Stuff that occurs to me: Medical research charities on Twitter

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There are lots of charities using Twitter. This is a list of the healthcare / medical research / patient charities that I've found. I originally wrote this in 2009 and have updated it significantly on ~~31 May~~ 22 December 2011 - I've kept the original text (deleted from this blog post and replaced with what's below) in case I've missed anything.

Can't promise that this list is accurate or complete but if you know a registered AMRC-style health or medical research charity based in the UK (or having a UK branch) which is on Twitter but isn't listed here then let me know @JoBrodie

(I know some charities have multiple accounts but I'm really after the main 'official' one)

Inclusion criteria

UK charity or global charity with UK chapter which tweets
funds medical research and / or provides health advice to patients (ie medical research charity and / or patient group

AMRC charities

Action Medical Research http://www.action.org.uk/
@actionmedres
@amr_events

Action on Addiction http://www.actiononaddiction.org.uk/

Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID)
@actiononhearing

Age UK http://www.ageuk.org.uk/
@age_uk

Alcohol Education and Research Council, The http://www.aerc.org.uk/

Alzheimer’s Research UK http://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org
@ARUKnews

Alzheimer's Society http://www.alzheimers.org.uk
@alzheimerssoc

Arthritis Research UK http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org
@ArthritisRUK

Association for International Cancer Research http://www.aicr.org.uk
@AICR

Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus http://www.asbah.org

Asthma UK http://www.asthma.org.uk
@asthmauk

Ataxia UK http://www.ataxia.org.uk

Ataxia-Telangiectasia Society http://www.atsociety.org.uk

Autistica http://www.autistica.org.uk
@autisticauk

BackCare http://www.backcare.org.uk/
@TherealBackCare

Bardhan Research and Education Trust of Rotherham No website

Blackie Foundation Trust, The http://www.blackieft.org/
Blond McIndoe Research Foundation, The http://www.blondmcindoe.com/index.shtm

Brain Research Trust http://www.brt.org.uk

Breakthrough Breast Cancer http://breakthrough.org.uk
@BreakthroughBC

Breast Cancer Campaign http://www.breastcancercampaign.org/
@BCCampaign

British Council for Prevention of Blindness http://www.bcpb.org/

British Heart Foundation http://www.bhf.org.uk/
@TheBHF

British Liver Trust http://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/
@LiverTrust

British Lung Foundation http://www.lunguk.org/
British Neurological Research Trust, The http://www.ion.ucl.ac.uk/

British Occupational Health Research Foundation http://www.bohrf.org.uk/

British Orthopaedic Association http://www.boa.ac.uk/
@BritOrtAssoc

British Pain Society, The http://www.britishpainsociety.org/index.html

British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society http://www.brps.org.uk/

British Scoliosis Research Foundation http://www.bsrf.co.uk/

British Sjögren's Syndrome Association http://www.bssa.uk.net/

British Skin Foundation http://www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk/

Bupa Foundation http://www.bupafoundation.com/
@BupaFoundation

Cancer Research UK http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/
@CR_UK

CFS Research Foundation http://www.cfsrf.com

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland http://www.chss.org.uk/

Children with Cancer http://www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk

Children's Liver Disease Foundation http://www.childliverdisease.org/

Chronic Disease Research Foundation http://www.cdrf.org.uk

Chronic Granulomatous Disorder Research Trust http://www.cgd.org.uk/

Circulation Foundation http://www.circulationfoundation.org.uk/

Core (The Digestive Disorders Foundation) http://www.corecharity.org.uk/
@CoreCharity

Crohn's & Colitis UK http://www.CrohnsAndColitis.org.uk/

Crohn's in Childhood Research Association http://www.cicra.org/index.asp

Cystic Fibrosis Trusthttp://www.cftrust.org.uk/
@cftrust

Deafness Research UKhttp://www.deafnessresearch.org.uk/
@DeafnessUK

DebRA http://www.debra.org.uk/

Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation http://www.drwf.org.uk/

Diabetes UK http://www.diabetes.org.uk/home.htm
@DiabetesUK
@DiabetesUKCymru

Dunhill Medical Trust http://www.dunhillmedical.org.uk/

EMF Biological Research Trust http://www.emfbrt.org/

Epilepsy Action http://www.epilepsy.org.uk
@epilepsyaction

Epilepsy Research UK (incorporating Epilepsy Research Foundation and Fund for Epilepsy) http://www.epilepsyresearch.org.uk/

Fight for Sight http://www.fightforsight.org.uk/
@eyeresearch

Foundation for Liver Research http://www.liver-research.org.uk/

Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths http://fsid.org.uk/

Furlong Research Charitable Foundation http://www.frcf.org.uk

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charityhttp://www.gosh.org/
@GreatOrmondSt

