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Celebrating our 2026 Barbara Wood Citizens Award winners

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

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

Celebrating national positive thinking day

Sunday 13 September is National Positive Thinking Day, a yearly reminder to shift our mindset toward optimism and gratitude. It’s a day to celebrate the power of positive thinking and... Read more

British Polio Fellowship backs call for neurology reform in Northern Ireland

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

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?

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

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

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?

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

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