That the Parliament supports the work of the Catherine McEwan Foundation, which has raised over £700,000 for Crohn’s and Colitis UK and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill) in Glasgow, both of which support people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); notes that the foundation funds a fellowship at the University of Glasgow, which is engaged in vital work on this illness; understands that research findings indicate that there has been a significant increase in children diagnosed with IBD; recognises that IBD is an ongoing and chronic health problem and that it affects over 300,000 people in the UK; acknowledges that it is a largely hidden disease, which means that people with the condition often go undiagnosed and without treatment, and supports efforts by the charity to help people with IBS to achieve a better quality of life while also seeking to ultimately find a cure.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Finlay Carson, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Graeme Dey, James Dornan, Linda Fabiani, Neil Findlay, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Maurice Golden, Mairi Gougeon, Christine Grahame, Iain Gray, Jamie Greene, Emma Harper, Clare Haughey, Richard Lyle, Rona Mackay, Ben Macpherson, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Douglas Ross, Gail Ross, Alex Rowley, Anas Sarwar, Colin Smyth, David Stewart, Ross Thomson, Maree Todd, David Torrance, Sandra White, Andy Wightman