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We're raising money in order to fund research into Lyme disease, one of the most under-researched illnesses in the western world. Current tests available on the NHS are at best, 80% accurate, meaning that hundreds, if not thousands, of people each year are receiving false negatives and no treatment.
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Situation
There are 3,000 cases of Lyme disease each year in the UK, but the true figure is thought to be much higher, because the current diagnostic tests available on the NHS are not 100% accurate. The government's independent inquiry of 2017 acknowledged that there are delays in diagnosis. If not spotted and treated quickly, the Lyme infection can have a devastating effect on patients, leaving them with chronic illnesses, permanent nerve and tissue damage, and other life-limiting symptoms.
Solution
Only objective and thorough scientific evidence will bring about a change in the way NHS patients get diagnosed and treated. The charity aims to help provide this evidence by funding the research recommendations made by NICE (National Institute of Health and Care Excellence), beginning with research to find a gold standard test for Lyme disease that will prevent current delays in diagnosis, and the need for UK patients to pay for private and expensive testing or treatment, here or abroad.
