Summer 2014
Affiliated to the British Heart Foundation and Arrhythmia Alliance - The Heart Rhythm Charity
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POOLE HEART SUPPORT GROUP MAGAZINE Poole Community Health Centre Shaftesbury Road, Poole BH15 2NT Telephone: 01202 683363 ext. 133 Telephone manned Mondays and Thursdays: 1:30-3:30pm www.poolehsg.org.uk PRESIDENT: Dr. ANDREW MCLEOD V.Ps. Dr CHRISTOPHER BOOS MBBS Dip IMC RCS (Ed) MD FRCP RAMC : Dr. DIANE BRUCE MB Bsc.Hons FRCP : ROBERT PAYNE RGN, RHV, BSc Hons, PG Dip PGCE MAGGIE RICHARDSON : JIM WAINE : GEOFFREY WALKER OBE JP RGN,
PHSG COMMITTEE KEITH MATTHEWS DAVID ANDERSON RITA HOLMES GEORGE LLEWELLYN JAN MESHER JOHN OFFER DEREK POPE ROBIN PRINGLE ROGER RIDOUT GEORGE WILKINSON PAM BAILEY
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Please send magazine articles and photos to: Editor, 10 Hill View Road, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9QY or by e-mail to; editor@poolehsg.org.uk Tel. 01202 855001 Magazines are published 1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st December. Last date for articles to Editor is 10th day of month before publication.
Chairman’s Annual Report 2013/14 Membership has remained stable with 578 paid up subscriptions and with 306 partners registered, We are now up to member number 2230. Roughly speaking, we gain about 100 new members each year. Most of our members come from referrals after rehab at Poole Hospital but we are acutely aware that many people could miss the benefits that we offer if they take an alternative care route. We would like to open other lines of recruitment but for this we really need a new committee member to take on some publicity duties. In a similar vein, I would like to give notice that this is the last year that I will offer myself for the post of chairman. I have needed to take on the post of Magazine editor which I am happy to continue, but this reduces my efforts as Chairman. We should appoint a Vice-Chairman who will work with me this year with the aim of taking over next year. All of the management functions of the PHSG continue to run smoothly. The office functions, the hospital liaison meetings, the website, our social events, and our Almoner’s contacts with our members presents us as an efficient organisation and we are grateful for the work of all the volunteers to achieve this. The work of the PHSG continues with our popular programme of gentle physical exercise classes, and the walking and cycling groups which cater for physical activity with different sections of our membership. Cyril Martin reports that the summer walks of 2014 has started with an attendance of 15 on April 9th and he would like to offer his thanks to all his helpers. We note that we have a literally healthy number of regular exercisers across our various venues. The “step down” class continues and this year we have been able to continue our new class at Hamworthy Fire Station. The evening meetings and other events organised by George Llewellyn have become less frequent than monthly by design, and we have had to move from the Hospital Postgraduate Centre. Our evening programme is merging with the daytime “Chatstops” which Jan Mesher and John Defty deserve our thanks for organising. The Chatstops are becoming more popular and George L is weighing in providing quizzes and speakers. Thanks too to Pam and helpers for their hard work in providing tea and coffees, and George and Margaret Wilkinson for the raffles and George & Sandra Llewellyn for organising the club branded clothing. The year rounded off in March with our annual dinner at Bentley’s attended by one of our Vice Presidents, Geoffrey Walker, who addressed us in entertaining fashion. Our hospital rehab team and our trainers were out in force. In all about 100 people enjoyed an excellent meal. Finally I’ll mention our secretary, David Anderson. Working behind the scenes quietly and unrewarded is the lot of a good secretary, so lets show him that we care! Many people work voluntarily for PHSG, lets give them a big round of thanks. COVER PICTURE: Seascape © Barry Pope
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Medicine and Cardiology News from Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Dear friends, I am pleased to inform you that the new cardiology build is now completed and has opened, although we are still in the process of moving services in. It is large bright and airy and allows for a large teaching / seminar room as well as consultant space and treatment and investigation rooms. It has really doubled the space for the cardiac department and will ensure we continue to have the space for increased demand for the foreseeable future. In March the Medical Investigations Unit became runner up for the National Innovation of the Year award, in the British Journal of Nursing ceremony in London. This was a great achievement and ensured that the unit is now in the category of a National award winning unit. We were pleased to be recognised for the innovative work undertaken in the unit which is a nurse led service, which over the years has allowed for patients to be treated as day cases rather than admitted. Sisters Peeke and Nippard, together with Deputy Sister Connor and Senior Sister Pasamar and myself went to the ceremony. It was held at Shakespeare’s Globe London and over 400 guests attended the evening. I would also like to say a special thank you for the invitation to the annual dinner at Bentley’s which I was delighted and privileged to attend. It was nice to see so many of you, and I was so pleased to be asked to be the after dinner speaker. The food and company was wonderful and I did have a few drinks of the alcoholic type, purely for medicinal purposes! On the 8th May I attended the annual Florence Nightingale Foundation Service in London as I am also an Honorary Vice-President. To begin with I was on the panel for questions from student representatives from all the universities in the UK at St Thomas’ Hospital in the morning. In the afternoon I went with the team to Westminster Abbey to begin rehearsing everyone for the service later that evening. The service which is thought provoking and full of pomp and ceremony was from 6.30 to 7.30 in which the lamp is processed with an escort of student nurses. The Dean gave the address about Nurse Edith Cavell shot in the First World War. The whole ceremony is a tribute to nurses and the Abbey was full with over 2000 guests and dignitaries. Our Patron HRH Princess Alexandra also attended. After this we had a VIP reception in the Jerusalem chamber with the princess as guest of honour, then it was back to earth for the train home and 18 hours after leaving the house I got back ! It was a long but wonderful day. All that is left to say is have a wonderful summer and take care. Geoffrey Walker OBE JP MA RGN Matron Medicine, Cardiology and Specialist Nursing Services Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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We acknowledge a surplus of £482 from the proceeds of the Purbeck group over the last year.
