Anglia Local patient meeting – 31/03/2014

ANGLIA REGION MDS SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS

PATIENT TO PATIENT SUPPORT FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES

MEETING ON A 6 – 8 WEEK BASIS FOR COFFEE AND A CHAT WITH FELLOW PATIENTS, FRIENDS AND CARERS.

MEETINGS TO TAKE PLACE:

David Rayner Building, Cambridge Cancer Care Centre – Scotsdales Garden Centre,
120 Cambridge Road – Great Shelford, Cambridge CB22 5JT

2014 dates announced

Monday 31March
Monday 12 May
Monday 21 July
Monday 11 August
Monday 29 September
Monday 10 November

The next meeting will be:

Time:       10.30 – 12.45 (please note later finishing time)

Date:        Monday 31st March 2014

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Please note – the new haematology consultant Dr Pramila Krishnamurthy started her new post at Addenbrooke’s in July 2013.
Pramila attended the last Anglia meeting of 2013 for an informal Q&A session and was really glad to meet all members.
It is planned to re-invite Pramila to future meetings – if her time table allows.
We also plan 1-2 trial meetings over either a weekend – or a weekday late afternoon time, to allow those of you who work attend the meeting.
Please email us if this is of interest so we can start scheduling this additional sessions.

We would like to invite patients from further afield to join too.
Patients and relatives from the following areas – please get in touch – to submit your suggestions and feedback:

Ipswich – King’s Lynn – Hinchingbrooke – Peterborough – West Suffolk – Bedford

Please also tell your local staff about this local group.

Start time is 10.30 and the guest speaker will be at about 11.15, we have extended the meeting so we will now finish at 12.45.  Please feel free to drop in between the stated times if you can, we will look forward to seeing you.

At our meeting on 31st March our guest speaker will be Peter Cornwell. 

Peter who was an MDS patient who underwent a transplant in November 2012 and is going to talk about life, before during and after transplant.

If you have never contacted MDS UK before, please call the main office for a full Patient Information Pack.  If you have contacted MDS UK before, please email or call the Anglia Region Support Group directly or call the main office for more information:

MDS UK Main Office 0207 7337558 – mds-uk@mds-foundation.org