Petition needs signatures

[Sweetart]

Hi everyone a petition has been started at Petitions.Parliament .UK it needs your signature ,it's requesting that thyroid sufferers are given a choice of treatments on the NHS. To sign go to ....

Petitions.Parliament.uk,

in the search box type in Thyroid,

and the petition should come up .

good luck

[Rhsana]

petition.parliament.uk/peti...

[stig5882 in reply to Rhsana]

signed and shared.

[poppppy in reply to stig5882]

There is a larger petition you may want to sign to. Just that it's nearly at point where it has to be heard. Sorry to interfere but think you would want to know

Its this link to website

you.38degrees.org.uk/petiti...

Then search " thyroid "

[poppppy in reply to Rhsana]

That's the smaller petition. It's on website you.38degrees.org.uk/petiti...

And then search "thyroid"

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Sweetart

"Many sufferers report greater benefits from taking Natural dessicated thyroxine but due to cost it is not easily available on the NHS. "

That's not accurate. It's nothing to do with cost - that's T3.

The reason that NDT isn't easily available is because it's unlicensed in the UK. It might be available on a 'named patient basis' if a patient can find a doctor willing to do this but very few are.

[poppppy in reply to SeasideSusie]

I have signed one on 38 degrees site

[lmoran1969]

Signed and shared FB and Twitter xx

[Vikkiod]

Is there a reason why only 500 or so people have signed this? Am I missing something? Surely this is what we all need? 100,000 signatures to get discussed in parliament? Are there other petitions active that are attempting the same thing that i'm not aware of? X

[Sweetart in reply to Vikkiod]

As far as I know it was only started yesterday it doesn't seem much support though I agree.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Sweetart]

Vikkiod Sweetart It's a non starter because, as I said, it's nothing to do with cost, the cost issue is to do with T3 which is being addressed in various ways.

"Many sufferers report greater benefits from taking Natural dessicated thyroxine ***but due to cost it is not easily available on the NHS.*** "

NDT isn't being prescribed because it's not a licensed medication in the UK, it's nothing to do with cost.

If the details are not accurate, the petition won't, or even can't​, be taken seriously. The petition is a non starter.

Does the person who started the petition even know that NDT is not a licensed medication in the UK?

[Sweetart in reply to SeasideSusie]

I have sent Rachel Parker a message she uses thyroid group UK on face book,to see if she can iron out some of the details it's still circulating. Hopefully will get a reply.

[Ellie-Louise]

Signed and shared. (704 now)

[Hidden]

signed and shared

[ecogran]

signed and shared - 767 now

[MaryMary]

I'd like to sign but agree that it could be written better. Does anyone know how to find Rachel Parker to ask her to modify it?

[topaz1]

Signed and shared. I got a reply from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health after complaining to my M.P. about this and the letter just gives the usual guff. It's going to take a hurricane to shift the NHS!

[ValTay]

Have signed, but also agree it is unfortunately not well written - brain fog, perhaps? But many thanks to Rachel for starting it.

[poppppy]

Signed. Will share with family tomorrow. Are we talking about the one that is 4 off target now. Didn't see the blip about ndt being costly. Is it ironed out now. I signed the one on 38 degrees site.

[poppppy]

Link to website is you.38degrees.org.uk/petiti... and

Then search "thyroid" and there's the petition. It's 4 off target at moment but would be great to double the score

[Sweetart]

Good stuff have signed x