Thank you to everyone who suggested some brilliant names for our new XLH UK mascot!  It was very hard to pick just one, but we’re pleased to say that the winning name is HUXLEY.  A big thank you and congratulations go to Jane Burnham who thought of the name because it uses the XLH letters. We’re delighted that …

by Claire Warburton

“An afternoon of enlightening talks and updates!” The Brittle Bone Society (BBS) recently organised an event held at the Houses of Parliament in London to bring the OI CAN campaign to the attention of policymakers. Developments supporting those with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), XLH and other brittle bone conditions were shared with senior healthcare professionals, charity …

by Claire Warburton

Thank you to Anne Williams who attended our recent family day in Bristol and brought this cute soft toy family with her. Anne has kindly donated them, and we need some help to name them because the little one is going to become our XLH UK mascot, welcoming newly diagnosed children into the XLH UK …

by Claire Warburton

The 52 people who attended our Family Day on 21st May were kind enough to bring the sunshine with them, thank you!  From as far afield as Manchester, London and even Belfast, XLHers and their families came to Engineers’ House, Clifton, Bristol, to share their experiences and friendship. From Dr Roy’s informative morning session to …

by Claire Warburton

We were delighted to welcome so many of you to the Family Day on Sunday 2nd October in Manchester, especially to people who braved all the rail disruption to get there! We hope you found it was a lovely day where helpful information was shared, new friendships were formed and the children’s facepainting was a …

by Claire Warburton

Latest news regarding NICE’s Topic Selection of using burosumab in XLH adults (September 2022) Background You may already be aware that XLH UK have been working hard to represent patient views to NICE since March 2021. We have also liaised closely with select expert clinicians, so that NICE has reliable information with which to make …

by Claire Warburton

Only 4 weeks to go until we look forward to welcoming you to our Family Day event 11am – 4pm at The Macdonald Hotel, Manchester, M1 2PG For more event information (FAQs) and to secure your place(s), please go to our ‘Events’ page https://xlhuk.org/events/ We really hope you can make it!

by Claire Warburton

The day before the 3rd International XLH Symposium took place in Dublin, we had a meeting of XLH patient groups from around the world, hosted by International XLH Alliance. Oliver Gardiner led several sessions as co-chair of XLH Alliance and trustees Sarah Mitson and Sally Hatton represented XLH UK in the room. International XLH Alliance …

by Claire Warburton