An arthritis charity will launch a guide for the TV and film industry aimed at seeing better representation of chronic pain sufferers on screen.
Versus Arthritis said the move came after research suggested the lack of storylines and characters concerning chronic afflictions was contributing to sufferers not seeking support while also having negative impacts on their mental health.
The charity said chronic pain – of which arthritis is one of the biggest causes – affected more than 18 million people in the UK, yet only six minutes of 100 hours of the UK’s most watched TV shows and films of 2019 had shown afflicted people.