Functional Neurological Disease (FND) Awareness Day 2025 Announcement of Free Community Learning Event
In the UK, Functional Neurological Disease (FND) Awareness Day takes place every year on March 25th. To mark this, people with a diagnosis of FND and organisations providing support to patients registered with a Lincolnshire GP are today announcing an innovative FND community education and learning event that will take place at Bourne Corn Exchange.
This free event will take place on July 4th, 2025, at The Corn Exchange, 3 Abbey Road, Bourne PE10 9EF from 10AM to 3PM. It will bring together people who have been diagnosed with FND, their carers, NHS and Local Authority workers and voluntary sector organisations to share information and learn from each other.
Keith Spurr, Chair of Stamford Health Education and Awareness Charity who are funding the event said “we are delighted to be working with representatives from the FND community, health and social care workers and service planners to deliver this co-produced event. FND has the reputation of being the most prevalent neurological disorder that you have never heard of!” He added “we hope that through this event we can change this and begin to raise awareness of FND amongst professionals and support patients to be more aware of what is available to help them.”
Sarah who has been living with FND for 12 Years describes the condition as:
FND the imposter, like a 2year old running rampant inside of me. Mischief, mayhem causing me pain. Flicking the switches inside of my brain. Each day I wake will it be sunshine or rain? Trying to reason, all efforts in vain. I sit wondering if I'll ever be me again. FND is a brain network disorder that encompasses a diverse range of neurological symptoms including limb weakness, paralysis, seizures, walking difficulties, spasms, twitching, sensory issues and more. It can affect people of any age and for many people the symptoms are severe and disabling and can often be life changing.
For people with FND the basic wiring of the nervous system is intact, but there is a problem with how the brain/nervous system is “functioning”, and how the brain fails to send and/or receive signals (messages) correctly. It has been suggested that approximately 1/3 of outpatient neurology clinic attendances are patients reporting functional symptoms. Many patients say that they find it difficult to get information, diagnosis and treatment for FND and many professionals state that they have limited knowledge of the condition.
You can find out more about the event and book your tickets here
