Facial Palsy News

When a Face Changes: Living with Permanent Facial Paralysis

Facial paralysis after cancer: grief, identity shifts, and renewed purpose.

March 3, 2026    ||    News Categories: Facial Palsy Awareness Week  / General article  /    ||    Tags: awareness week  /

School Awareness Packs 2026

During Facial Palsy UK’s Awareness Week 2026 we are sending out 100 awareness packs to schools to help teachers and parents better support children with facial palsy in the classroom. Find out more here.

February 23, 2026    ||    News Categories: Facial Palsy Awareness Week  /    ||    Tags: awareness week  / children  / children's book  / children's book. facial palsy  / facial palsy awareness week  / family day  / school teachers  / schools  /

Great North Run 2026

Find out how to join #TeamFacialPalsyUK for the Great North Run 2026

January 14, 2026    ||    News Categories: Events  / Fundraising news  /    ||    Tags: facial palsy  / facial palsy support  / facial palsy uk.  / fundraising  / running  / running events  /

Facial Palsy UK Patient Conference 2025

Thank you to everyone who attended our inaugural Facial Palsy UK Conference in November 2025!   Alder Hey Institute in the Park was a fantastic location for our inaugural Facial Palsy UK Patient Conference. We welcomed around 120 people to join us for a day of learning and sharing experiences. There were medical presentations and […]

December 3, 2025    ||    News Categories: Events  / Support groups  /    ||    Tags: awareness  / bell's palsy  / event  / facial difference  / facial differences  / facial palsy  / facial palsy support  / facial palsy uk.  / facial paralysis  / facial therapy  / newsletter  / ramsay hunt syndrome  /

NHS Policies: Eye lubricants

NHS policies around self-care prescription items putting patients with facial palsy at risk.

September 25, 2025    ||    News Categories: General news  /    ||    Tags: dry eye  / pharmacy  /

Starting School With Facial Palsy

Laura Warren (Support Liaison Officer, Facial Palsy UK) discusses how to share information about facial palsy with reception teachers for September school starters.

June 25, 2025    ||   

Summer Olympics Challenge 2025

We would love you to join in with Facial Palsy UK’s ‘Summer Olympics Challenge’ during the school holidays this summer. It’s really easy to take part! Download a sponsorship form or ask a grown up to set up a JustGiving page for our ‘Summer Olympics’ event (or just choose Facial Palsy UK as your chosen […]

June 19, 2025    ||   

Sunderland AFC Shine a Spotlight on Facial Palsy

Sunderland AFC are proudly supporting facial palsy awareness during their match against Sheffield United this Sunday (4 May). Defender Amy Goddard, who was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy in 2021, is stepping forward to share her journey, aiming to support others facing similar challenges.   When did you first realise you had facial palsy? It was […]

May 2, 2025    ||   

Entrepreneur Gets His Smile Back on New TV Show

Leadership mentor, speaker, consultant, and Facial Palsy UK volunteer, Gary Parsons, has found a new smile thanks to working with the team behind a new Channel 4 series ‘Love My Face’. Entrepreneur, Gary Parsons, has had a facial difference since he was 18 years old and has always struggled to come to terms with the […]

April 17, 2025    ||   

Yoga-thon

Facial Palsy UK would love you to join us in our 2025 Yoga-thon to raise awareness during our Awareness Week (1st-7th March)!

February 20, 2025    ||   

Double your donation to Facial Palsy UK in the Big Give’s Christmas Campaign

Facial Palsy UK are taking part in the Big Give Christmas Campaign to raise £10,000 in just 1 week!

November 26, 2024    ||   

Moebius Multi-Disciplinary Clinic at Alder Hey

Laura Warren (Support Liaison Officer, Facial Palsy UK) discusses the children’s moebius multi-disciplinary clinic at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool. She writes about her appointment with Consultant Paediatric Plastic and Microsurgeon Adel Fattah and specialist nurse Maria.

September 19, 2024    ||