May 2008 Lyme Disease Action welcomes Connecticut Attorney General’s Investigation of official guidelines on Lyme disease. Guidelines on Lyme disease published in 2006 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) are taken by doctors in the UK to be best practice for treating patients with Lyme and are promoted by the UK’s Health Protection […]
more...Lyme Disease Action was saddened to note the following story reported in the press on 11th April 2008. It appears unfortunately Miss Linton was one of a relatively small percentage of Lyme disease victims who become very neurologically affected by the infection. In her case this appears to have happened quite quickly and this led […]
more...The full response can be viewed here http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page15023.asp We were disappointed to read the response referred to above, as it repeats almost verbatim the standard position on Lyme disease that has been adopted by the HPA’s Lyme Reference Unit (LRU). In previous correspondence with the Department of Health we have already demonstrated that much of […]
more...Hugo Swire MP asks about Lyme disease On 9th January 2008, Health minister, Dawn Primarolo supplied replies to two Parliamentary questions put by Hugo Swire MP for East Devon. Click on the blue links below to view the two questions. LDA’s responses to these latest Parliamentary questions can be read below.“ Question One Read Parliamentary […]
more...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 […]
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