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Charity launches new course to safeguard hospital patients with allergies
25 Apr 2022
An anaphylaxis charity which offers training and support on food allergy safety has today (25 April) launched a brand-new online e-learning course for hospital ward staff. The Anaphylaxis Campaign, which already provides several free and paid for allergy courses for individuals, schools and healthcare professionals, developed their new course after a patient safety alert issued […]
NI Health Minister launches “far-reaching” Rare Diseases Action Plan
28 Mar 2022
Press release shared on behalf of the Department of Health in the Northern Ireland Executive Health Minister Robin Swann launches the first Northern Ireland Rare Diseases Action Plan. The Action Plan sets out 14 high-level actions that will be taken forward over the next year, working with healthcare professionals and educators, researchers and commissioners, as […]
Aimmune study shows the practical and emotional impact of living with peanut allergy
08 Feb 2022
Aimmune Announces Publication of UK and Ireland Findings from the APPEAL Study Highlighting the Practical and Emotional Impact of Living with Peanut Allergy – Largest study to date to probe the impact of peanut allergy on allergic individuals and their caregivers in the UK and Ireland – – Study reveals the impact of peanut allergy […]
Friends of Eoghan Rua player, 23, take on 5k a day challenge in his memory
07 Feb 2022
Friends of a young hurler, who died suddenly aged 23, have completed a 5k a day challenge to raise vital funds for a severe allergy charity in his memory. Michael McQuillan, who played for the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) team Eoghan Rua, passed away in July 2020 from anaphylactic shock in his hometown of Portstewart, […]
Allergy organisations join together to launch new guidelines to safeguard pupils with severe allergies while they are at school
26 Jan 2022
The Anaphylaxis Campaign, Allergy UK and the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology have collaborated to develop new ‘Model Policy for Allergy Management at School Guidelines’ to help schools keep pupils with allergies safe. Hospital admissions due to food anaphylaxis in children have increased 339% between 1998 and 2018.1 At least 66 school-aged children […]
COVID-19 booster crisis for people with allergies
20 Dec 2021
The Anaphylaxis Campaign and Allergy UK are facing a deluge of desperate enquiries in response to the government’s promotion of the importance and urgency of the booster vaccination. Previous information has led people living with allergies to believe that the preferred Pfizer booster will put them at risk of anaphylaxis. The two charities, as well […]
Statement regarding the dangers of the hotel quarantine system for those with life-threatening allergies
09 Dec 2021
The Anaphylaxis Campaign is calling for urgent action from the government to protect those with severe food allergies. This follows an alarming report in the Guardian of a case of life-threatening anaphylaxis to nuts in a hotel-quarantined individual. Anaphylaxis Campaign’s Clinical Panel Chair, Professor John Warner, has previously highlighted the shortcomings and danger to people […]
All Party Parliamentary Group for Allergy launch new report on the “National Allergy Crisis”
28 Oct 2021
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Allergy in conjunction with the National Allergy Strategy Group (NASG) are today launching a report “Meeting the Challenges of the National Allergy Crisis” which calls for an influential lead for allergy to be appointed who can implement a new national strategy to help the millions of people across the […]
Anaphylaxis Campaign welcomes Simon Williams as new Chief Executive
18 Oct 2021
Anaphylaxis Campaign is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Williams as CEO, as of 22 November 2021. Simon succeeds Lynne Regent, who retired in August 2021 after 13 years as Chief Executive. Simon was Head of External Affairs at HEART UK The Cholesterol Charity and led successful campaigns for better services and access […]
Entrepreneur and allergy advocate Julianne Ponan is named Anaphylaxis Campaign’s newest ambassador
16 Dec 2020
The Anaphylaxis Campaign, the only UK-wide charity operating solely for the growing numbers of people at risk from severe allergic reactions, has welcomed a new Ambassador to help raise awareness and create a safer environment for those with allergies. Julianne Ponan, who is well known amongst the allergic community as a professional speaker and founder of […]
LOVE ISLAND’s Jack Fowler joins ‘Break the Stigma’ campaign to empower young people with life-threatening allergies
23 Nov 2020
The May Contain Break the Stigma campaign empowers young people to speak up about their allergies and feel confident addressing them throughout their lives. The campaign features inspiring allergy advocates from TV, theatre, sport, and news. LINK TO THE HERO IMAGES – https://we.tl/t-ttjNFzbFly Daniel Kelly, 27, founded May Contain, an allergy awareness and lifestyle platform, in […]
Latest NHS Digital Figures see rise in adult allergy hospital admission
23 Sep 2020
Latest figures reveal that hospital admissions for anaphylactic shock in adults aged 19 and over have increased 27% since last year and risen dramatically over the last seven years. Hospital admissions for anaphylactic shock for adults increased from 3751 to 4756 from 2019 to 2020. The number of adult patients admitted to hospital because of […]
Anaphylaxis Campaign welcomes new Chair of Clinical and Scientific Advisory Panel
22 Sep 2020
The Anaphylaxis Campaign is pleased to announce that Professor John Warner OBE, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics, Imperial College, London and Hon.Professor University of Cape Town, South Africa, has become the new Chair of the charity’s Clinical and Scientific Advisory Panel. Now semi-retired, Professor Warner was the consultant paediatric allergy and chest physician at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust […]
Statement Regarding the Inquest of Ruben Bousquet
04 Sep 2020
Southwark Coroner Andrew Harris has ended the inquest into the death of Ruben Bousquet, a 14-year-old boy who died after suffering an allergic reaction at a cinema. The Anaphylaxis Campaign would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family of Ruben, who died after eating popcorn with a drink at an Odeon Cinema in […]
Bexleyheath resident to host eight-hour virtual concert for allergy charity
30 Jun 2020
For World Allergy Week (29 June – 5 July) musician and student Jack Schwab, 18, is getting ready to perform eight hours of live music in aid of the Anaphylaxis Campaign, a UK-wide charity that provides support for those at risk of severe allergic reactions and anaphylaxis. Jack has a severe allergy to nuts and first […]