National Assembly for Wales

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes that Wales is the only home nation without a specialist paediatric rheumatology centre;

2. Notes that there are an estimated 400 children in South Wales alone that are suffering with juvenile idiopathic arthritis;

3. Recognises the need for a multidisciplinary paediatric rheumatology centre in Wales;

4. Notes that the Welsh Health Specialist Services Committee is undertaking a comprehensive review of paediatric specialised services in Wales; and

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to support calls from Arthritis Care, the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society and the British Society for Rheumatology for the creation of a fully dedicated multidisciplinary paediatric rheumatology centre in Wales.