Write to Your MP
UK based members of PSSD network are writing to their MPs to request their help with a number of action groups in parliament.
Please refer to the guide on finding and contacting your MP. Then use the latest template email (updated November 2024) to contact them.
There is now another template that can be used by family members partners / friends to write to their MP. We need as many people as possible to do this!
Following the meeting with MHRA (more details here) Lord Alton has recommended that we get as many people as possible to write to their MPs to ask them to request a meeting about PSSD with House of Commons Minister of State for Health (Secondary Care), Karin Smith MP. If you wrote to your MP before 22 October 2024, please contact them again to ask them to contact Karyn Smith using this new follow up email template.
Once you have written to your MP, please let us know about it! We are keeping track and updating Lord Alton and others periodically about which MPs are involved. pssd-uk@protonmail.com
Write to Your Local Cabinet Member
You can also request help from your local cabinet member for health based within your city / local council. Please refer to the guide on finding and contacting your local cabinet member. Then use the template email to contact them.
Local Cabinet member are suggetsing the following:
Write to Your Local Integrated Care Board
Find your local integrated care board (ICB) and write to them and to their community engagement officers
Complete a Feedback Report for Healthwatch
Healthwatch is responsible for obtaining feedback about the NHS and “has the power to to make sure NHS leaders and other decision makers listen to your feedback and improve standards of care.”
Whatsapp Group
We have a whatsapp group for people who would like to get updates and communications about this action in that way. If you would like to be added, please let us know: pssd-uk@protonmail.com