Last Friday I received an email from a medical professional based in Washington DC who was preparing a presentation on the problems with the diagnosis and treatment of Pernicious Anaemia. She was asking for some data and any other information I had so that she could...
Response to Petition Asking for Adequate Treatment
I've now received a response from the Minister for Health for Wales, Mark Drakeford AM. This follows a petition that I submitted last year which called for a review of the way in which patients with Pernicious Anaemia are treated in order that their treatment regime...
Response from the Dept of Health to Parliamentary Questions
Our thanks go to the Countess of Mar for her support in trying to get the Dept of Health to address the problems faced in getting a timely and accurate diagnosis of Pernicious Anaemia. Following previous questions Lady Margaret tabled the following questions in mid...
Katie’s Tough Mudder Success
Well done to Katie McMullin in completing the Yorkshire Tough Mudder Challenge on behalf of the society. Thanks go to all who sponsored her. Unfortunately the running vest that the society ordered for her arrived a day too late but I'm sure there will be a next time...
Scare Stories
I'm aware that the questions that have been submitted to the government by Lady Margaret have been criticised in other places. It seems that in submitting the questions we have "alerted the government" to the fact that many patients with Pernicious Anaemia who are...
Questions to the Government
The following Written Questions have been asked by the Countess of Mar. They are addressed to the UK's Dept. of Health. To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to replace the current test for human vitamin B12 status with the Active B12 (holotranscobalamin)...










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