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  • Pain Management Programme

    An older Gentleman struggling with pain and a nurse     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!

    A group of Blesma Volunteers     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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  • Find your new favorite thing

    Members skiing     7 March 2020

    Fancy trying something new or getting better at something you’ve already had a go at? Blesma is offering its Members the chance to try more activities than ever before in 2020 – all for free! There are lots of events in the Blesma activities calendar for every taste, level and ability – from serious adventurers to those looking for gentler pursuits. There’s something on offer for every age group and interest, too. There are lots of easily accessible events very close to home, but if you fancy seeing foreign shores in 2020 Blesma will be jetting off across the

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  • Blesma Member who lost his leg in a lorry crash helps to grow Essex Dog Day Care Centre

    Danny and his Wife Claire with a Dog     7 March 2020

    Today, having battled depression and learned how live a new life, the former Gulf War veteran and his wife Clare have a new purpose - turning the rapidly growing Ipswich Dog Day Care Creche into a major success. At about 5am on June 10th 2005, with the Felixstowe couple preparing to get married, a simple journey down the A14 left Danny fighting for his life and needing all his military training to survive. After a collision with another lorry, his vehicle had turned over when two brave members of the public pulled him from

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