Why do charities play the numbers game when talking ‘burden of illness’ and medical research?

I notice that there has been a fair bit of news generated today by the charity, Autistica, who have published a study showing that autism costs the UK £32 billion per year in terms of treatment, lost earnings etc. The study was conducted by researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE) and follows one … Continue reading Why do charities play the numbers game when talking ‘burden of illness’ and medical research?

AMRC Opus 125

I can't think of a better way to end the week than to announce our 125th member charity.  'Autistica' is the largest UK charity raising funds for medical research to improve diagnosis, advance new treatments and discover the causes of autism. The charity has been funding medical research for 6 years, and funds project grants, programme … Continue reading AMRC Opus 125