Medical Alert Assistance Dogs
Our Medical Alert Assistance Dogs support individuals with complex health conditions who have limited awareness of an impending life-threatening medical event.
Using their amazing sense of smell, dogs can be trained to identify minute odour changes emitted prior to an emergency and alert the person to take preventative action.
Our dogs are currently working for people with:
- Type 1 diabetes
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS)
- Addison’s disease
- Severe allergies
- Other endocrine disorders
- Episodes of sudden health deterioration
By assisting individuals with their condition, our dogs help reduce 999 calls and hospital admissions, giving people and their families/carers greater confidence and independence, enabling them to lead a full and happy life.
You can hear from our co-founder, Dr Claire Guest and Programme Manager, Simone Brainch, about how our Medical Alert Assistance Dogs help our clients by watching the following video:
You can learn more about how our Medical Alert Assistance Dogs make a positive difference to the lives of the people they help, understand our eligibility criteria or find more information for healthcare professionals by following these links:
Am I Eligible?
Do I meet the eligibility criteria to be partnered with a Medical Alert Assistance Dog?
Client Stories
Individuals who manage complex medical conditions on a day-to-day basis.
Further information
Information for Scientists and Health Care Professionals.