Allergy & anaphylaxis guidance.
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MHRA Adrenaline Pen Usage Guidance
Clarification guidance for schools (Regulation 238, Human Medicines Regulations 2012) stating that spare AAI’s can be used on unprescribed individuals in an emergency.
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REACT Report (Benedict Blythe Foundation)
This groundbreaking 64-page report published in March 2023 details the many failings of allergy policy currently plaguing the UK education sector, alongside recommendations for government action.
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Anaphylaxis Kitts for Schools (Leaflet)
We’ve put together a leaflet with info about our mutli-award winning Anaphylaxis Kitts for schools for you to pass on/present to your school - click here to access it. Also make sure you check out our FAQ’s page.
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Model Policy for Allergy Management at School
Allergy guidelines for your school’s medical conditions policy are clarified in one succinct document. Created in partnership by the BSACI, Allergy UK & Anaphylaxis UK.
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AAIs Save Lives (MHRA Campaign)
The government’s campaign for patients, healthcare professionals and wider public to be better equipped to understand the importance of AAIs as a potential life-saving medicine.
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Spare Pens in Schools
A one-stop resource for anyone who wants to know about anaphylaxis and adrenaline auto-injector pens in schools. Made by the Department of Health & Social Care in collaboration with several allergy charities.
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BSACI Allergy Action Plans
These plans have been designed to facilitate first aid treatment of anaphylaxis, to be delivered by people without any special medical training nor equipment apart from access to an adrenaline autoinjector (AAI).
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NHS Allergies information
An allergy is where your body reacts to something that's normally harmless like pollen, dust or animal fur. The symptoms can be mild, but for some people they can be very serious.
Trainer adrenaline pens
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Get a trainer adrenaline pen (Jext)
Healthcare professionals and patients can order trainer adrenaline pens for free, directly from the producers themselves. Fill in your details and submit the order to receive your Jext® trainer device.
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Get a trainer adrenaline pen (EpiPen)
Healthcare professionals and patients can order trainer adrenaline pens for free, directly from the producers themselves. Fill in your details and submit the order to receive your EpiPen® trainer device.’
Charities & campaigns.
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Anaphylaxis UK
“A brighter future for people with serious allergies”. Anaphylaxis UK is the only UK-wide charity operating solely for the growing numbers of people at risk of serious allergic reactions and anaphylaxis.
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Allergy UK
The leading national patient charity for people living with all types of allergy. Working with government, professional bodies, healthcare professionals and corporates to help improve the lives of those living with allergy.
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Sadie Bristow Foundation
Founded in Sadie’s memory, the foundation aims to inspire more children like her to take up sports as well as improve allergy services and education.
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Owen's Law
Founded by the family of Owen Carey, a young boy who had a deathly allergic reaction to a Byron burger, the law aims to compel restaurants to state the allergens in all dishes, specifically on the face of the main menu.
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Natasha Allergy Research Foundation
Founded by parents Tanya and Nadim after the loss of daughter Natasha to anaphylaxis from a Pret baguette, NARF’s vision is to eradicate allergic disease. They created Natasha’s Law, making it mandatory for all ingredients to be listed on PPDS food.
Books, blogs, podcasts & more.
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'Allergic' - Theresa McPhail
Medical anthropologist Theresa MacPhail, herself an allergy sufferer whose father died of a bee sting, set out to understand why. The result is a holistic and deeply researched examination of allergies.
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May Contain Podcast
May Contain is an allergy blog and podcast that aims to break the stigma and empower young people and families around the world. It was created by Daniel Kelly, who lives with severe, airborne allergies to nuts.
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Allergy Companions
Allergy Companions is a review site for anyone suffering with food allergies, intolerances or coeliac disease. We are here to make eating out with allergies easier and to give our community a voice.
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Behind the Allergy
Behind the Allergy is a podcast about all things allergic conditions, hearing open and honest insights of who people are behind allergic conditions, from allergy reactors to free-from brands to allergists.
Training resources.
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St John Ambulance
St John Ambulance is England's leading first aid charity. Their vision is a world where everyone receives the help they need in a health crisis from those around them. They are the market leader in the provision of workplace first aid training, supplies and event and ambulance services.
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The Allergy Badge
Natalie is the mum of a little girl with anaphylactic food allergies, which is why she’s so passionate about offering accredited in-person and online training sessions which raise awareness about allergies.
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Tigerlily Training
Tigerlily are a Leading First Aid Training Company for Nurseries, Schools, Colleges and Businesses across the UK. They launched in 2004 and have over 100 UK training centres that train over 50,000 people every year.
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Daisy First Aid
Daisy First Aid offers first aid courses designed specifically for parents and child carers to learn the skills they need to save a life and to treat the most common accidents and emergencies.
Other people we support.
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Served App
Founded by Eve Williamson - who lives with severe nut allergies - Served aims to be an end-to-end online system that can help people with allergies to eat out & restaurants cater for allergies. (App in development)
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Creative Nature
Founded by Julianne Ponan MBE (who lives with multiple severe allergies), Creative Nature Superfoods was aims to provide the increasing number of people living with allergies across the world food that is free from the top 14 allergens.
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Cosi Care
Founded by Lauren Bell, who lives with chronic excema, Cosi Care have created the world’s first, medically graded itch relief devices to offer child safe scratching. They combine methods that are scientifically proven to kill an itch before you feel the urge to scratch.
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Clarever Education
Founded by Clare Bull, Clarever Education offers digital strategy support to schools and academy trusts across the UK, helping transform technology in education.