Mar 11, 2024
Meet up on Sunday 2nd June We are pleased to announce that the next XLH UK Community Day will take place on Sunday 2nd June 2024. Our annual event will be bigger and better than ever. For how the day went, follow the link here. It will be held at the National...
Mar 5, 2024
We kicked off 2024 chatting with 17-year-old Kieron Innes, a talented gymnast living with XLH. Kieron was diagnosed with XLH when he was already years into his impressive gymnastics journey. In the interview, we hear about some of the tough mental and physical...
Feb 25, 2024
In 2023, XLH UK collaborated with Joe Bonnell, a photographic ethnographer, and filmmaker Rachel Lewis to capture the stories of some of the XLH community. I sat down with Sarah Mitson, Chair of XLH UK, to explore the motivation behind commissioning these powerful...
Jan 15, 2024
Scotland confirms burosumab for children XLH UK is pleased to to report that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has confirmed access to burosumab (marketed as Crysvita) for the treatment of X-linked hypophosphataemia (XLH) in children and adolescents aged 1 to 17...
Dec 12, 2023
As part of our Call to Action, members of the XLH community have been talking to the press about the draft guidance from NICE to reject burosumab for adult patients. We are thrilled to see that our message has been highlighted by both BBC Wales and BBC NorthWest! You...
Nov 29, 2023
NICE has released draft guidance on the Health Technology Assessment of burosumab for adults in England. Their evaluation and XLH UK’s response is explained in the press release below, along with a five step Call to Action! for all members of the XLH community. ...
