Status Update

Hi all, there have been lots of developments in the last 4 months that I am keen to share with you. Firstly, earlier in the year we joined NICE’s Scientific Advice committee to offer insights and advice on experiences and challenges that adults with XLH are faced...

Shining A Light on XLH – A Rare Bone Disease – webinar

Prof Stuart Ralston and his team have asked if XLH UK members would be interested in joining his disease awareness session on XLH this TUESDAY. Stuart will be joined by patient Ryan Frew on his experiences with XLH. It’ll be a great talk if you can make it and a...

Call to all adults with XLH

NICE is currently deciding on who can get access to new treatments like burosumab in England and Wales. To do this, NICE needs more evidence for how XLH affects patients’ lives today. Because it is a rare disease, there is a big gap in our understanding. One way...

I Am Number Seventeen

Trustee Sally Hatton on this brilliantly written article on how her challenges with XLH an often with other #rarediseases are sometimes not immediately obvious. The #IAmNumber17 campaign has been critical in providing a platform for the #patientvoice allowing those...

Webinar on the unrecognised burden of XLH in adults

This webinar was organised to draw attention to the urgent challenges facing adults with XLH by sharing views from patient organisations, clinicians and researchers. We hope to provide information on the unmet needs of adults with XLH, and to give evidence on current...