The Chatstop with Malcolm Angel raised £18 from teas and £14 from books.. Takings were up due to the generous donation of home made cakes for sale.
We acknowledge with thanks a donation from Pam Bailey of £10 from fair stands that Pam has run for us and BHF. Pam works at these fairs unstintingly. We acknowledge with thanks a donation of £120 from Maureen Russell who writes; Following my heart attack in November and attending cardiac rehab, I realised that the Support Group do a great job. This money was raised from fundraising at Easter at the Harbour Hospital in Poole where I work. I hope you can put the money to good use. Thank you Maureen, we certainly will.
Obituary Bob Ormiston was a popular member of PHSG who fought his long illness with fortitude. He was a regular on the Walking group and attended the Poole Hospital Quality Service Group as a Patient representative. He worked for a while as co-editor of this Magazine, helping out in a manner typical of his willing disposition. His funeral was held at Poole Crematorium on 25th April 2014 and was attended by a large gathering.
We are affiliated to the Arrhythmia Alliance. Their website lists all their affiliated groups. Review what they do on: www.theheartrhythmcharity.org.uk
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Atrial Fibrillation/ Flutter Ablation . . . tell me more! Hello again. It’s been a while since I have written this column. I have been asked by several readers to say a little about catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias. This is indeed an enormous subject and very much an expanding field. In fact, it is an entire specialty area within cardiology performed by my colleagues in electrophysiology (EP) who undertake this procedure. The two conditions that are most likely to be relevant to you are atrial flutter (AFL) and atrial fibrillation (AF). AFL is far less common than AF and together they affect 1 in 4 of us during our lifetime. These somewhat overlapping conditions greatest importance lies in the fact that they can make you feel below par (palpitations, breathlessness and fatigue) and can increase your risk of having a stroke. The ablation procedures for AF and AFL are quite different as are their mechanisms of causation. However, patients can have both conditions and may need separate ablations for each or certainly targeted to the more dominant condition. An ablation is typically done using microwaves (generating heat) to destroy this small area of tissue creating a small scar within the heart. AFL is generally an easier and shorter ablation procedure with a higher success than AF but this does depend on number of additional factors (its Type [yes more than one], duration and presence of coexisting conditions). With careful patient selection the success rate is >90% as the ablation area is smaller and more predictable. An AF ablation is a more complex and lengthy procedure that usually requires a deep sedation or a general anaesthetic and involves a procedure called pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). Its success rate overall is about 70% but this depends on the type and duration of AF as well as several other factors. These include the presence of comorbidities (eg obesity and hypertension control) and the size of the left atrium. The success of AF ablation is highest for those with paroxysmal (intermittent) rather than sustained ( more than 7 days) AF and is generally not suitable for those in AF more than 1 year. Patients may often require more than one ablation. The four pulmonary veins are blood vessels that carry blood from the lungs back to the left atrium (top left pumping chamber). Doctors have discovered there is a narrow band of muscle tissue around each of the pulmonary veins near to the opening of the left atrium that may trigger AF. By ablating in this region around the opening of each of the four
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pulmonary veins resulting scar tissue blocks the extra electrical signals from the pulmonary veins reaching the left atrium. Hence, this area can no longer generate or conduct the fast, irregular impulses. Additional ablations may need to be performed within the left atrium itself too. In general ablations for AF and AFL are reserved for those who remain symptomatic despite ‘a good go at medical treatment’ maybe including cardioversion if indicated. There is an increasing vogue to perform earlier AFL ablations given its high success rate and will be considered by your cardiologist depending on your individual circumstances. Dr Christopher Boos Consultant Cardiologist, Poole Hospital NHS Trust
“An ideological movement is a collection of people, many of whom could hardly bake a cake, fix a car, sustain a friendship or a marriage, or even do a quadratic equation, yet they believe they know how to rule the world.” Professor Kenneth Minogue
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Just Visiting? My daughter is currently very ill in hospital and her husband has found a web site to simplify his nightly round of phone calls. He can post her daily history and situation on her page, so that all concerned are given permission to view. This would save him the task of phoning. It is free and supported by the NHS. among others. justvisiting.com
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National Trust - Senior Members I just realised that, although we’ve been ‘senior’ since we rejoined the National Trust a few years ago, we were still paying the standard rate. If you have been a member for at least five years in the last ten years and are over 60, check your subscription and if you are paying at the full rate, it’s worth a phone call to them to get yourselves put onto the ‘senior’ rate. Ring 0844 800 1895
I guess that as a charitable trust, they don’t make it an automatic change in the hope of gaining maximum subscriptions, but I would have liked to know. Our renewal for this year was going to cost £95.50 but the senior renewal rate is £69, quite a saving.
