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Volunteer Week 2023
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- Published on Friday, 02 June 2023 10:06
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A big THANK YOU to all FMA UK volunteers. FMA UK is run mainly by a team of amazing volunteers – our Board of Trustees, Regional Coordinators, Helplines, Office, Online Forum admin/moderators, writing and general volunteers who help us out on ad hoc tasks. We could not provide the support and information to people with fibromyalgia; their family/friends/carers; health professionals etc without their time and effort.
Our volunteers give their time and energy, for some it may be a few hours a month; others it may be on a daily basis – but the input from each and every person is what enables us to provide our essential services including:-
• Sending out information packs and orders from the office • Providing contact information for local support groups • Answering calls on our national and benefits helplines • Replying to email enquiries • Moderating our online support forums • Creating content for our website, social media and newsletter
Keep following our social media during Volunteers week to find out more about some of our roles, and meet some of our volunteers.
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- National Helpline 0300 999 3333 (10am - 4pm Mon - Fri)
- Benefits Helpline 0300 999 0055 (10am - 12pm Mon, Wed and Fri)
- Complimentary information booklets for doctors and other professionals (fully referenced)
- Books and videos
- Website Contacts with legal specialists
- Conferences
- Local support group and helpline contacts
If your Health Care Professional needs some education in fibromyalgia you can request that an FMA UK Health Professionals Pack is sent out to them. All we need is the name of the Health CareProfessional and the address of their practice. We will then send a pack to their surgery addressed from us to them.
You can request a medical pack using this form.
You can find a Support Group near you by contacting the Regional Coordinator for your area. If there does not happen to be a support group near you then maybe you can join with some other members and set one up. Support groups provide a social benefit as well as the opportunity to share tips on coping with fibro. They come in all shapes and sizes and we are often told how they have helped people.
