Supporting Neurosciences and Neurology in Sheffield
Groundbreaking Motor Neurone Disease (MND) discoveries have been made, thanks to your support. Neurocare contributed more than £70,000 to the research project ‘OmniLog’, which has discovered findings that may shed the light on new life extending strategies for MND patients, who typically receive a life expectancy of two years post diagnosis. MND describes a group of [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I received a letter of thanks from local charity Neurocare for £57.50 that we raised over Christmas. We had wanted to share this amazing news, but then didn’t. Why? Fundraising for Neurocare started in 2013 when, as a family, we did our first 5k and 10k Head Start runs. That [...]
We’d like to say a big thank you to Alfa Group, who donated a massive £1,000 to Neurocare in a bid to make a difference to the lives of patients with neurological conditions. With health being at the heart of the company’s ethos, the board of the green energy firm decided to make the donation, [...]
Neurocare has launched a lifesaving research funding appeal to find better treatment for a deadly form of brain cancer. We need £70,000 to fund the final year of a revolutionary three year project to find a better treatment for glioblastoma. Glioblastoma is the most common high grade cancerous primary brain tumour in adults, which has [...]
Betty Coberman has used her creativity to help raise money for Neurocare, to thank hospital staff who saved the life of her dad before she was even born. Betty, aged 10, has designed a cosmic shimmer Christmas card complete with Rudolf, which she is selling in packs of ten as part of Neurocare November. She [...]
IFM Insurance Brokers Ltd has clocked up a mega £75k sum by backing Neurocare's annual flagship golf day for three years in a row. Alister Smith, a director at the firm, has seen first hand how charity funds can enhance the care for patients with neurological conditions, after his mum was diagnosed with a brain [...]
Neurocare, and its sister charity, Sheffield Hospitals Charity, are calling out for thrill seekers to put their fears aside for a spooktacular Halloween fancy dress abseil at Magna Science Adventure Centre. Fundraisers will take on Magna’s 150ft purpose built free abseil platform – jumping into free air, not scaling down a wall - in a [...]
The family of a Mexborough dad treated for a serious brain condition have taken part in a plethora of fitness challenges to raise funds for Neurocare. James Gibson spent 12 days in intensive care at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital last year after tangled blood vessels in his brain left him unable to talk or walk. [...]
Home comforts could have a huge impact on the recovery of patients with serious head injuries and progressive neurological conditions, thanks to a bumper £25,000 donation by Neurocare. Calming colours, soft lighting, cooling fans and consistent flooring are amongst the enhancements to be paid for at the city’s Sheffield Community Brain Injury Rehabilitation Team (SCBIRT) [...]
Lynne Pannett has raised a stunning six figure cash pot for Neurocare, by selling t-shirts and gifts in an astonishing fundraising effort that’s lasted almost 30 years. Lynne, who's 69 years old, has worked as Neurocare Trading Manager from the beginning, after wanting to give something back to the charity after husband, Derek, was treated for [...]