Derek Pope People who get shingles while relatively young are significantly more likely to have a heart attack or stroke years later reports the Daily Telegraph. A study involving more than 320,000 people (two-thirds of whom had not had shingles) found that those who had had an attack of the viral infection before the age of 40 had a 74% increased risk of stroke, and a 50% increased risk of heart attack. There was an elevated risk among older people too, but it was much lower – around 10% “Anyone with shingles, and especially younger people, should be screened for stroke risk factors.” said Professor Judith Breuer of UCL
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Chats & Talks
Organised by George Llewellyn
Otters at the Chat Stop - March This year we are offering more daytime talks than evenings as we no longer use the Hospital Post Grad centre. This was the first of our afternoon offerings. Steve Urquhart is a local man who has always been interested in wildlife man and boy and is now an active member of Dorset Wildlife Trust. He came along to tell us tales about otter sighting in Dorset, their locations and other facts about their secret life. Steve also mentioned his work with birds of prey at a local rescue centre and even touched on his sighting of a “Big Cat”. Although Steve has had little experience of public speaking his tales and stories came from first hand experience and that made it such a good talk. Many thanks Steve and good luck with that cat! www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk
Facts, Myths & Legends of Wimborne - April Malcolm Angel came to talk to us about The Facts, Myths and Legends of Wimborne. Malcolm is probably known to a lot of you, as he is a local man, a past mayor of Wimborne (at the time the youngest to hold that post), and he spearheaded the need for a very local radio station… Radio Wimborne. He also runs Gulliver Books in Wimborne and was very gracious about the fact that we have almost as many books at a Chat Stop as he does. He takes the view that anything that encourages reading is good, he even had a good word to say about Kindles. One of the titles he first offered when I spoke to him was
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“Naughty Nuns”. Now, I thought that would be interesting but after a chat with a few people I got cold feet. However Malcolm did give us a taster of that talk before he went into the main subject . . . Explaining that the name of the town derives from Wim or Vine and Borne a bubbling fountain, well now you know a bubbling fountain of wine! That led on to the fact that the Romans introduced both hops and vines. Then a trail through the Minster, blue bell woods, nuns and monks. Even telling us that St Boniface (born Wynfryth) was known to frequent the town and formed strong links with Germany. Malcolm related the story of Pope Joan, the only female Pope, who in the middle ages reigned and her gender only came to light when she gave birth during a papal procession, which was a bit of a give-away really. Well apparently her parents may have come from Wimborne. Finally Malcolm told us of the fate of the churchyard in Victorian times and of Thomas Hardy, for no talk about Wessex could be complete with him. Malcolm is an excellent and interesting speaker, if he had been my history teacher at school I might of listened a bit more, he has many more tales to tell and we hope to invite him back. Many thanks Malcolm for an interesting talk.
George
PHSG Meetings - Diary Dates Talks are at The Broadstone British Legion, Tudor Road. 7.30pm Chatstops are at St John’s Church Hall, Broadstone 2:00pm All PHSG talks are free.
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George & Margaret - Golden Years George and Margaret Wilkinson celebrated 50 years of marriage on the weekend of 29th March 2014. They had an action-packed weekend with friends and family, sharing memories, friendship and food. It was a wonderful and very special occasion. Poole Heart Support Group send all our best wishes to them both and thank them for all their help with the group’s work. You’ll regularly find them taking the membership record and running the raffles at our meetings.
Linda’s Leaving Do Linda Everett held her leaving do in a bay of the new MIU at Poole Hospital on February 17th . All the team turned up to wish her well. Robin and Keith were there for PHSG and we all enjoyed an excellent buffet.
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The Lady With The Stats The image that immortalised Florence Nightingale was of her tending the sick and wounded soldiers of the Crimean War in the 1850s. But it should really have been of her hunched over tables and innovative pie charts, working incessantly on statistics. The Lady with the Lamp recalled that she worked "sometimes for 24 hours out of 24" on her book, Notes on Matters Affecting the Health, Efficiency, and Hospital Administration of the British Army. Published in 1858; it began a public health data revolution. Through organising the way deaths were recorded, illnesses classified and patients monitored, Nightingale showed that it was preventable, contagious diseases (typhus, typhoid and cholera) that were killing British Army personnel in vast numbers, even in peacetime. "Our soldiers are enlisted to die in barracks," she concluded. Until her death in 1910, she campaigned for the use of standardised statistics in health and public life, laying the groundwork for the big patient data studies of the following century.
