independence

Apr 21, 2013 14:30 BST Aspire Nearly 40% of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) feel that their care needs are not being met by relevant UK authorities, according to a research report by the spinal cord injury charity, Aspire. Survey participants reported that only their very basic needs are fulfilled and that care packages do not allow people to live independently.

Mar 07, 2013 12:46 GMT Allergy UK Allergy UK reveals thousands are self-diagnosing dairy intolerance

Sport England Invests in Disabled Fitness Instructor Project to Increase Participation

Dec 03, 2012 00:15 GMT Aspire Disabled people across the UK will have more opportunities to get involved in sport after Aspire’s InstructAbility programme received over £850,000 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Inclusive Sport fund.

Nov 28, 2012 13:00 GMT Uppsala University Collaboration between medical and anthropological expertise can solve complex clinical problems in today's multicultural women's healthcare, shows Pauline Binder, a medical anthropologist, who will present her thesis on 1 December at the Faculty of Medicine, Uppsala University.

ALLERGIC TO THE BEDROOM?

Nov 12, 2012 10:25 GMT Allergy UK According to national charity Allergy UK the bedroom is the most allergic room in the house. 77% of those with an indoor allergy suffer in the bedroom, but 41% recognise their symptoms are actually made worse by that room.

Healthwatch –playing your part in improving services

Nov 02, 2012 15:16 GMT Bury Council Consultation is now under way on plans to set up an independent Healthwatch organisation, which will replace the existing Bury Local Involvement Networks.

Sep 13, 2012 13:20 BST Aspire Today, Channel 4’s The Million Pound Drop donated £50,000 to Aspire. This fantastic donation will ensure that we can continue to help people paralysed by spinal cord injuries live independent lives, giving them vital access to specialist equipment that would otherwise be out of reach.

WARNING: WORK COULD BE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH. Allergy UK reveals nearly 6 million Brits could be allergic to their office

Sep 11, 2012 13:15 BST Allergy UK The summer holiday season is officially over and the nation is knuckling down to work. But Allergy UK is warning that the office could actually be bad for our health. The national charity estimates that at least 5.7 million people could be allergic to their workplace.