NRAS Group Meetings - Week Commencing 20th March 2017

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Three Counties NRAS Group (Surrey/Hants/Berks)

This group meets at St. Francis Church Hall, 121 Upper Chobham Road, Frimley, Surrey, GU15 1EE bi-monthly on a Tuesday from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Meetings are open to anyone living with RA, JIA and inflammatory arthritis.

Next meeting: 21st March - Guest speaker: Amit Sahni, Rheumatology & Biologics Pharmacist will present: 'General information to understanding our medications'.

Isle of Wight NRAS Group

Bi-monthly meetings are held at Laidlaw Day Hospital, St Mary's Hospital Campus, Dodnor Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight on a Thursday from 7:00pm - 9:00pm unless otherwise stated. For more information and for details of future meetings please visit the Isle of Wight NRAS group website.

There is a coffee morning on Wednesday 22nd March, 11am at the Olive Tree Restaurant, Busy Bee Garden Centre, Brading Road, Ryde, PO33 1QG

St. Helen’s NRAS Group

This group meets every other month in Room 8 at St. Helens Town Hall, Victoria Square, St. Helen’s, WA10 1HP from 6.30pm to 8pm. There is a free car park at the back of the Town Hall (take first right off Birchley St.) and disabled

access via a lift to the left of the front steps.

Next meeting: Wednesday 22nd March - 'Understanding your Disease Activity Score (DAS)' by Elaine Williams, Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Croydon NRAS Group

The Croydon NRAS group hold meetings at Purley United Reform Church Hall, 906 Brighton Road, Purley, Surrey, CR8 2LN. Please see below for full details of their next meeting:

Thursday 23rd March 7pm - Guest speaker: Mrs. Dominique Tose, Senior Physiotherapist BA(Hons), BSC(Hons), MCSP - Musculoskeletal Extended Role Practitioner at Croydon University Hospital will present: 'What physiotherapy/exercise techniques can offer in rheumatoid arthritis'

West Wales NRAS Group

Ongoing group meetings will take place in the Renal Unit Seminar Room at Withybush General Hospital, Fishguard Rd, Haverfordwest SA61 2PZ (the entrance to the Renal Unit is just left of the main hospital entrance and the seminar room is sign posted from the entrance).

Next meeting: Thursday 23rd March 2017 from 6.30pm - the speaker is from Snowdrop Mobility who will talk about objects that we can use to help us day to day. There will be items available to buy and there will be a 10% discount.

You, your family, friends and healthcare professionals are all very welcome to attend and you don’t have to be a member of NRAS to attend a group meeting!