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Patient Day 2012 - Beating Bowel Cancer Together
Patient Day 2012, on Saturday 28 April, aims to empower patients to meet the challenges they face and encourage a wider public awareness about bowel cancer. It will celebrate patients achievements and give the opportunity to learn more about living as normal a life as possible, for as long as possible. The event is free to attend. For full details, please visit www.beatingbowelcancer.org/patient-day-2012

Putting the NHS on the side of patients
In a key speech at Guy’s Hospital on 7 December 2011, the Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, set out his vision for an NHS that is truly on the side of patients. He made three major announcements about driving up patient results and giving patients more control over their healthcare. The announcement from the Department of Health can be accessed here.

IA 2012 subscriptions...
Reminder! - IA Members should renew their subscriptions promptly please to ensure continued receipt of your IA Journal and local news. Payments should be sent to your local treasurers, or you can now renew online here.

We need the loo!
The British Toilet Association, a member of the IBS Network, has launched an e-petition to make Parliament pass a law to make the provision of public toilets compulsory. For further information or to support this initiative, you can sign the petition at http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/15258.

Airport Body Screening...
IA strongly recommends that you carry a Travel Certificate with you at all times so that you have a document to present to security staff to describe your condition, should this be required. It may also be helpful to have a letter from your GP. If you do not already have a Travel Certificate, we will be pleased to send you one by post (please contact IA National Office). A helpful DirectGov link can be found at here regarding what to expect from Airport Security staff.

IA Journal - receive your copy regularly...
IA members receive a copy of the IA Journal free of charge every quarter in March, June, September, and December. If you are not a member at the moment, and would like to see a past edition of our quarterly publication, you will find a PDF copy here. You will need to join IA in order to receive a regular copy - joining details can be found here.

Join IA Online...!
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