“If at first, an idea is not absurd, there is no hope for it.” Albert Einstein “Done is better than perfect.” Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen "As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence." Benjamin Franklin A man received the following text from his neighbour: I am so sorry Bob. I've been riddled with guilt and I have to confess. I have been tapping your wife, day and night when you're not around.. In fact, I'm not getting any at home, but that's no excuse. I can no longer live with the guilt and I hope you will accept my sincerest apology with my promise that it won't happen again. The man, anguished and betrayed, went into his bedroom, grabbed his gun, and without a word, shot his wife and killed her. A few moments later, a second text came in: Damn that text autocorrect. I meant "wifi", not "wife".
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Cream Teas in aid of BHF! BHF invites you to Cream Teas on 21st and 22nd June at Sturminster Marshall Village Hall. All proceeds to BHF . Why dogs never win at Poker! “Doctor, every time I touch my forehead with my finger I get a pain. When I touch my elbow joint too. My knee also, when I touch it its just the same, I get pain.” “Its fairly simple Mrs Jones, you’ve broken your finger!” The Swiss must have been pretty confident of victory if they included a corkscrew in their army knife International Sport
The European Table Tennis Championships were held from October 4th to 13th at Multiversum Schwechat in Austria. In the quarter-finals of the women's singles, U Fen of Sweden defeated Spain's Shen Yanfei 4-0, while Fu Yu of Portugal beat two-time European champion U Liao of the Netherlands 4-1. Shan Xiaona (Germany) and Han Ying (Germany) also won their quarterfinal matches. In the first semi-final, Sweden's U Fen beat Portugal's Fu Yu 4-2. The other semi-final was an all-German affair, with Shan Xiaona beating Han Ying 4-1. In the final, U Fen beat Shan Xiaona 4-2, thereby securing a rare Swedish victory over the Germans." (Thanks to L'Equipe, 13/10/13.)
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Job interviewer: "What's your greatest weakness?" Interviewee: "Honesty." Job interviewer: "I don't think honesty is a weakness." Interviewee: "Well, I don't give a fig what you think."
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The PHSG Cup goes to Robin Pringle
At the PHSG Annual Dinner held at Bentley’s Restaurant in March, Robin Pringle was this years recipient of the PHSG cup awarded for service to the group. Robin is the second recipient, and previous holder Max Smith looks on from the left. Robin receives the cup from chairman Keith Matthews. Obviously a popular recipient for the award was greeted with loud applause and cheers from the assembled gathering.
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PHSG Exercise Venues All sessions last 1 hour Ashdown School Sports
Canford School Sports
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If you are not exercising with us and would like to start please call Robin Pringle or Roger Ridout. Contact details are on the inside front cover
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PHSG Annual Dinner 2014
Vice-President Geoffrey Walker addresses the gathering
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Secretary David Anderson with trainers Emma and Noirin
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Know Your Committee
By Robin Pringle
There are ten of us on the committee and we have a total age of 740 years. The two octogenarians are really a couple of frauds who despite their cardiac problems have never had a heart attack ! This of course means that the rest of us have certainly spent an awful lot of the NHS Budget. We eight have clocked up some admirable statistics: Two have been brought back to us with the help of paramedics and defibrillators. I have to report that neither of them saw the “tunnel” although one of them came back on the Sandbanks ferry ! There have been eight heart attacks, four by-passes, 16 angiograms, 10 stents and two implants. We have been through Rehab a total of 15 times ! And we are still here! But we do need help! Our Chairman is balancing two jobs; the Chair and the Magazine. We are keen, very keen, to get someone to shadow Keith as Vice Chairman for the next 12 months in the hope that he/she will take over next year or before. We are not a difficult bunch to control and Keith’s hand on the tiller has been light allowing the rest of us to get on with the jobs we undertake. Keith came on to the committee and then took the Chair some years ago following a difficult period. Those of us with specific duties have always been able to rely upon him lending his common sense and support. We do feel that the time is right to get new blood on the committee who would ensure the profile of PHSG is kept to the fore. In particular there is a need to reinvigorate our connection at Poole Hospital where we have seen major changes of policy and in the doctor and nurse personnel. We have enjoyed a special relationship with the nurses at the Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit and this year we invited them as guests to our annual dinner as a thank you to them all, but in particular, to wish the retiring head Linda Everett a long and healthy retirement. Linda responded with a lovely letter of thanks for the evening but also for
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the “support, friendship, enthusiasm and hard work we have shared during her years at the helm”. The present committee is made up of individuals who have come together to put something back into the system that has given us so much and we hope that there is someone out there who would do likewise and join us and help lead us through the next few years. Finally and belatedly I’d like to thank the committee properly for awarding me the cup this year at our annual dinner. For once I was lost for words and my thanks go out to them all, for I know how much effort they themselves put into this very special Group.
