14 charities call for urgent action to fix NHS continuing healthcare funding

20th October 2026

Over 26,000 back petition to fix flaws in NHS continuing healthcare that leave families fighting for funding and struggling to pay care bills. Fourteen health and care charities are calling... Read more

Celebrating our 2026 Barbara Wood Citizens Award winners

29th September 2026

The British Polio Fellowship (BPF) has announced the winners of this year’s Barbara Wood Citizens Awards, recognising individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the Fellowship and the wider... Read more

Announcing the Richard Flint Awards Winners

29th September 2026

The British Polio Fellowship has announced the winners of this year’s Richard Flint Awards, which were presented at the Fellowship’s Annual General Meeting on 17 September. Now an established highlight... Read more

British Polio Fellowship backs call for neurology reform in Northern Ireland

8th September 2026

The British Polio Fellowship (BPF) is throwing its full support behind a new report calling for urgent reform of neurology services in Northern Ireland, warning that polio survivors living with... Read more

Captain Cusack: England’s rising star achieves silver at Glasgow 2026

1st August 2026

Peter Cusack brought a wealth of international experience to Team England's 3x3 wheelchair basketball squad as it chased Commonwealth Games success in Glasgow this summer (23 July to 2 August).... Read more

Have you registered with the Priority Services Register?

28th July 2026

As the UK experiences another heatwave of the summer, with amber heat-health alerts in place across London, the South East, the East of England and the East Midlands, energy and... Read more

Polio conference highlights ongoing need for awareness and support

24th July 2026

A conference focusing on the late effects of polio and post-polio syndrome revealed that many of those affected by the condition still feel under-supported. The British Polio Fellowship’s Health and... Read more

Wales adopts national clinical pathway to improve care for polio survivors

20th July 2026

Wales runs a program called the All Wales Community HealthPathways Programme, a shared clinical guidance system that helps GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals follow the same best-practice care advice.... Read more

Could it be Post-Polio Syndrome?

10th July 2026

One of the most common frustrations we hear from polio survivors is “My doctor has never heard of Post-Polio Syndrome.” To be fair to clinicians, that’s not entirely surprising. Polio... Read more

Polio survivors and experts unite at successful Health and Wellbeing Conference

6th July 2026

The British Polio Fellowship's Health and Wellbeing Conference brought together polio survivors, carers, healthcare professionals, and researchers for a full day of learning, connection, and shared experience at the Hilton... Read more