At the end of November, Sally Keeble MP visited the Alzheimer Society’s day centre at Eleanor House and spoke to patients, relatives and carers about their campaign to keep the drug Aricept free on the NHS. She has also received many letters and postcards from Alzheimers patients and their friends and families in Northampton.

Sally Keeble MP has written to the Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt to ask her to continue to make Aricept available on the NHS for Alzheimer patients.Her appeal to the Secretary of State was based on:

  • Prolonging quality of life at the early stages of the illness.

  • Cost-effectiveness as the drug is relatively cheap.

  • Support for patients and carers.


Sally will continue to campaign for a solution on this issue.