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Please send magazine articles and photos to:Editor, 10 Hill View Road, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9QY or bye-mail to; editor@poolehsg.org.uk Tel. 01202 855001Magazines are published 1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st December.Last date for articles to Editor is 10th day of month before publication.

PRESIDENT: Dr. ANDREW MCLEODV.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 COMMITTEEKEITH MATTHEWS Chairman keith@poolehsg.org.uk 01202 855001DAVID ANDERSON Secretary david@poolehsg.org.uk 01202 697376RITA HOLMES Treasurer rita@poolehsg.org.uk 01202 743960GEORGE LLEWELLYN Monthly Meets geoll@poolehsg.org.uk 01202 605455JAN MESHER Office jan@poolehsg.org.uk 01202 250108JOHN OFFER Member 01202 386674DEREK POPE Database derek@poolehsg.org.uk 01202 889070ROBIN PRINGLE Exercise Coord robin@poolehsg.org.uk 01202 884250ROGER RIDOUT Purbeck roger@poolehsg.org.uk 01929 423079GEORGE WILKINSON Member 01202 740374PAM BAILEY BHF Rep. 01202 574944

If you know a member who is ill, please tell us by contactingMavis Terry, Welfare Support, on 01202 874760

OTHER CONTACTSJOHN DEFTY Chat Stops 01202 760350CYRIL MARTIN Walking Group 01202 733956DAVID ANDERSON Website david@poolehsg.org.uk 01202 687376JIM WAINE Founder and VP jim@poolehsg.org.uk 01202 871532

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Chairman’s Letter

Keith

Cardiac rehab at the Hospital seems to be inturmoil and last year PHSG had a high levelmeeting with Hospital staff to discuss it.The rehabilitation team have been told thattheir use of the Hospital Gymnasium will nolonger be possible as it is required for othertherapy sessions. A very unsatisfactory roomwas provided instead, although extrafacilities were added after some complaints.Almost immediately after our meeting, thesefacilities were removed by hospital buildingservices! They were put back again quicklyenough but it still tells me that there is anundercurrent here.

The team feel that it is necessary to have the early rehab classes within theHospital building as it is always better to keep a close watch in those firstweeks, but the team are being pressed to hold these now at Dolphin Sports inPoole and this regime starts soon.PHSG have approached the manager of the Hospital gymnasium but she hasstated firmly that it is fully occupied, although I must say that on the fewoccasions I have had opportunity to look down the corridor at the Gym it hasbeen empty.Meanwhile, Linda of the rehab team is leaving and there are changes plannedin this part of the organisation. Poole NHS Trust have always been in theforefront of cardiac rehabilitation, and they must be sure to remain so. PHSGprefers to express its opinions in a friendly helpful way, but must not be afraidto express its concern.As well as this we have been informed by the Postgraduate Centre that theymust now charge us for the room for our evening meetings there and the ratesquoted are quite unaffordable. The evening meetings had in fact already beenunder discussion by us. The difficulties of access to the Postgraduate Centre,the lack of parking, and the problems of new members finding it were onlymade acceptable by the fact that we had free access. So the Hospital has in factmade our decision for us. David Anderson our secretary has found us analternative venue. Read more about this on page nine..Finally on the centre pages, we all say a fond farewell to LindaEverett who leaves in February.

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Dear Friends,Well here we are in the midst of winter with thefestive season over and the spring and summer tolook forward to.As you all know the merger with the RoyalBournemouth Hospital is now not going ahead sowe are working hard to consolidate our services andfinances as a standalone Hospital. Morale is good and we received thenext to top category by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for care andstandards which were excellent.There is much going on within cardiology as we move to ensure weremain at the top of our game in quality and care. The new build is nowwell under way with the roof and walls in place and on schedule to becompleted in March. This will allow for more clinical space fordiagnostics and to see patients, plus a new seminar room for meetings andteaching sessions, no more spilling into the corridor when attending alecture!Our two new cardiologists have bolstered the clinical team and we havea new acting Sister on CCU Sister Emma Beaves whom you willremember from previous articles was the specialist cardiac nurse withinCCU. Sadly we will be saying goodbye to Linda Everett the cardiacrehabilitation sister who is leaving the Hospital to take up new challengesin counselling. Linda has been with the Hospital for 15 years and lead forcardiac rehabilitation for 12, she has been an excellent support for me andan outstanding leader of the service taking it forward into the communityand commencing the heart failure exercise programme. I am sure you willall join with me in wishing her well for her future career.With Linda leaving and the cardiac rehabilitation team moving officesinto the new build in cardiology when completed to keep all the teamstogether under one roof, it has given us a chance to look at redesigningour services. I will keep you informed of the process and what we havedone in my next article when all will be fully functioning.

from Poole Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMedicine and Cardiology News

