Summer 2014Summer 2014

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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 697376JIM WAINE Founder and VP jim@poolehsg.org.uk 01202 871532

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Membership has remained stable with 578 paid upsubscriptions and with 306 partners registered, We are now upto member number 2230. Roughly speaking, we gain about 100new members each year. Most of our members come fromreferrals after rehab at Poole Hospital but we are acutely awarethat many people could miss the benefits that we offer if theytake an alternative care route. We would like to open otherlines of recruitment but for this we really need a newcommittee 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 postof Magazine editor which I am happy to continue, but this reduces my efforts asChairman. We should appoint a Vice-Chairman who will work with me this year withthe aim of taking over next year.All of the management functions of the PHSG continue to run smoothly. The officefunctions, the hospital liaison meetings, the website, our social events, and ourAlmoner’s contacts with our members presents us as an efficient organisation and weare grateful for the work of all the volunteers to achieve this.The work of the PHSG continues with our popular programme of gentle physicalexercise classes, and the walking and cycling groups which cater for physical activitywith different sections of our membership. Cyril Martin reports that the summer walksof 2014 has started with an attendance of 15 on April 9th and he would like to offer histhanks to all his helpers. We note that we have a literally healthy number of regularexercisers across our various venues. The “step down” class continues and this yearwe have been able to continue our new class at Hamworthy Fire Station.The evening meetings and other events organised by George Llewellyn have becomeless frequent than monthly by design, and we have had to move from the HospitalPostgraduate Centre. Our evening programme is merging with the daytime“Chatstops” which Jan Mesher and John Defty deserve our thanks for organising. TheChatstops are becoming more popular and George L is weighing in providing quizzesand speakers. Thanks too to Pam and helpers for their hard work in providing tea andcoffees, and George and Margaret Wilkinson for the raffles and George & SandraLlewellyn for organising the club branded clothing.The year rounded off in March with our annual dinner at Bentley’s attended by one ofour Vice Presidents, Geoffrey Walker, who addressed us in entertaining fashion. Ourhospital rehab team and our trainers were out in force. In all about 100 people enjoyedan excellent meal.Finally I’ll mention our secretary, David Anderson. Working behind the scenes quietlyand 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 biground of thanks.

Chairman’s Annual Report 2013/14

KeithCOVER PICTURE: Seascape © Barry Pope

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from Poole Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMedicine and Cardiology News

Dear friends,I am pleased to inform you that the new cardiology build isnow completed and has opened, although we are still in theprocess of moving services in. It is large bright and airy andallows for a large teaching / seminar room as well asconsultant space and treatment and investigation rooms. It hasreally doubled the space for the cardiac department and willensure we continue to have the space for increased demandfor the foreseeable future.In March the Medical Investigations Unit became runner up for the National Innovationof the Year award, in the British Journal of Nursing ceremony in London. This was agreat achievement and ensured that the unit is now in the category of a National awardwinning unit. We were pleased to be recognised for the innovative work undertaken inthe unit which is a nurse led service, which over the years has allowed for patients to betreated as day cases rather than admitted. Sisters Peeke and Nippard, together withDeputy Sister Connor and Senior Sister Pasamar and myself went to the ceremony. Itwas 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 atBentley’s which I was delighted and privileged to attend. It was nice to see so many ofyou, and I was so pleased to be asked to be the after dinner speaker. The food andcompany was wonderful and I did have a few drinks of the alcoholic type, purely formedicinal purposes!On the 8th May I attended the annual Florence Nightingale Foundation Service inLondon as I am also an Honorary Vice-President. To begin with I was on the panel forquestions 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 tobegin rehearsing everyone for the service later that evening.The service which is thought provoking and full of pomp and ceremony was from 6.30to 7.30 in which the lamp is processed with an escort of student nurses. The Dean gavethe address about Nurse Edith Cavell shot in the First World War. The whole ceremonyis a tribute to nurses and the Abbey was full with over 2000 guests and dignitaries. OurPatron HRH Princess Alexandra also attended.After this we had a VIP reception in the Jerusalem chamber with the princess as guestof honour, then it was back to earth for the train home and 18 hours after leaving thehouse 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 RGNMatron Medicine, Cardiology and Specialist Nursing ServicesPoole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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

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

Bob Ormiston was a popular member of PHSG who fought hislong illness with fortitude. He was a regular on the Walkinggroup and attended the Poole Hospital Quality Service Groupas a Patient representative. He worked for a while as co-editorof this Magazine, helping out in a manner typical of hiswilling disposition. His funeral was held at Poole Crematoriumon 25th April 2014 and was attended by a large gathering.

