MPs learn more about aids and adaptations

 On 11th July we hosted a Parliamentary event to discuss our new report‘Room to Manoeuvre’.The event was attended by the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care Caroline Dinenage, Shadow Minister for Social Care and Mental Health Barbara Keeley, and Shadow Minister for Public Health Sharon Hodgson, alongside numerous MPs and stakeholders from across the country. Attendees had opportunities to discuss the importance of aids and adaptations for people with arthritis and found out how they can their support people in their local are to access these items.The report based on an in-depth study we conducted - highlighted that 95% of respondents felt that using aids and adaptations had a positive impact on their quality of life. However, for many with arthritis, information on how to access these useful items can be lacking, and our research also uncovered that many people pay for these items themselves when they could qualify to get them for free through their local authority.At the event, MPs discussed the report findings with Arthritis Research UK staff, spoke to campaigners with arthritis about their experiences, and tried out a variety of home aids at our interactive stand. Speeches were also given by our host Alex Cunningham MP, CEO Dr Liam O’Toole, and campaigner Catherine Manning.Natasha, whose story features in our Room to Manoeuvre report attended the reception:“I was honoured to attend this event with ...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news