What is the Quality Standard for Lyme disease?

New objectives on Lyme care NICE has launched a new project to develop a quality standard that will define areas for quality improvement for Lyme disease care on the NHS, and Caudwell LymeCo’s Chief Executive Veronica Hughes was asked to join the committee as a specialist on Lyme disease. The committee, whose members included doctors, […]

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A good news story – help us spread the message

As many of you know, our founder and spokesman John Caudwell has given regular television and newspaper interviews on the topic of Lyme disease. He found the courage to open up about the suffering that this disease has caused eleven members of his family. He has even shared the heartbreaking story of his son Rufus, […]

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Caudwell LymeCo’s 1,000 Bracelet Challenge

What is the Caudwell LymeCo Bracelet Challenge? Our challenge is simple. We want 1,000 people wearing Lyme awareness bracelets and starting conversations about Lyme disease Donate £5 for research and tell others how to keep safe. What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease can hit anyone at any time. You can catch it from the bite […]

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Use Amazon Smile to support the Caudwell LymeCo Research Fund

If you’re like most people, you’ve probably shopped online from Amazon now and then. A few of us here at Caudwell LymeCo buy almost everything from Amazon! Now you can make a difference by funding Lyme disease research with the things you’re already buying. Follow the instructions below. The Amazon Smile Foundation will donate 0.5%, […]

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Marathon runners set new record for Lyme disease research

Seven outstanding volunteers have completed marathons in aid of the Caudwell LymeCo research fund this year, setting a new record as the first people in the UK to run marathons to raise money for Lyme disease research. Together they have raised tens of thousands of pounds, which will go towards vital research to help find […]

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The NICE guideline for Lyme disease is now published

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has today published guidance on Lyme disease, for NHS doctors, for the first time. The official guideline can be read here. Our summary of the guideline and FAQ The 5-minute Caudwell LymeCo guide, What does the NICE guideline for Lyme disease say?can be read here. There is […]

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The All Party Parliamentary Group for Lyme disease meeting with patient representative groups

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Lyme disease hosted a ’round table’ meeting for Lyme disease patient group representatives in the House of Commons on Tuesday 23rd January 2018. Caudwell LymeCo was represented at the meeting by the charity’s Chief Executive Veronica Hughes, to outline the charity’s requests for the parliamentary group to consider. […]

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