MDS UK Patient Support Group

Please join us on the Windsor Walk on Sunday 13th May 2012. Enjoy the day out and pick-nick, bring friends, family, children, grand-children, neighbours, dogs – and get sponsored to walk to raise funds for MDS UK. We need you!

Calling all Marathon runners! The ballot to get a place is now open for the Royal Parks Foundation Half-Marathon. Would you like to do a sponsored run for MDS UK ?

Anyone with a place in the Brighton Marathon 2012 ? Virgin Money Giving have a competition to win a potential £500 if the runner uses their fundraising page. Closing date is 26 Febr 2012. Please forward to runners.

Petition from a UK nurse – Tracey Nelson – for good individualised patient care within the NHS. Please consider signing it. See also her entry on our Facebook page.

This is a very short online survey initiated by the Rarer Cancers Foundation – requesting the views and opinions of people (patients, carers, friends) affected by advanced cancer. Please help by answering these few questions.

Join the newly formed Cambridge Regional Group – contact us for details – and get a chance to meet-up every 3-4 months. Read more.

MDS Day conference for MDS physicians, scientists and clinical nurse specialists – 21/11/2011
MDS patients – please inform your local clinical staff of this event.

The Independent supplement on Blood disorders – published on the 2nd September (not the 30th Aug as initially planned).

NICE, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is running a survey about their work amongst the general public – and health professionals. Please do take part – even if you are not familiar with all aspects of their activities.

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