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Government Petitions Needing Your Signature
Here is a round-up of the petitions on the Number10.gov.uk website that relate to Fibro that need your "signature".
Any petition that has reached more than 500 signatures by the time it closes will receive a response from the Government, sent by email to all who signed that petition.
You must be a British citizen or resident to sign any of these petitions.
Petition deadline: 02 August 2010
Petition: We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to recognise specifically that chronic pain and chronic fatigue cause incapacity for work.
Details: Sufferers of chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, hypermobility syndrome, and other such chronic conditions can go through periods when their ability to function is severely impaired. The current rules for claiming ESA do not recognise the validity of myalgia, arthralgia, malaise or severe sleep disruption. This causes distress and humiliation for sufferers who are often forced to appeal decisions, or to work when unfit thereby causing themselves further health problems. We ask that this family of incapacities be correctly recognised so that people who experience chronic pain and chronic fatigue can claim ESA when they need it.
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Petition deadline: 03 February 2011
Petition: We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Demand Fibromyalgia flare up training for all A+E consultants in the U.K.
Details: A petition to make sure that all accident and emergency consultants are given better training on Fibromyalgia, and the symptoms a major flare up creates.
We also demand that consultants stop forcibly discharging us from our hospital beds; just because the illness shows on no tests, does not mean the patient is making it up.
If we are brought in to an A+E department, we expect those looking after us to know about our illness.
We do not expect to have to educate the medical profession ourselves, when we're at our sickest and feeling awful.
We do not expect to have to fight for basic care and treatment, just because a consultant has never heard of Fibromyalgia and would rather dismiss us, than seek further knowledge.
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Petition deadline: 04 February 2011
Petition: We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Make The D.L.A. Application and Decision Process Fairer To People With Invisible Illnesses.
Details: Fibromyalgia and Hypermobility Syndrome are amoungst many invisible illnesses that claimants of D.L.A. suffer from. They are as disabling as other conditions, but we are made to go through extrordinary steps to ensure we are 'belived' and they it does not ensure we will be awarded it.
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