Downloads and Resources
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Please make a donation. We run annual meetings, distribute information throughout the year, publish newsletters and maintain this site. It all costs money. We want to move to the next step and start to fund research in the UK. We have already worked in partnership with the North American CVS organisation to fund both research and education. If you are planning a fund raising event - we can provide an official sponsor form, just let us know the details.
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Click to download this guidance document on what schools and colleges should do to help children with medical conditions.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a document covering issues when a child transitions to adult health care services. It is well worth a look and addresses another problem many CVS families have problems with.
DVD
Available in 2 presentations
Plastic sleeve £5 + p&p or in a printed presentation box £6 + p&p
email info@cvsa.org.uk to order
The DVD includes interviews with medical advisers discussing diagnosis and treatment of CVS and a documentary on experiences of CVS sufferers, as well as information on our Family Days.
Articles on CVS by David Fleisher
What else can you do to help CVS?
Buy from our partner on-line retailers (Amazon UK. iTunes, Tesco and Namesco).
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Please bookmark them and use them. It costs you exactly the same but can really help us.
Download one of our posters and print it, then ask if you can put it up in your doctors' waiting room, at school, at work, or in your local hospital - anywhere that it might increase public awareness. It's an inexpensive and simple way you can make a real difference. (Click on image to download).
Leaflets
We have produced some information leaflets, with generous support from Children in Need, and we can supply these to people on request. Everyone joining us or enquiring will be sent a pack. If anyone requires more, e.g. to put on display in your local hospital, doctors office etc., please contact a member of the committee. You can download copies below.
CVS
Facts about CVS
CVS in School
Nursing Patients with CVS
Foreign Language Support
You can download CVS brochures and information in different languages by following the links below. They are available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format (Read Only, requires Adobe Acrobat reader, download via this link).
Chinese Simplified
Chinese Traditional
Danish
French
German
Italian factsheet & brochure
Japanese
Russian
Spanish (Latin American) factsheet & brochure
If anyone is kind enough to translate the text to any other languages, we may be able to produce versions in a variety of languages. If you can help please contact us.
Health record draft
We are investigating if a health record would be valuable to our members who regularly attend accident and emergency departments. The idea is to keep a record of what has been tried and what works along with some basic information about CVS, to help cut the time needed to explain to A&E staff about CVS. This is a rough draft document we have published to get feedback and ideas, please take a look and let us know your opinions.
Download draft health document (pdf format)
MP Awareness
Ideally write your own letter to your local MP, and to your MEPs, to inform them about CVS, the problems it causes and about the work of CVSA UK. If you prefer, we have prepared templates that you can use to get you started. These aren't as effective as they are so impersonal, but it is better than nothing at all. Just choose one that suites the software you use and add your name and address and that of the appropriate MP, and that's it- job done. Please let us know who you contact and when, it helps us track the effectiveness, and we can follow up by sending leaflets, brochures and posters or talking to them if required.
Microsoft Word format download
Plain text (should work with almost anything) download
You can find your MP via this link
Or email your MP and MEP via this link
Members in Scotland can find their MSP via this link
For the Welsh National Assembly via this link