Obituary

We acknowledge with thanks a donation from Pam Baileyof £10 from fair stands that Pam has run for us and BHF.Pam works at these fairs unstintingly.

We acknowledge a surplus of £482 from the proceeds of thePurbeck group over the last year.

The Chatstop with Malcolm Angel raised £18 from teas and£14 from books.. Takings were up due to the generousdonation of home made cakes for sale.

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 thatthe Support Group do a great job. This money was raised from fundraising at Easter atthe Harbour Hospital in Poole where I work. I hope you can put the money to good use.Thank you Maureen, we certainly will.

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Hello again. It’s been a while since I have written thiscolumn. I have been asked by several readers to say a littleabout catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias. This isindeed an enormous subject and very much an expandingfield. In fact, it is an entire specialty area withincardiology performed by my colleagues inelectrophysiology (EP) who undertake this procedure.The two conditions that are most likely to be relevant toyou are atrial flutter (AFL) and atrial fibrillation (AF). AFL is far less commonthan AF and together they affect 1 in 4 of us during our lifetime. Thesesomewhat overlapping conditions greatest importance lies in the fact that theycan make you feel below par (palpitations, breathlessness and fatigue) and canincrease your risk of having a stroke. The ablation procedures for AF and AFLare quite different as are their mechanisms of causation. However, patients canhave both conditions and may need separate ablations for each or certainlytargeted to the more dominant condition. An ablation is typically done usingmicrowaves (generating heat) to destroy this small area of tissue creating asmall scar within the heart.AFL is generally an easier and shorter ablation procedure with a highersuccess than AF but this does depend on number of additional factors (its Type[yes more than one], duration and presence of coexisting conditions). Withcareful patient selection the success rate is >90% as the ablation area is smallerand more predictable.An AF ablation is a more complex and lengthy procedure that usually requiresa deep sedation or a general anaesthetic and involves a procedure calledpulmonary vein isolation (PVI). Its success rate overall is about 70% but thisdepends on the type and duration of AF as well as several other factors. Theseinclude the presence of comorbidities (eg obesity and hypertension control)and the size of the left atrium. The success of AF ablation is highest for thosewith paroxysmal (intermittent) rather than sustained ( more than 7 days) AFand is generally not suitable for those in AF more than 1 year. Patients mayoften require more than one ablation. The four pulmonary veins are bloodvessels that carry blood from the lungs back to the left atrium (top leftpumping chamber).Doctors have discovered there is a narrow band of muscle tissue around eachof the pulmonary veins near to the opening of the left atrium that may triggerAF. By ablating in this region around the opening of each of the four

Atrial Fibrillation/ Flutter Ablation. . . tell me more!

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pulmonary veins resulting scar tissue blocks the extra electrical signals fromthe pulmonary veins reaching the left atrium. Hence, this area can no longergenerate or conduct the fast, irregular impulses. Additional ablations may needto be performed within the left atrium itself too.In general ablations for AF and AFL are reserved for those who remainsymptomatic despite ‘a good go at medical treatment’ maybe includingcardioversion if indicated. There is an increasing vogue to perform earlier AFLablations given its high success rate and will be considered by yourcardiologist depending on your individual circumstances.Dr Christopher BoosConsultant Cardiologist, Poole Hospital NHS Trust

“An ideological movement is a collection of people, many of whom couldhardly bake a cake, fix a car, sustain a friendship or a marriage, oreven do a quadratic equation, yet they believe they know how to rulethe world.” Professor Kenneth Minogue