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I had an enjoyable visit to Norwich University in November to give alecture on the Medical Investigations Unit and that was well received bythe faculty and those who attended. I have also been asked to deliver aMaster class on the Medical Investigations Unit, leading the way in nurseled services at a conference run by the Florence Nightingale Foundation.This is a National conference run annually in London over 2 days at theQueen Elizabeth Conference centre, entitled innovation and solutions.There are well over 400 delegates from all over the UK attending as wellas senior nurses at National level and officials from the Department ofHealth. It is a show case for nursing regarding best practice and newservices and ideas which can be spread to others; I am very much lookingforward to it.So lots happening and exciting times ahead. I look forward to keepingyou updated as these changes take place and our services move forward,until next time take care.Geoffrey Walker OBE JP MA RGNMatron Cardiology and Medicine.Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

We are affiliated to the ArrhythmiaAlliance. Their website lists all theiraffiliated groups.

Review what they do on:www.theheartrhythmcharity.org.uk

“Historical apologies are a cheap way for political leaders to showthemselves more enlightened than their predecessors" Charles Moore"It is a good rule in life never to apologise. The right sort of people donot want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage ofthem." P.G. Wodehouse“Treason is a matter of dates.” Tallyrand

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Angie Jenkins was a stalwart helper inour office and a great supporter of PHSGfor many years. We offer our sincerecondolences to her husband Peter.

Obituary - Angie Jenkins

We acknowledge with thanks acontribution of £70.30 raised by theWalking Group at their Christmas Lunch.

Chat Stop Carol Service in Decemberhad thirty people attending and raised£6.20.Twenty people attended the Januarymeeting

Chat Stop Meetings

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Walking Group Christmas

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I’m sure many of you will agree that ‘MembershipMatters’ but membership of what? We are allmembers of Poole Heart Support Group, but didyou ever stop to think about the number of thingsfor which you can consider yourself to be amember?I’m a member of PHSG. Presently I’m also amember of the committee; I’m a member of the‘old age pensioner’ group; the ‘bus pass holder’group; the group of people who live in CockerellClose; those with a Wimborne address; those whopay council tax to Poole; those who live in Dorset;who were born in the Midlands; the list goes on.I once watched a program in which Tony Bennrecited a list of memberships to which he belonged and it was far moreextensive than mine, but I suspect he had given a lot of thought to the subjectin the past.So, I have a question. Are you a member of that huge group of people whodidn’t make a Will yet? Obviously, I’m not asking you to give me an answer,as it is absolutely none of my business. But I think you should answer thequestion, to yourself and those you care about, and if the answer ‘YES’ thenmaybe it’s time to act. It was while I was a member of the group who watch‘Heir Hunters’ that I thought about this and decided it was worth a few linesin the magazine, as many of the most deserving people get nothing from theestate of someone who thought they would be entitled. The rules simplychop the estate between the heirs as defined by the family tree. If there is nofamily it ends up in the government’s coffers. If family is found then it isshared according to the ‘closeness’ of the relationships. If that’s not what youwant then you are the only person with the power to change things!My wife and I each had similar Wills drawn up soon after we decided ourfamily was complete with two children, but I guess it is time we updatedthem now we have grand-children to consider.Sorry this has been somewhat different from the normal ‘MembershipMatters’, but perhaps it will have made a few of you think. I’llprobably sink back to the statistics for the Summer magazine.

Membership Matters by Derek Pope

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Talks are at The Broadstone British Legion, Tudor Road. 7.30pmChatstops are at St John’s Church Hall, Broadstone 2:30pm

All PHSG talks are free.Mar 4 Chatstop with Steve Urquhart on “The Otters”Mar 13 PHSG Annual Dinner at Bentleys Restaurant.

Guest Speaker Geoffrey Walker OBEApr 1 Chatstop with talk to be arranged.Apr 17 PHSG Annual General Meeting

Your chance to hear about the work of the Group and ask any questions you like. Please attend, we’d like to see you allMay 6 Chatstop with short talk to be arranged.May 15 Noel Brennan, Dietician at Poole NHS Trust

Come and hear the latest dietary advice and thinking and ask your questions.Later There will a Treasure Hunt in the Summer

PHSG Meetings - Diary Dates

The problem with our eveningmeetings is that people don’t come inwinter because the weather can bebad and it is dark. They don’t come inthe summer because the weather canbe lovely and they don’t want to wastean evening indoors! What we havefound though is that the PostgraduateCentre at the Hospital can be difficultfor people to access, but we havealso found that when we have a goodsolid talk by Poole Medical staff andconsultants that people are keen tocome.There will be a reduction in thenumber of talks now and we will limitthem to January or February, with ourAGM in April and another talk in May.

A Treasure Hunt or outdoor meeting is planned for summer and a main medical presentation inOctober. In the meantime Chatstops will continue as the attendance at these is slowlyincreasing and we will be having a few short talks at those. The venue for now will be changedto the Royal British Legion in Broadstone. There is good free parking in the streets around.

