NRAS join in call for urgent reform of the care system in open letter to the Prime Minister
Maidenhead,
UK, 3rd January 2012 - In an open letter published in The Telegraph today NRAS have joined over 60 signatories in urging the Prime Minister to work with other party leaders to take urgent action to reform social care for disabled and older people
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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.