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Just Visiting?My daughter is currently very ill inhospital and her husband hasfound a web site to simplify hisnightly round of phone calls.He can post her daily history and situation on her page, so that all concernedare given permission to view. This would save him the task of phoning. It isfree and supported by the NHS. among others. justvisiting.com

Max Smith

 I just realised that, although we’ve been ‘senior’ since we re-joined the National Trust a few years ago, we were still payingthe standard rate.If you have been a member for at least five years in the last tenyears and are over 60, check your subscription and if you arepaying at the full rate, it’s worth a phone call to them to getyourselves put onto the ‘senior’ rate. Ring 0844 800 1895I guess that as a charitable trust, they don’t make it an automatic change in the hopeof gaining maximum subscriptions, but I would have liked to know. Our renewal forthis year was going to cost £95.50 but the senior renewal rate is £69, quite a saving.

Derek Pope

National Trust - Senior Members

People who get shingles whilerelatively young are significantly more likely

to have a heart attack or stroke years laterreports the Daily Telegraph. A study involvingmore than 320,000 people (two-thirds of whomhad not had shingles) found that those who hadhad an attack of the viral infection before theage of 40 had a 74% increased risk of stroke,and a 50% increased risk of heart attack.There was an elevated risk among olderpeople too, but it was much lower –

around 10% “Anyone with shingles,and especially younger people,

should be screened forstroke risk factors.” said

Professor JudithBreuer of

UCL

Why do men's clothes have buttons on theright while women's clothes have buttons on

the left?When buttons were invented, they were veryexpensive and worn primarily by the rich.Because wealthy women were dressed bymaids, dressmakers put the buttons on the

maid's right. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons

on the right through holes on theleft. And that's where

women's buttons haveremained since.

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This year we are offering more daytime talks than evenings aswe no longer use the Hospital Post Grad centre. This was the

first of ourafternoonofferings.Steve Urquhart isa local man whohas always beeninterested inwildlife man and boy and is now an activemember of Dorset Wildlife Trust. Hecame along to tell us tales about ottersighting in Dorset, their locations andother facts about their secret life. Stevealso mentioned his work with birds ofprey at a local rescue centre and eventouched on his sighting of a “Big Cat”.Although Steve has had little experienceof public speaking his tales and storiescame from first hand experience and thatmade it such a good talk. Many thanksSteve and good luck with that cat!www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk

Chats & TalksOtters at the Chat Stop - March

Organised by George Llewellyn

Malcolm Angel came to talk to us about The Facts,Myths and Legends of Wimborne. Malcolm is probablyknown to a lot of you, as he is a local man, a past mayorof Wimborne (at the time the youngest to hold that post),and he spearheaded the need for a very local radiostation… Radio Wimborne. He also runs Gulliver Booksin Wimborne and was very gracious about the fact thatwe have almost as many books at a Chat Stop as he does.He takes the view that anything that encourages readingis good, he even had a good word to say about Kindles.One of the titles he first offered when I spoke to him was

Facts, Myths & Legends of Wimborne - April

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Talks are at The BroadstoneBritish Legion, Tudor Road.

7.30pmChatstops are at St John’s

Church Hall, Broadstone 2:00pmAll PHSG talks are free.

Jun 3 14:00 at St JohnsChatstop with “Call my Bluff”

AugustTreasure Hunt, more details later inthe eNewsletter

PHSG Meetings - Diary Dates

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Evening Meetings at theRBL

Chatstop Meetings atSt John Church Hall

Macaulay Road

“Naughty Nuns”. Now, I thought that would be interesting butafter a chat with a few people I got cold feet. HoweverMalcolm did give us a taster of that talk before he went into themain subject . . . Explaining that the name of the town derivesfrom Wim or Vine and Borne a bubbling fountain, well nowyou know a bubbling fountain of wine! That led on to the factthat the Romans introduced both hops and vines. Then a trailthrough the Minster, blue bell woods, nuns and monks. Eventelling us that St Boniface (born Wynfryth) was known tofrequent 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 tolight when she gave birth during a papal procession, which wasa bit of a give-away really. Well apparently her parents mayhave come from Wimborne. Finally Malcolm told us of thefate 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 atschool I might of listened a bit more, he has many more tales to tell and wehope to invite him back.Many thanks Malcolm for an interesting talk. George

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Linda Everett held her leavingdo in a bay of the new MIU atPoole Hospital on February17th . All the team turned upto wish her well.Robin and Keith were there forPHSG and we all enjoyed anexcellent buffet.

