Journal 9 is here - get your copy on our webshop! Just Ā£5 per copy and it is packed full of articles including a historical analysis of The Grosvenor Building, Thomsonās Attwood Monument, and Athole Gardens.
Members all receive a free copy!
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š¢ Coming soon to Helensburgh: our popular Chair-Based Yoga class.
š§ Join us for this this gentle form of exercise, and find out more about support with Living Well with your Long-term Condition.
šļø Wednesdays, 10:30-11:00am
š Register here to attend: bit.ly/40WFALJ
We are pleased to announce that our exhibition, Thomson 150, is now open at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow.
The exhibition runs until Saturday, 26 April and is open six days a week (except Sundays and Easter Saturday). See the Mitchell Libraryās website for opening hours.
Starting tomorrow I'm taking on Greenpeace's 25 Mile Challenge to raise money for the natural world. Will you help me reach my goal? I'll be walking, might swim, may even sail - wonder if nautical miles count... challenges.greenpeace.org.ukā¦
Join us at our Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care Workshop!
We will be hosting this event on Monday the 7th of October 2024 from 9 AM to 5 PM.
For further information about this and more support please contact us at: livewell@versusarthritis.org or call us on 0800 5200 520.
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Promotional poster for a "Musculoskeletal Care Workshop" in Glasgow on October 7, 2024, from 9 AM to 5 PM. The poster features a list of benefits of attending the workshop, which includes hands-on learning with the opportunity to work together on practical exercises, provision of a resource handbook, and the price of the course £165. The workshop offers practical hands on learning, focusing on the back, knee and shoulder.
Quotes from previous attendees express positive feedback: "This course exceeded my expectations, the content and delivery was very relevant to my role, so much so I have used the information for 3 patients already this morning.
This time last week I was in the final stages of preparing for my last assessment (8am, role play, employment tribunal) of the RGU diploma in legal practice. Still physically and emotionally exhausted but thatās 7 yrs of uni done. (Subject to grades being released!)
Workwell Digital is an online program designed to help individuals with inflammatory arthritis stay employed and empower them to overcome challenges in the workplace.
To become a research volunteer please contact the team via WorkwellDigital@salford.ac.uk for more information.
ALT TEXT: We are looking for research volunteers.
Welcome to Workwell. Keeping people with inflammatory arthritis working.
Do you have Inflammatory arthritis such as Rheumatiod Arthritis Psoriatic Arthritis or Axial SpA?
Do you have difficulties at work and would like a tailored assessment?
Do you want to take part in a digital health research to help working people with arthritis?
Please contact us at WorkwellDigital@salford.ac.uk for more information.
This study has received funding from Versus Arthritis and is under the sponsorship of the University of Salford. Ethical approval has been granted by the University of Salford Research Ethics Committee (ID 14336). For any inquires, please contact the Chief Investigator, Professor Yeliz Prior, at y.prior@salford.ac.uk.
Iām recruiting a #YouthWorker for my team, covering Glasgow & the west of Scotland, working with the awesome Glasgow paed rheumy team & brill young folk! Varied role, guaranteed youāll not get bored & youāll learn loads! versusarthritis.org/about-usā¦
Over the weekend we celebrated ten years of #JointCreativity, an art programme in Scotland for 10ā18-year-olds living with #arthritis and other related conditions.
Take an exclusive look at this yearās art exhibit. š
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š³ FINAL PUSH FOR VOTES š³
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ā° 24th January is the deadline to vote for our Kairos Museum film for the Charity Film Awards so get your votes in: smileycharityfilmawards.com/ā¦...
We were featured in this article published by TFN štfn.scot/.../film-celebratinā¦...
"Pulling down and replacing every book on your main shelves can be a kind of ritual, a trip down memory lane that reminds you, in brief flashes and long reveries, how you got to where you are. "
tor.com/2023/08/17/the-rituaā¦
A week tonight Iāll be on the door to welcome you to Dominicās talk. Hosted by our friends at GCHT. If you havenāt already done so, grab a ticket to join us, in person or on line.
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Are you aware of how much alcohol you are drinking? Take this quiz: buff.ly/3kxalkk.
If you are worried about your drinking you can speak to you GP or call Alcoholics Anonymous on 0800 917 7650, or why not join our Recovery Space?