Jul

31

Media update erratum!

July 31, 2008 | Comments Off

News travels fast - and sometimes even faster! Readers of ‘Yours’ magazine are already getting in touch with AANUK&I……

Apologies if you’re still waiting for your copy! It seems to be in the shops already…!

Jul

21

Media updates

July 21, 2008 | Comments Off

Readers of ‘Yours’ may like to ensure they reserve a copy of the magazine in August! Journalist Carole Richardson has written a feature about anaesthetic awareness, which is expected to be published on 12th.

The Anaesthetic Awareness Network UK & Ireland is also to be featured in a leading international publication. ‘The Connexion’, a popular English language paper with a wide readership throughout France, is planning to publish a feature on Sally’s awareness experience in their August edition. This continues to progress the development of the Network, as we link with patients and professionals on a Europe-wide basis.

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Jul

17

Update on Incidences of Awareness!

July 17, 2008 | Comments Off

To keep up to date on some of the latest research on awareness - this time on incidences relating to caesarean sections - check out this link and comments

http://www.6minutes.com.au/articles/z1/view.asp?id=198071

Jul

7

More Action on the Brecon Question!

July 7, 2008 | Comments Off

Following Meryl’s continuing campaigning on behalf of awareness survivors in Wales, Roger Williams, MP for Brecon & Radnorshire has again presented questions in Parliament to the Secretary of State for Health (tabled in written form on 19th June). Ann Keen, Under-Secretary of State, has responded with a list of statistics.

We at AANUK&I are PUZZLED by these statistics, which give no indication of how awareness was defined, or what base-line was used to measure awareness; they appear to indicate a VERY low incidence of awareness throughout the regions……..and Wales seems not to be represented at all!

So we ask the question - is YOUR incident represented here? Please get in touch if you have anything to add!

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