George andMargaret Wilkinsoncelebrated 50 years ofmarriage on theweekend of 29thMarch 2014.  Theyhad an action-packed weekend with friends andfamily, sharing memories, friendship and food.  Itwas a wonderful and very special occasion.Poole Heart Support Group send all our bestwishes to them both and thank them for all theirhelp with the group’s work. You’ll regularly findthem taking the membership recordand running the raffles at ourmeetings.

George & Margaret - Golden Years

Linda’s Leaving Do

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The image that immortalised FlorenceNightingale was of her tending the sick andwounded soldiers of the Crimean War in the1850s. But it should really have been of herhunched over tables and innovative piecharts, working incessantly on statistics.The Lady with the Lamp recalled that sheworked "sometimes for 24 hours out of 24"on her book, Notes on Matters Affecting theHealth, Efficiency, and HospitalAdministration of the British Army.Published in 1858; it began a public healthdata revolution.Through organising the way deaths wererecorded, illnesses classified and patientsmonitored, Nightingale showed that it was preventable, contagious diseases(typhus, typhoid and cholera) that were killing British Army personnel in vastnumbers, even in peacetime. "Our soldiers are enlisted to die in barracks," sheconcluded. Until her death in 1910, she campaigned for the use ofstandardised statistics in health and public life, laying the groundworkfor the big patient data studies of the following century.

The Lady With The Stats

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 beentapping your wife, day and night when you're not around.. In fact, I'm not getting anyat home, but that's no excuse. I can no longer live with the guilt and I hope you willaccept my sincerest apology with my promise that it won't happen again.The man, anguished and betrayed, went into his bedroom, grabbed hisgun, 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".

“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 everyidle silence." Benjamin Franklin

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Cream Teas in aidof BHF!BHF invites you toCream Teas on 21stand 22nd June atSturminsterMarshall VillageHall. All proceeds to BHF .

The Swiss must have been pretty confident of victoryif they included a corkscrew in their army knife

Why dogs never win at Poker!

“Doctor, every time I touch my forehead with my finger I get a pain. When I touchmy 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!”

InternationalSportThe European TableTennis Championships wereheld from October 4th to 13th atMultiversum Schwechat in Austria.

In the quarter-finals of the women's singles, UFen of Sweden defeated Spain's Shen Yanfei 4-0,while Fu Yu of Portugal beat two-time Europeanchampion U Liao of the Netherlands 4-1. Shan Xiaona(Germany) and Han Ying (Germany) also won their quarter-final 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 Xiaonabeating 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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SUDOKU by Hearty Hal

“The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance ofthe human bladder.” Alfred Hitchcock

We do apologise for the error in the Sudoko in the last issue. This one has beenchecked by Hal. Do you remember the computer in the film 2001?

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 Dinnerheld at Bentley’s Restaurantin March, Robin Pringle wasthis years recipient of thePHSG cup awarded forservice to the group. Robin isthe second recipient, andprevious holder Max Smithlooks on from the left.Robin receives the cup fromchairman Keith Matthews.

Obviously a popularrecipient for the award wasgreeted with loud applauseand cheers from theassembledgathering.

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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 09:00 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 10:00

“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

“Step Down” QE Academy Wimborne Tuesday 14:30

Swanage, Burlington Sports Tuesday 14:30 15:30

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

PHSG Exercise VenuesAll sessions last 1 hour

If you are not exercising with us and would like to start please call RobinPringle or Roger Ridout.

