September 20
• British Cardiac Patients Association awareness week
• Macmillan Cancer Relief gynae cancer awareness week
• National eczema week
• Share the care week
September 21
• World Alzheimer’s Day
September 22
• British Medical Association recruitment to general practice conference
September 23
• Fourth European conference: perspectives in breast cancer, Madrid
• National Autistic Society one-day conference, Manchester
• Health Development Agency annual conference, “Mainstreaming action on health inequalities: Linking evidence, policy and practice”, London
September 24
• World’s biggest coffee morning, to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Relief
September 25
• International Ataxia awareness day
• National Federation of the Blind annual delegate conference, Liverpool
• The Arthrogryposis Group annual conference and AGM (till 27/9)
September 26
• National Air Ambulance Day
• Celebrity charity fashion show to raise funds for Breakthrough Breast Cancer
• World Heart Day
• National Kidney Research Fund national drink water day
September 27
• Meningitis Trust awareness week
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain annual conference, Manchester
September 30
• British Homeopathic Association congress, Newcastle upon Tyne
• MIND publishes its report on the mental health national service framework, marking its fifth anniversary
October 1
• Lupus UK awareness month
• Tuberous Sclerosis awareness month
• British cancer awareness month
• Jeans for Genes Day
• British Medical Acupuncture Society autumn scientific meeting, London
• National Meniere’s week
October 4
• British Deaf Association learn to sign week
• The Department of Health publishes its latest statistics on CJD
• Scottish mental health week
• Stroke awareness week
October 5
• Against Breast Cancer national fundraising day
• National Association of Primary Care annual conference, Bristol
October 7
• Community Dental Services and Public Health conference, Northampton
October 8
• British HIV Association annual conference, Westminster
• British Fertility Society meeting, “Reproductive choices – regulating the future”, London
October 10
• World mental health day
• International Herpes week
• Encephalitis awareness week
October 11
• Backcare awareness week
• National children’s activity week
October 12
• British Geriatric Society autumn meeting
October 13
• National Obesity Forum annual conference, London
October 14
• World sight day
October 17
• Scar awareness week
October 19
• Paediatrics and child health conference, London (till 20/10)
• Deafblind Friendly awards ceremony
October 20
• Royal College of Nursing AGM and autumn conference, Belfast
• National Association of Primary Care annual conference, Birmingham
• World Osteoporosis Day
• NHS Alliance annual conference, Bournemouth
October 21
• Adrenoleukodystrophy awareness week
October 22
• International stammering awareness day
October 26
• Make Music Live, arthritis awareness month
October 27
• Eye test action day
October 28
• Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists national conference, Glasgow
October 29
• Breast Cancer campaign “wear it pink” day
October 31
• Bug busting day held to raise awareness of headlice in schools
• National sleep in day
November 1
• Lung cancer awareness month
• Age Concern “Fight the Freeze” campaign launched
November 2
• Alcohol Concern annual conference, London
November 3
• International stress awareness day
November 7
• Mouth cancer awareness week
November 11
• Association for Family Therapy annual conference and AGM
• Daycare Trust annual conference
November 12
• Pre-eclampsia awareness week
• International CJD Day
November 14
• World diabetes day
November 15
• Indoor allergy week
• RNIB right to read week
November 18
• Association for the Study of Obesity conference, London
• RNIB Techshare conference, Birmingham
November 20
• UK National Work-Stress Network annual conference
November 22
• Alcohol and occupational health conference, London
November 24
• Pituitary awareness day
