Northern Ireland

As of 15 December we have made the decision to pause face to face activities due to the Coronavirus pandemic. We will review the situation during January 2022 but we're still here for you.

Find out more about what this means for you.

如果您需要支持，请联系热线服务线0800 5200 520, emailhelpline@versusarthritis.orgor visit the在线论坛。

Please get in touch with the Northern Ireland office on 028 9078 2940 ornireland@versusarthlitis.org最新信息。

我们将非常感谢您在整个网络中传播此消息，特别是对于那些参加我们的分支机构和可以在线访问此信息的小组的人。在这个困难的时刻，请竭尽所能支持我们的网络。我们欢迎您的想法volunteering@versusarthritis.org。

What we do

beplay体育怎么下载与关节炎相对于关节炎是为了确保关节炎的人能够为自己的状况良好而生活得很好，并确保关节炎患者的需求是北爱尔兰政策制定者的优先事项。

本地分支机构

Our branches and support groups offer friendship, fun, information, and a chance to meet other people who know what it is like to live with arthritis and similar conditions.

Use the search function要在您附近找到分支机构或小组，请联系j.mccormick@versusarthritis.org或电话028 9078 2940。

Living Well with Arthritis

Working alongside community groups and health and social care professionals, our trained volunteers encourage you to take a proactive role in managing the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of arthritis.

Our range of services are provided through peer to peer support, over the phone, at drop-ins, in groups or on a one to one basis.

Information Hubs

“生活与关节炎”信息中心information stands in health and social care settings, delivered by volunteers (most of whom live with arthritis) and take place at the same time as relevant clinics such as rheumatology or general practice. They aim to raise the profile of the impact of arthritis, provide a listening ear, provide our resources such as condition booklets, directly refer people into our self-management services and supports, and signpost to other vital supports for people living with chronic pain.

We have hubs across Northern Ireland, and we are growing all the time.

For more information on the closest hub to you pleaseuse the search function, contacta.lyons@versusarthlitis.org或打电话028 9078 2940。

Self-management courses and workshops

关节炎和其他肌肉骨骼疾病make you feel you have lost control and have a negative impact on your quality of life. Our self-management courses and workshops can give you the tools you need to feel empowered, take back some control and to push back against arthritis.

The courses are delivered by fully trained volunteers, who live with a long term health condition themselves, meaning that they have natural empathy and understanding that helps participants feel they are listened to and better placed to take the learning on board. Through peer support and attending the course, participants will develop their skills and knowledge on:

• communication
• pain management
• activity and exercise
• 管理变更和目标设定。

在您附近找到一门课程use the search functionor emaily.knipe@versusarthritis.org或打电话on028 9078 2940。

Living in persistent pain?

We have converted our face to face service Living Well with Pain, Challenging Your Condition and Challenging Pain into a format that can be delivered to you online or over the phone. We will post out all the resources you need beforehand so you DON'T have to be a technical whizz to take part!

我们的课程是免费的,而且一个学习的好方法to manage pain, set goals, get a better night's sleep and regain control of your life. We have 6 session and 2 session programmes available and they are only 1.5 hour long per session (Challenging Pain) or 2.5 hour long per session (Challenging Your Condition or Living Well with Pain).

联系我们028 9078 2940or emaily.knipe@versusarthritis.org预订您的位置或只是为了了解更多信息。

Young People and Families

Our Young People and Families service offers a range of services to support young people and their families. We encourage young people to get together for a variety of fun activity and discussion-based events across Northern Ireland.

Our Activities

Young people tell us that sometimes friendships and activities have been affected by their health and coming along to one of our events gives them the opportunity to rebuild confidence in themselves and trust in others. All events are run with our volunteers who themselves have grown up with arthritis or similar conditions, so we know there is no such thing as being too young to have arthritis.

We know it is daunting to try something new, but our volunteers and the other young people remember their first time away and know exactly how that feels and work hard to make sure everyone feels welcome and safe.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis（jia），lupusand other musculoskeletal conditions, can have a devastating effect on children and young people. Many young people with arthritis never meet another young person like them until they come along to an event with us.