Contact details are on the inside front cover

Our “Hearts on Seats” is designed for the less physically able.The “Step Down” class is designed for members with more complicatedheart problems and is conducted by the Poole NHS rehabilitation team incollaboration with Poole Heart Support Group.

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Secretary David Anderson withtrainers 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 twooctogenarians are really a couple of frauds who despite their cardiac problems havenever had a heart attack ! This of course means that the rest of us have certainly spentan 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. Ihave to report that neither of them saw the “tunnel” although one of them came backon the Sandbanks ferry !There have been eight heart attacks, four by-passes, 16 angiograms, 10 stents and twoimplants. 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, verykeen, to get someone to shadow Keith as Vice Chairman for the next 12 months in thehope that he/she will take over next year or before. We are not a difficult bunch tocontrol and Keith’s hand on the tiller has been light allowing the rest of us to get onwith the jobs we undertake. Keith came on to the committee and then took the Chairsome years ago following a difficult period. Those of us with specific duties havealways 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 ensurethe profile of PHSG is kept to the fore. In particular there is a need to reinvigorate ourconnection at Poole Hospital where we have seen major changes of policy and in thedoctor and nurse personnel.We have enjoyed a special relationship with the nurses at the Cardiac RehabilitationUnit and this year we invited them as guests to our annual dinner as a thank you tothem all, but in particular, to wish the retiring head Linda Everett a long and healthyretirement. Linda responded with a lovely letter of thanks for the evening but also for

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Robin

the “support, friendship, enthusiasm and hard work we have shared during her years atthe helm”.The present committee is made up of individuals who have come together to putsomething back into the system that has given us so much and we hope that there issomeone out there who would do likewise and join us and help lead us through thenext few years.Finally and belatedly I’d like to thank the committee properly for awarding me the cupthis year at our annual dinner. For once I was lost for words and my thanks go out tothem all, for I know how much effort they themselves put into this veryspecial Group.

Well the other evening I was asked to take a new chap round as it was his first evening atLytchett Gym. His name was Regan. I have enough trouble going around without talking but Ithought it only polite to chat. After the obligatory probe into rehab and how he got there, hementioned that fact that he and his wife, mainly his wife, run a beauty salon. It’s too late for meto take advantage of this I thought but he went on to say that they offer sports and therapeuticmassage.Now Sandra and I have enjoyed the relaxation of massage for years so I discussed it further. Bythe way I was getting a bit out of breath by now what with the exercise and the talking. WellRegan proceeds to tell me a bit more about it and this was of particular interest to me asalthough 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 thathe offered a full body massage at a discounted rate of £25 for PHSG people, and we knowthat’s very reasonable. So we both made an appointment and went along. Michelle was themasseur and I can assure that that is was perfect relaxation if you haven’t had a massage orare a bit wary don’t be, the salon is very well equipped and run and you will enjoy the restfulambience 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.

www.beautyandbeyond.uk.com01202 676605

It is Surprising who you meet at the Gym!

George Llewellyn

“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 eversee on this Earth.” Ronald Reagan

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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 its members. Thisexciting group, under the very capable Chairmanship ofGeoffrey Walker, OBE, Matron Cardiology and Medicine, reallygets things done! Positive changes are made to hospitalprocedures, as a result of patient feedback given to PHSGpatient representatives. All PHSG members can feed backinformation to Poole Hospital in complete confidence abouttheir treatment.So if you want to say anything good or bad about yourexperience 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 instrictest confidence. Looking forward to hearing from you. Jim Waine, Vice President PHSGjim.waine2@btinternet.com or 01202 871532

