Support Coordinators

Birmingham

Our Birmingham Behçet’s Support Coordinator is Rebecca Hyder. Rebecca attends the Birmingham clinics every Thursday and Friday and is available to talk to you there at any time.

Rebecca has worked as Birmingham Support Co-ordinator since March 2016. Before joining the Behçet’s team, Rebecca worked for Onside Independent Advocacy in mentoring and employment support for adults with mental ill-health, and ran a range of CBT based MoodMaster wellbeing groups. Prior to that, Rebecca qualified as a Person-Centred Counsellor and Psychotherapist working predominantly with young people. Rebecca’s special interests include Autism, food and wellbeing.

You can contact her via:

rebecca@behcets.org.uk

or Tel Mobile: 07467 945269

 

Liverpool

Our Liverpool Behçet’s Support Coordinator is Jacqueline Pooler. Jacqueline attends the Liverpool clinic every Tuesday and is available to talk to you there at any time.

Jacqueline has worked as the Liverpool Support Co-ordinator since August 2014. Prior to joining the Behçet’s team, she worked in various nursing roles including midwife, district nurse and Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist. This is her first non-nursing role but one that uses many of her skills acquired over the last 4 decades to support patients who attend the Liverpool Centre. Jacqueline is specifically interested in working with patients to self -manage the non-medical aspects of their condition and helping them identify and maximise their life opportunities.

You can contact her via:

jacqueline@behcets.org.uk

or Tel Mobile: 07775 645714

 

London

Our London Behçet’s Support Coordinator is Jean Christians. Jean attends the London clinics every Thursday and Friday and is available to talk to you there at any time.

Jean has worked as the London Behçet’s Support Co-ordinator since 2013. Prior to working with the Behçet’s Team she has worked in various hospitals and day centres here in the UK and, back “home” in America, setting up therapeutic activities and groups for both the patients and families she has worked with. She has a Master’s Degree from New York University in Therapeutic Recreation and Leisure studies, and has a keen interest in empowering the lives of our patients, through social, recreational and leisure pursuits. Jean enjoys a bit of running, yoga and cycling and was part of the “Tour de Behcet’s 2014” which helped to raise money and awareness for the charity.

You can contact her via:

jean@behcets.org.uk

or Tel Mobile: 07804 880655

Working in partnership with the NHS and the Behçet’s Syndrome Society, the Behçet’s Support Coordinators help with non-medical areas of patient care and support those with Behçet’s Syndrome, a rare complex and lifelong condition.