Useful Links
Tick-borne Illness Campaign Scotland
- Tick-borne Illness Campaign Scotland
- We are a Scottish patient campaign organisation calling for improvement in treatment for those chronically ill after a tick-bite, and provide this website specifically to help with public education. - Scottish government petition PE1662: Improve Treatment for Patients with Lyme Disease and Associated Tick-borne Diseases
- Public petition to ask for government action (now closed). - Petition papers
- Papers submitted by various bodies through the petition process between 2017 and 2021.
NHS/government organisations
- NHS Inform outdoor health
- Outdoor health information from NHS Scotland. - NHS Inform bugs and germs
- Bugs and germs information from NHS Scotland. - Health Protection Scotland
- Scottish surveillance reports on Lyme disease.
Charities
- Lyme Resource Centre
- A charity registered in Scotland which aims to advance awareness and knowledge of tick-borne diseases and improve patient outcomes. - Lyme Disease UK
- A charity registered in England and Wales, founded by Lyme disease patients and run by volunteers. They advocate for increased knowledge and awareness of Lyme disease and associated factors. - Lyme Disease Action
- A charity registered in England and Wales and run by volunteers. They are accredited to NHS England’s Information Standard. They aim to raise public awareness and engage in scientific and medical education and research.
