Thanks to Cllr Paul Kelly, Health and Social Care Spokesman for COSLA for coming along to our members' meeting today to talk about the national care service and the importance of seeing ambition meaningfully translated into action through direct investment.

Thrilled that our NHS Grampian & The Migraine Trust project "Partnering with Pharmacy Teams to Improve Migraine Management" won the ‘Innovations in Neurology’ category at the Scottish Healthcare Awards 2024. So proud of the team. A truly change making partnership #SHA2024 #Migraine

In 2022 carers in Scotland saved the public purse £15.9 billion. This is almost equivalent to the Scottish NHS budget (£17.8 billion) in the same year. It's an astonishing figure, but not one that any of us should be proud of... 🧵

Earlier this year, NICE approved dabrafenib and trametinib to treat childhood gliomas with a BRAF V600E mutation—a step-change for the brain tumour community. This kinder treatment, which can be administered at home, will benefit children in England, Scotland and Wales.

What a day! Our Director of Fundraising & Comms, Dayna, joined Ben & Sarah on the famous red sofa to raise awareness of #Dystonia. Thank you to Teresa for sharing her story & to Ben & the BBC team for this amazing opportunity! Watch from 1:20:01-1:30:37 - bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

A big thank you to everyone we have collaborated with, learnt from and met with this year - we have loved every minute and look forward to more engagement, collaboration and raising awareness of neurological conditions in 2025 🎅

Members, join us at our first meeting of 2025, to share your charity's priorities, meet other members and find out what we have planned for this year.

We are delighted to welcome Nerve Tumours UK to the NAoS family. Nerve Tumours UK is the leading voice for people living with Neurofibromatosis Type 1, NF2-related-Schwannomatosis & Schwannomatosis in the UK and we are delighted that they have joined us

Today's the day - we're looking forward to welcoming Edel Harris OBE (She/Her) OBE, Chair of the Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment to our first policy group meeting of the year. We will discuss the interim report and how to ensure the new benefits system works for everyone.

We are delighted to welcome CMT United Kingdom to NAoS. They are a charity that works to support those living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a neurological condition that damages peripheral nerves. Welcome to the fold!

Also joining us as new members: FASD Hub Scotland an organisation that supports parents and carers of children and young people who have, or may been affected by prenatal exposure to alcohol. Find out more about their work on: faast.ed.ac.uk/fasd-hub-scotl…

We are delighted that Leuchie House has joined us! Leuchie House is a national respite charity providing transformational holidays for people living with neurological conditions such as MS, MND, stroke & Parkinson's. Find out more here: leuchiehouse.org.uk

This #BrainAwarenessWeek 10 - 16 March 2025, we are joining with neurological alliances across the UK, The Neurological Alliance, WalesNeuroAlliance niNCA calling for greater investment into research investigating neurological conditions. Keep an eye out for our posts! #InvestinNeuroResearch

How does living with a neurological condition impact the way you live? Anything from balance, movement and co-ordination to difficulties with speech and swallow. Find out more with our factsheet here: scottishneurological.org.uk/files/neurolog…