Tuesday 9th May 2017
News
Friday 5th May 2017
Prescription charges and people with long-term conditions
We're calling for a clear commitment from the government to review and reform the medical exemption criteria for prescription charges, which was compiled in 1968 and will be 50 years old next year, to include all those with long-term conditions.
Wednesday 3rd May 2017
Looking after your mental health
There is a link between long-term physical health conditions, such as Raynaud’s phenomenon and scleroderma, and mental health problems such as depression, is well known. According to the Department of Health, more than 15 million people in England – 30% of the population – have one or more long-term conditions,1 and evidence suggests at least 30% of people with a long-term physical health condition also have a mental health condition.2 If you are struggling, you are therefore not alone.