26th November 2007 Contact: Stephanie Woodcock on 01326 375419 and 07833 623713 or Katy Weston on 07789 435822 MPs meet with Lyme disease charity to discuss what can be done to help Lyme patients left out in the cold by the NHS. MPs are meeting on November 27th with representatives of Lyme Disease Action (LDA) […]
more...Lyme Disease Action comments upon House of Lords questions dated 22 October 2007 Click here to read the questions and answers on They Work For You Website We welcome the fact that Lord Darzi, speaking on behalf of the Department of Health, has given more information upon Lyme disease to the House of Lords. However, […]
more...Lyme Disease Action letter 17th October 2007 To: Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP Secretary of State for Health From: Stephanie Woodcock Chair Lyme Disease Action 53 Kernick Road Penryn TR10 8NS 17th October 2007 In reply to: From the Department of Health Dated: 15th June 2007 Ref: PO00000210663 Dear Mr Johnson, Lyme Disease Action […]
more...Lyme Disease Action’s Response To The Department Of Health. We Want Answers To These Questions Lyme Disease Action’s response to the letter from Caroline Flint MP, minister with responsibility for Public Health, is reproduced here below. Since this document is our first response to the Department of Health’s stated position on Lyme, it contains many […]
more...This letter is also available in PDF, Tel: 01326 375419 19th February 2007 Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP Secretary of State for Health Department of Health Richmond House Whitehall London SW1 Dear Ms Hewitt, Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis*, in the United Kingdom. The charity Lyme Disease Action is seeking government action upon […]
more...PRESS RELEASE from LYME DISEASE ACTION Registered charity 1100448. February 2007 Contacts: Stephanie Woodcock on 01326 375419 and Katy Weston 0208 279 0378 Lyme Disease Action launch ‘Lobby for Lyme’ calling on the Government to take action to tackle this serious and growing health problem Lyme Disease Action is launching ‘Lobby for Lyme’ – a […]
more...PRESS RELEASE FROM JULIA GOLDSWORTHY MP Liberal Democrat MP for the Falmouth and Camborne Constituency Date: 12th February 2007 MP BACKS LOCAL LYME DISEASE CAMPAIGN Following the Launch of the Lyme Disease Action Charity in Penryn, local MP Julia Goldsworthy has tabled a Parliamentary Motion, calling on the Government to take more action to […]
more...Consultation on the implementation of EU Directive 2003/99/EC – the Zoonoses (Monitoring) Regulations 2006. Response from Lyme Disease Action Registered charity 1100448 Registered company 4839410 Registered in England. With reference to the covering letter accompanying this consultation: Lyme Disease Action is in broad agreement with Defra taking the needed additional powers to ensure that the […]
more...Professor commits suicide after catching dementia from tick bite, read the story in the : Daily Mail 18th September The Herald 19th September Institute for Social and Economic Research Economic and Social Data Service Click here for a statement from the family of Dr Alasdair Crockett. All of us who work on behalf of Lyme […]
more...17th September 2006 Re: The death of Alasdair Crockett. Lyme borreliosis is an infectious disease caused by the spirochaetal bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi which is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick. The psychiatric manifestations of Lyme Borreliosis are frequently overlooked despite it being a neurological disease. If left untreated, an extensive range […]
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