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e-mail to; editor@ Tel. 01202 855001Magazines are published 1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st December.

Print Deadlines are 10th February, 10th May, 10th August, 10th November

PRESIDENT: Dr. ANDREW MCLEODVice Presidents:Dr CHRISTOPHER BOOS MBBS, Dip IMC, RCS (Ed), MD, FRCP, RAMC.Dr. DIANE BRUCE MB, Bsc (Hons), FRCPROBERT PAYNE RGN, RHV, Bsc (Hons), PG Dip PGCEMAGGIE RICHARDSON : JIM WAINE : GEOFFREY WALKER OBE, JP, MA, RGN

PHSG COMMITTEEAll emails are @poolehsg.org.uk

KEITH MATTHEWS Chairman keith@ 01202 855001DAVID ANDERSON Secretary david@ 01202 697376RITA HOLMES Treasurer rita@ 01202 743960GEORGE LLEWELLYN Social Events geoll@ 01202 605455JAN MESHER Office Manager jan@ 01202 250108DEREK POPE Database derek@ 01202 889070ROBIN PRINGLE Exercise Co-ordinator robin@ 01202 884250ROGER RIDOUT Purbeck Liaison roger@ 01929 423079GEOFF LAWRENCE Member geoff@ 01202 888438JOHN OFFER Member john@ 01202 386674PAM BAILEY BHF Rep. 01202 574944LESLEY BRADSHAW Exercise Classes lesley@ 01202 691339

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 cyril@ 01202 733956DAVID ANDERSON Website david@ 01202 697376JIM WAINE Founder and VP jim@ 01202 871532

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Chairman’s Letter

Keith

We have had the AGM and I’m still here. I know I thoughtI’d give up being Chairman last year as I thought I’d like tosee if anybody else came forward. I’ve knocked around clubsand societies all my life and I still retain my optimism!No more Walking Book next year! That was the decision ofthe committee with the support of Cyril and ratified at theAGM. The thinking is that making an extra charge for theWalking Book and having to include it as an option on therenewal form is not only extra administration but also

restricts the opportunity of people who might like to just drop into a walk fromtime to time. So, starting with the next Winter issue all the contacts for the WinterWalks will be printed in this Magazine and Spring through Autumn issues willeach carry the next three months walks in the same detail as the Walking Bookwould have. So, you are not losing anything, in fact we are gaining as we nowhave the possibility of colour maps, and Cyril will not need to plan the wholeseason at one time if he doesn’t want to.Our meetings programme is becoming more centred on the daytime “Chatstops”for which Jan Mesher and John Defty deserve our thanks for organising withGeorge Llewellyn now providing speakers. The daytime Chatstops are becomingmore popular and we have had attendances in excess of 50. There are still a fewevening meetings, the AGM for instance, our Quiz on May 28th, and our Autumntalk on medical matters. Thanks to Pam Bailey and helpers for their hard work inproviding tea and coffees for these, and George & Sandra Llewellyn fororganising the club branded clothing.Derek Pope our Membership secretary reported the Membership numbers at theAGM. He tells us that presently we have: 615 full members; 331 partner mem-bers; 12 committee members; 47 Honorary members, and 5 Advertisers. Thisgives us a total of 1010 people in the database.We have 450 members who have registered their email address with us and 366members registered as belonging to one of the exercise groups, this number doesnot include partners of members who may also exercise.The donations received alongside membership renewals total in excess of £1,500and we are very grateful to all of those members who are kind enough to include adonation when they renew.Renewal forms will be sent out for the coming year with this Magazine, so pleasemake sure you find it and return it as soon as you can to make everyone’slife easier as the new membership year starts on 1st June!

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from Poole Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMedicine and Cardiology News