Robin
“You can tell the very rich by their evening dress: the more they earn, the sillier it is.” Simon Hoggart “A government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this Earth.” Ronald Reagan
It is Surprising who you meet at the Gym! Well the other evening I was asked to take a new chap round as it was his first evening at Lytchett Gym. His name was Regan. I have enough trouble going around without talking but I thought it only polite to chat. After the obligatory probe into rehab and how he got there, he mentioned that fact that he and his wife, mainly his wife, run a beauty salon. It’s too late for me to take advantage of this I thought but he went on to say that they offer sports and therapeutic massage. Now Sandra and I have enjoyed the relaxation of massage for years so I discussed it further. By the way I was getting a bit out of breath by now what with the exercise and the talking. Well Regan proceeds to tell me a bit more about it and this was of particular interest to me as although we enjoy massage we currently do not have a masseur. It turns out that he did advertise in the PHSG magazine but had little interest. He also said that he offered a full body massage at a discounted rate of £25 for PHSG people, and we know that’s very reasonable. So we both made an appointment and went along. Michelle was the masseur and I can assure that that is was perfect relaxation if you haven’t had a massage or are a bit wary don’t be, the salon is very well equipped and run and you will enjoy the restful ambience in Michelle’s capable hands. At that price I can thoroughly recommend it! This not an advert, I do really do recommend it. Don’t forget to mention PHSG.
George Llewellyn
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Medical Clinical Care Group
Jim Waine
Practice Development Unit for Cardiology and Medicine - Quality Service Group Meeting PHSG has a voice on this group representing its members. This exciting group, under the very capable Chairmanship of Geoffrey Walker, OBE, Matron Cardiology and Medicine, really gets things done! Positive changes are made to hospital procedures, as a result of patient feedback given to PHSG patient representatives. All PHSG members can feed back information to Poole Hospital in complete confidence about their treatment. So if you want to say anything good or bad about your experience in Poole Cardiac Unit, or its related departments including the ambulance service, please forward your comments. You can contact me by e-mail (preferred), letter, or telephone. All information will be treated in strictest confidence. Looking forward to hearing from you. Jim Waine, Vice President PHSG jim.waine2@btinternet.com or 01202 871532
QUALITY SERVICE GROUP MEETING 18 March 2014 Geoffrey Walker OBE, Matron Medical Services, chaired the meeting. He was delighted to inform the group that the Medical Investigation Unit has been nominated for the British Journal of Nursing National Innovation of the Year award 2014. On 21 March department representatives will be attending Shakespeare's Underglobe, where the awards ceremony is being held. The department is now in the final three and we wish them every success. (If I hear any news I will update this article before going to press). We were informed that the Trust had recently appointed four New Directors: Chief Executive - Debbie Fleming Director of Finance - Paul Miller Director of Nursing - Tracey Nutter Chief Operating Officer - Mark Mould It is expected that a large Care Quality Commission Group will be visiting Poole Hospital in April. If this does happen, members of our group may be asked to contribute their experiences. The new Cardiology build is almost complete and, hopefully, our meetings will relocate to this area as soon as the seminar room is ready. Cardiac rehabilitation services will be moving to the new build and will come under the care of Sister Beaves. GW introduced Sister Beaves to the group as the potential substantive Sister for the Coronary Care and the Cardiology Department. GW stated that unfortunately the Discharge Lounge had to be relocated to enable 11 escalation beds to occupy this area. This reduced the capacity of the Discharge Lounge by 68% and reduced the MIU. This was a temporary arrangement, but the group voiced their concerns that this should be short term only, and should never have
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happened at all. We also had concerns about outpatients and inpatients being in close proximity. GW agreed to minute this for the Trust. I was interested to hear that the MIU is hoping to take on some private patient work. This will generate funds for NHS care. All present were in favour. GW confirmed that he had recently attended a National Conference in London, during which he presented a master class on the MIU. This received excellent feedback. He added that many areas in the UK are hoping to open similar units. Poole is the first ! I raised some complaints about E-Zec, the new hospital transport service, including concerns about long waits for transport. There was a lively debate regarding this as the group felt that that this was totally unacceptable. Feedback was received from Kathy Longridge, our safeguarding lead, on this subject. The group concluded that the service was disappointing and patients should not be delayed, and possibly incur high risks. GW agreed to contact the Trust to voice these concerns. GW took the opportunity of passing the group's best wishes to Bob Ormiston, in his absence. Sadly, however, Bob passed away a few days after the meeting, following a long battle with cancer. He will be deeply missed for his professional input at meetings. He was a true friend and a gentleman. Jim
Escoffier Lunch
Alistair & Jean Allcroft
If you didn’t join us for lunch on the 23 April then you missed a real treat. It was at Escoffiers Restaurant, at Bournemouth and Poole College, and George Llewellyn organised it for us. Twelve PHSG stalwarts met up at the Escoffiers restaurant at Lansdowne College to be warmly greeted by the students undergoing their training in catering and hospitality. The restaurant has been redecorated and given a whole new ambience since last we visited. It now has a lovely draped ceiling accompanied by wall lighting, which runs through a series of subtle colour changes and illuminates an interesting collection of artwork. A really lovely venue. The menu offered to us would have done credit to any major London hotel. Each of three courses presented choices of five different dishes, sufficient for even the most challenging of clientele. The meal was served punctually with all of us being greatly impressed both with the quality of the dishes and the standard of service offered by these young trainee staff. Excellent food and good value. Nothing was rushed. The lunch proceeded at a pace which kept the dishes coming to table with smooth, slick service that kept the enjoyment of the lunch just right. With such good and tasty dishes in front of us and pleasant company to chat and enjoy, what more could we wish for? Ah … yes! ... a good cup of tea or coffee to round it all off. George has offered to fix other visits to Escoffiers later in the year. After our wonderful experience today we say ‘make it soon George, please!’ So watch out and don’t miss it.
