The Sussex Support Group provides support to everyone in the pituitary community in the Sussex/Kent area. Meetings are a chance to support each other, and learn more about pituitary conditions with people who understand. Anyone affected by a pituitary condition is welcome at meetings including family and friends of those with conditions.

The group will be meeting both informally, to get to know other people in the pituitary community, and also with expert medical speakers. The group will be meeting every three months.

If you have any questions or would like to be contacted about the next meeting, please fill out the contact form below.

The Nottingham Support Group provides much needed support and information for people through meetings. We usually hold 3 or 4 meetings a year.

Everyone is welcome at meetings and you will find that they are a friendly and informal atmosphere. We try to host different activities over the year, including Q&A's with expert speakers, informal meetups for people living with pituitary conditions, and events for patients, their families and support network.

If you have any questions or would like to be contacted about the next meeting, please fill out the contact form below.

The Coventry Support Group provides much needed support and information for people through meetings. We usually hold 3 or 4 meetings a year.

Everyone is welcome at meetings and you will find that they are a friendly and informal atmosphere. We try to host different activities over the year, including Q&A's with expert speakers, informal meetups for people living with pituitary conditions, and events for patients, their families and support network.

You can also find us on instagram @coventrysupportgroup.

If you have any questions or would like to be contacted about the next meeting, please fill out the contact form below.

The Liverpool Support launched in June 1996, supporting patients and their families from Merseyside - Liverpool, Wirral plus some from the North Wales area.  

We are delighted to be meeting up again to re-launch the group – it’s been over three years since our last meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend and you will find that it is a friendly, informal and caring atmosphere.

If you have any questions or would like to be contacted about the next meeting, please fill out the contact form below.

The Bristol Support Group provides much needed support and information for people through meetings. We usually hold 3 or 4 meetings a year.

Everyone is welcome at meetings and you will find that they are a friendly and informal atmosphere. We try to host different activities over the year, including Q&A's with expert speakers, informal meetups for people living with pituitary conditions, and events for patients, their families and support network.

If you have any questions or would like to be contacted about the next meeting, please fill out the contact form below.

The Sheffield Support Group meets to provide a welcoming support network for anyone affected by pituitary conditions in the area, a chance to discuss and meet and support others. The group holds sessions every three months.

Please do get involved and support the group by attending meetings. If you’d like to join the group or find out more please get in touch using the contact form below.

The Northern Ireland Patient Support Group is for the support of all pituitary patients, relatives and carers. The group provides peer support, networking, sharing of experiences and liaising with our local pituitary unit at the Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast to optimise patient experience.

Over the last few years we have met virtually via Zoom. More recently we have commenced in person meetings and we plan to have a mix of both in the future. We tend to meet every two to three months and hopefully we will have some information sessions or medical talks at future meetings.

The group is run by Ben Loughrey, who is an endocrinology specialty trainee in Belfast. If you are interested in being kept in the loop or in joining any of our meetings please contact Ben using the contact form below.

The Ireland Support Group provides much needed support and information for people diagnosed with rare conditions affecting the pituitary gland.

Support is available through phone conversations, email enquiries, answering your questions in a private Facebook groups. The group also organise online and in person meetings and an AGM welcome to all in the pituitary community including medical professionals.

The group will be very pleased to hear from you and can answer enquiries as well as offering information and support. Please get in touch with us using the contact form below.

The Solent & IOW Support Group covers the areas surrounding Portsmouth, Southampton & also the Isle of Wight. We hold regular, informal get-togethers with expert speakers.

We welcome everyone who is affected by pituitary conditions including friends and family, particularly those who are newly diagnosed. We always hold a raffle (prizes gratefully received on the day, although nothing to break the bank of course!)and refreshments are available too.

From time to time we hold patient led meetings which, through discussion, bring about different ‘hints and tips’ that help people with the day to day management of their pituitary condition. Additionally, if any of you out there have a particular subject or speaker you'd like to suggest for any of our gatherings, please contact us using the form below.

What to expect at a meeting

We appreciate it can be a daunting experience meeting new people for the first time so you definitely won’t be left to just stand there like the proverbial ‘lemon’. For our Portsmouth meetings there is a sign on display showing where to find us in the Garden Room. You will be welcomed as soon as you arrive and offered tea, coffee, fruit juice and biscuits too. We also host yearly meetings on the Isle of Wight and at Southampton General Hospital. You can see all our upcoming events below.

We do ask you to sign in giving your name, address, contact number & email address if you have one. This is so that we can send you our quarterly Newsletters. One of our committee members (pictured below) can chat to you about your pituitary condition and offer you guidance as to where to find more information. We will do our best to introduce you to someone else with the same condition. We’re a very friendly bunch, so come & give us a try!

Our most recent Newsletter is now available to download: November 2024

We can sometimes offer lifts from various areas, so if you are struggling to get to a meeting location please get in touch using the form below and we will try to assist. We look forward to meeting you for a chat, a sharing of experiences, the odd whinge, and a laugh or two as well.

Location

Our Portsmouth area meetings are held in the Garden Room at Cosham Community Centre, Wootton Street, Cosham PO6 3AP (there is ample free parking together with a pay & display car-park next door). Our IoW get-togethers are held at Lake Community Centre, New Road, Lake, Sandown, IoW PO36 9LA.

The London Area Pituitary Patients support group (LAPPs) provides much needed support and information for people through quarterly meetings and newsletter.

We meet in different teaching hospitals across London when a Consultant Endocrinologist gives a talk on a Pituitary subject, followed by a Q&A session. We welcome anyone impacted by a pituitary condition, including friends and families, especially those who are newly diagnosed or who haven’t attended a support group session before. Come along and have a chat over a coffee/tea and swap experiences, make new friends as well as renew old acquaintances . We are very friendly and welcome everyone from London and the Home Counties.

Contact us using the form below if you would like to find out more or join a meeting. Click on the meeting below to find out more information about the specific events.

Location

LAPPs meet in different hospitals across London.