At the start of Allergy Awareness Week, a groundbreaking coalition of charities, clinicians and patients have united to tackle decades of policy neglect with allergic disease affecting over 25% of UK population.
• The UK's first National Allergy Strategy was launched yesterday (20th April 2026) at Allergy UK’s parliamentary reception in Westminster, marking a historic moment for the millions of people living with allergic disease across the country
• The UK has some of the highest allergy rates in the world with 39% of children and 30% of adults affected by allergies. Against this backdrop, the new Strategy provides a coordinated, four-nation response to decades of fragmented care
• The Strategy was developed by an unprecedented coalition including the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI), Allergy UK, Anaphylaxis UK, The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, over 150 experts and representatives from all four UK...