Guy's and St Thomas' Charityhttp://www.gsttcharity.org.uk

Healing Foundation http://www.thehealingfoundation.org

Heart Research UK http://www.heartresearch.org.uk/
@heartresearchuk

Huntington's Disease Association http://www.hda.org.uk/

Hypertension Trust http://www.hypertensiontrust.org/

Inspire Foundation http://www.inspire-foundation.org.uk

International Spinal Research Trust http://www.spinal-research.org/

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation http://www.jdrf.org.uk
@JDRFUK

Kidney Research UK http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org/
@Kidney_Research

Kids Kidney Research http://www.kidskidneyresearch.org/

Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine http://www.lister-institute.org.uk

Little Foundation http://www.thelittlefoundation.org.uk/

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research http://www.licr.org

Marie Curie Cancer Care http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/
@maricurieuk

Mason Medical Research Foundation No website

Medical Research Scotland (formally Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust) http://www.medicalresearchscotland.org.uk/

Meningitis Research Foundation http://www.meningitis.org
@M_R_F

Meningitis Trust http://www.meningitis-trust.org/
@MeningitisTrust

Meningitis UK (Registered as Spencer Dayman Meningitis UK) http://www.meningitisuk.org/

Migraine Trust http://www.migrainetrust.org/
@MigraineTrust

Motor Neurone Disease Association http://www.mndassociation.org/
@mndresearch
@mndcampaigns

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland http://www.mssociety.org.uk/
@mssocietyuk

Muscular Dystrophy Campaign http://www.muscular-dystrophy.org/
@TargetMD
http://campaignsmd.wordpress.com/
@CampaignsMD

Myeloma UK http://www.myeloma.org.uk
I don’t think this is their account http://twitter.com/mmyeloma

National Eye Research Centre http://www.nerc.co.uk

National Osteoporosis Society http://www.nos.org.uk/

Neuro-Disability Research Trust http://www.rhn.org.uk/cat.asp?catid=1891

Neurosciences Research Foundation http://www.neurosciencesresearchfoundation.org.uk

North West Cancer Research Fund http://www.cancerresearchnorthwest.co.uk/
@NWCRF

Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association http://www.nichsa.com/html/index.php

Northern Ireland Leukaemia Research Fund http://www.leukaemia-ni.org

Novo Nordisk UK Research Foundation http://www.novonordiskfoundation.org.uk/documents/home_page/document/index.asp

Nuffield Foundation http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/

Ovarian Cancer Action http://www.ovarian.org.uk
@OvarianCancer UK

Pancreatic Cancer UK http://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/index.htm
@PancreaticCanUK

Parkinson's UK http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/
@ParkinsonsUK

PBC Foundation (UK) Ltd, The http://www.pbcfoundation.org.uk/

Pelican Cancer Foundation, The http://www.pelicancancer.org

Pharmacy Practice Research Trust http://www.pprt.org.uk/home/Home.aspx

Primary Immunodeficiency Association http://www.pia.org.uk/

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association, The http://www.pspeur.org/
@pspassociation

Prostate Action http://www.prostateaction.org.uk/
@ProstateAction

Prostate Cancer Charity, The http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/
@TheProstateCC

Psoriasis Association, The http://www.psoriasis-association.org.uk/
PsoriasisUK

RAFT - The Restoration of Appearance and Function Trust http://www.raft.ac.uk

Remedi http://www.remedi.org.uk

Restore – Burn and Wound Research http://www.restore-research.org.uk/index.htm

RNID (now Action on Hearing Loss https://twitter.com/actiononhearing)
http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/
was http://www.rnid.org.uk/ @RNID https://twitter.com/RNID

Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, The http://www.roycastle.org/

Royal College of Surgeons of England http://www.rcseng.ac.uk
@RCS_SurgeryNews

Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust http://www.braintumourtrust.co.uk/

Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust http://www.julesthorntrust.org.uk

Society for Endocrinology http://www.endocrinology.org
@Soc_Endo

South West Thames Kidney Fund http://www.kidneyfund.org.uk/

SPARKS - The Children’s Medical Research Charity http://www.sparks.org.uk/

St Peter's Trust for Kidney, Bladder & Prostate Research http://www.stpeterstrust.org.uk/

Stroke Association, The http://www.stroke.org.uk
@TheStrokeAssoc

Tenovus http://www.tenovus.com
@tenovuscancer

Tommy's The Baby Charity http://www.tommys.org/

Tuberous Sclerosis Association http://www.tuberous-sclerosis.org/