Lyme Disease UK received a donation this month from the QM Sapphires cheerleading team of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. LDUK community member, Janey Cringean, went along to a special event to accept the donation on our behalf. She told us, “The event was an inter-university cheerleading competition involving different universities […]
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We are delighted to announce that Lyme Disease UK is now a registered charity (1182212), thanks to all the hard work of our volunteers and generous donations from the Lyme community, general public and sponsors. Some of the benefits of this exciting development are that we can receive gift aid on […]
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NICE are currently in the process of developing a quality standard that will define areas for quality improvement for Lyme disease care on the NHS. Each quality standard typically contains 5 quality statements with related measures. The draft of the NICE Lyme disease quality standard is open for consultation from 12th […]
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Hummingbird by Laura C Brown Having my song included on the LDUK website is something of a surreal moment for me, and feels like a bit of a landmark. 6 years ago, I first found LDUK, and along with the many friends and family that have helped me, I have […]
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In The ‘Lyme’ Light A Journey of Acceptance and Rediscovery By Sophie Ward Order here We are delighted to announce that LDUK Admin Sophie Ward’s debut autobiography is now available to order. Below, Sophie discusses how her book came to be: “My book is my personal journey through life and […]
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Mary Beth Pfeiffer, author of “Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change,” is a leading investigative reporter on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. She has been investigating Lyme disease since 2012 and the Poughkeepsie Journal has published more than 12 installments on the subject. In her recent “TEDx Talk,” she discusses […]
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We are so proud of LDUK’s Sophie Ward for being short-listed for the Campaigner of the Year award at the European Diversity Awards 2018 for her work with LDUK and Invisiyouth. Congratulations on making it so far, Sophie, and for being such a wonderful ambassador for LDUK and for all […]
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On November 15th 2018, Lyme disease was debated at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, where MEPs called for a European plan to combat Lyme disease. Over 20 representatives from the member states spoke of the explosion of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, and the major health challenges this poses. “We […]
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On Thursday 15th November 2018, Lyme disease will be debated at the European Parliament in Strasbourg between 9am-11.50am (8.00am – 10.50am GMT). You can read the agenda here You can tune in to watch the debate online here It is good that Lyme disease is getting attention from MEPs and […]
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Source: NICE Lyme Disease Guideline For more in-depth patient guides, please see links below: Tick Bites and Acute Lyme Disease Guide Late Stage Lyme Disease Guide
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