Pressure is on after hotel’s donation

The management team at Marsham Court Hotel have donated a much-needed Blood Pressure machine to their local hospice, Lewis-Manning Hospice Care.

Visiting the hospice, MD Rosie Radwell said: “It’s a real pleasure to continue with our support to Lewis-Manning.

“We are keen supporters of the charity and it’s very satisfying to know just what a difference the new BP equipment will make to the hospice and the patients and families that it supports with life-limiting across Poole, East Dorset & Purbeck.”

Clinical team manager Debbie Talllick-Wyatt added: “Many of our patients, due to their diagnosis, are high risk of falls and it is vital we obtain baseline observations on our very first patient assessment, so we have a comparison when our patients mobility deteriorates. “As well as the clinical team our occupational therapist monitors our patients’ blood pressure as she assesses and sets vital goals for all our patients to ensure their safety at all times and identify any changes in medications or treatment plans .

“It is also used by our Lymphedema specialist nurses in their clinics and also of huge benefit to our breathlessness specialist who needs to monitor her patients’ oxygen levels.

“Having this wonderful machine to measure blood pressure and oxygen

Mindfulness trail

If you’re feeling a bit frazzled, then maybe it’s time to take on the new Mindfulness saturations will mean that any change in their condition can be picked up quickly and monitored regularly and acted on in a timely manner to ensure any changes to their individual care plan and treatments can be implemented immediately and will also enable us to report back to GPs and specialist nurses.

Audio Trail at Moors Valley Country Park. The 3.5km walk comprises two loops in a figure of eight with 13 stopping points, ensuring you get a dose of physical exercise and mindful calm.

The trail has its own app, or you can download the map on the free public WiFi at the park’s visitor centre.

Either method allows you to access the mindful moments at the appropriate stop. Moors Valley says that if are using an Apple mobile device with an iOS system such as an iPhone or iPod, you cannot download the files directly to your device.

You will either need to download the files from your home computer and sync them to your device via iTunes, or download them using a file saving app from the App Store. More information and the map here: moorsvalley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ MVCP-mindfulness-map.

“Marsham Court’s kind donation is invaluable when improving the services across the board and will make such a difference.

“Thank you so very much from us all at Lewis Manning.”

Beryl bikers clock up 2m km

Since Beryl sustainable transport first rocked up in the BCP Council area four years ago, BCP residents have travelled more than two million kilometres on e-bikes and e-scooters. Launched initially as a bike share scheme in partnership with BCP Council in June 2019, the scheme has generated over 1.5m journeys, of which over 379,000 have replaced trips that would have been taken in a car, van, taxi or motorbike, said the company.

According to industry calculations, this has led to a saving of nearly 270 tonnes of harmful carbon dioxide emissions, the equivalent of nearly 16,000 litres of petrol. Bournemouth resident Amy Blake, 28, is a regular user of the scheme, often using the e-scooters to either commute or meet with friends.

“For me, the e-scooters have replaced car journeys and mean I don’t need to get lifts as we have only one car in the family,” she said. “The scooters are less effort than cycling, which saves my tired legs after work, plus I like the convenience of not needing to travel the same way home.”

Beryl CEO and cofounder, Phil Ellis, is delighted with the progress made by the scheme, which is the second most popular in the country.

“Direct feedback from our riders shows the number of people riding both bikes and e-scooters almost doubling this year,” he said. “We also know that, on average, 40 per cent of all our users in BCP have reduced their car usage since starting to use Beryl services - an increase of 26 per cent on the previous year.” BCP council leader Vikki Slade, said: “Our relationship with Beryl has also benefited the three towns in another way, as they recently opened a new factory in Poole, which assembles and services their bikes and e-scooters. This factory has created eight full-time jobs and is also providing supported internships for 16 to 24 year-olds with special educational needs, a good win for both Beryl and us.”