RNIB Conversations

In our sight loss story this week, Hubert speaks to Bilaal. They discuss adapting to sight loss, university experiences, and Bilaal's passion for sports.

Last year we spoke to the team behind a braille word board game called Brailling, when they were just getting started. A year forward, Hubert has been chatting to them to find out how things have developed, and their next steps.

The RNIB trustees recently met in Edinburgh to talk about the next steps for the charity.
Andy Barry, Chair of RNIB enterprise, told Amelia about some of the new ways RNIB is funding its vital work and some emerging opportunities for the organisation.
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The RNIB trustees recently met in Edinburgh to talk about the next steps for the charity.
Amelia spoke to Alice Collins before she steps down from the role about her hopes for the future of the organisation and how blind and partially sighted people could share their skills as trustees.
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With many stories in the news suggesting that GP’s are giving out prescriptions for exercise rather than medicine for this week’s check in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick our Toby Davey began by asking Elizabeth whether she might be out of a job soon. 
Elizabeth then gave a summary of some of the research that has been published around exercise prescriptions. To how true it might be that some anti-obesity injections are possibly lowering the incidence of cancer.  
Ending with Elizabeth outlining some of the side effects people may have of these types of medicines.
You will find an interesting article on Harnessing the benefits of physical activity on the following page of the NHS website - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/public-health/harnessing-the-benefits-of-physical-activity/ 
To get in touch with Elizabeth you can email info@elizabethroddick.com or for more information visit - https://elizabethroddick.com

Image: Picture showing Elizabeth standing in her pharmacy, dressed in her white pharmacist coat and a colourful bandana around her neck, she's smiling warmly at the camera with her hands slightly raised.