Endometriosis impacts 1 in 10 women and those assigned female at birth in the UK, yet so many are still unaware of the condition and its impact.   For Endometriosis Action Month 2025, the theme is ‘Endometriosis Explained’, exploring both how endometriosis must be better understood by the general public and better explained to […]

  Nutrition and Hydration Week has taken place every March since 2012. Its purpose is to bring people together to create energy, focus and fun in order to highlight and educate people on the value of food and drink in maintaining health and well being in health and social care.    Nutrition and Hydration Week […]

  World Kidney Day is an annual campaign to help raise awareness of kidneys and show the suffering caused when they don’t work properly. It also aims to educate people on what kidneys do and how to improve your kidney health.     What do kidneys do? They remove toxins, excess water and waste products […]

    National No Smoking Day is all about encouraging people to quit, not just for the day, but for good! The UK campaign is using the opportunity to get smokers to think about a positive smoke-free future with the message “quitting smoking doesn’t have to be stressful”. To do this, they are encouraging smokers […]

Young Carers Action Day provides an opportunity for everyone to call for better support for young carers and young adult carers, and to bring about change.   The Young Carers Action Day 2025 theme, ‘Give Me A Break’, highlights the important need for young carers to have time to rest and recharge while also calling […]

March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in the UK. During the month of March, Ovarian Cancer Action – alongside other UK gynae charities – put the spotlight on ovarian cancer and ask supporters to help raise awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms, statistics and stories.       For more information, https://ovarian.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/ovarian-cancer-awareness-month/

Brain Tumour Awareness Month was launched in 2004 by a group of charities that went on to become founding members of Brain Tumour Research. Every March, they  lead the way with a packed programme of activities to raise vital awareness and funds to get closer to our vision of finding a cure for all types of […]

Rare Disease Day is the globally-coordinated movement on rare diseases, working towards equity in social opportunity, healthcare, and access to diagnosis and therapies for people living with a rare disease.   Since its creation in 2008, Rare Disease Day has played a critical part in building an international rare disease community that is mult-disease, global, […]

Around 1.25 million people in the UK suffer from eating disorders, many in secret. They are of all ages, genders and backgrounds – eating disorders do not discriminate.   Eating disorders include bulimia, binge eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED), and anorexia, which tragically has the highest […]