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Vice President Geoffrey Walker addressed a goodgathering in November and updated us about theprogress at the MIU ward in Poole and how it isworking.Poor Geoffrey, he was worn out that night havingattended a late night meeting up country the daybefore with a long journey and a hospital shift too. Lethim leave us with two quotes from FlorenceNightingale and let him get off to bed.“For us who nurse, our nursing is a thing, which, unless we are makingprogress every year, every month, every week, take my word for it, we aregoing back.”“While the intellectual step has made a foot in advance, the practical foot hasremained behind.”Thank you Geoffrey and congratulations on your MA degree.

Monthly TalksNovember - Geoffrey Walker

Organised by George Llewellyn

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A Policeman’s lot turned out to be a very happyone. If you missed this one you really did missgood one. It also happened to be our first talk at theRoyal British Legion at Broadstone. Despite thefoul night and that people had to find the newvenue, we were quite well attended. The roomworked well too so I think we have a good placefor our talks.Alf, a member of PHSG, is a natural orator,regaling us with anecdotes and stories from histime as a "bobby" on the beat in the Met. Somewere amusing and some downright funny,rendering us into roars of laughter.Alf was born in the East end of London at a time

when it was important to get a job. He wanted to be a soldier but Mum washaving none of that, what would the neighbours think? They would assume abad upbringing and a falling out with the family. So off went Alf to work in aninsurance office.He had a friend who was a copper and that gave Alf the idea; join up ascopper, do badly, get the sack and then he could join the army? Planaccomplished. But fate was to step in, Alf found himself standing in the rightplace at the right time to make a very important arrest.He discovered three things . . .Luck plays a great part; most criminals at that time were a bit thick; and mostof all he enjoyed the feeling of catching the rogue!So he stayed and the army lost a recruit.Alf told us stories about characters he worked with and more stories of howthick some criminals were. These all delivered with enthusiasm and humour.Many thanks Alf !P.S. If there are any more prospective orators out there that would like to tellus their stories please get in touch. If you enjoy the process as muchas Alf did you will certainly have a great time. George

January - Alf Marriot

“No one takes himself more seriously than a comedian.”Barry Humphries.

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Wednesday 9th April - Bankes Arms, Studland 10:30amDistance 3¾ miles - OS 195 SZ037825

We have just published the 2014 Walking Book for those of you who haveordered it. For those of you who did not, but might still be interested injoining us, this is the first walk in the book and you will be welcome.Studland is reached from Sandbanks, using the car ferry or by taking theA351 from Wareham to Corfe and the B3351. The Inn is on the right onthe right down to the beach. This walk is best done anti-clockwise to avoida steep climb.There is a very large car park beside the Inn but a charge is levied insummer by the National Trust. Only limited car parking is availableoutside the Inn. An easy, very popular coastal walk, fairly hilly, but quitedry and often breezy. The scenery is stunning with magnificent views.

From the car park go behind the inn to a stile set inthe fence on the left. Go across the field, over astile in the hedge opposite, and out into the road.Turn right. walking up the road for a short distance,turning left at the War Memorial onto the bridleway,it is signed "Swanage 1¾ miles". Walk along and upthe hill past several houses on the right. Near thetop the road bear round to the right and on the leftis a wooden gate. Go through and follow the trackup onto Ballard Down. When you reach the topthere is a wooden gate ahead of you, go throughand turn left, following the Swanage

Coastal Path, taking time as you go to admire themagnificent panoramic views. Continue on thispath, through another gate following the sign for OldHarry Rocks. When you eventually reach thetriangulation point there are three paths, take thecentre one down to Handfast point and the rocks.Turn left. From here the track leads back toStudland. At one point it passes through a smallwooded area which, in late April, is covered in adense carpet of wild flowering garlic. Just past ahedge of blackthorn the path divides, take the rightfork, continuing ahead back down to the road. Turnright, back up the hill to the inn.

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A Cobweb Shifter . . . & Leg Stretcher

by Eric Bullen

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For those who are interested in the Walking Group,we walk every 10 days on Wednesdays andSaturdays from 2 to 5 miles. Some of us round offthe day’s walk with a Pub lunch – Pleasure afterpain! If you require more information or theWalking Book (£3) please contact me on01202 733956.Cyril, Walks Coordinator.

Just a quiet amble to start the summer walks. Meet at Renscombe Farm carpark and walk to Chapman’s Pool via the cliff road to Hill Bottom. Then climbthe cliff path and steps to the coastal path of St Adhelm’s Head, down the 100steps into the valley and up the 100 steps on the other side and on to thelookout station. Twice round the old chapel, then back to Chapman’s Pool,down the 100 steps and back up the 100 steps, down the cliff path and stepsand find the ambulance service, Coastguard, Air Ambulance, Police, and FireService waiting and be told that Poole Hospital has been put on full alert!If this was published a month later I would have been able to say “April Fool!”But I can only say “Gottcha!” I know some bright spark will say, “Been there,done that, got the T-shirt.” or maybe a straight jacket?I hope we see some new faces for the summer walks and maybe a few neweating establishments, pubs to you and me.A BIG thank you to Cyril for his organisation of the summer walks, and to allwho led the winter walks, and to Denise and Norman for organising theChristmas Dinner.P.S. If anyone is actually reading my drivel they must be short of a good book,so visit the Chat Stop and buy one from Jan.P.P.S. I have been asked to mention that we are not just fair weather walkers.Sixteen of us turned out for the first walk of the New Year in January.

