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Allergies and intolerances

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Lobbying MP's

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Podmog · 07/02/2004 08:06

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cocococo · 07/02/2004 12:32

I only signed up last week, I hope I still get it!

coppertop · 07/02/2004 12:35

What is the campaign about? I'm just interested - and perhaps a bit too nosey!

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Podmog · 07/02/2004 16:20

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misdee · 07/02/2004 19:52

you know whats really annoying. we see 3 doc atm for my dd's allergies. she has a doc in hertford general for her skin, and 2 different ones in stevenage for her reactions and asthma. i cant belive those stats, that appaling.

coppertop · 07/02/2004 21:37

Podmog - I had no idea the situation was so dire. Maybe that's part of the problem - the general public are unaware of the problems and so don't challenge it.

The campaign looks like an excellent one. Thank you for letting me know about it.

robinw · 08/02/2004 07:11

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robinw · 08/02/2004 07:12

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bobthebaby · 08/02/2004 07:19

Wow I thought we had it bad here in NZ with 6 allergy specialists in public hospitals. But with only 4 million people, it seems that's pretty good.

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Podmog · 08/02/2004 14:57

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coppertop · 08/02/2004 18:32

Help! I can't get the website to load! Can anyone give me a quick list of the things to add in the letter?

So far I've got:

The lack of allergy specialists despite the increases in the numbers of people who suffer from allergies.
The lack of allergy awareness/training amongst teachers: including a refusal to administer epipens. I've also heard that in some schools teachers can refuse to help with asthma inhalers too. Is this true?
A lack of training/awareness amongst people who work with children.

I would be more than happy to write to my MP (although I'm not sure how useful she will be! ) Is there a date by which these letters should ideally be sent?

TIA

CER · 08/02/2004 19:53

I'm also going to add in my letter how much time and money could have been saved by the NHS if ds had been diagnosed properly and quickly.

robinw · 09/02/2004 07:16

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misdee · 09/02/2004 07:46

it has taken almost 4years of dd1 having allergic reactions, not as severe as others but still quite scary before we got a referral to be seen at the allergy clinic.

coppertop · 10/02/2004 17:16

Thanks for the help. I don't know if she will bother to reply but I posted the letter to our MP this morning. Maybe if enough people write in, one day we'll be in a position where children don't have to wait years to see an allergy specialist.

Thanks again.

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