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UK adults living with Cerebral Palsy
of adults with CP have deteriorating mobility with age
Cerebral Palsy is nearly 30 times more common than muscular dystrophy
News & Events
In the latest issue of the BACD newsletter, Emma Livingstone, co-founder of UP, writes about a healthcare gap that begins the moment paediatric teams say goodbye.
UP is piloting a brand new UK transition programme, supporting young people with cerebral palsy, and their parents and carers, as they move into adult life. We want a Co-Facilitator to help us shape it.
UP has secured funding from the National Lottery to develop a UK transition programme. We are now looking for young people and their parents or carers to take part in the first run of the programme, completely free of charge.