Fra det engelske "House of Lords" hvor Lord Astor talte om borrelia (Lyme disease), indsatsen (læs mangel på), sin egen erfaring med datters sygdom og at det nu er på tide med en seriøs indsats på området.
Danske politikere burde tage ved lære og også gøre en indsats for alle de danske patienter som hvert år rammes af infektioner fra flåter og efterfølgende bliver lukket ude fra sundhedsystemet, tilbydes ingen behandling og får at vide "at det noget du har i hovedet".
2017 has been a busy year for Lyme disease in Parliament so far.
In February, About Time for Lyme helped to organise a drop-in meeting for MPs and members of the House of Lords in Parliament. The meeting had a very impressive turnout and it was so encouraging to see that so many MPs and Peers were aware of the increasing risk Lyme disease is posing across the UK and the urgent need for action. As a result of this meeting, which followed a successful initial meeting last September, an All Party Parliamentary Group is currently in the process of being formed.
In June, the House of Lords bore witness to a groundbreaking speech about the potentially serious risks and consequences of Lyme disease, by Lord Astor of Hever, whose daughter suffers from Lyme disease.
You can read the full speech here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2017-06-29/debates/B1D5D245-3ECF-46D9-A187-088A50888D00/Queen%E2%80%99SSpeech#contribution-865EC7B8-F112-420B-97C1-739ECE3BB091
In July, About Time for Lyme acted as a stakeholder in the Government Lyme disease Review process, which was set up to contribute to and complement the development of the NICE guidelines on Lyme disease. https://www.facebook.com/abouttimeforlyme/
The reviews, which have been commissioned by the Department of Health, are being undertaken by an independent collaboration between EPPI-Centre (Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre), at the UCL Institute of Educaiton, CRD (Centre for Reviews and Dissemination) at York University and PIRU (Policy Innovation Research Unit) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The review process will include the creation of an Evidence map and three systematic reviews of research relating to: incidence and prevalence, stakeholder views on research about diagnosis, and evidence concerning approaches to prevention.
