Brain Awareness Week

brain awareness week 2012

Scottish Parliament Event Where are we headed now? Wednesday 14 March 2012, 5.45 – 7.15pm

The Neurological Alliance of Scotland invites you to our Parliamentary event, hosted by Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth.

Why Attend this Event? To join with others to:

• lobby for the continued development of the NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland standards for neurological health services following the completion of the NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland work in March 2012

• continue to raise the profile of the impact of living with a neurological condition

• continue to campaign for further improvements in services for people living with a neurological condition

• continue to raise the profile of the Neurological Alliance of Scotland, its work, and its member organisations

• gain support for the development of an ‘improvement network’ led by the Neurological Alliance of Scotland

This event is open to all people living with a neurological condition, and member organisations.

Please note that there are limited places for this event, and we want to include a wide range of people and organisations. We strongly advise booking straight away to secure your place.

If you would like to attend, please book no later than Friday 2nd March. Email Margaret Kane or telephone 07921 020258

Brain Awareness Week 2011

The Alliance held a special event to mark Brain Awareness Week 2011 on Tuesday 15th March at the Scottish Parliament. The event was hosted by Malcolm Chisholm MSP, Edinburgh North and Leith and included presentations on:

• The Impact of Neurological Conditions on People’s lives • The Allied Health Professional Role in delivering care • Involving people with conditions in NHS service delivery

There was also a poster display, illustrating research and practice in neurosciences.

This years event presented the Alliance manifesto and discussed its key asks, hearing examples of what is done well and providing an opportunity to discuss how the ongoing implementation of the Clinical Standards in Neurology will improve services for people affected by a neurological condition. MSPs, people with neurological conditions and carers and a wide range of researchers, professionals and organisations with an interest in neurological conditions attended the event which was deemed a great success from the positive feedback we received.

We look forward to planning our awareness activity with our members for Brain Awareness Week 2012.

Please contact us if you have any ideas!

Brain Awareness Week 2010

‘Two Heads are Better than One’ Parliamentary Event

MSPs, people with neurological conditions and carers and a wide range of researchers, professionals and organisations with an interest in neurological conditions attended an event held by the Neurological Alliance of Scotland. The event which was held on March 17 during Brain Awareness Week 2010 at the Scottish Parliament, was full to capacity on the night and gave the Alliance an opportunity to raise its profile as an umbrella body and have a platform to share information about the work of its member organisations in Scotland. The Alliance was delighted that the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, Nicola Sturgeon addressed the audience at the event. Nicola stressed the importance of the NHS QIS Clinical Standards for Neurological Health Services in driving up the quality of care for people with and affected by, neurological conditions in Scotland. Six MSP’s in total attended the event to hear more about the relevant issues and concerns and to meet with member organisations and people with conditions and their carers.

The Alliance DVD Resource, Talking Heads, was screened at the event. The film highlights the common issues and experiences of people affected by a range of neurological conditions. To watch the DVD please click here.

The event aimed to push neurological conditions and the issues faced by those affected higher up on the political agenda to help to build commitment of positive action and real change. It was a huge success and we had excellent feedback from those in attendance