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Meet our Members A Showcase on Members - This issue: Laszlo Karsay I was taken from my native Hungary by the retreating German army at Christmas 1944 when I was just 17 years old. Having spent the turbulent post-war years in Europe I served in the French army (whilst in Germany) from October 1946 until May 1948. I came to the UK in 1948 under a 2 year contract with the National Coal Board and worked in a colliery in the Rhymney Valley in South Wales. I met local girl Pearl, whom I married in December 1951, and we honeymooned in Paris. In 2011 we celebrated our Diamond Wedding anniversary. Upon release from my contract with the NCB Pearl and I came to Bournemouth on holiday and I got a job at the Savoy Hotel as a trainee chef, so we then made this area our home. I spent most of my working life as a chef, including a period at the prestigious Beales department store restaurant, and in the late 60s and early 70s I had my own small hotel in Westbourne. On selling the hotel Pearl and I moved to our current home in Broadstone and before retiring I worked at BDH. Pearl and I have enjoyed regular visits to Hungary over the years, but have also travelled extensively in Europe, to Canada, the USA, Australia, South Africa and Thailand. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1989, and after successful treatment at Poole Hospital I am still here to tell my tale! In 2003 I began to have heart problems and after having an angiogram at Bournemouth Hospital arrangements were made for me to have an angioplasty at Kings College Hospital in London the same year. In March 2004 Pearl and I became members of the PHSG and joined the exercise class at Ashdown School with Lesley as our trainer. In May 2006 I suffered a stroke which resulted in partial loss of sight and in July of that year I had an endarterectomy in Bournemouth Hospital to clear a blocked carotid artery. It has been 10 years since Pearl and I became members of PHSG and we really enjoy the exercise classes and attend as often as my health permits, same venue but now have Jenni as our trainer. We have one daughter, Anna, a graduate of Manchester University, who now lives in south west France with her husband, 2 cats and 2 donkeys and we enjoy our annual summer visits there savouring the food and wine of the area and relaxing by the pool. Thanks to the wonderful care received from the local Hospitals and the Hadleigh House Practice in Broadstone we are still able to enjoy life, even if it is in the ‘slow’ lane!
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Managing Travel Stress
By Michèle Carbery
. . . to protect heart health Your flight is delayed and there's no way you’re going to make the next connection... Feeling a bit tense just thinking about it? We’ve all been there and know this kind of stress can have adverse effects on cardiovascular health and also contribute to a journey being more exhausting than expected. Managing the stresses of travel and maintaining your sense of humour may be even more important than previously thought. “Research suggests laughter can decrease stress hormones, reduce artery inflammation and increase HDL, the ‘good’ cholesterol,” explains Suzanne Steinbaum, D.O., An attending cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Here are 6 tips for managing stress during your next trip: ☺ Plan ahead for unexpected delays. Make sure you have contact information, essential items (as permitted by security requirements) and a change of clothes with you in your hand luggage. ☺A travel insurance policy you can trust, such as Able2Travel can go a long way towards easing concerns when things go wrong during a trip, especially if you need cover for pre-existing conditions such as a heart problem. ☺ Take a deep breath – repeat. The simple act of taking a deep breath can reduce stress levels in the body, lower blood pressure, reduce heart rate and the ‘fight or flight’ chemicals in our systems. ☺ If you are able to do so safely, stretching and walking can be a great stress reliever, and can be beneficial for both body and mind. ☺ To keep your sense of humour active, bring a humorous book or magazine with you to read. If you have internet access and it is permitted, try watching amusing videos on You Tube. You may find you are soon noticing a funny side to the circumstances. ☺ Try making a list of all the things you feel grateful for. It is surprising what you can come-up with, even when conditions seem less than ideal. Studies show that gratitude is a great stress buster and increases feelings of happiness. Finally, rest assured that even the most experienced travellers sometimes encounter unexpected events and delays during travel. These experiences sometimes become part of the interesting and memorable stories of your travel adventure. An Able2Travel policy can provide you with peace of mind in the event you need emergency medical care while you are overseas, or if you encounter other travel problems such as lost luggage or a missed departure that occurs due to a covered reason. Call 01892 839 501 or go online to www.able2travel.com to request a free quote.