Dear Friends,Spring is upon us and the summer is ahead, which a lovely time ofyear and hopefully good weather will prevail. Winter and the earlypart of the spring has been a challenging time for us here withinthe hospital. It has been exceptionally busy and like most otherhospitals in the UK we have struggled with the EmergencyDepartment (ED) target which has proved a challenge; 95% ofpatients to be seen and treated within 4 hours. We are now seeingsignificant improvements. However there have been many positivepoints too. Ever the optimist, I feel we will continue to see improvements across the Trust.In my areas we now have approval to recruit nursing staff to provide a 7 day alcohol servicewhich is excellent and will be of great benefit to the community as a whole. You may haveseen the article in the Echo a few months ago about the service.We have recruited a fifth cardiology consultant which will help take the service forward,and once in post I will ask that they let us have a resume about themselves for a future article.The Medical Investigations Unit (MIU) is going from strength to strength and we havereceived investment to increase the hours and also provide some inpatient beds for ourelective and low dependency work which is really positive. These beds will be on the MIUand managed and staffed by the highly skilled MIU nursing team. It has also allowed us toprovide escalation beds in crisis which are managed by MIU.We have received substantial investment in additional staff both medical and nursing for theED department and the Emergency Admissions Unit (EAU) Ansty ward and this will helpimprove access times and admission to the Trust. We are now also hoping to improve thetrolley areas in ED and reduce the need to have patients in corridors when we areexceptional busy, all really positive steps.We are sadly saying goodbye to Vicky Tite our senior cardiac rehabilitation nurse who isretiring. Vicky as many of you know has been a pivotal member of the team for many yearsand I am sure you will all agree has been an excellent advocate for cardiac rehabilitation.We wish her all the best in retirement but I am sure we will continue to see her from time totime. So we are now recruiting to the team to fill this position.I attended the annual Florence Nightingale service at Westminster Abbey on 6th May andprior to this took part as a panel member at St Thomas’s hospital for the FlorenceNightingale foundation students day, answering questions from student nurses from all overthe UK. As usual the service was lovely with over 2000 nurses with their family and friendspresent. Following this, the next Sunday there was a service at the graveside of FlorenceNightingale in East Wellow which I also attended; a very personal and touching service.So until next time have a lovely summer and keep well.Geoffrey Walker OBE JP MA RGN PgDip DipEd FAETC.Matron for Medicine, Specialist Medicine, Emergency and Ambulatory Care.Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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Doctor Boos’ Casebook

Dear All,I thought that following the general election and a start tothe five year timetable I would give you a quick overviewof some the key changes within Cardiology at Poole. Atpresent we have four full time consultant Cardiologists: DrCatherine Blakemore, Dr Chris Steadman, Dr JP Carpenterand myself. Dr Di Bruce will be retiring form Cardiology atPoole Hospital in June but I have no doubt that she will maintain a significantcommitment to the specialty in terms of community Cardiology and potentialsessional slots in the future. I would like to sincerely thank her in advance for hertremendous contribution to Poole Hospital.We have recently appointed a 5th Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Sujata Khambekar.I’ll leave her to do a more detailed introduction when she starts in September butessentially her specialist skills include advanced cardiac imaging in the form oftransoesopahageal and stress echocardiography as well as cardiac MRI. We arevery pleased to have her support as we have seen year on year increases indemand for all of our clinical services. We have significantly expanded ourimaging services to adjacent hospitals in the form of stress echocardiography toboth Dorchester and Royal Bournemouth Hospital and cardiac CT and MRIscanning to Dorchester Hospital. Dr Brenda Howarth, Associate Specialistcontinues her joint commitment to cardiology and diabetes and continues to leadour rapid access Chest Pain Service. We started a once weekly rapid access HeartFailure service in July 2014 allowing patients to have an echocardiogram and seea heart failure specialist in the same rapid access clinic. We have nearly doubledour real estate footprint with a large extension of the Cardiology department toaccommodate some of these increased services and this has allowed for therelocation of our cardiac rehabilitation team from the 4th floor to withincardiology again. Emma Gardener our heart failure nurse, left in December 2014to work in community nursing closer to home and her position has been replacedby Pear Lesson a highly experienced community heart failure nurse who will alsohelp to support heart failure and arrhythmia services within Poole Hospital. Oneof the biggest developments moving forward is the delivery of 7 day workingwithin Cardiology in current austere times. We appear to be well on course toachieve this later this year. This was just a brief overview and further updates willfollow. I hope you all keep well.Dr Christopher BoosConsultant Cardiologist, Poole Hospital NHS Trust

An Update on Cardiology Services at Poole

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You don’t need to fool all the people all the time, you just need tofool enough of the people for the duration of a six week campaign. Larry ElliottA free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. Adlai StevensonThe politician that promises to rob Peter to pay Paul can always rely onthe support of Paul. George Bernard ShawIt is a peculiarity of our times that we want politicians to be more human,and then, when they screw up, we demand they be more professional. Ann TrenemanIt is often easier to fight for a principle than to live up to it. Adlai Stevenson.Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. George Bernard Shaw.Pay attention to what they tell you to forget. Prof. Muriel Rukeseyer“I don’t want to be in charge – I want to be able to criticise whoever is.”

David Mitchell

Now here is a special photograph! Ourmember Mike Fulford was on holiday inJamaica. Mike and his friend Yvonne werebeing shown the sights by a familymember when they came upon the superbathletics track where all the very bestJamaican sprinters and hurdlers do theirtraining. There appeared to be little activityuntil they came upon a parked car.Yvonne’s excited niece then spotted theworld famous sprinter, Usain Bolt, relaxingin a car. Brakes were applied and Usainwas asked, and very kindly agreed to jointhem in a little photo-shoot. We understandthat the photos were taken by Usain’sminder whose huge hands had difficultyhandling the small camera. Neverthelessthe result was good and a few specialpictures were produced to bring backhome to show family and friends.