QUALITY SERVICE GROUP MEETING 18 March 2014Geoffrey Walker OBE, Matron Medical Services, chaired the meeting. He wasdelighted to inform the group that the Medical Investigation Unit has been nominatedfor the British Journal of Nursing National Innovation of the Year award 2014. On 21March department representatives will be attending Shakespeare's Underglobe, wherethe awards ceremony is being held. The department is now in the final three and wewish them every success. (If I hear any news I will update this article before going topress).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 PooleHospital in April. If this does happen, members of our group may be asked tocontribute their experiences.The new Cardiology build is almost complete and, hopefully, our meetings willrelocate to this area as soon as the seminar room is ready. Cardiac rehabilitationservices will be moving to the new build and will come under the care of SisterBeaves. GW introduced Sister Beaves to the group as the potential substantive Sisterfor the Coronary Care and the Cardiology Department.GW stated that unfortunately the Discharge Lounge had to be relocated to enable 11escalation beds to occupy this area. This reduced the capacity of the Discharge Loungeby 68% and reduced the MIU. This was a temporary arrangement, but the groupvoiced 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 closeproximity. 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, duringwhich he presented a master class on the MIU. This received excellent feedback. Headded 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, includingconcerns about long waits for transport. There was a lively debate regarding this as thegroup felt that that this was totally unacceptable. Feedback was received from KathyLongridge, our safeguarding lead, on this subject. The group concluded that theservice was disappointing and patients should not be delayed, and possibly incur highrisks. 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 hisabsence. Sadly, however, Bob passed away a few days after the meeting,following a long battle with cancer. He will be deeply missed for hisprofessional input at meetings. He was a true friend and a gentleman. Jim

If you didn’t join us for lunch on the 23 April then you missed a real treat. It was at EscoffiersRestaurant, 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 warmlygreeted 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. Itnow has a lovely draped ceiling accompanied by wall lighting, which runs through a series ofsubtle colour changes and illuminates an interesting collection of artwork. A really lovely venue.

The menu offered to us would have done credit toany major London hotel. Each of three coursespresented choices of five different dishes, sufficientfor even the most challenging of clientele. The mealwas served punctually with all of us being greatlyimpressed both with the quality of the dishes andthe standard of service offered by these youngtrainee staff. Excellent food and good value.

Nothing was rushed. The lunch proceeded at a pace which kept the dishes coming to table withsmooth, slick service that kept the enjoyment of the lunch just right. With such good and tastydishes 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 wonderfulexperience today we say ‘make it soon George, please!’ So watch out and don’tmiss it.

Escoffier Lunch Alistair & Jean Allcroft

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Meet our MembersA Showcase on Members - This issue: Laszlo Karsay

I was taken from my native Hungary by the retreatingGerman army at Christmas 1944 when I was just 17years old. Having spent the turbulent post-war yearsin Europe I served in the French army (whilst inGermany) from October 1946 until May 1948. I cameto the UK in 1948 under a 2 year contract with theNational Coal Board and worked in a colliery in theRhymney Valley in South Wales. I met local girlPearl, whom I married in December 1951, and wehoneymooned in Paris. In 2011 we celebrated ourDiamond Wedding anniversary.Upon release from my contract with the NCB Pearland 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 prestigiousBeales department store restaurant, and in the late 60s and early 70s I had myown small hotel in Westbourne. On selling the hotel Pearl and I moved to ourcurrent home in Broadstone and before retiring I worked at BDH.Pearl and I have enjoyed regular visits to Hungary over the years, but havealso travelled extensively in Europe, to Canada, the USA, Australia, SouthAfrica and Thailand.I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1989, and after successful treatmentat Poole Hospital I am still here to tell my tale! In 2003 I began to have heartproblems and after having an angiogram at Bournemouth Hospitalarrangements were made for me to have an angioplasty at Kings CollegeHospital in London the same year. In March 2004 Pearl and I becamemembers of the PHSG and joined the exercise class at Ashdown School withLesley as our trainer. In May 2006 I suffered a stroke which resulted in partialloss of sight and in July of that year I had an endarterectomy in BournemouthHospital to clear a blocked carotid artery.It has been 10 years since Pearl and I became members of PHSG and wereally 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 nowlives in south west France with her husband, 2 cats and 2 donkeys and weenjoy our annual summer visits there savouring the food and wine of the areaand relaxing by the pool.Thanks to the wonderful care received from the local Hospitals andthe Hadleigh House Practice in Broadstone we are still able to enjoylife, even if it is in the ‘slow’ lane!

