Our 3-year strategy plan ensures all work carried out is to achieve our three main aims of support, research and awareness.
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Our support strategy
To help improve the quality of life of those affected by CMN through:
Immediate Support
- To offer face-to-face support
- To offer regular contact by phone / email
- To support the arrangement of consultation appointment at the CMN clinic
- To connect members with one another
- Distribute support packs to new members
Long-term Support
- To hold an annual support conference in the UK
- To hold regional support gatherings across the UK
- To develop our charity support contact structure
- To offer and continually develop a library of support literature materials
- To offer annual psychosocial workshops and projects
- To report regularly on research developments and findings
Critical Care
- To offer emergency support visits
- To organise and fund memory trips
- To offer specialised bereavement support
Our research strategy
To advance the pioneering CMN research to ultimately find a cure through:
- Fund CMN research projects
- Fund CMN research staff
- Fund Caring Matters Now Research Fellowships at the Institute of Child Health
- Recruit members to participate in CMN research at Great Ormond Street Hospital
- Seek external funding grants for the CMN research
Our awareness strategy
To raise national and international awareness of CMN through:
- Present the work of Caring Matters Now at UK medical conference
- Distribute the CMN medical booklet to those working within the medical profession
- Engage with media outlets to showcase the work of Caring Matters Now
- To use social media platforms to showcase the work of Caring Matters Now
- Develop partnerships with international CMN organisations
- To implement special one-off awareness projects