- Association News
- October 8, 2019
Raising awareness in our 40th year
The MND Association was established in 1979 by a group of families affected by the disease. With little information, co-ordinated care or support available they felt ‘isolated’ and
Category: Association News
- Care
- September 11, 2019
Success at the BMA Awards
The MND Association has had two publications highly commended at the BMA Patient Information Awards 2019. The Association’s guide for care workers Caring for a person with motor neurone disease
- Association News
- May 16, 2019
Welcome to the new MND Association website!
We hope you’re already appreciating the new-look layout, the easier navigation and fresh look. The Association had the luxury of being able to start from scratch to develop this new website and our
- Association News
- April 8, 2019
Remembering Janis Parks
The MND Association is saddened by the death of our trustee, Janis Parks following a short illness. Janis started volunteering with the Association more than 20 years ago, driven to support after the
- Association News
- March 29, 2019
Boldly stepping into the future at launch of Next Generation Think Tank
The Motor Neurone Disease Association took a step into the future at the launch of the Next Generation Think Tank, a project aimed at exploring, designing and developing technology to support people
- Association News
- January 3, 2019
Marking our 40th year
The Association was established in 1979 by a group of families affected by the disease. With little information, co-ordinated care or support available they felt ‘isolated’ and utterly
- Association News
- December 3, 2018
#TakeOverMND lights up London
On a dark November night, buildings in London became the perfect backdrop for a stark orange and blue MND Association message. ‘Motor neurone disease takes over lives’ was splashed across building
- Association News
- November 9, 2018
Iconic wheelchair nets windfall for MND Association
One of Professor Stephen Hawking’s iconic wheelchairs has provided a massive cash boost for the MND Association after smashing through its estimated sale price at auction. The wheelchair used by the
- Association News
- September 26, 2018
We vow to #TakeOverMND in new awareness campaign
Up to 5,000 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are living with MND at any time. Every day six people are diagnosed with the disease and six people die from it. There is no cure. It
- Association News
- September 12, 2018
Have you seen our awareness posters?
As part of our ongoing activities to help raise awareness of motor neurone disease (MND) you may see some posters popping up in train and bus stations. The posters are a play on a typical “back to