A Bolt of Lightning

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Chats & Talks Organised by George LlewellynLots to catch up with at Chatstop!What would we do without our Rehab nurses?Fiona Keene came over from Wimborne to tell us what was goingon in her life in the new job at Wimborne. Her easygoing styleturned into a very interesting question and answer session. I’vespoken to a few PHSG members and all said that her style andpresentation always ends up with us going away much moreconfident and with a greater understanding of the heart function.Fiona has spoken to PHSG meeting many times and we are alwayspleased to see her.In March we were lucky to hear from Linda Everett who tells me she has retired, she is fartoo young to retire! Linda was responsible for rehab at Poole Hospital but one of herinterests is stress management.

As an ex rehab nurse her approach and understanding of heart patients from a stress pointof view hit the spot with many of our members. Some techniques to reduce stress wereshared and Linda has promised to return later in the year with a more applied session.Finally for this report we come to Nick Thomas. Nick has spoken to us before on thesubject of Groucho Marx and is an accomplished presenter. This time it was his life as acomedy scripts writer for the BBC. Full of anecdotes and a load of name-dropping. And ifyou take his advice don’t go into the business! Nick has a list of amusing presentationsand I hope he will return next year to regale us with stories about Patrick Campbell of Callmy Bluff fame.

Linda Everett gives her talk at the March ChatStop

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Airwaves are Trading Standards Approved

To return to an old theme of mine, if there is any of our members that have a tale to tell,remember Alf Marriott the London policeman and that great presentation by AlistairAllcroft on the V-bombers in the cold war, let me know and I’ll get you on.Don’t worry about the graphics or the technology someone here will help you put togetherthe pictures and story. I am sure that there are many interesting stories waiting to be told.Have a go!Many thanks to Fiona, Linda and Nick. George

William Tell was a touchy fellow and became quite vain about his ownlegend as a folk hero. At the battle of Morgarten a capturedofficer was brought to him for interrogation. The Austrian did notrecognise him and asked, quite innocently, to whom he was speaking.This so incensed the great archer that he seized a halberd fromone of the guards and was about to thrust it into his prisoner's ribs.The sergeant was horrified at this breach of battlefield honour,and shouted out hurriedly "Don't pike him, Tell!"

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Paracetamol won't kill back painAlthough commonly prescribed by GPs for lower back pain, paracetamol is no better than a

placebo at treating the condition, scientists have found. They suggest that people with backpain would be better off keeping active, avoiding bed rest, and using heat wraps or heat packs,reports The Guardian. The research, published in The Lancet, involved 1,650 adults in Sydneywith acute lower back pain, and an average age of 45. Some patients were given paracetamolthree times a day; others were given the painkiller when they asked for it, while a third groupwere given a placebo. The recovery time was almost the same for all three groups - 16 or 17days - and the patients taking paracetamol reported no additional benefit in terms of pain relief,sleep or quality of life. The findings should make doctors think again about their "almostuniversal endorsement of paracetamol as the first-choice painkiller for low back pain", said thereport's authors, from the Oxford-based ‘George Institute for Global Health’.

How exercise beats stressIt's well established that peoplesuffering from stress-relateddepression tend to feel better if theytake exercise, says The Times: nowscientists in Sweden think they knowwhy: research suggests that well-exercised muscles produce a proteinthat breaks down a substance -kynurenine - which is formed inresponse to stress, and which causesinflammation of the brain. For thestudy, two sets of mice were subjectedto loud noises and flashing lights forfive weeks, to raise their stress levels.Normal mice began to show signs ofdepressive behaviour, but the othermice, which had been geneticallymodified to have exercised musclewithout exercising, did not. They alsohad higher levels of KAT, enzymeswhich convert kynurenine intokynurenic acid, which cannot passthrough the blood-brain barrier."Skeletal muscle appears to have adetoxification effect that, whenactivated, can protect the brain frominsults and other related mentalillness," said study co-author Dr Jorge

Ruas, in the journal Cell.

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SUDOKU by Derek

Don't discard your onion skinsSome of the most nutritious parts of common fruit and vegetables are the bitsthat end up in the bin, reports the Daily Mail. Melon rind, orange peel and onionskin are all rich in nutrients - and could be used, say dieticians. Onion skins, forinstance, contain fibre and quercetin, a plant pigment which can help reduceblood pressure. They're not edible, but can be added to stock, stews and soupsto give richness, then removed before eating. The outermost layers of the onionare similarly nutritious, and they can be eaten. Brocolli leaves - which can beboiled up - are rich in vitamins A and C, while the stems are full of fibre. Celeryleaves contain five times more magnesium than the stalks that we eat. As fororange peel and melon rind, they are not a tasty snack in themselves, but canblended in with smoothies.

