Blesma News
Latest news from Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
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NHSE consultation on service specifications
15 April 2014
NHSE has announced a 12 week consultation on changes made to 15 of its specialised services specifications, including the specification for complex disability equipment. The specifications set out what is expected of providers in terms of the standards required, and define access to a service. The consultation process started on 26th February so will end on 21st May 2014. All 15 service specifications have already been subject to consultation but NHSE is now consulting on changes made to those documents since the last consultation exercise was undertaken. NHSE has highlighted on the
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Blesma Skibob Rehabilitation event 2014
25 March 2014
Never heard of Ski-Biking? It’s like a mountain bike with skis on: easy to learn, difficult to master, and it puts amputees on a level playing field with the able bodied. Held in Austria amongst the spectacular Tirol Mountains, Blesma has been running Ski-Biking Courses for Members for over 25 years. It’s so popular; most of th
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Touchwood Charms
18 February 2014
London-based Entrepreneur Mr Henry Brandon created the ‘Touch Wud’ (as they were known at the time) charm as a good luck token for families, partners and soldiers during World War One. Blesma is proud to have joined hands with Susie Randle along with her business partner Pete Boylan and jewellery designer and silversmith Tess Blenkinsop, who has created the ‘Touch Wood Charm’ – a beautiful replica of the original charms created by Henry Brandon during the First World War. If you choose Blesma as your chosen charity, 10% of the gross profits on that purchase will come to us.
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Veterans’ Transition Review
12 February 2014
Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC published the Veterans’ Transition Review yesterday, his report examined the transition of Armed Forces personnel from their military careers to civilian life at the end of their service. The independent Review has consulted widely with the Armed Forces, the MOD and other government bodies, industry and the Third Sector, and has heard directly from hundreds of Service Leavers about their experience of transition. Ian Waller, Acting Chief Executive for Blesma, The Limbless Veterans was invited to the review and welcomed the report.
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