Benjamin Garcia
Marathon des Sables 2024
Fundraising for Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds
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In April I’m going to be running the Marathon des Sables – a 6 day, 250km, self-supported race across the Sahara Desert.
I’m raising money for the National Inpatient Centre for Psychological Medicine (NICPM), who are currently making a huge difference to a close family friend of mine.
The NICPM is a specialist inpatient unit based at Leeds General Infirmary. It is a unique service which has a history over many years of rehabilitating patients from across the UK, with severe and complex medically unexplained symptoms and illness. The NICPM is also the only specialist NHS inpatient unit for people suffering with severe ME/CFS.
The aim of the team is to help people make significant improvements to their health and quality of life. The NICPM has an expert team of specialists who deliver general and physical medicine, mental health, physical, occupational, and cognitive behavioural therapies.