Swindon Trauma Group Workshop

Gulf War Syndrome - The forgotten Illness

Due to unforeseen circumstances this workshop has had to be postponed until later in the year

Venue: Kingston House, Lydiard Fields, Swindon SN5 8UB

Date: 30 June 2023

Timings: 0945 -1600

Thought for the Day

This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps, the end of the beginning

Winston Churchill

0945-1015: Meet and Greet. Why not a Cuppa?

1015-1115: Video – Gulf War Syndrome (GWS)

1115-1130: Break

1130-1200: PTSD- Mental Illness v GWS

Reflection - What do you find in a Blister Pack? White tablets with no instructions how to take them – the NAPS tablets!

1200-1215: Review of the morning

1215- 1315: Buffet Lunch

1315- 1345: Precursors leading to GWS.....A historical Background

1345- 1430: What are the RCN (Royal College of Nurses) doing about this immense problem?

1430- 1500: Break – tea, coffee and biscuits

1500-1530: Group discussion –The Way Forward

1530-1545: Dick’s proposal

1545-1600: Endings......Review of the day

We wish delegates a safe journey home and the Swindon Trauma Group would like to thank Kingston House for their sponsorship and tea, coffee and biscuits

Time Honoured Support

Swindon Trauma Group would like to thank The National Gulf Veterans and Families Association (NGVFA) for their support and help over many years.

Cost of workshop will be £25 person, including light buffet, refreshments, and free parking. After costs a donation will be made to the Swindon Trauma Group