Healthcare education Archives - Medics For Rare Disease

16th June 2026

Rare Disease Quality Standards QS214

Emma Huskinson Healthcare education, Healthcare policy, Medical Education, Uncategorised Healthcare Policy, NICE, patient care, QS214, rare disease, Rare Disease Care, Rare Disease Quality Standard NICE QS214 Rare Disease Rare Disease Care Healthcare Policy Diagnosis Patient Care NHS 0

Rare Disease Quality Standards QS214 This year, NICE published the first ever Rare Disease Quality Standard (QS214). This was a huge milestone for the rare community. It was published at […]

21st May 2026

Impact Storytelling

Lucy McKay Healthcare education, Impact Stories, Rare Disease Advocacy charity leadership, healthcare equity, healthcare inequality, impact storytelling, medical education, Medics for Rare Disease, NatWest SE100, patient advocacy, rare disease, social enterprise, storytelling

Paying for Medicine In 2010 I was offered a place at medical school! I had managed to secure a coveted place on the Graduate Entry Programme (GEP) at Barts and […]

14th May 2026

Medics for Rare Disease Recognised in the NatWest SE100 Top Social Enterprises Index

Megan Pullein Healthcare education, Impact Stories, Rare Disease Advocacy charity leadership, healthcare equity, healthcare inequality, impact storytelling, medical education, Medics for Rare Disease, NatWest SE100, patient advocacy, rare disease, social enterprise, storytelling

We are incredibly proud to share that Medics for Rare Disease has been recognised in the NatWest SE100 Index of the UK’s top social enterprises. A celebration of the country’s […]

Nurses supporting patients with rare diseases on International Nurses Day

13th May 2026

International Nurses Day: Supporting Rare Disease Nursing

Emma Huskinson Healthcare education, Nursing, Rare Disease Global Nursing Network, Healthcare professionals, International Nurses Day, Medics for Rare Disease, nurses, Nursing education, patient support, Rare Disease Awareness, rare disease nursing

It’s International Nurses Day and I would like to do a big shout out to our nursing friends out there! It is so important to recognise the extraordinary contribution nurses […]