2020
The Blesma News for 2020 covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans.
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Members Weekend 2020 - Update
18 March 2020
Blesma is taking daily account of the pandemic and the governmental measures pertaining to it, we are continually reviewing how to tailor our services to ensure our Members and staff are safe and that Blesma is operating within advice and guidelines provided by the government. In line with the latest Government advice we will, unfortunately be cancelling Members Weekend 2020. Confirmed attendees are being contacted individually. The revised arrangements for the Annual General Meeting will be shared in
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Rob Budgen talks to CivvyLife Magazine about resettlement and Blesma Connects
13 March 2020
Rob Bugden Served as an RAF physical training instructor for 11 years, specialising as a parachute jumping instructor. He was involved in a mid-air collision in 2016, acquiring serious spinal cord injuries and was medically discharged. Here he explains how Blesma has supported him during resettlement... How have your injuries affected you? Having broken my neck and damaged my spinal cord it was then the best part of four years in hospital and rehabilitation and the long and short of it is I’m a permanent wheelchair user and classified as a te
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Pain Management Programme
11 March 2020
Living with persistent pain can be difficult, affecting all areas of your life. Take the opportunity to embark on the Veteran Specific Pain Management Programme (PMP) to help you learn ways to manage it more effectively. The programme has twice been rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and 93% of veterans who completed the programme rated it as five stars. The aims of the PMP are: To improve physical functioning and ability whilst reducing associated flare ups. To boost understanding of persistent pain conditio
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Welfare Volunteers needed in Wales!
9 March 2020
Blesma members (or suitable partner/family member) needed as Welfare Volunteers for the Wales and West area, specifically for the following: Shropshire, Wrexham, Shrewsbury, West Wales and North Wales. The Welfare Volunteer role is an important one that provides vital support to the Blesma Support Officer (BSO) by being the “eyes and ears” of the Blesma Welfare service. We know that an increasing number of Members are becoming isolated and lonely and the work of the Welfare volunteer (previously known as ‘Welfare Reps’) plays an essential role
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