{"id":18397,"date":"2021-04-15T15:43:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opa.org.uk\/?p=18397"},"modified":"2021-04-21T10:28:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T09:28:57","slug":"spring-newsletter-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/?p=18397","title":{"rendered":"Spring Newsletter 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18465\" src=\"https:\/\/opa.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/spring-newsletter-2-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/spring-newsletter-2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/spring-newsletter-2-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/spring-newsletter-2-300x424.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/spring-newsletter-2.jpg 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the Spring issue of the OPA Newsletter. What a year we had in 2020, here\u2019s\u00a0hoping for a better future ahead.<\/p>\n<p>In this issue you can catch up on all things new\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Trustee<\/li>\n<li>New Carer Advisor<\/li>\n<li>London Marathon (a couple of places left)<\/li>\n<li>Barrett\u2019s Oesophagus and the launch of the Cytosponge<\/li>\n<li>Can daily aspirin stop oesophageal cancer from returning?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/opa.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210323-Spring-Newsletter-2021-A4-lr.pdf\">Read here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Spring issue of the OPA Newsletter. What a year we had in 2020, here\u2019s\u00a0hoping for a better future ahead. In this issue you can catch up on all things new\u2026 New Trustee New Carer Advisor London Marathon (a couple of places left) Barrett\u2019s Oesophagus and the launch of the Cytosponge Can daily aspirin stop oesophageal cancer from returning? 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