We the undersigned note that at least 100,000 people in the UK suffer from lymphoedema, a chronic swelling which can affect any part of the body; are aware that the condition can be a distressing side effect of  cancer and its treatments, but also occurs far more commonly in people who haven’t suffered from cancer; further note that with access to a lymphoedema clinic and support of a lymphoedema practitioner, patients can do a good deal to manage and control their condition; note with great concern that there is a postcode lottery in the treatment of lymhpoedema; are disappointed that in Ceredigion and in many other areas, patients do not have access to an NHS-funded lymphoedema clinic; are concerned that often treatment is only available for patients who have lymphoedema following treatment for cancer; recognise the excellent work of the Lymphoedema Support Network, a charitable organisation that battles to raise the profile of this condition with insufficient access to public funds; and call on Governments at Westminster and in Cardiff and Edinburgh to do more to recognise this condition, and on Local Health Boards and Primary Care Trusts to give full recognition to lymphoedema in all its forms, and make sure treatment is available for all patients at a local level.