2022
The Blesma News for 2022 covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans.
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The important role of the healthcare assistant
31 January 2022
Following an article in Blesma Magazine about the many skilled technicians that make up an MDT – BSPO (Prosthetics) Brian Chenier spoke to Lisa Meredith, a Senior Healthcare worker, to find out how the role of nurses and healthcare assistants shapes the care of their patients. ‘I’ve been a senior healthcare worker now for a total of 18 years, seven of which have been here at the Specialist Rehabilitation Centre at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds. My grandfather was an upper limb amputee, he was a member of Blesma and so they helped him in lots of ways when I was gr
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Blesma Member Trustee Vacancy
27 January 2022
Blesma is currently looking for a committed, energetic and innovative member to join the Board of Trustees in 2022 and help set the strategic direction for our Association. Trustees have independent control over, and legal responsibility for, a charity’s management and administration. Ensure the charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit Comply with the charity’s governing document and the law
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Veterans' Strategy Action Plan
25 January 2022
The government have recently launched a new policy paper, the Veterans' Strategy Action Plan: 2022 to 2024. The policy paper details how the government will support veterans over the next 2 years. This Action Plan outlines the steps the government will take to support veterans from 2022 to 2024. It builds on the work of the 2018 Strategy for our veterans. The plan contains 5 focal points for success: delivering a step-change in
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"The fact that we were all together was fantastic”
22 January 2022
A Blesma-funded trip has allowed an injured veteran to enjoy a family holiday for the first time since he was paralysed from the neck down three years ago. Rob Butt joined his wife Kathy and their three teenage children – Ralph, Giles and Emelia – as they enjoyed some quality time together and embarked on many adventure activities at the Calvert Trust Exmoor in July. As a family, they abseiled, climbed, kayaked, did archery, visited the stables and much more.
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