Welcome to the United Patients Alliance website
The United Patients Alliance seeks to advance legal access to cannabis for patients with chronic conditions and we wish to see medical cannabis reintroduced into the British Pharmacopoeia.
16 Apr 2015
News
Padraig Lynch
As we are coming up to election time. Hoping for a change of Government.
9 Apr 2015
Fresh calls for ‘turn-up-and-go’ assistance from train operators
Added: 26 March 2015 | Updated: 27 March 2015
6 Apr 2015
We want the boys to experience things together, as brothers should
Martin is a big Manchester United fan, along with his three boys. His eldest son Jordan uses a wheelchair and attends one of Scope's schools. Martin writes a blog called United Discriminates, and has shared his story as part of our 100 days, 100 stories campaign.
6 Apr 2015
Why are young people scared of disclosing their disability to employers?
A survey released to 5 live Breakfast has found that more than three-quarters of disabled students and graduates are afraid to let potential employers know about their disability. It is a classic dilemma for people with disabilities - and it's one I've been facing myself.
6 Apr 2015
Seven election demands for accessible transport
But inaccessible transport is still preventing us from living full lives. Disabled people travel a third less often than the general public [1] and one in three disabled people cite transport as a barrier to work [2].
5 Apr 2015