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Come Walk With PHSG For those who are interested in the Walking Group, We walk every 10 days on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2 to 5 miles. Some of us round off the day’s walk with a Pub lunch! If you require more information or the full Walking Book (£3) please contact me on 01202 733956.
Wednesday 11th June Arne & Shipstal Point 10:00am Distance 3 miles - OS 195 SY972879 Follow the A351 to Wareham, go through the town and just at the beginning of Stoborough, take the sharp left turn to Ridge and Arne. This sign is not easily seen, so if you miss it, continue along the main road for about half a mile, to the next left turn and follow the signs to Arne. Meet and park at the RSBP Car Park (GR 972880). There is now a charge in this car park. Turn right, out of the car park and walk to the church, passing the Purbeck Toy and Musical Box Museum on the left. Turn right at the church, onto the bridleway to Shipstal. When an RSBP information board lies ahead, turn left, just
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before it and follow the path through the wood, bearing right at the fork in about 50 yards. You will soon reach another information board, where you take the path marked “To the Hide.” This path has planks over muddy places. Visit the Hide, where in winter months many birds are seen, including oystercatchers, shelducks, redshanks, teal and mallard. Return to the information board and this time follow the path to Shipstal Point. This path meets a crossing path, but carry straight on, up to the highest point, Shipstal Hill, where there is a viewpoint, showing the various landmarks. Carry on towards the harbour, where the cliffs here are eroding and dangerous, so turn right and walk along the top, crossing the track before going downhill and onto the shore. The path bears right and there are planks to keep your feet dry. Continue along this path, which bears right through a wood and soon you will arrive at the first information board. Turn left and follow the track back to Arne Church and left to the car park.
Saturday 21st June Around Portland Bill 10:00am Distance 4 miles - OS 194 SY693703 Take the main road towards the Bill. when you come to the Coast (approx 1½ miles before the Bill) You will find Cheyne Weare car park on your left.
At the Eight Kings pub turn left at the mini-roundabout and follow the road back to the starting point.
From the car park at Cheyne Weare follow the coast path south toward Portland Bill. You will have to follow the road for a short while before branching off on a track to the left marked ‘coast path’. Follow this all the way to Portland Bill. past a number of old quarry sites on the cliffs.
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You know it's been a bad Valentine's Day when the lamppost outside the pub gets more cards and flowers than you do. Winds of 108mph, structural damage, flying debris, massive depression, icy blasts, communication difficulties, untold misery and suffering…Yes, I forgot our anniversary again. DFS are selling settees that float and can do 10 knots. They’ve got a sail on! It's only when a mosquito lands on your testicle that you realise there is always a non-violent solution to a problem. A Professor of Logic is in the delivery room as his wife gives birth. The midwife hands the baby to him and the wife says "Is it a boy or a girl?" "Yes" replies the Professor. I am therefore I think. Talk about putting Descartes before the horse. Why do engineers confuse Halloween & Christmas? Because Oct 31 = Dec 25 (sorry a bit technical this one! Oct is base 8 counting, Dec is base 10) A music store was robbed. The thief got away with the lute. . . . and for our next act, please welcome, “The Garbage Collectors.” . . . take it away boys. Pyromania is so much harder to treat than kleptomania. At least if you're suffering from kleptomania you can take something for it. I went to the door naked. I don't know what the postman was most shocked by, my nudity or the fact I knew where he lived. It’s hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally.
Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs! If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from? Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window? Why, why, why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead? Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they know there is not enough money? Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet? Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard? If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes? Why do people keep running over a thread a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance? Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over? In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat? How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?
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A famous Viking explorer returned home from a voyage and found his name missing from the town register. His wife insisted on complaining to the local civic official, who apologized profusely saying, "I must have taken Leif off my census." A sceptical anthropologist was cataloguing South American folk remedies with the assistance of a tribal elder who indicated that the leaves of a particular fern were a sure cure for any case of constipation. When the anthropologist expressed his doubts, the elder looked him in the eye and said, "Let me tell you, with fronds like these, you don't need enemas." A Russian guy gets to a border crossing: "Nationality?" asks the border guard. "Russian" he replies. "Occupation?" barks out the guard "No, no, I'm just visiting"
Researchers for the Ministry of Transport found over 200 dead crows recently, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Bird Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be vehicular impacts. However, during the detailed analysis it was noted that varying colours of paints appeared on the bird's beaks and claws. By analysing these paint residues it was determined that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with lorries, while only 2% were killed by an impact with a car. MoT then hired an Ornithological Behaviourist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills. He very quickly concluded the cause: when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger. They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout "Cah", not a single one could shout "Lorry." We had a power cut at our house this morning and my PC, laptop, TV, DVD, iPad, cordless phones and my new surround sound music system were all shut down. Then I discovered that my iPhone battery was flat and to top it off it was raining outside, so I couldn't play golf. I went into the kitchen to make coffee and then I remembered that this also needs power, so I sat and talked with my wife for a while . . . She seems a nice person!
