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Has your gut been telling you that something has been very, very wrong this past year? Have you been repeatedly saying out loud 'none of this makes sense'? B12 deficiency patients often feel let down by their doctors and certainly last year meant that so many have not...
MHRA Double standards on vitamin B12 injections
So far, B12 injections can't be bought from a pharmacy in the UK by the general public, but can be bought from a hair or beauty salon or any one of the 2500 technicians, clinics or outlets in the UK at a cost of between £25 - £100 each. Isn't this odd?- And some would...
Petition update – Your help is needed for the next stage!
Petition response We’ve had a response to our petition from the Department of Health and unfortunately they have reported what we already know about the regulations for a POM (Prescription only medicine). They state that we can’t have injectable B12 made available...
Pigeonholed by a mental health diagnosis
"I cried. I was upset for me, lost career, broken relationships, years crippled in bed and money down the drain." Will this devastating account of loss resonate with you? Flo’s eloquently written experience sent to me in early September 2020 follows below. Dear Tracey...
Fingers crossed…
For anyone who didn't catch the presenting of the petition last night please see this link MP Jane Hunt, did an amazing job for us in summarising the written petition, the text from which I add below, but it can also be viewed on Hansard here. This was not the...
B12 Awareness Day 2020 In the House of Commons
I am delighted to announce that MP Jane Hunt will present a petition to the House of Commons today, Wednesday the 23rd of September 2020, which asks for injectable vitamin B12 to be made available over the counter from pharmacies. Please note this is my New Government...
B12 deficiency affects men too…
Men are notoriously resistant to visiting a doctor and this can make their diagnosis and treatment of B12 deficiency much more difficult, especially since it is generally seen as a condition that affects women. Many non specific symptoms of B12 deficiency, if looked...
Severe mental impairment, are you getting the financial help you’re entitled to?
Many of us have been deeply affected by COVID and the resulting restrictions, the effects on mental health, physical health and finances have been devastating for too many people. So I hope that in some small way this post helps those who have not applied for what...
Guest post by GP David Morris – Unravelling the alarming misinformation in a recent study on vitamin B12
The following article by Dr David Morris unravels and corrects what lies behind the headline: “High levels of B12 were associated with an increased risk of early death in a new study” Dr David Morris. Dr Morris has been a qualified doctor since 1994 – after training...
#ProtectTheNHS #SaveLives and #MakeB12OTC
Making injectable B12 available over the counter from pharmacies will help save lives and will help to save money and time for the NHS. You may have been denied your B12 injections due to COVID 19. You may have failed to achieve a diagnosis due to your GP's lack of...
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