Are you a techie geek?Download the GPX file of this walk from our website!www.poolehsg.org.uk and look for the file studland.gpx

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Two ways toavoid a strokeTea's reputation as anelixir of good health hasbeen given a boost by a meta-study showing that drinking three cupsa day reduces the risk of stroke by a fifth.

Several studies have suggested that black teahas a protective effect on the brain, but the resultshave never been conclusive. For this major new project,scientists at the University of California brought together fiveprevious meta-analyses (which combine the results of severalstudies) in an attempt to produce more powerful data. They foundthat people who drank the most tea (three cups a day or more) were20% less likely to suffer strokes than those who drank little or no tea.Separately, researchers at University College London, found thatwalking for 90 minutes a day seemed to cut the risk of stroke by athird, while longer walks cut the risk by two-thirds. Their study, basedon 3,435 healthy men aged 60 to 80, indicated that it was the timepeople spent walking that made the most difference, not the

pace at which they walked, reports The Daily Telegraph.

Why you should get fit for surgeryPatients could be advised to go on an exercise programme beforehaving surgery, following research suggesting that fitness is farmore important than age in predicting whether a person willsurvive an operation.The study, at Newcastle University, found that younger patientswho were unfit were more likely to die than elderly patients whowere fit. "We have found that it doesn't matter how old you are,it's how fit you are," Professor Michael Trenell, who led theresearch, told The Times. His team looked at 389 in-patientsundergoing liver surgery, all of whom were tested for theirfitness levels. Among the fit patients, 4% of over-75s died, and1% of under 75s.Among the unfit, 11% of the younger ones died, as did 21 % of theolder ones.

Murphy's Law : If can go wrong it will go wrong.Cole’s Law : Shredded cabbage and carrots in mayonnaise.

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If my body was a car I’d be trading it in for a newer model,I’ve got bumps, dents, scratches and my headlights areout of focus,My gearbox is seizing up and it takes me hours toreach maximum speed,I overheat for no reason and every time I sneeze, cough or laugh,either my radiator leaks or my exhaust backfires.

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SUDOKU by Derek

Our Sudoku is compiled by Derek Pope

“A two-year-old is like having a blender, but you don’t have a top forit.” Jerry Seinfeld

Cole’s Law : Shredded cabbage and carrots in mayonnaise.

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Picture the scene, Dick Stanley is just about toenter Broadstone Sports Centre when his eyeslight upon an attractive beggar sitting on thestep. It is none other than Lesley with aplacard announcing “Single Mum with twochildren. Please Help”Those who know my good friend Dick willnot be surprised to learn he is good-hearted(or what’s left of his heart is)! Being adiabetic he took out his emergency Mars barsplit it into two saying “ Here, give this to thekids” He then took Lesley by the hand,renamed her “ Shirl” (after Shirley Valentine)and proceeded to school her into taking overthe training duties of those exercising withPHSG.These first two paragraphs are not entirely a

load of baloney but it was as far back as 1999 when we first came across Lesley.When we were forced to set up on our own, Lesley commenced our classes atAshdown. A few months later she took over our classes at Canford Sports.The rapid expansion of PHSG’s exercise programme led us to start Images at LowerParkstone, then Lytchett Sports and also Hearts on Seats at Broadstone. It was Lesleywho helped us to get started at each of these venues. She then set about helping us tofind additional trainers, these being Paula, Angie, Jenni and Emma, to fill and expandour exercise programme.It was also Lesley together with Clare (Wareham & Swanage) who were the first ofour trainers to qualify for BACPR Phase 4. It was this qualification which helped her,with our introduction, to obtain a post within the Cardiac Rehab Team at PooleHospital where she has a part time post.Lesley left her native North East when she joined the Wrens. She left after four yearsto bring up her family, George and Mollie. In the early days at PHSG these two wouldaccompany Mum to the exercise sessions. George is now a six foot eight, size 17 shoeparatrooper. Mollie having got a first at University has followed her father’s exampleand is working on a billionaire’s yacht in America.Lesley and partner Scott enjoy their rigorous walking holidays and to date have “done”the Higher Atlas Mountains, the Himalayas, the Alps and more recently Cambodia andVietnam. Lesley is such a hard worker with a wide variety of other interests and is aloyal friend to all. We are so lucky that she has given and continues to give, suchfaithful service to our Group.Our very grateful thanks go to Lesley and to all our trainers for the excellentwork they do for us in PHSG.

