Thanks to the tireless campaigning of a group of 'epilepsy mothers', lead by Hannah Deacon, the mother of Alfie Dingley, and her consultant, neurologist Professor Mike Barnes, a change in the law in 2018 allowed the prescription of medical cannabis for children with certain rare …
Medical Cannabis
Stop Denying Patients Access to Medical Cannabis on the NHS
Many people will remember that eighteen months ago and after a positively heroic fight, backed by neurologist Professor Mike Barnes, Hannah Deacon won her campaign to legalise the use of medical cannabis to treat a certain number of limited conditions, including her son Alfie's …
NICE dashes hopes of pain, MS and epilepsy sufferers yet again
Last week (8th August) NICE published their latest thoughts, based on an NHS England review, on prescribing medical cannabis. And much to the disappointment, anger and frustration of campaigners the only group of sufferers for whom they approved the prescribing of medical …
Yet another epileptic child has her medical cannabis seized
Reported in today's Guardian - yet another child, five-year-old Indie-Rose Clarry, has had her medical cannabis seized by border guards at Stansted. Although Indie-Rose has a private prescription for the medicine written by her UK doctor to help control her Dravet syndrome, it is …
Allergy and FreeFrom Show 2019
Well, for some visitors to the Allergy Show it may have been all about how many gluten and milk free brownies can you fit in one mouthful.... but for the kids in the family area, it was all about learning about allergens. Here are Intolerant Gourmand Nathalie and Callum, her son, …