WORLD PSORIASIS DAY

That this House notes that World Psoriasis Day takes place on 29 October 2013 in order to raise worldwide public awareness of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and give a voice to people who suffer from these long-term, chronic auto-immune conditions; further notes that these conditions place a heavy burden on patients, families and wider society; welcomes the recognition of the World Health Organisation Executive Board, where a resolution on psoriasis and World Psoriasis Day was proposed and discussed during the 133rd meeting, leading to its unanimous adoption; further welcomes the Psoriasis Association's national campaigns, including the upcoming Psoriasis Awareness Week, from 1 to 7 November 2013; and calls on the Government to ensure better services and outcomes for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis by ensuring nationwide implementation of the newly published National Institute for Care Excellence Psoriasis Quality Standard.