The ignored majority – The Voice of Arthritis 2011

A new report estimates there are 2.6 million Australians with inadequate care, who are needlessly suffering pain, have difficulty getting about and are being disadvantaged at work. They feel let down by general practitioners, specialists and the health care system. Arthritis Australia has commissioned a survey of Australians living with arthritis and found that you can compare three people with the same kind of arthritis, of the same severity, who’ve had it for the same length of time and have the same level of education and income – yet their arthritis has very different effects on their lives at home and work. The study shows clearly that the impact of arthritis on a person’s life and work is not understood.