Know your Trainers By Robin Pringle

Robin

Lesley Bradshaw

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Ashdown School Sports Monday 12:00 Tuesday 09:30 10:30 Wednesday 09:30 Friday 09:30 10:30

Canford School Sports Monday 10:00 Tuesday 09:00 10:00 Thursday 09:00 10:00 11:00 Friday 09:00 10:00

Ferndown Sports Monday 10:30 Wednesday 10:30

Hamworthy Fire Station Monday 09:30 10:30

Hearts on Seats,Broadstone Thursday 14:00

Images, Lower Parkstone Wednesday 11:00 Friday 11:00

Lytchett Minster Sports Tuesday 18:00 19:00 Thursday 18:30

Swanage, Burlington Sports Tuesday 14:30 15:30

Wareham, Purbeck Sports Monday 16:00 Thursday 11:00

PHSG Exercise VenuesAll sessions last 1 hour

If you are not exercising with us and would like to startplease call Robin Pringle or Roger Ridout.

Contact details are on the inside front cover.

“Be yourself: everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde.

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Linda Everett says Goodbye PHSG . . . and Vicki Tite says Goodbye to LindaI find it hard to believe that it is fourteen years since I started working in the Cardiac Rehabdepartment at Poole Hospital. In 2004, I became Sister in charge, with a clear vision toexpand the scope of the service. I wanted to provide not only for those who were fully mobilebut also for those with restricted mobility, travel difficulties and those with psychological issues.It is with a sense of satisfaction that I feel much of this hasbeen delivered and my thanks go to my dedicated colleagueswho have made this possible. Coupled with the multi-disciplinary team, we have made cardiac rehab in the Poolearea more accessible with a menu driven programme,including outreach services. I can honestly say, it has been anenormous pleasure to work with such a great team of people.In 2004, my deputy, Vicki Tite took a lead in developing aprogramme for Heart Failure patients. At the time ofinception only twenty other programmes existed but nowthere are considerably more, some of which have comeabout with our support.Other services provided include, regular stress managementworkshops, education mornings, an ICD support group (set upand run by Fiona Keene), and only last month we receivedfunding to provide ‘The Heart Manual’ (a home basedprogramme providing more patient choice). The service now provided is in line with thecardiovascular clinical commissioning group’s specification and we are the first hospital in thearea to achieve this.I cannot finish without praising the enormous support our department has received from PooleHeart Support Group. Their input has been immense, providing ongoing exercise for CHDpatients, step down groups for heart failure patients, training of Instructors to BACPR standard,seated programmes for the physically restricted patients and so much more besides.It is now time for me to move on to pastures new, but I go with a sense of satisfaction that thedepartment is in good hands and in great shape. Thank you to you all.

Poole Heart Support Group says goodbye too, and we wish Linda all the best.Linda

Thank you Linda for all your work in helping to rehabilitate us all and for your willing co-operation with the group over the years

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On the 17th February, the Cardiac Rehabilitation team at Poole will besaying goodbye and good luck to Linda Everett. Linda has worked inthe department for 14 years and been the clinical lead for 10 years.There have been many challenges over the years and the service hasgrown and developed to meet the needs of local cardiac patients. With

her caring, calm and professional manner, Lindahas worked hard to ensure that her teamprovides an excellent standard of care. Wewould like to thank her for encouraging eachone of us to develop and try new ideas.As a team we have worked closely together,becoming good friends and supporting eachother through various challenges. We’veattended cardiac conferences across the UK, hada giggle at social events and celebratedachievements. It was a special moment in 2012when we were presented with a “Meggit” awardas highly commended in the patient carecategory.Linda`s interest has always been in thepsychological care of patients and in her owntime she has studied stress management,behavior change, counselling and coaching.

More recently she has been providing resilience training for hospitalstaff.It is with these excellent skills that she will be pursuing a differentpath. She will be sadly missed, however she can rest assured that theteam she is leaving will work hard to continue providing a valuableservice.We all wish Linda well and will continue to keep in contact with her andher family.

Linda Everett says Goodbye PHSG . . . and Vicki Tite says Goodbye to Linda

Poole Heart Support Group says goodbye too, and we wish Linda all the best.Vicki

Thank you Linda for all your work in helping to rehabilitate us all and for your willing co-operation with the group over the years

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My name is Emma Beaves and I have recentlytaken over the post of Sister on the CoronaryCare Unit (CCU) at Poole Hospital.  As youhave just read, Linda Everett the lead nursefor Cardiac rehabilitation, is leaving. TheCardiology Department will then be formallymanaging Cardiac rehabilitation.Linda has spoken fondly of the greatrelationship that she has built with you overthe years and I hope to continue this andremain working closely with The Poole HeartSupport Group to further develop and continueto give excellent standards of care to ourpatients.  I believe I may have met some of the PHSG committee through myprevious role as Senior Staff Nurse on CCU but look forward to meeting moreof you.  I will be attending the Quality Service Group meeting inMarch so will formally introduce myself then.