Laszlo

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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 ofstress can have adverse effects on cardiovascular health and also contribute to ajourney being more exhausting than expected. Managing the stresses of travel andmaintaining your sense of humour may be even more important than previouslythought. “Research suggests laughter can decrease stress hormones, reduce arteryinflammation 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 clotheswith you in your hand luggage.

☺A travel insurance policy you can trust, such as Able2Travel can go a long waytowards easing concerns when things go wrong during a trip, especially if you needcover for pre-existing conditions such as a heart problem.

☺ Take a deep breath – repeat. The simple act of taking a deep breath can reducestress levels in the body, lower blood pressure, reduce heart rate and the ‘fight orflight’ 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 youto read. If you have internet access and it is permitted, try watching amusing videoson You Tube. You may find you are soon noticing a funny side to thecircumstances.

☺ Try making a list of all the things you feel grateful for. It is surprising what you cancome-up with, even when conditions seem less than ideal. Studies show thatgratitude is a great stress buster and increases feelings of happiness.

Finally, rest assured that even the most experienced travellers sometimes encounterunexpected events and delays during travel. These experiences sometimes becomepart of the interesting and memorable stories of your travel adventure.An Able2Travel policy can provide you with peace of mind in the event you needemergency medical care while you are overseas, or if you encounter other travelproblems such as lost luggage or a missed departure that occurs due to a coveredreason. Call 01892 839 501 or go online to www.able2travel.com to request a freequote.

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Follow the A351 to Wareham, go through the town and justat the beginning of Stoborough, take the sharp left turn toRidge and Arne. This sign is not easily seen, so if you missit, continue along the main road for about half a mile, to thenext left turn and follow the signs to Arne. Meet and park atthe 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 theleft. Turn right at the church, onto the bridleway to Shipstal.When an RSBP information board lies ahead, turn left, just

before it and follow the path through the wood, bearingright at the fork in about 50 yards. You will soon reachanother information board, where you take the pathmarked “To the Hide.” This path has planks over muddyplaces.Visit the Hide, where in winter months many birds areseen, including oystercatchers, shelducks, redshanks,teal and mallard.Return to the information board and this time follow thepath to Shipstal Point. This path meets a crossing path,but carry straight on, up to the highest point, Shipstal

Hill, where there is aviewpoint, showing thevarious landmarks. Carryon towards the harbour,where the cliffs here areeroding and dangerous, soturn right and walk alongthe top, crossing the trackbefore going downhill andonto the shore. The pathbears right and there areplanks to keep your feetdry. Continue along thispath, which bears rightthrough a wood and soonyou will arrive at the firstinformation board. Turn leftand follow the track back toArne Church and left to thecar park.

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Come Walk With PHSGFor 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!If you require more information or the full WalkingBook (£3) please contact me on 01202 733956.

Wednesday 11th JuneArne & Shipstal Point 10:00amDistance 3 miles - OS 195 SY972879

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Saturday 21st JuneAround Portland Bill 10:00amDistance 4 miles - OS 194 SY693703Take the main road towards the Bill. when you come to theCoast (approx 1½ miles before the Bill) You will find CheyneWeare car park on your left.From the car park at CheyneWeare follow the coast path southtoward Portland Bill. You will haveto follow the road for a short whilebefore branching off on a track tothe left marked ‘coast path’. Followthis all the way to Portland Bill. pasta number of old quarry sites on thecliffs.After exploring Portland Bill goround the lighthouse and follow thecoast path to the west. Go acrossthe grassy area next to the MoDbuildings and then take the paththat follows the coast.At a stone marker just before thelarge buildings take the path to theright signed ‘East Cliff’. Follow thispath, keeping left when it appearsto split (follow the footpathsigns). You will reach a road whereyou should bear right and then rightagain after a short while.

At the Eight Kings pub turn left at the mini-roundaboutand follow the road back to the starting point.

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  You know it's been a bad Valentine's Day when the lamppostoutside 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 ouranniversary 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 yourealise 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 midwifehands the baby to him and the wife says "Is it a boy or a girl?" "Yes" replies theProfessor.

  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 onemore chance?

  Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the tableyou 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 wecomplained about the heat?

  How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

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  Why do engineers confuse Halloween & Christmas? Because Oct 31 = Dec 25

“We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a milliontypewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works ofShakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.”Robert Wilensky.

A famous Viking explorer returned home from a voyage and found hisname missing from the town register. His wife insisted on complaining tothe local civic official, who apologized profusely saying, "I must have takenLeif off my census."A sceptical anthropologist was cataloguing South American folk remedieswith the assistance of a tribal elder who indicated that the leaves of aparticular fern were a sure cure for any case of constipation. When theanthropologist expressed his doubts, the elder looked him in the eye andsaid, "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 crowsrecently, and there was concern that they may have died from AvianFlu. A Bird Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, toeveryone'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 ofpaints appeared on the bird's beaks and claws. By analysing these paintresidues 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 thedisproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills. He very quickly concluded thecause: when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree to warnof impending danger. They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout "Cah", nota single one could shout "Lorry."We had a power cut at our house this morning and my PC, laptop, TV, DVD, iPad, cordlessphones and my new surround sound music system were all shut down. Then I discovered thatmy 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 Isat and talked with my wife for a while . . . She seems a nice person!

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Rides are about 15 to 20 miles long, the rides are open to all membersof the PHSG as long as your doctor approves. For help, advice,weather check and bike maintenance call Keith Matthews on 01202855001. We’ll arrange to check out your bike if it needs it.STARTS 10:00am Meet & DestinationSunday 22 June Wareham Quay - MortonSunday 20 July Winterbourne Kingston - BulbarrowSunday 24 Aug Wimborne Square - Blandford

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

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This man owned & drove the same car for 82 years, Can you imagine even having the same carfor that long?  Mr. Allen Swift of Springfield, Massachusetts received this 1928 Rolls-RoycePiccadilly-P1 Roadster from his father, brand new - as a graduation gift in 1928.  He drove it upuntil his death last year at the age of 102. He was the oldest living owner of a car that waspurchased new.It was donated to a  Springfield museum after his death.

It has 1,070,000miles on it, stillruns like aSwiss watch,dead silent atany speed andis in perfectcosmeticcondition. That'sapproximately13,048 miles peryear or 1087 permonth..Spotter:Max Smith

“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quiteenough time.” Leonard Bernstein“Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate.” Political Rule

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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 herunderwear. Suddenly after protests from the lady I noticed that there were several taxis, and I wasin the wrong one. Submitted by Dr. Mark MacDonald, St.. Andrews Hosp. Glasgow

At the beginning of my shift, I placed a stethoscopeon an elderly and slightly deaf female patient'santerior 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 Itold a wife that her husband had died of a massivemyocardial infarct.. Not more than five minutes later,I heard her on her mobile phone reporting to the restof the family that he had died of a “massive internalfart.” Submitted by Dr. Susan Steinberg, Royal LondonHosp.

During a patient's two week follow-up appointment,he told me that he was having trouble with one of hismedications.. “Which one?” I asked. “The patch; thenurse told me to put on a new one every six hours and now I'm running out of places to put it!” I hadhim quickly undress and discovered what I hoped I wouldn't see. Yes, the man had over fiftypatches on his body! Now, the instructions includes removal of the old patch before applying a newone. 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 myhusband 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, “Sohow was your breakfast this morning?” “It's very good except for the Kentucky Jelly. I can't seem toget 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 rockerMohawk, sporting a variety of tattoos, and wearing strange clothing, entered. It was quickly

determined that the patient had acute appendicitis, so shewas scheduled for an immediate operation. When she wascompletely disrobed on the operating table, the staff noticedthat her pubic hair had been dyed green, and above it therewas a tattoo that read. 'Keep off the grass' Once the surgerywas completed, the surgeon wrote a short note on thepatient's dressing, which read 'Sorry, had to mow the lawn.'Submitted by Staff Nurse Elaine Fogerty, KGH London (Dr.wouldn't submit his name.)

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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 of BHF meet once a month at Poole Hospitalto plan forthcoming events.