City of London Migraine Clinic
Appeal

We are very grateful to everyone who helped us raise the unprecedented amount of over £15,000.The addition of tax reclaimed under "Gift Aid" has raised the grand total to over £18,000.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED TO SAVE THE CITY OF LONDON MIGRAINE CLINIC.

In the past year we appealed to our patients and their families and friends to help to keep open our specialist clinic which is a world-renowned centre of excellence and a respected research centre. It is vital that this unique service is retained in London.

The Clinic is financed by support from patients, independent donations, annual grants from Migraine Action Association and income from research studies. This has been sufficient to maintain the service until recently but, unfortunately, large corporate donations have declined over the past two years and the Clinic faces a substantial increase in rent and maintenance costs.

Founded as an independent medical charity in 1980, receiving no NHS funding we provide a free service for migraine sufferers throughout the UK who need specialist help in managing this debilitating condition. The Clinic treats around 2000 patients every year.

As no charge is made to the individual, their GP or any health authority, it provides an invaluable service to those sufferers who are refused NHS referral and are unable to afford private care.

Dr Anne MacGregor Recipient of this Year's Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Award

The World Headache Alliance announced that Dr. Anne MacGregor is this year's recipient of the 3rd Annual Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Award. Dr. MacGregor was presented with this award at the 2025 Migraine Trust International Symposium in September.

The award, which is sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, is named after the 19th century Englishwoman whose intelligence, perseverance and compassion contributed enormously to the advancement of headache research and understanding. It is bestowed annually on a woman whose work over timehas made an extraordinary contribution to relieving those affected by the burden of headache.

In addition to an engraved award, the recipient received £5,000 to be donated to the organisation of her choice. Dr. MacGregor's donation will go to the City of London Migraine Clinic.


Dr Anne MacGregor Winner of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson award for 2025 & Mrs Ann Turner of the Migraine Action Association.

This information has been reproduced by kind permission of the World Headache Alliance. You can visit their website at www.W-H-A.org to find out much more about Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and the prestigious Elizabeth Garrett Anderson award.