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Medical Clinical Care Group Jim WainePractice Development Unit for Cardiology and

Medicine - Quality Service Group MeetingPHSG has a voice on this group representing itsmembers. This exciting group, under the very capableChairmanship of Geoffrey Walker, OBE, MatronCardiology and Medicine, really gets things done!Positive changes are made to hospital procedures, as aresult of patient feedback given to PHSG patientrepresentatives. All PHSG members can feed backinformation to Poole Hospital in complete confidenceabout their treatment.So if you want to say anything good or bad about your experience in Poole CardiacUnit, or its related departments including the ambulance service, please forward yourcomments.You can contact me by e-mail (preferred), letter, or telephone. All information will betreated in strictest confidence. Looking forward to hearing from you. Jim Waine, VicePresident PHSG jim.waine2@btinternet.com or 01202 871532

At the QSG meeting on the 21 January 2014 Geoffrey WalkerMatron, Medical Services. OBE chaired the meeting.

Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has four major Director posts tofill, including Chief Operating Officer, Director of Nursing, Director ofFinance and Chief Executive.The CEO position has been taken up by Mrs Debbie Fleming who wasonce a manager at Poole and has worked in several high profilepositions including the PCT and NHS England South West and thereforewe feel very positive about this appointment. The remainingappointments will be made this coming week, (week ending31stFebruary)Many members of our group have voiced concerns over the financialposition of Pool Hospital and it was noted there has been a large amountof negative publicity in relation to the financial position. It was explainedthat the Trust is in a very positive mood at the present time,with financesalmost at a break even point. However as Mr Walker said “We mustbecome a ‘stand-alone’ Trust and continue to work hard to maintain thecurrent services and ensure we are cost effective to secure our position”.The contract for the new Cardiology building, situated on the first floorabove the existing unit will be completed in early March. The roof, walls,floor and windows are already in position.

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Linda Everett, who has served for many years as the lead for cardiacrehabilitation will be leaving Poole Hospital. It was reported that her postwill not be filled at the current time and will come under the leadership ofthe cardiology department, creating the opportunity to redesign theservices as cardiac rehabilitation moves in to the new buildingAn update regarding Red Cross activities was presented to theCommittee by Dr Smart , President of the Dorset Red Cross. She offeredthe group some staggering figures relating to the Early Release Schemeand reiterated how well this service was performing.To date since the service started in July, it has supported 509 patientsenabling them to be released to their homes earlier than they would havebeen under the previous provisions.The numbers have increased over the past few months and wouldappear to be about 22-28 patients per week. All requests receive aresponse within two hours. Support is available for up to 72 hours,although many patients only require a take home and settle service..Referrals are accepted from most wards; particularly RACE, ED andDmfe; the majority of patients are between 80-90 year of age.During the quarter the service has continued to record the bed hourssaved using the following formulae: if a patient goes home before 1400then 12 hours are saved and after 1400 24 hours will be saved. Each 24hour period has a costing of £360. Therefore it was calculated that forthe period 1st to 31st October 2013 5,964 bed hours had been savedwhich equates to 248.5 bed days and subsequently £89,460 savedduring this period. Everyone agreed that this is an outstanding service,and expressed their satisfaction with the progress made so far. The tasknow is to ensure this continues and possibly roll it out to additional areasof the hospital.Geoffrey Walker read a letter to the group from a member of Poole HeartSupport Group outlining her praise for the care she had received duringthe replacement of her pacemaker, from the Medical Investigation Unit,the staff in theatre and in particular one of the new Consultants DrJohn-Paul Carpenter. It is always excellent to receive such positivefeedback. This came about as one of our members asked me how couldshe thank the staff for their excellent care and help when going througha medical procedure. I advised her to write a short letter of appreciationand undertook to pass it on to the hospital management.If you have comments, views or ideas on any of the abovereports, please let me know and I look forward to hearing fromyou. Jim

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This is not a laundry question about lost TShirts but it struck me on a recent holiday thatour PHSG shirts might get to some interestingand exciting places.So here is the challenge….Lets have some photos of you and your PHSGshirts on holiday. For Example:Eiffel TowerGreat Wall of ChinaAgra and the Taj MahalLas VegasThe incentive is not just a bottle of wine, butfame too as we will include the pictures in themagazine.Just email your holiday pics!

