CAMPAIGNING – WHAT DIFFERENCE WILL IT MAKE TO ME?

The NASS Campaign Pledge:

'To promote awareness of AS and related conditions and improve services for people affected by AS in the UK by:
- raising awareness of AS among health professionals, decision makers and the general public
- improving access to prompt diagnosis, best current treatment and appropriate management for all'

 

Current Campaign

Looking Ahead: Best practice
for the care of people with ankylosing spondylitis

NASS has worked with a group of clinicians to produce a report which highlights the major barriers that people with AS experience in accessing the care they need.

Ask your MP to sign the
Early Day Motion for AS

Read the summary of key findings

Read the report in full

Current Campaign

Petition: Sign up for Change

People with AS deserve a swifter diagnosis and access to the best treatment. If you want people with AS to get a better deal support the petition for change

Current Campaign

Have you got the S Factor

Download the S Factor poster to take to your GP surgery, local pharmacy, library or other public place to raise awareness of inflammatory arthritis to inform general public and health professionals and help speed up diagnosis. Click here to read more about the S Factor campaign

Working with the media
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Click the link for more information on how to work with the media, read about recent media coverage received by NASS and its members and supporters and recent press releases issued by NASS

NASS in the media
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 Read about NASS in the News

Watch AS on TV

Plus NASS Press Release Archive

Working with AS report
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This report identifies the challenges faced by people with AS in their working lives and provides recommendations to the Government, health professionals and employers to enable them to support people with AS to enter, stay and progress in their chosen employment field.

 Prescription Charge Coalition
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NASS is one of 25 registered charities calling on the Government to abolish unfair prescription charges  in England for people with long term conditions.

Get your MP to sign the Early Day Motion to abolish prescription charges

Follow progress of the Prescription Charge Coalition

Working with
MPs
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NASS is working to develop a group of Westminster MPs who are informed and supportive of the issues around AS: let us know if you are in touch with your MP by emailing the NASS Director, Debbie Cook, with the details.

Find your MP

Working with
NICE
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New biologic drug

Clinical guidelines

First anti TNF drugs
(biologics) for AS

Working with
National Voices
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NASS is a member of National Voices, the coalition of 20 health and social care charities, working together to strengthen the voice of patients, service users, carers and their families.

NASS signs National Voices letter to The Times calling on the UK government to define and prioritise 'patient involvement' in the new Health and Social Care Bill