Essex Regional Group meeting – 7/03/2013

When: 10am – 1pm, Thursday 7th March 2013

Where: Seminar Room 1, Central Baptist Church, Chelmsford, CM1 1LN

To attend: Please contact Chris Dugmore or the main MDS UK office – details below.

Presentation:
Sue Turner, Transfusion Practitioner from Colchester Hospital will speak to us informally about blood transfusions.

Poster to be uploaded shortly (sorry – experiencing technical website issues!!)

The poster and meeting information has been sent to all local haematology departments.
But PLEASE HELP by taking the poster to your local nurse or out patient department – or check that they are displaying it.  Tell your fellow patients about it too, and encourage them to join you.

Herewith a link to the map for the venue. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided on arrival. The cafe Oasis at this venue is open for lunch until 1.30 should anybody wish to stay for a light lunch or there are plenty of eating places in Chelmsford.

http://www.centralbaptistchelmsford.org/contact-us/

As well as the Park and Ride, there is the High Chelmer multi-storey opposite the venue which has a number of disabled parking spaces if you have a blue badge. There are also a number of disabled parking spaces in Market Road and at the venue itself but please contact them in advance if you wish to use it. Please see link to parking map of Chelmsford.

http://www.centralbaptistchelmsford.org/media/uploads/attachments/2011/03/chelmsford_parking.pdf

IMPORTANT: Please confirm your attendance by 4th March (Monday) so that we can plan refreshments.
The event is free to MDS patients and their families as it will be funded by MDS UK Patient Support.

If you have never contacted MDS UK before:
Please make sure you call the main office first on 0207 733 7558 so that we can send you an in formation pack and assist with any immediate issues or queries you may have.

The local support groups are there to meet other patients and relatives – but please always contact our national office and the patient liaison for specific issues.

We look forward to hear from you.