So – it’s all going to come to an end on the 2nd December of this year. No, not life as we know it – I’m talking about the year-long James Lind Alliance process that seems to have taken an eternity to complete. I want to tell you more about what you might not consider...
Reflections on Treating Pernicious Anaemia
Lessons from The Covid-19 Pandemic The arrival of the Covid-19 virus in March 2020 brought with it new challenges for patients with Pernicious Anaemia and their families and friends. The most serious problem centred around patients accessing their treatment –...
The Folic Acid Problem
Even though Christmas is just around the corner the number of telephone calls to the society’s office hasn’t diminished. And yesterday I took a call that was quite astonishing in that it highlights the problems that newly diagnosed patients face. It came from the...
NICE & the Guideline on Diagnosing and Treating Pernicious Anaemia
It’s just over a year since I spoke with the Director of Guidelines at NICE. The telephone call was the result of an email to the Director asking that they might want to consider doing something positive about the problems with the Diagnosis and Treatment of...
To London – Again
So here I am again, on the train bound for London. The journey will take me via Gloucester because the Severn Tunnel is closed. This detour adds another hour to my journey. However I’m not moaning as I’ll get to see the magnificent Gloucester Cathedral...
A Doctor’s Email
I recently received an email from a GP who wanted to know if we knew of anyone who required weekly injections to live a more or less normal life. I replied that I had and that many of our members need much more frequent injections than the...











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