Share your love, appreciation and best wishes through the OPA Christmas Cards.
We have 12 beautiful designs for you to chose from, which you can buy separately or a pack of full designs!
There is a card for everybody, have a browse on the OPA Shop.
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The Annual Reflux Disease Awareness Week is from 20th – 26th November 2023, which marks an essential moment in our commitment to promoting awareness and understanding of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). This will continue to urge people to Get Educated, Get Evaluated and Get Treated for Acid Reflux.
During this dedicated week, we aim to explain the impact of GORD on individuals’ lives, emphasising the importance of early detection, management, and support. As we approach this significant event, we invite everyone to join us in promoting a community that is well-informed, supportive, and dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by reflux disease.
How can you get involved?
Here are a few things you can do to help educate others and raise awareness of GORD.
- Order a Reflux Disease Awareness “Place a Pack” including stands to display material in your local doctor’s surgery, your Upper GI Department or even a library or your place of work.
- Share OPA Social Posts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
- Order a Reflux Disease Awareness Pack.
- Share this email with your friends and family.
Together, let’s raise awareness and make a positive impact on the journey towards better understanding of Reflux Disease.
Many thanks in advance for your continued support.
These packs are made to be displayed throughout your local GP Surgeries, Hospitals, Library’s, your place of work etc.
In this pack you will receive:
- Display stands to accommodate the booklet/leaflet
- 5 x Reflux Disease Booklet
- 5 x Reflux Disease Leaflet
- 5 x LINX Leaflet
- 5 x RefluxUK Leaflet
- 5 x RefluxStop Leaflet
- 5 x Fundoplication Leaflet
- 5 x Barrett’s Oesophagus Leaflet
- 5 x Dumping Syndrome Leaflet
- 5 x Bed Wedge Pillow Leaflet
These packs can be ordered from the OPA Shop.
“Place a Pack” – OPA Acid Reflux Awareness Pack – The OPA
In this pack you will receive the following:
- Reflux Disease Booklet
- Reflux Disease Leaflet
- LINX Leaflet
- RefluxStop Leaflet
- RefluxUK Leaflet
- Fundoplication Leaflet
- Barrett’s Oesophagus Leaflet
- Dumping Syndrome Leaflet
- Bed Wedge Pillow Leaflet
This pack is free of charge to order from the OPA Shop.
Acid Reflux Awareness Pack – The OPA
Share your love, appreciation and best wishes through the OPA Christmas Cards.
We have 12 beautiful designs for you to chose from, which you can buy separately or a pack of full designs!
There is a card for everybody, have a browse on the OPA Shop.
In this issue, you can catch up on all things new…
- OPA wins Healthcare Support of the Year Award 2023/24
- Awareness Campaign Update
- OPA Shop
- Fundraiser Events
- Teddy Bears
- London Meeting
- Christmas Cards
and lots more…
The OPA have launched a new Notebook Organiser including sticky notes, sticky flags, and a satin soft touch finish pen.
OPA Notebook Organiser – The OPA
New and improved OPA Stylus Pens.
Thank you to CP Hart Bathrooms, Carolyn, Deb and Team for supporting our OPA London Meeting and providing a meeting room.
The presentation in London on the 16th of September given by Joanna Taylor, Oesophagogastric CNS, can be downloaded from the links below in Microsoft Powerpoint and Adobe PDf format.
Thank you to all that attended.
Download the presentation as PDF
Download the presentation as Microsoft Powerpoint
The Government has confirmed that NHS England cancer targets are to be streamlined, moving from 10 performance standards to three from October.
The new guidelines will move away from the “outdated” 2-week wait target, the Government said, which will be replaced with the Faster Diagnosis Standard.
Currently, anyone who is referred urgently by their GP with suspected cancer must be seen by a specialist within 14 days.
The Faster Diagnosis Standard was initially introduced in April 2021 but has been under “rigorous consultation”, according to the Government. It aims to diagnose 75% of people with cancer at an early stage, as well as cutting down the time between referral and diagnosis to reduce anxiety for patients. It also supports a goal outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan to have 55,000 more people surviving cancer for 5 years or longer by 2028.
‘I am supporting the OPA’s mission to raise awareness for Oesophageal and Gastric cancers, as well as, continue their amazing work in supporting patients, their families and also helping prevent this terrible disease – which doesn’t get as much wide spread attention as it should do – so, the more we raise, support and talk about the OPA the more aware people will be!
The OPA is close to mine and my family’s heart as sadly my dad passed away in March after a hard thought battle with Oesophageal cancer.
We decided to honour my dad, Roy’s memory by walking Ben Nevis for the OPA on a sunny day in early June, it was a great experience – even getting lucky enough to see the recently retired C130 Hercules fly past a couple of times at the summit which added to a very fulfilling day especially as my dad was a big fan of RAF aircrafts!
I hope the money raised will go a long way to supporting other families and individuals who are sadly going through a similar situation. hopefully, it’s the start of many fundraisers to help the OPA continue the great work they do.’ – Stan Armstrong
