Petition · past parliament
Make more treatments available on the NHS for Lipoedema patients.
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Lipoedema is a genetic adipose tissue disorder which causes patients legs & arms to grow largely out of proportion. This can be an incredibly painful, embarrassing & debilitating condition. It's estimated to affect 11% of women worldwide!
The only way to effectively treat this condition is surgery. It doesn't just effect women, lipoedema can effect men as well.
Patients with Lipoedema have painful, enlarged, lumpy, misshaped and often badly bruised arms and legs. Currently patients are left to suffer as the disfiguration of the limbs becomes more pronounced, the pain increases and their mobility and enjoyment of everyday activities decreases.
Please sign this petition and get the Lipoedema patients the treatment they deserve.
Patients with Lipoedema have painful, enlarged, lumpy, misshaped and often badly bruised arms and legs. Currently patients are left to suffer as the disfiguration of the limbs becomes more pronounced, the pain increases and their mobility and enjoyment of everyday activities decreases.
Please sign this petition and get the Lipoedema patients the treatment they deserve.
Why it was rejected
It was created under a fake or incomplete name.
Timeline
| 14 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 Jul 2016
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