Winter 2017
Welcome
Many doctors are still failing to diagnose and treat PMR and GCA properly, causing unnecessary suffering to patients. That was the view expressed by London group members during their summer meeting, when they conducted a survey of attendees experiences to help inform debate about improvements needed.
While accepting there are good doctors, a considerable percentage of members said doctors had failed to diagnose their conditions swiftly. Lack of knowledge and awareness was blamed and there was understanding that the conditions can be difficult to diagnose. But some members complained that insufficient blood tests had been carried out.
