
Neurodisability
A neurodisability paediatrician supports children and young people with disabilities resulting from congenital (since birth) or acquired long-term conditions - find out more about this sub-specialty.
News
Thirteen UK healthcare bodies launch ‘pragmatic’ guidance on valproate use
14 December 2020
Experts from 13 national bodies, including seven Royal Colleges, have joined forces to launch new practical guidance to support doctors and other health professionals around valproate use in women and girls in their reproductive years.
Resource
Epilepsy12 & OPEN UK National Conference 2020 resources
On 10 September 2020, we hosted our third annual Epilepsy12 & Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks (OPEN UK) national conference 2020: 'Working together to improve epilepsies’, as a live webinar. Access resources and presentations from the event on this page.
Course
BPNA distance learning unit 7 - Cerebrovascular disease, trauma and coma
You will be learning about some acute neurological conditions, namely coma, trauma and cerebrovascular disorders in this unit from the British Paediatric Neurology Association. All of these are extremely common conditions in neurological practice; hopefully you will find yourself better equipped to ...
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BPNA distance Learning Unit 5 - Neuromuscular Disorders
This unit from the British Paediatric Neurology Association covers the full spectrum of neuromuscular disease. It provides up-to-date information on how growing knowledge of molecular genetics has contributed to our rapidly expanding understanding of these disorders and changed diagnostic strategy.
Epilepsy Research UK - Emerging Leader Fellowship Award
Fellowship awards provide research funding for epilepsy researchers planning to develop a track record in epilepsy research and seeking to transition into research leadership.
Award programme/theme
Fellowship
Funding amount range
£250,001 to £500,000
Maximum duration
1-4 years
Submission deadline
ERUK & Young Epilepsy - Fellowship Award
Fellowship awards provide research funding for epilepsy researchers planning to develop a track record in paediatric epilepsy research and seeking to transition into research leadership. Funds will cover the Fellow’s salary, support staff costs, and project running costs.
Award programme/theme
Fellowship
Funding amount range
£250,001 to £500,000
Maximum duration
1-4 years
Submission deadline
Epilepsy Research UK - Innovations in Healthcare
Epilepsy Research UK is issuing an urgent call for health services research that will generate high-quality evidence that informs the future delivery, quality, cost, or access of care for people with epilepsy. Central to this call, is the acceptability of innovations and delivering outcomes that have been identified by people with epilepsy.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Maximum duration
18 months
Submission deadline
Ataxia UK - Conference / Travel Grants
Travel awards for researchers or students presenting at conferences on the ataxias
Award programme/theme
Research support grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Ataxia Telangiectasia Society - Travel Grant
Travel grants may be given to enable the attendance at important international research events of professionals engaged in A-T research, where this would otherwise not be possible.
Award programme/theme
Research support grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
News
We award a programme providing neurodevelopmental services to infants in Ghana
10 December 2019
We're delighted to announce this year's winner of the RCPCH Global Programme Development Grant. Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH)'s one-year programme is identifying gaps in the quality of post-discharge care and how to make improvements and scale up, despite limited resources.