September 19, 2013
We have some new facial palsy support groups starting in October. Support group locations are: Bristol, East Grinstead, Manchester, Newcastle and Nuneaton. The main support groups cater for people over the age of 18, or 16 and over if accompanied by an appropriate adult. Please see details below of all our new groups and existing ones:
New support groups:
Bristol
When: Quarterly meetings – the first meeting will take place on 26 October 2013.
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Meeting venue:
Southmead Fire Station
Southmead Road
Westbury-on-Trym
Bristol
BS10 5DR
Manchester
When: Quarterly meetings – the first meeting will take place on 19 October 2013.
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Meeting venue:
Whitehill Fire Station
Whitehill Street West
Stockport
SK4 1NR
Nuneaton
When: Quarterly meetings – the first meeting will take place on 19 October 2013.
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Meeting venue:
Nuneaton Fire Station
The Fire Station,
Newtown Road,
Nuneaton,
Warwickshire
CV11 4HR
Existing support groups:
East Grinstead
When: Quarterly meetings – the next meeting will take place on 5 October 2013.
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Meeting venue:
Rehabilitation Unit
Queen Victoria Hospital
Holtye Road
East Grinstead
West Sussex RH19 3DZ
Newcastle
This is an established support group which meets twice a year and is now under the Facial Palsy UK umbrella
When: Twice yearly meetings – the next meeting will take place on 12 October 2013.
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Meeting venue:
Seminar Room
Rehabilitation Department,
Level 2, New Victoria Wing,
Royal Victoria Infirmary,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
Support for children
Our main support groups cater for people over the age of 18, or 16 and over if accompanied by an appropriate adult. We don’t recommend bringing children to adult support group meetings because some of the discussions may be inappropriate, e.g. discussions about surgery may frighten a young child.
We are in the process of setting up Parent and Child Workshops to provide support and information to families with younger children affected by facial palsy. We also plan to put on some family days as soon as funds allow. We are very aware how urgent this need is and are working as fast as we can to set up additional services. In the meantime if you would like to be put in touch with other families please do get in touch, you can contact us by email to support@facialpalsy.org.uk or telephone us on 0300 030 9333.
Other support
We now also have an online support message board via the NHS approved system HealthUnlocked – https://healthunlocked.com/facialpalsyuk . Here you can post any questions you have in relation to facial palsy and share experiences with other members of the community. If you urgently need support or prefer to speak to us in confidence, please telephone on 0300 030 9333 or send an email to support@facialpalsy.org.uk .
We are currently trying to raise funds for two dedicated support coordinators to help set up more support groups and provide telephone, email and outreach support. If you can help with fundraising or would like to be a support volunteer please get in touch. We appreciate your support!
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