Campaigning for Specialised Care

In mid-April, Eve attended the Specialised Healthcare Commissioning Alliance (SHCA) meeting in London. The alliance, formed of patient-related groups and corporate members, meet quarterly to campaign on behalf of people with rare and complex conditions in need of...
Communications & PR for Small Patient Groups

Communications & PR for Small Patient Groups

On Friday 17th April we sponsored the Findacure workshop on the topic of communications and PR for small patient groups. The AKU Society decided to sponsor this event in order to share what we have learnt about communications whilst undertaking our Reaching...
A Big Thank You!

A Big Thank You!

In today’s blog we simply want to say a huge thank you to everyone who donated to our crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. Thanks to your incredible contributions we smashed our target, and can now support patients to take part in our latest research. When...
The Launch of the Cambridge Rare Disease Network

The Launch of the Cambridge Rare Disease Network

On Thursday last week, we attended the launch event for the Cambridge Rare Disease Network at the Judge Business School in Cambridge. Our very own Nick Sireau spoke at the launch, as did several of the network’s other founding members. The Cambridge Rare Disease...
We’ve Done It!

We’ve Done It!

Today is the final day of our Indiegogo campaign! You still have time to donate, so keep spreading the word to make the last day a success. Read how the campaign has been going, and hear from Jess, the mother of four year old Daniel, who has Black Bone Disease....