NRAS urges Government to reform the social care system

Maidenhead, UK, 23rd January 2012 - NRAS is one of nearly 30 organisations to sign an open letter in The Guardian urging the Government to reform the social care system. NRAS and its partner organisations are rallying together to call on the Government to take forward the recommendations of the government-commissioned Dilnot report, which we hope will lead to the creation of a sustainable care system and address difficulties people are currently facing, like not being able to access services or obtain proper care.

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For further media information, please contact:
Jamie Hewitt, Government Affairs Manager, National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
Tel: 0845 458 3969, Email: jamie@nras.org.uk

Notes for Editors:
1.    The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) was launched in October 2001 and in a relatively short time has become established as the campaigning voice in the UK for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis.   NRAS provides a total one-stop-shop with support, information and advocacy for all people in the UK with RA, their carers and families.  NRAS has a national volunteer network, a group of people with the disease who provide peer to peer support and provide additional resource to help NRAS in many different ways.

2.    RA is a chronic, progressive and disabling autoimmune disease, which chiefly impacts upon joints but can also affect other organs such as the heart, eyes and lungs. RA is often confused with osteoarthritis, which is a different disease caused by wear and tear of the joints as we get older. RA impacts heavily on people of working age affecting around 690,000 of the UK adult population, with approximately 26,000 new diagnoses each year.