Priority Group 6 Vaccine Rollout - Write to your GP
15 February 2021 / Posted in: Information, Support
If you are in priority group 6 and haven’t been contacted yet, you may want to write to your GP to make sure they know who from your home needs vaccinating and that you are keen for your vaccinations as soon as possible. This means there is a record of your request.
NHS England's Advice to Clinicians about Offering Risdiplam EAMS
12 February 2021 / Posted in: Treatments & Research
This framework of advice is designed to assist clinicians to understand and interpret the risdiplam EAMS. Though we welcome this advice about who should have access to the risdiplam EAMS, we are very aware that many, particularly adults, are still unable to access nusinersen or risdiplam at their treatment centre. We continue to work hard to change this as a matter of urgency.
ThinkBIGGER! - ITV Production Training Scheme
11 February 2021 / Posted in: Information, Support
Want to get into TV? ThinkBIGGER! has joined forces with ITV to launch their brand-new Production Training Scheme which aims to attract candidates from backgrounds that are currently underrepresented in the industry, including those from lower-socio economic backgrounds, those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, and disabled people. Applications are open until 19th Feb.
Call on the Chancellor to End Child Poverty
10 February 2021 / Posted in: Information
We’re one of 80+ organisations to have signed a statement in support of people meeting their MP virtually this week. This is to call on the Chancellor to put #ChildrenAtTheHeart of a budget to #EndChildPoverty.
NICE’s Public Consultation on Proposals for Changes to its Processes
08 February 2021 / Posted in: Information, Treatments & Research
This includes how NICE selects topics for its Highly Specialised Technologies programme which is one that has greatly concerned and affected the rare conditions community. The consultation is open until 15th April.
Disability Benefits Consortium - Pandemic Poverty Report
03 February 2021 / Posted in: Information
This report brings together the findings of the DBC's survey on how the pandemic has impacted disabled people’s finances and highlights the need to extend the Universal Credit £20 uplift to legacy benefits, and to make it permanent.
Biogen: January Community Update on European / Global Access to Nusinersen
01 February 2021 / Posted in: Treatments & Research
Biogen has provided the latest update on access to nusinersen treatment around the world. There are now 29 European countries that have access to nusinersen via regular reimbursement, and this latest statement gives an updated situation in France.
NICE’s Zolgensma Appraisal to go to a Second Committee Meeting
01 February 2021 / Posted in: Treatments & Research
NICE has announced that there will now be a second committee meeting on 10th February 2021. Registration to book to attend this virtual meeting is now open - closes 4pm on Friday 5th February.
SMA UK's Submission to NICE Methods review
29 January 2021 / Posted in: Treatments & Research
NICE’s 6-week public consultation on the case for changing how it evaluates new medicines for use by the NHS started in November 2020. We attended a number of consultations and discussions run both by and for Patient Groups. You can read the key points we made in our December response to the consultation.
Risdiplam Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS) - Clinicians Answer Further Questions
29 January 2021 / Posted in: Treatments & Research
Families and adults have been asking more questions about the clinical requirements for access to the EAMS. Our thanks to clinicians from the SMA REACH network who give answers, here.
