Campaign news
South West:
- 27 May 2011
Campaigns on tour - five cities; twelve days! We've been off around the country campaigning for better services with our inspirational Muscle Groups. - 17 May 2011
Have your say in our hospital survey To fight for further investment in specialist neuromuscular services we really need your help, by filling in our new survey, so that we can gather evidence regarding the care that you or someone close to you receives in hospital. - 11 May 2011
NHS wastes £31 million a year The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign’s Invest to Save report, launched in Parliament today, reveals that the NHS is wasting £31 million each year on unplanned emergency admissions to hospital for muscle disease patients. - 24 November 2010
Hydrotherapy highlighted in House of Lords questions Baroness Thomas of Winchester yesterday sought answers from the Government in House of Lords Questions on persuading the NHS of the benefits of ongoing hydrotherapy for progressive conditions. - 3 November 2010
MPs probe neuromuscular care provision improvements in Parliament Kerry McCarthy, MP for Bristol East, and Graham Evans, MP for Weaver Vale, asked challenging questions on the provision of specialist neuromuscular care at Oral Health Questions in the House of Commons yesterday. - 19 October 2010
Specialised Commissioning in All Party Group spotlight MPs and Peers in the All Party Parliamentary Group for Muscular Dystrophy put pressure on national and regional health bosses in Parliament today to implement neuromuscular service improvements. - 25 August 2010
Survey reveals shocking lack of specialist care for people living with muscle disease The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign has published a shocking report today, following a national patients’ survey, which reveals an alarming lack of specialist multi-disciplinary care for people living with muscle disease. - 13 July 2010
NHS reforms may have devastating impact on rare conditions The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign has expressed serious concerns about the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's new-model NHS described in yesterday’s White Paper, raising fears that it will put people with rare conditions at risk. - 6 July 2010
APPG shocked that London is only region not reviewing neuromuscular services The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Muscular Dystrophy, meeting today in Parliament, expressed its shock that London is now the only English region not conducting a review of neuromuscular services. - 6 July 2010
Video: Families living with muscle disease take fight to Parliament Families from across the country were on the panel at today's All Party Parliamentary Group for Muscular Dystrophy meeting to tell them why they desperately need neuromuscular services to improve in their area.
