About Us

We are a registered charity and were formed by a Declaration of Trust on the 27th November 1992 by Dorothy (former Ward Sister) and a small group of trustees. Dorothy retired from the committee several years later.

The group ‘leaders’ are:

Gwen Harlow (North Lincolnshire)

Derek Devlin (East Yorkshire)

Of course other members do help us a lot. No-one is paid to do anything; this is a small, entirely voluntary group.

Our Mission:-

We aim to help anyone with oesophageal problems.
More usually this involves people with oesophageal cancer, but many of our members have Barratt's Oesophagus, severe acid reflux and similar problems.
We provide moral support and tips drawn from our own experiences.
We must remind you that we are patients rather than health care professionals, and therefore advise checking with your doctor before trying any of our tips.

The Mission of this website is:-

To help anyone with oesopophageal problems by signposting the way to further information,
To provide the opportunity for those with oesophageal problems to contact the group.

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Site created and maintained voluntarily by a HOSG member Gwen Harlow (UK)

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We cover a large geographical area around the East coast, including North and East Yorkshire, Hull and Lincolnshire. We don't adhere to any strict boundaries.

Members :

There are members who help a great deal. Most of the members make contributions of one sort or another to the running of the group.

Activities:

We hold bi-monthly coffee mornings. (See Local Events page). These coffee mornings are an opportunity for patients and carers to meet with others who have similar problems in a relaxed, informal atmosphere.

We sometimes have speakers at the meetings.
Two out of the six annual meetings are organised as meals out. We choose places where smaller portions are possible, and suitable foods on the menu. These meals out are a good way to re-build confidence to eat out, as we all know just what the problems are, having ‘been there’ ourselves. Therefore the newer members can feel relaxed.

We have information leaflets, and encourage patients to send in any tips or advice they have found useful for inclusion in Newsletters. We are currently seeking a new editor for these. We also trawl the Internet for new information on research and aspects of treatment.

If you would like to send an email to us please use the ‘Contact’ link at the top of the page.