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The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission's web siteWe're delighted to announce that B12d, or the B12 deficiency Support Group, is now registered as a charity in England and Wales.

Our certificate can be downloaded by clicking here (this is a low resolution copy - the original is a big big file!).

Being registered with the Charity Commission means a lot.  It means that

  • the Charity Commission has scrutinised what we do, carefully, to make sure that it is in the public benefit and does not support any one political party
  • the Charity Commission is scrutinising what we do with our resources (any donations and assets, from any source) and we have to send in annual reports
  • the Charity Commission checks each of our Trustees and Officers to ensure that we are fit and proper people to be Trustees and/or Officers
  • the Charity Commission keeps a watching brief on everything that we do, so make sure we don't stop working for the public good

It really is an endorsement of all of the hard work that has gone into building the group over the years, and we are very proud of it!

To contact Dr Chandy and the Support Group, please email notifications@b12d.net. Please note it may take 5-10 days to get a reply.

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B12d Charity Support Group Blog

  • 08
    MAR

    NICE Guidelines for B12d published 6 March 2024 - Guidelines and our response

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  • 17
    MAY

    Case studies from 2014 uploaded

    Way back before we thought of publishing a book, we cre...

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  • 04
    MAY

    May 2020 Newsletter

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  • 23
    MAR

    Coronavirus and meetings moved online

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The Scottish Parliament discusses Pernicious Anaemia and vitamin B12 deficiency on Wednesday 7 March 2012.
This video is over 1 hour long and represents real political change - we are at last on our way.
The local MP (Grahame Morris MP for Easington - who was a BMS (BioMedical Scientist) in the labs at Sunderland Royal Infirmary) interviews people with B12 deficiency to hear their story (August 27 2010). Here Jane describes the symptoms, and how she can't wait for her next B12 injection (in fact, she knows that she needs injections every 2 weeks because she's keeping a diary of the symptoms). We're restricted how often the GP can give injections, which is why we want to raise awareness.
June describes her suffering when doctors didn't follow the standard protocol after any stomach or intestinal operation - to offer B12 replacement therapy
New documentary out from Elissa Leonard in North America, featuring Sally Pacholok and many other internationally renowned experts.
Just the way it works for humans, oral B12 can make a world of a difference for your pet. My old cat Smudge chases the young cat again, climbs ladders (and climbs down herself), and is generally as fit as she was many years ago.
Julia found her eyesight going as her eyes refused to focus on the same things as each other. She's been for all sorts of tests and treatment, but now that she's on B12 replacement therapy she's starting to see an improvement.
Susan gets very tired, which isn't much fun especially as she has so much to do. Here she tells her story.
Frankie tells of how she suffered, the tests she had to endure until doctors worked out what was wrong, and what a difference it has made.
Donna, like so many women, wants to live a normal life. Vitamin B12 could give her that chance.
Janette first appeared in the BBC InsideOut documentary in October 2006. Since then the NHS has forced her doctor to withdraw B12 replacement therapy on a number of occasions, and she tells of her struggles with having B12 and then having it taken away.
She has bravely agreed to be filmed without her usual wig, but her memory is playing up because it is so long since her last injection.