Our Young People and Families service complements medical treatment by providing additional social and emotional support.

Residential weekends for young people

We run several residential weekends throughout the year, where young people from the age of 11-18 years have the opportunity to meet others who really understand their condition. Each weekend is different, in the past we have done rock climbing, paddle boarding, canoe rolling, ... We know you are not defined by your condition – our events are about having fun and getting to know others in a similar situation as you.

年轻人的讲习班

年轻人从12-18岁开始，如果您想有时候，朋友或家人可以参加我们的一日活动。我们全年都在各种主题上运行这些主题，例如成年关节炎，这些主题探讨了您在成年人患有MSK疾病的世界中如何导航世界。他们由我们的志愿者和医学专家团队经营，并涵盖酒精，穿孔，应对大学，出门在外，患有关节炎和其他相关领域等主题。

Family Events

Children with arthritis and their families can attend our Family Days, a mix of activities and meeting others who are in the same boat as you are a brilliant opportunity for parents and kids to get support.

父母研讨会

This is a day for parents to hear from a panel of experts from the Paediatric Rheumatology Team and asking questions and learning about their child’s health in a positive and friendly environment, we are hoping to build on this in terms of skills to help with the transition from Paediatric to Adult services.

Connecting with us online

关节炎跟踪器：青少年和年轻人的移动应用程序

Created with young people for young people, Arthritis Tracker lets you rate your symptoms in seconds and see a simple summary of your recent pain, sore joints, medication side effects, energy levels, activity, sleep and emotions. You can use these summaries to help you talk to your healthcare professionals at medical appointments or simply to see how you have been doing recently.在此处下载该应用程序，并在此处了解更多信息。

有关即将举行的事件的更多信息use the search function或联系c.wright@versusarthritis.org或打电话on028 9078 2940。

社交媒体

我们有适合父母和青少年的社交媒体页面，可让您与当地了解的人建立联系。这些是保持最新状态的好地方，并提出您可能对经历类似经验的人提出任何问题。Connect with us on social media here.

Volunteers

To volunteer for an organisation is to give the invaluable gift of time and at Versus Arthritis our volunteers play a vital role in raising funds and raising awareness about the pain of arthritis. We couldn't operate without them. All of our services are delivered or supported by our amazing volunteers, and there are opportunities tobeplay广告in campaigning, fundraising, take part in events or even organise your own.Volunteeringis at the very heart of Versus Arthritis and it is thanks to the hard work, enthusiasm and commitment of volunteers, that we can support millions of people living with arthritis every year.

我们在北爱尔兰有几个志愿服务的机会，并提供所有必要的培训和支持，这些培训和支持将帮助您感受到我们组织的一部分，并有能力扮演您的角色。作为志愿者，我们将支持您学习新技能，结识新朋友并帮助您提高信心和自尊心。我们的许多志愿者都患有关节炎和相关疾病，这意味着我们可以共同提供优质的服务，并帮助您提高自我管理能力。

Please get in touch to find out moree.boyd@versusarthlitis.org或打电话on028 9078 2940。

Campaigns

There are nearly half a million people in Northern Ireland with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions, yet our concerns are often dismissed as just a bit of pain or part of the ageing process. We need your help to get arthritis taken seriously and make it a government and health service priority.

在北爱尔兰，我们已经成功竞选了额外的资金，并更好地获得了抗TNF药物治疗。我们还成功地竞选流变学和小儿风湿病学中的顾问人数增加。

还有更多工作要做，尤其是在等待关节置换手术的时间。接触j.mccormick@versusarthritis.org或打电话028 9078 2940if you’d like to support our campaigns or have a chat about what we do.

You can find out more about our UK-wide campaigns on our dedicatedcampaign pagesand join ourCampaign Network to keep updated.

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Unit 4 McCune Building
1海岸路
Belfast County
Antrim
BT15 3PG
northernireland@versusarthritis.org
028 9078 2940