What we do
We:
- Strive to promote knowledge and awareness amongst the public, to raise the profile of the two illnesses in the health and medical professions, and with employers.
- Enable people with Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis to make contact and support each other through group meetings and our internet forum.
- Campaign for fast and effective diagnosis and treatment to prevent sight loss resulting from undiagnosed Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) .
- Serve as a co-ordinating body for established local Support Groups.
- Encourage the setting up of new groups.
- Work closely with other supportive organisations such as Versus Arthritis and the British Society of Rheumatology.
- Promote encourages and participates in research into PMR and GCA.
PMRGCAuk has an active role in ensuring that sufferers are not alone in enduring the trials and tribulations brought about by the symptoms and medication of the illnesses.
