As part of the media campaign highlighting the importance of early diagnosis (S Factor Campaign) NRAS require someone who has been fairly recently diagnosed with RA to be interviewed for a Daily Mail article to be published on Tuesday. Yes Tuesday of next week!

Ideally the Daily Mail want someone who although has been recently diagnosed had a struggle to get that diagnosis i.e. did you delay going to see your GP perhaps not identifying the symptoms as possibly serious; did your GP take you seriously?; was there too long a delay from seeing your GP to seeing a rheumatology consultant? Etc.

More than likely it will be a telephone interview but that will be confirmed to person selected and they will probably want a recent photograph of you or they may send a photographer to your home.

The person they had originally selected is no longer suitable.

PLEASE EMAIL ME IMMEDIATELY (clare@nras.org.uk) WITH AN OUTLINE OF YOUR DIAGNOSIS STORY if you wish to take part. If you do not fit the criteria for the case study there is no need to respond thanks.

Your urgent attention is most appreciated.