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As I put pen to paper, or really keyboard to screenI am contemplating retirement in mid-January after50 years in printing.Born in New Cross, London I moved to Banburywhen I was only 18 months old, so apart fromphotographs have no real memory of this. Leavingschool at fifteen I was offered a six yearLetterpress Printing Apprenticeship after havingbeen told by my teachers that I would not getanywhere. I think that I have proved them wrong.I went on to what are now Universities at Oxfordand Reading gaining distinctions in all mycourses. In 1980, along with many others, I wasmade redundant from the newspaper plant that I

worked for and was offered a position in Hastings or Bournemouth so noprizes for guessing which I accepted.Over the next decades I was to work for several companies finishing up withmy own. I am currently the Sales Director of a local Printing Company afterselling my own company several years ago through ill health.I met my wife Ruby, a now retired teacher, on a blind date and have beenmarried for 42 years. We have a daughter Jennie who with her husband ownand run a media production company.During my free time I have always been involved with voluntary services.These include; The Sea Cadet Corps, St. John Ambulance, Hospital RadioBedside, Dorset Special Constabulary and Rotary International.My first experience of any heart problems was in 2004 with an angina attack.After having stents inserted I attended the rehab course which I am surehelped me regain my confidence and continued for some time with regularweekly exercise classes.I am afraid that work pressures increased and in 2007 I had a heart attack, butthis time I was not so lucky and some damage was done to my heart. Back tothe rehab classes again to whom I am eternally grateful, explaining in detailwhat I should be doing, in my own time and at a pace which suited me.Unfortunately August 2013 brought yet another heart attack and the rest ishistory. I have lost count of the number of stents that I have but I am positivethat without the support of the PHSG the outcome would be very different.I hope that once fully retired I will get to know more of you.

Meet our MembersA Showcase on Members - This issue: Geoff Lawrence

Geoff

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When planning a trip – whether it’s a short break, or the adventure of a lifetime – it’s importantto make sure you have the right travel insurance for your needs. The right policy can protectyou against the expenses of unexpected medical emergencies and/or cancellation of yourholiday and other losses.Why might I need medical cover when travelling? In the UK, we are very fortunate to haveaccess to medical care through the NHS. However, if you require emergency medical treatmentin a foreign country there is the potential that you will have to pay for it yourself. Medicalexpenses can be financially devastating and this is where travel insurance really comes in as anessential part of your travel plans and budget.Travel insurance will help pay unexpected emergency medical costs that may be incurred whiletravelling, in-line with the terms in the policy wording. The European Health Insurance Card(EHIC) is not a substitute for travel insurance as so many potentially expensive bills will not becovered by one.What if I have a pre-existing medical condition, such as a heart problem? Pre-existingmedical conditions may not be covered automatically, so you may be required to go through ahealth screening process on the telephone to see if your conditions can be covered. There maybe an additional premium to pay in order to have insurance cover for these health problems.Whether you need to declare your conditions or not varies from policy to policy, so read thehealth questions carefully. Cheaper policies often simply exclude most existing medicalconditions completely.Why is it more expensive to buy travel insurance if I have a medical condition? Insurersmay charge more if you have a pre-existing medical condition due to the increased potential ofan expensive claim. For example, the average cost of treatment if you have a heart attackrequiring heart bypass surgery in the USA is in the region of £150,000*. So you can see, thismakes the additional premium paid to cover a medical condition extremely good value formoney.There are a lot of insurance companies and policies – where do I start? As with manyservices and products, it is worth researching to make sure you find the trusted insurancebroker and insurance policy to meet your needs. Asking people you know may also be a firststep. When looking at prices, make sure you are comparing ‘apples’ to ‘apples’. If you don’thave the time or facilities to research many different policy options, Able2Travel provides a fast,sensitive and competitively-priced insurance solution for your travel plans and featuresoutstanding customer service.With over 15 years’ experience, Able2Travel is proud to have helped many people to findsuitable travel insurance that covers their medical conditions. In addition to the Able2Travelpolicy, our specialists have access to additional options that may be suitable for more seriousmedical conditions.This means you can find the cover you need with one call to Able2Travel at 01892 839 501.

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Travel Insurance, and you . . .by Michèle Carbery, Voyager Insurance Services

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My son won a spelling competition at school. The prizewas a weekend at Center Parcs.☺ Some low life broke into our Village Shop andstole all the coffee. I don’t know how he can sleepat night.

☺ I got a new pepper mill at Christmas in the shapeof a Womble. It’s rubbish! Everything is under-ground or over-ground!

☺I know some clever women, but I met someone last night who was reallybright. Her name was Ellie Dee.

☺ She had a sister called Elsie; you could read her like a book.☺ Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his

feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he sufferedfrom bad breath. This made him - A super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis

☺Mary Poppins moved to France and became a nun. She was so devoted to prayer andfasting that she became very frail and was plagued with terrible breath - the Super Gallicfragile mystic ex-p’s halitosis.

☺ A couple are in the maternity ward. Suddenly, the woman starts screaming out "wouldn’t,couldn’t, shouldn’t, haven’t, isn’t, can’t!" over and over again. The man rushes to find adoctor who quickly arrives at the mum-to-be's bedside. “Oh, that's completely normal", saidthe doctor, "she's just started her contractions!”.

