PRESS RELEASE: A pair of Sheffield nurses have raised over £1700 for a rare disease charity after taking on a sponsored slim during the coronavirus crisis.
18 June 2020A few days ago we told you we had received a reply from Miriam Cates MP, in response to our letter calling for people with pulmonary hypertension not to be forgotten during the easing of lockdown restrictions. In it she told us she had written to Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and […]
12 June 2020Earlier this month, we wrote to Miriam Cates, MP for the constituency in which the PHA UK is based. We asked how, as restrictions start to lift, the Government is going to ensure that those still shielding are recognised within the strategy to ending UK lockdown. You can read our letter here. Today, 9th June […]
9 June 20201st June 2020 It has been announced by the UK Government that people who are shielding in England and Wales are now allowed to go outdoors with a member of their household. Remember though that people with pulmonary hypertension are in a high risk group so do try to stay at home as much as […]
1 June 2020Today, 29th May 2020, we have sent the below letter to Miriam Cates, MP for the constituency in which the PHA UK is based. Dear Miriam Cates, Question on behalf of people with the serious lung disease pulmonary hypertension I am writing to you as Chair of a rare disease charity based in Chapeltown, part […]
29 May 2020Updated 3rd June 2020 We have discovered that some people with pulmonary hypertension have been receiving notices advising them they no longer need to follow government advice to shield. These notices have come via a text message from the National Shielding Service or a letter from a GP practice. The notices state that consequently, food […]
27 May 2020
