# FORGOTTEN PATIENTS, OVERLOOKED DISEASES

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1202442
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 22, 2023
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1202442


## Contact

- **Address:** Suite 616, The Shepherds Building, Charecroft Way, West Kensington
- **Phone:** 07553 377871
- **Email:** steven.walker@forgottenpatients.org
- **Website:** www.forgottenpatients.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF GOOD HEALTH INCLUDING THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS, DISEASE, OR HUMAN SUFFERING FOR PEOPLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND BEYOND WHO HAVE MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOMS, OVERLOOKED DISEASES* OR COMMON UNRESOLVED HEALTH PROBLEMS. WE WILL DO THESE BY: • DEVELOPING RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH OVERLOOKED HEALTH ISSUES• PROVIDING SUPPORT/SIGNPOSTING FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE NOT BEING HELPED ELSEWHERE• FACILITATING, SPONSORING, OR DELIVERING RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING THE DISSEMINATION AND/OR APPLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT• PROMOTING EDUCATION IN, AND ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF, UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOMS, OVERLOOKED DISEASES OR COMMON UNRESOLVED HEALTH PROBLEMS.*IN THIS CLAUSE ‘OVERLOOKED’ DISEASES REFERS TO CONDITIONS FOR WHICH THERE MAY BE LIMITED MEDICAL EDUCATION OR INTEREST AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDERS, RESEARCHERS, INDUSTRY OR GOVERNMENTAL BODIES.

**Activities:** For those with medically unexplained symptoms, overlooked diseases or common unresolved health problems we will:1. Develop resources for people with overlooked health issues.2. Provide support/signposting for patients and families who are not being helped elsewhere.3. Facilitate, sponsor and deliver research.4. Promote education.5. Encourage the adoption of research findings.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr Adrian Jeffrey Tookman MB BS FRCP** | Chair | April 1, 2023 |
| Dr Jennifer McCallum |  | Oct. 29, 2025 |
| Dr Steven Walker MD |  | Nov. 1, 2022 |
| Richard Stephens |  | Nov. 1, 2022 |
| Rosalind Caffyn |  | Oct. 29, 2025 |




