Posts By: Karen Jones

Shielding list no longer in use in England

If you’ve been on the shielding list in England, you’ll get a letter soon from the NHS letting you know that the list won’t be used anymore. Instead of everyone considered ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ being given the same advice, the UK government now recommends you get personal advice directly from your health care team. Why… Read more »

MacMillan Coffee Morning, 19th October

I’m hosting a MacMillan Coffee morning on Tuesday 19th October, in the morning.  Some people will know that my mum has ovarian cancer and my Dad has prostate and bladder cancer, so I’m supporting MacMillan’s big coffee morning.  Please come along and buy some cakes and if you can also donate any cakes, it would… Read more »

Balance

The MS Society has been raising awareness of problems with balance and feeling dizzy which are common in MS. Like all MS symptoms, these issues affect people differently and vary from day to day. Find out more about MS and Balance on the MS Society website here: https://mssoc.uk/3EcmFla Did you know that both physiotherapy and… Read more »

Whisper TV is looking for homeowners who, due to life changing events, need to turn their homes into more practical and liveable spaces

We have been contacted by Carys Marchant from Whisper TV with a request:  I am a Casting Researcher at production company Whisper TV and we are currently casting a non-broadcast pilot for ITV looking for families who are about to start work on a project which involves them adapting their homes due to a change in… Read more »

Booster shots for people with MS

This week the Government announced booster Covid shots for people over 50, those with health conditions and health and social care staff.  We continue to strongly encourage you to regularly use lateral flow tests (find out more by clicking here).  Here is the booster information from the MS Society website:  Across the UK, people with MS who’ve… Read more »

Enable Magazine September-October issue

Presenting Enable MagazineSeptember-October issue The UK’s leading disability and lifestyle title Introducing the September-October issue of Enable magazine.We’re so excited to share this issue with you and your network. Documenting memories is an important step with many conditions. Find out how Janis Winehouse is fighting MS and preserving her daughter Amy’s legacy with a new documentary. As the world reopens the… Read more »

Quiz Night

Fri 18 March 2022 The Barn, Didcot, 7.30 start £8 per person (including nibbles)   8 (max) in a team   Support a local charity     To enter a team contact Sue ms.therapy@btconnect.com or 01235 832023     Fri 18 March 2022 To enter a team contact Sue ms.therapy@btconnect.com or 01235 832023    

APPEAL FOR OXYGEN OPERATORS

We are short of oxygen operators, as we have now lost Zoe who is starting at college this week.  Zoe generally covered 3 sessions a week.  We need someone for Monday, Thursday and Friday morning so if you can spare some time 9.30-12.00 and would be prepared to learn how to operate the chamber one… Read more »

100 club winners for August:

100 club winners for August: 1st prize – Babs Copley 2nd prize – Angela Day 3rd prize – Peter Pearce Sharing a prize fund of: £82.50Speak to Sue/Reception for 100 details, half the money raised goes to the centre, half as prize money.  It all helps!  You have to be a member of the centre… Read more »

MS Society – Approved but denied campaign

The MS Society has just launched a new campaign to make sure people with MS in England aren’t facing an unacceptable postcode lottery. Take action now to call on your local health service to provide Sativex for people with MS.  Getting the treatment you need shouldn’t be a game of chance. But too often, this is the… Read more »