UK General Election 2024 - Our Manifesto
Take Arthritis Seriously - Our Election Manifesto 2024
For too long, arthritis has been dismissed and ignored. Together, we can change that.
Versus Arthritis is the UK’s largest arthritis charity. We are campaigners, carers, researchers, healthcare professionals, friends, parents, fundraisers and volunteers, all united in our ambition to ensure that one day, no one will have to live with the pain, fatigue and isolation caused by arthritis.
Arthritis is a set of serious conditions that impact the lives of over 10 million people in the UK. It can impact a person’s ability to work, look after family or live well.
Arthritis must not be dismissed by people in positions of power.
We work with experts, policy makers, and people with arthritis, and understand what needs to change and how, so that everyone living with arthritis has access to the care and support they need to live the lives they choose.
A General Election is an important opportunity for our community – it is a time to come together and demand that the next UK Government makes arthritis a priority.
Arthritis must be made a priority
"For too long, arthritis has not been taken seriously. This can’t go on. People with arthritis cannot continue to live without the right support and care they need to live healthy and happy lives."
- Deborah Alsina, Chief Executive of Versus Arthritis
Our 5 Priorities
As we approach a UK General Election, we want to tell politicians that people with arthritis must not be forgotten. We need the next UK Government to commit appropriate levels of funding to tackle NHS backlogs. We need innovation in health services that transforms treatment and care, with dedicated clinical leadership to deliver it. We need additional investment in life-changing research to find the treatments of tomorrow, and we need the right support for those in education or at work to ensure they can thrive today.
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People with arthritis must not be forgotten this General Election. Our candidates need to understand our calls to the next UK Government – so please help us share them. They are much more likely to stand up for our community if they hear from people like us first-hand.
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Versus Arthritis Doorstep Challenge
Right now, local parliamentary candidates across the UK are working hard to win our trust – and our vote. It’s important they hear from local people living with arthritis about the challenges we face, day in and day out – and how they can champion change, both locally and in Westminster, if they get elected.
Here are some questions you can ask if any candidates or party representatives knock on your door: Versus Arthritis Doorstep Challenge
Dyma rai o’r cwestiynau gallwch chi eu gofyn os oes unrhyw ymgeiswyr neu gynrychiolwyr pleidiau yn curo ar eich drws: Her stepen drws Versus Arthritis
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We need the next UK Government to take arthritis seriously. But we can’t do this alone. Join the thousands of others in our community campaigning to create change and calling on the next UK Government to make arthritis a priority.
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