Contact your MP or local representative
Help us raise awareness of migraine in parliaments across the UK
Over the next few months we are holding events in the UK parliaments to raise awareness of migraine and call for change, because people with migraine deserve better.
On 28th of November we went to the House of Parliament and brought together patient advocates as well as Members of Parliament and the Lords. Thank you to everyone who attended or contacted their MP asking them to attend!
Live in Wales or Scotland?
We are looking for people living with migraine to join us at events at The Senedd and Holyrood.
Scottish Parliament (December 13th, 6pm-8pm)
Welsh Parliament (January 10th, 12-1.30pm)
How can you help?
If you live in Wales or Scotland, you can write to your local representative and ask them to attend
Use the template below to write a letter or email. You can include your own experience and explain why you think they should attend.
Email if you live in Scotland
Title: Please attend a parliamentary drop-in on migraine, December 13th, 6-8pm
Dear [Name],
Across the country 1 in 7 adults live with migraine, including myself and many of your constituents and colleagues.
As a resident of [insert your constituency], I would like to invite you to attend a drop-in event organised by The Migraine Trust on December 13th, 6-8pm in Fleming Room.
At this event, people living with migraine will share their experiences and our speakers will address what more can be done to ensure people get the treatment and support they need to live full lives. It is being sponsored by Jackie Baillie MSP and Jackson Carlaw MSP, who has spoken about his past experiences with chronic migraine. There will be talks from our chief executive Rob Music and from Dr Callum Duncan, a Consultant Neurologist at NHS Grampian and chair of the development group for the Scottish National Headache Pathway.
[A couple of lines about your experiences if you would like to include this].
Migraine has a severely debilitating impact on the daily lives, mental health and ability to work of many of the 10 million people affected by the condition in the UK. This is exacerbated by the way that the condition is often overlooked and misunderstood, which led The Migraine Trust to publish the report ‘Heading in the wrong direction’ for Migraine Awareness Week in September, featuring new data on the landscape of migraine care in the UK and recommendations on how to improve it.
Yours sincerely,
[Name and address]
Email if you live in Wales
Title: Please attend a parliamentary drop-in on migraine, January 10th, 12-1:30pm
Dear [Name],
Across the country 1 in 7 adults live with migraine, including myself and many of your constituents and colleagues.
As a resident of [insert your constituency], I would like to invite you to attend a drop-in event organised by The Migraine Trust on January 10th, 12-1:30pm.
At this event, people living with migraine will share their experiences and our speakers will address what more can be done to ensure people get the treatment and support they need to live full lives.
[A couple of lines about your experiences if you would like to include this].
Migraine has a severely debilitating impact on the daily lives, mental health and ability to work of many of the 10 million people affected by the condition in the UK. This is exacerbated by the way that the condition is often overlooked and misunderstood, which led The Migraine Trust to publish the report ‘Heading in the wrong direction’ for Migraine Awareness Week in September, featuring new data on the landscape of migraine care in the UK and recommendations on how to improve it.
Yours sincerely,
[Name and address]