☺ My laptop has a Miley Virus. It's stopped twerking☺ I bought a litre of Tippex on eBay. Big mistake!☺ My parents spanked me as a child. I now suffer from a psychological

condition. It is known as “Respect for Others”

♥ How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead ofjust murdered?

♥ Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?♥ Why does a round pizza come in a square box?♥ What disease did cured ham actually have?♥ How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put

wheels on luggage?♥ Why is it that people say they ‘slept like a baby’ when babies wake up like every two hours?♥ Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?♥ Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see you naked anyway..♥ Why is ‘bra’ singular and ‘panties’ plural?♥ Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things

on the ground?♥ If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him?

and in the big questions are . . .

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“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’scharacter, give him power.” Abraham Lincoln

Overheard during the festive season. A couple were Christmasshopping. The shopping centre was packed and as the wife walkedaround she was surprised to discover that her husband was nowhere tobe seen. She was quite upset because they had a lot to do and henceshe became so worried that she called him on her mobile phone to askhim where he was.In a quiet voice he said: “Do you remember the jewellers we went intoabout five years ago, where you fell in love with that diamond necklacethat we couldn't afford and I told you that I would get it for you oneday?”The wife choked up and started to cry and said: “Yes, I do rememberthat shop.”He replied: “Well, I'm in the pub next door!”

I went to the pub last night and saw an ample girl dancing on a table.I said, "Nice legs."The girl giggled and said with a smile, "Do you really think so."I said, "Definitely! Most tables would have collapsed by now. "

Charles Dickens was despondent in a Paris bar oneevening, telling Pierre the barman: “Verily, it is notthe best of times, it is the worst of times; I amsuffering writer's block and am without an idea for anew work. Let me have a vodka martini”.Pierre replied: “Olive or twist?”Dickens: “Ah Ha!”

Quite a few naughty kids didn’t get all the presents they asked for thisChristmas. They have only them elves to blame!

☺ They told me I had type A blood; wrong it was a type O!☺ What does a clock do when its hungry? Goes back 4 seconds!☺The statistics on sanity is that one out of every four persons is

suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your threebest friends . . . if they're okay, then it's you.

☺ What is the biggest cause of dry skin? Towels.☺ To err is human. To arr is pirate.

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Rides are about 15 to 20 miles long, the rides are open to all members of thePHSG as long as your doctor approves. For help, advice, weather check andbike maintenance call Keith Matthews on 01202 855001. We’ll arrange tocheck out your bike if it needs it.STARTS 10:00am Meet & DestinationSunday 23 Feb Broadstone Leisure - Swanning to Poole ParkSunday 23 Mar Hill View Road - Hurn & ThroopSunday 20 Apr Wimborne Square - Blandford BashSunday 18 May Ringwood Underpass - New Forest Planes

In bad weather call before 9:00am to see if the ride is going ahead.

PHSG Cycling Group Rides

The Cycle Group relax overmince pies after the Decemberrun. The inset is Gerald whotook the picture.

In 2013 we rode every month except January (ice and snow). We had an average of 7 ridersand Pete Eame and Alan Griffiths get the attendance shield with 10 rides each, followed byAlan Jeffries and John Wickham 7 rides each.

“A newspaper is a device incapable of distinguishing between a bicycleaccident and the end of civilisation.” H.G.Wells

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Do you have computer problems?We can resolve your problems for you. Are you unsure whatyou are doing, do you need assistance, a helping hand ortraining? We can assist with home PC security, internetconnection problems, advice and installation of Broadband,PC networks and supply and/or installation of secure wirelessnetworks in your house. We undertake virus, spyware andad-ware removal and can supply or install security programsto make your PC safe. Is your old PC slow, is it worthupgrading? We provide impartial advice and can performupgrades or help with any new PC purchase and accessoryquotes. We supply new PCs, install, configure your system andcan transfer your existing data. Why not give us a call!

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Part of the reason we’ve not being doing much cycling lately! January 2014

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WHAT TO DO IF YOU BECOME UNWELLMedical help and advice is available if you become unwell when yourGP surgery is closed. You should:Dial 999 or go to A & E as soon as possible if you are worried about thesudden onset of new symptoms or have suffered a serious Injury orillness.A & E departments are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Theyare for a critical or life threatening situation, for example chest pain,suspected heart attack, severe breathing difficulties, severe loss ofblood, loss of consciousness, deep wounds and suspected brokenbones. They are not for minor injuries or health problems, nor analternative to seeing your GP or for a ‘second opinion’ if you havealready seen your GP.You can also call Non Emergency Care on 111 if you are feelingunwell but not facing a life-threatening emergency and you are unsurewhat 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 minorinjury or illness. Find the nearest one by calling 111

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Poole Heart Support Group operates underthe umbrella of the British Heart Foundationwho rely on voluntary help for fund-raising.If you’d like to help them, please contact:Pam Bailey BHF Rep.4 Knighton Heath Close. BH11 9PP.01202 574944

Poole Branch meet once a month at Poole Hospital to planforthcoming events.