“We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.� Robert Wilensky.
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PHSG Cycling Group Rides Rides are about 15 to 20 miles long, the rides are open to all members of the PHSG as long as your doctor approves. For help, advice, weather check and bike maintenance call Keith Matthews on 01202 855001. We’ll arrange to check out your bike if it needs it. STARTS 10:00am Meet & Destination Sunday 22 June Wareham Quay - Morton Sunday 20 July Winterbourne Kingston - Bulbarrow Sunday 24 Aug Wimborne Square - Blandford In bad weather call before 9:00am to see if the ride is going ahead.
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.” Leonard Bernstein “Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate.” Political Rule
This man owned & drove the same car for 82 years, Can you imagine even having the same car for that long? Mr. Allen Swift of Springfield, Massachusetts received this 1928 Rolls-Royce Piccadilly-P1 Roadster from his father, brand new - as a graduation gift in 1928. He drove it up until his death last year at the age of 102. He was the oldest living owner of a car that was purchased new. It was donated to a Springfield museum after his death. It has 1,070,000 miles on it, still runs like a Swiss watch, dead silent at any speed and is in perfect cosmetic condition. That's approximately 13,048 miles per year or 1087 per month.. Spotter: Max Smith
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Collected Stories from British Hospitals A man dashed into the A&E dept. and yells . . . “My wife's going to have her baby in the taxi”. I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the taxi, lifted the lady's dress and began to take off her underwear. Suddenly after protests from the lady I noticed that there were several taxis, and I was in the wrong one. Submitted by Dr. Mark MacDonald, St.. Andrews Hosp. Glasgow At the beginning of my shift, I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and slightly deaf female patient's anterior chest wall. 'Big breaths, I instructed. “Yes, they used to be!” replied the patient.. Submitted by Dr. Richard Barnes , St.Thomas's Bath One day I had to be the bearer of bad news when I told a wife that her husband had died of a massive myocardial infarct.. Not more than five minutes later, I heard her on her mobile phone reporting to the rest of the family that he had died of a “massive internal fart.” Submitted by Dr. Susan Steinberg, Royal London Hosp. During a patient's two week follow-up appointment, he told me that he was having trouble with one of his medications.. “Which one?” I asked. “The patch; the nurse told me to put on a new one every six hours and now I'm running out of places to put it!” I had him quickly undress and discovered what I hoped I wouldn't see. Yes, the man had over fifty patches on his body! Now, the instructions includes removal of the old patch before applying a new one. Submitted by Dr. Rebecca St.. Clair, Norfolk General While acquainting myself with a new elderly patient, I asked “How long have you been bedridden?” After a look of complete confusion she answered. “Why, not for about twenty years - when my husband was still alive.” Submitted by Dr. Steven Swanson. Maidenhead Royal Kent I was performing rounds at the hospital one morning and while checking up on a man I asked, “So how was your breakfast this morning?” “It's very good except for the Kentucky Jelly. I can't seem to get used to the taste.” He replied. I then asked to see the jelly and Bob produced a foil packet labelled 'KY Jelly.' Submitted by Dr. Leonard J. Brandon . Bristol Infirmary. A nurse was on duty in the A&E when a young woman with purple hair styled into a punk rocker Mohawk, sporting a variety of tattoos, and wearing strange clothing, entered. It was quickly determined that the patient had acute appendicitis, so she was scheduled for an immediate operation. When she was completely disrobed on the operating table, the staff noticed that her pubic hair had been dyed green, and above it there was a tattoo that read. 'Keep off the grass' Once the surgery was completed, the surgeon wrote a short note on the patient's dressing, which read 'Sorry, had to mow the lawn.' Submitted by Staff Nurse Elaine Fogerty, KGH London (Dr. wouldn't submit his name.)
WHAT TO DO IF YOU BECOME UNWELL Medical help and advice is available if you become unwell when your GP surgery is closed. You should: Dial 999 or go to A & E as soon as possible if you are worried about the sudden onset of new symptoms or have suffered a serious Injury or illness. A & E departments are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They are for a critical or life threatening situation, for example chest pain, suspected heart attack, severe breathing difficulties, severe loss of blood, loss of consciousness, deep wounds and suspected broken bones. They are not for minor injuries or health problems, nor an alternative to seeing your GP or for a ‘second opinion’ if you have already seen your GP. You can also call Non Emergency Care on 111 if you are feeling unwell but not facing a life-threatening emergency and you are unsure what to do. Use 111 if you need information about finding a pharmacist, dentist or other service and cannot wait until your GP surgery opens. This service replaces the old Dorset Out of Hours Medical Service. Go to an NHS Walk-In Centre or Minor Injuries Unit with a minor injury or illness. Find the nearest one by calling 111
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