Oct 21, 2020
Dear Friends,
We are in very difficult times. We have never seen a pandemic like this affecting our everyday lives. I hope you and your loved ones are safe and well. We want to let you know that SAFE is here for you and continuing to work despite all the problems around.
While COVID 19 is at the forefront of our thinking, stroke still exists. We know that many of you will be at the front line of services and will be seeing the impact of COVID on individuals who have suffered from stroke. We want to hear from you, we want to know what is happening to stroke survivors in your country, we want to know what is happening to your stroke support organisations and we want to know your ideas as to how we can help.
In addition to finding out how COVID 19 is affecting you and your country, SAFE has adapted its work for 2020. Unfortunately, we have not been able to meet with our members through our usual regional meetings, but we have managed to been up, virtually, June and we will again in November. We have delayed the launch of our economic burden of stroke report until November year. The SAFE General Assembly will be held in November this year and we will do this virtually as we are not able to gather you together for a face to face meeting. I am also excited to let you know that that our first European life after stroke forum is going virtual! The date of 12 March 2021 remains the same and we will share more information with you over the coming months. We will fund one representative from your SSO, and one therapist or nurse from your country. The conference will also be open generally to delegates interested in improving life after stroke services. More information, please click here.
What is happening in the world is a lot for everyone to take in just now, and everyone is having to rapidly adapt their lives on a daily basis. I would like to thank all of you for all the exceptional work you are doing. Please continue to keep well and be safe, do what you can to ensure the survival and sustainability of your stroke support organisation, and we hope to hear from you soon.
With best wishes,
Jon Barrick
President
On behalf of the Board of SAFE
Sep 30, 2020
The European Stroke Organisation-World Stroke Organization 2020 conference has gone digital!
This is a great opportunity to hear about the new and exciting international stroke research that is happening. Here is some more information for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBTZ0G1zR3A
SAFE will also have a digital booth at the conference – please visit us!
if you are interested in attending, click here to register: https://eso-wso-conference.org/
Sep 24, 2020
We are delighted to introduce to two new recruits to SAFE’s team!
Caroline is joining us as our new communications manager and Lora as our new campaigns manager. Please join us in warming welcoming them to the SAFE family.
Click here to find our more!
Sep 18, 2020
SAFE recently co-hosted the Stroke Action Plan for Europe ‘kick off’ meeting with the European Stroke Organisation. The Plan 2018-2030 outlines a set of key recommendations that if implemented would improve the care and outcomes for stroke patients and stroke survivors across the whole care pathway.
We brought together stroke support organisation and national scientific societies from all over Europe to discuss how the Plan could be implemented across all European countries. This is a very exciting step towards providing better support to stroke patents and stroke survivors. We look forward to sharing more information with you over the coming months.
Here is the press release for more information
Jul 20, 2020
Less than five days to apply! We are looking for a communications officer on a fixed term basis. This is an exciting opportunity to join the struggle against stroke. Stroke is the number one cause of severe long-term disability in Europe and is the second biggest killer in the world. Join our team and share your passion for health and communications! With 35 members organisations across Europe, advocacy work at the EU, a European Life after Stroke conference to market and deliver in spring 2021 in Barcelona, and social media to maintain there is a lot of variety in this role and many innovative possibilities.
You will:
- be an integral member of our team
- have responsibility for delivery of key communications projects by producing exciting materials and content
- manage our digital communications: our websites, social media channels and email marketing.
The role
- Location: home based
- Self-employed, part time (flexible but minimum of 14 hours a week), 8-month contract, €13,500
- Deadline to apply midday, 24 July
- Interviews: via videoconference, Thursday 30 July and Friday 31 July
To apply
If you have any questions about the role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with Arlene Wilkie, Director General, arlene.wilkie@safestroke.eu.
To apply, please submit a covering letter, in English, on no more than two sides of A4 detailing how you fit the person specification outlined in the job description. Please also submit your CV and a completed equal opportunity monitoring form to arlene.wilkie@safestroke.eu.
The full job description and our equal opportunities form can be downloaded via the links below:
Note: we are not using an agency for recruitment purposes
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