A National Clinical Programme has been established to address the needs in relation to the development of medical rehabilitation services in Ireland

A National Clinical Programme has been established to address the needs in relation to the development of medical rehabilitation services in Ireland

The long awaited new national rehabilitation hospital got the go ahead yesterday

National Carers Week takes place from June 18th to 24th

World MS day takes place on 30th May

Oisin McGann author/illustrator has contacted MS READaTHON HQ and he is holding a competition... yes, one lucky winner will become a cameo character in his next book! Excited!! 

The closing date for the competition is Friday, 15th June. Winner announced on the 15th July.

The World Health Organisation has warned that cases of dementia are set to soar in the coming decades. Some 35.6 million people were living with dementia in 2010 but that figure is set to double to 65.7 million by 2030.

The Neurological Alliance of Ireland (NAI) and Care Alliance are carrying out a survey of carers of people with neurological conditions.The results will be published during Carers Week this June. The NAI is an umbrella group of over 30 neurological charities and Care Alliance is the national umbrella for organisations representing family carers. You can complete the survey online by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/neurologicalcarers
By sharing your experiences,you will help to increase understanding of the challenges faced by this group of carers.
The closing date for completing the survey is Monday 21st May 2012
For more information on carers week, go to www.carersweek.ie
 

The Migraine Association of Ireland will hold Ireland's first ever national conference on Migraine at Work on Thursday, April 19th from 10.00-15.00hrs at the Ashling Hotel, Dublin.