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ME/CFS AUSTRALIA (SA) INC
Registered Charity 698
Mailing address:
GPO Box 383,
Adelaide,
South Australia 5001
Office:
266 Port Road,
Hindmarsh,
South Australia 5007
Ph: (08) 8346 3237
('834 MECFS')
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Wednesdays, 10am-3pm
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10am-3pm)
Ph: (08) 8346 3237
SA country callers:
Ph: 1300 128 339
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FIBROMYALGIA HELP: Contact Fibromyalgia SA at the Arthritis Foundation of SA 118 Richmond Road, Marleston 5033 Ph: (08) 8379 5711 |
ME/CFS Australia (SA) Inc supports the needs of sufferers of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and related illnesses. We do this by providing services and information to members.
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Polly Chaser Tim Hill on chasing the pollies
Friday 30 November 2007
Polly Chaser Dr Timothy Hill (PhD) has provided us with his latest letters to politicians and their responses, and offers analysis of it all:
After writing to key members of theLiberal Partyprior to the election and key members of the Labor Party during it, the responses I have received have given cause for some reflection.
The response I received from the Department of Health and Ageing, on behalf of the former government left me feeling in some instances insulted but generally disillusioned, like I was banging my head against a brick wall. It is readily apparent from their response (and similar responses others have received) that they have not listened to patients with this medical condition. Mercifully, the late Bernie Banton has campaigned strongly highlighting the callous nature of the former government and I feel it is self evident in their response.
The response, however, of the ALP has in my opinion been mixed thus far, ranging from less impressive (Kate Ellis MP [response here] and the ALP Campaign Office) to one of preparedness to listen to our plight (Tanya Plibersek MP [response here] and Nicola Roxon MP [response here]).
The impending swearing in of the new government poses some new challenges to patients and the ME/CFS societies.
1) The need (in general) to educate new MPs and, more particularly, new ministers to our plight.
2) The need to raise our concerns in the context of the ALP’s apparent openness to our situation but more particularly in the context of their policy “New Directions for Australia’s Health” [PDF, 488KB], which they have a clear mandate to implement. One could also think of raising our plight in the context of other catch phrases from the campaign: new leadership; ending the blame game; and health care revolution spring to mind.
3) Potentially to highlight our concerns in the context of the inadequate responses we have received from the Department of Health and Ageing.
Sincerely
Dr Timothy Hill (PhD)
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