Focus Areas and Supporting FSHD UK

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“Funding today fuels the discoveries and therapies of tomorrow. Together we are building the foundations for breakthroughs that once seemed impossible for our FSHD patients and community.”
Raj Badiani, FSHD UK Founder (Font Style: Hero Body)

2026-2027 Focus Areas

For 2026-2027, we will be focused on:

Patient Engagement

  1. Patient Engagement @site
  2. Information on FSHD e.g. Natural History Studies, Clinical Trials
  3. Website and Social Media
Clinical Trial Readiness
  1. Patient Advisory Group
  2. Standardising In-Clinic Assessments and Outcome Measures
  3. GP and Wider FSHD Education for Clinicians
Access Readiness

Working within the Project Mercury objectives to gain access to therapies for the FSHD community

UK FSHD Registry

  1. Support to increase patient registrations
  2. Support the maintenance and upkeep of the UK FSHD registry
  3. Work with the UK FSHD Registry and other organisations such as TreatNMD

FSHD UK Sustainability

Basic insurance, office and technical costs with a view to a future part-time coordinator

Potential Scope for Technical Infrastructure Projects

FSHD UK Network Database to bring together the clinical and research data

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