Organ & blood donation workshop – why health matters?

Organ and blood donation-why health matters? Join us at a special workshop to explore ways in which you can help NHS Blood and Transplant
About this event

Organ & blood donation workshop – why health matters?

Date: Tuesday 19th April 2022

Time: 10am-3.30pm

Venue: Holiday Inn, Coram St, London WC1N 1HT

We are pleased to invite you to a workshop organised by NHS Blood and Transplant and members of the Free Churches Group, Paul Rochester, and Paul Harrison from PKMedia. The aim of this workshop is to learn more about organ and blood donation, and why we need more donors from people of Black heritage.

It is also a chance to discuss ways in which you could help us reach this target audience within your church networks.

As part of the workshop, there will be a special appearance from individual speakers sharing their inspiring stories about how their lives have been impacted by blood or organ donation. There will also be an opportunity to hear from amazing speakers sharing tips and facts about how to boost your iron levels before giving blood.

A hot food buffet and teas and coffees will be provided throughout the day.

Further details can be found below. To confirm your attendance, please register via Eventbrite by Monday 21st March.

Hope to see you there.

NHS Blood and Transplant
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Allied Health Professionals Day 14th October

Allied health professionals make up the third largest clinical workforce in the NHS. There are 15 different roles working across a range of sectors from emergency response and diagnosis to mental and physical rehabilitation. On the 14 October, the many and varied workers who are allied health professions (AHPs) will be celebrating the 4th annual AHPs’ Day. This is very much driven by local ideas and opportunities. Follow #AHPsDay on Twitter you’ll be able to see examples from last year as well as plans starting to take shape for this year. You can also find out more about last year from the WeCommunities.

From Art Therapists to Osteopaths,

from Paramedics to Occupational Therapists,

from Dietitians to Podiatrists,

we pray for and give thanks for the work of those in allied health professions. Amen

Started in 2018, by Rachael Brandreth, a dietitian and Carrie Biddle, a speech and language therapist, AHPs’ Day is an annual opportunity for AHPs to come together and celebrate being part of the AHP family.

The day gives an opportunity to showcase to others the impact they make to the delivery of high quality care and is for all AHPs as well as anyone who wants to celebrate them and learn more about the work that they do.

(cover photo by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography @ Unsplash)

'Beginning Chaplaincy' - residential courses in Oct and March 2022 at St Padarn's, Cardiff

Are you a new or recently appointed health / social care chaplain? Then this course may be of interest to you…

Beginning Chaplaincy (residential) Course, St Padarn’s Institute, Cardiff
Saturday 9th October - Wednesday 13th October 2021 (inclusive)
Saturday 5th March - Wednesday 9th March 2022 (inclusive)

Beginning Chaplaincy is a five-day induction course for chaplains engaged in health or social care. It has been designed around the experience and needs of newly and recently appointed chaplains. Beginning Chaplaincy complements in-house induction programmes and local management. The course supports chaplains in being safe and effective practitioners, able to make a distinctive contribution. Beginning Chaplaincy is built upon the UKBHC Competencies Framework. All chaplains and volunteers are welcome to apply, regardless of their religion or belief.

More information, including contact details, can be found here and the application form here.

You can also find out about St Padarn’s postgraduate chaplaincy courses here.

(cover photo courtesy of Matheus Ferrero at Unsplash)

Bonded by Blood - A Mother's Story... Important campaign and webinar 29th September

We are sharing news of this important campaign, on behalf of the NHS Blood and Transplant services, which includes the opportunity to attend a webinar on 29th September.

NHS Blood and Transplant are pleased to announce our latest Black donor recruitment campaign - Bonded by Blood.  A Mother’s Story. This campaign is brought to you by ACLT (African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust), Unsickle My Cells, SickleKan and The Richard Okorogheye Foundation and is supported by NHSBT and is in memory of Richard Okorogheye, the 19-year-old young man who first appeared in the national news in April 2021 after disappearing from his home in London.  Richard had sickle cell and needed regular blood transfusions to stay well.  Sadly his body was found 2 weeks later, 20 miles away from home in Epping Forest.

To remember Richard, Bonded By Blood, a coalition of mothers (including Evidence Joel, Richard Okorogheye’s mother) who have seen the lifesaving power of blood first hand and blood charities are urging our Black communities to step forward and donate blood. The number of Black people donating in recent years has grown but to meet hospital demand and to provide the best blood match to patients, we still need more. This year we need 16000 new donors of Black heritage to help treat the majority of 15,000 sickle cell patients in the UK. We will be running Blood Donation Sessions in Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and London over the next 3 weeks coinciding with both World Sickle Cell Awareness Month (September) and Black History Month (October).

Zoom Stakeholder Webinar – Bonded by Blood Campaign Briefing

We would also really like to encourage you to join a Zoom Stakeholder Webinar.  This campaign call will give you an insight into Bonded by Blood and outline the ways that you and your organisation can support the campaign: Wednesday 29th September at 5 pm.  You register to join using the following links (also featured in the toolkit). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Topic: Stakeholder Campaign Call - Bonded by Blood.  A Mother’s Story

When: Sep 29, 2021 05:00 PM London

Register in advance for this webinar:

Campaign Toolkit

 To access more information about the campaign and get involved by sharing our campaign assets – please access our Bonded by Blood Toolkit here.

(cover photo courtesy of Amir Esrafili at Unsplash)