We were shocked and dismayed to see comments from the Health Secretary Wes Streeting suggesting that organisations like ours should stop standing up for patients by lobbying government.
12 February 2025
A blog by PHA UK Dr Iain Armstrong
15 October 2024Letter dated 24th May 2024 Dear Mims Thank you for your response to our letter, dated 20th May. (Your ref: MC2024/36533) I am writing this following the general election announcement; however, this development does not lessen the importance of this issue. If anything, it makes it more relevant than ever. It’s vital that we continue […]
24 May 2024Letter dated 20th May 2024 Dear Dr Armstrong, Thank you for your letter of 1 May to the Secretary of State about the proposed reforms to Personal Independence Payments (PIP). I am replying as the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work. I would like to thank you for taking the time to […]
20 May 2024
Our response to proposed reforms to the disability-benefits system.
1 May 20241st May 2024 Dear Mel Stride, Re. Proposed reforms to Personal Independence Payments I am writing to you as Chair of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA UK), a charity supporting people with the life-limiting disease pulmonary hypertension (PH). On behalf of those affected by this devastating condition, I’d like to formally express our dismay at […]
1 May 2024