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You can always call the Office !

You can always call the officeWe’re a happy little bunch.On a Monday or a Thursday,We’re there just after lunch.

If you need some information,Exercise or walking club,(Cyril says they rambleand then end up at the pub!).

We distribute magazinesand sign in each new member.We are on the go all the timefrom January to December

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All talks and Chat Stops are at St John’s Church Hall,Broadstone

All PHSG talks and Chat Stops are free.Jun 2 Chat Stop at 14:00Denise Edwards - Experiences of aStunt performer in film and television.“My talk is about my experiences working as astunt performer in films and television. I talkabout how a childhood passion and dedicationfor a sport lead me to being involved in theprofession, one that I wouldn’t have chosen. Ioutline what it takes to become a stuntperformer, the skills, the training, the fees, theinsurance, the subscriptions and then I recallsome of my experiences working on variousfilms and television productions as well asactors for whom I have doubled.”

Remaining Chatstop Dates in 2015 at 14:00 October 6th November 3rd December 1st

PHSG Meetings - Diary Dates

→DORSET THEATRE-GOERS' CLUB

An organisation for lovers of theatre in the Weymouth, Dorchester,Blandford, Wimborne and Ferndown areas of Dorset. (Separate independentbranches cover the Bournemouth and Purbeck areas.) About once a monthwe travel by specially-chartered coaches from local pick-up points to see aplay or musical, or perhaps the occasional ballet or opera.We normally go to matinees on a Saturday, and occasionally on a Thursday,at leading theatres throughout the south of England. In the past these haveincluded venues in Bath, Brighton, Bristol, Chichester, Exeter, Guildford,London, Newbury, Plymouth, Richmond, Salisbury, Sonning, Southampton,Windsor and Woking. Our excursions include plays, musicals andoccasionally Shakespeare, ballet, opera or a musical spectacular. We book100 to 150 tickets, depending on the distance to be travelled, the number ofgood seats available and the cost of production.

www.dorsettheatregoersclub.co.uk or contact Sonja01202 801285 or email sonja@keystrokes.go-plus.net

Sonja is a member of PHSG

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DonationsGeoff and Ruby Lawrence’s Coffee Morning was agreat success. Thanks to all who attended andboosted the funds to the tune of £161.29.Thank you Geoff and Ruby for hosting the event.

Our member Ken Peters who nowlives in Nursling near Southamptonwas instrumental in raising £100 for us from another resident,Penny Ellison, after he donated her a recliner chair that he didn’tneed. We’ve sent thanks to them both, and as a follow-up Kenhad a whip-round of the other residents and raised a further £50.Great stuff eh?

Ken says his residential home is a great place and he would love to see anyone who fancied a quicktrip up the motorway for a cup of tea. Why not drop him a line? Mr Ken Peters, Northcliffe House,Grove Place, Nursling, SO16 0AP

GeorgeWilkinson,PHSGcommitteemember formany, many,years decidedit was time tostep down atthis year’sAGM. So weagreed toallow him totake a well-earned rest.Margaret saidthat she willcontinue tohelp out in thePHSG officeon her rota forwhich we are truly grateful. At the AGM we surprised them both by presenting them with a nicebouquet of flowers.

George & Margaret

George and Margaret receive their Bouquet from Chairman Keith

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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 11:00

Hamworthy Fire Station Monday 10:00

“Hearts on Seats”,Broadstone Thursday 13:30

Images, Lower Parkstone Tuesday 11:30 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 Club Tuesday 14:30 15:30

Wareham, Purbeck Sports Club 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

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

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Travelling with a Heart Condition By Adam UnderhillWith modern medicines and techniques it is now no longer as difficult as it once was totravel with a heart condition. Your GP or heart specialist will be able to advise on whetheryou are fit to travel by sea or air, most Health specialists will advise planning a trip at least4 to 6 weeks in advance.Things to Consider when Booking your Trip. You need to think about how to make itas easy and convenient as possible. You may want to avoid any destinations that are hillyunless you have fully recovered. Similarly you may also want to avoid destinations withaltitudes over 2,000 metres as the lower levels of oxygen may cause breathlessness orangina. You may also want to avoid countries that experience extremes of temperature asthese can put added strain on your heart.Medication - Remember to take enough medication to last the duration of your trip, plus afew extra days, just in case. You might like to keep an up-to-date list of your medication,including any generic names, in a purse or wallet just in case you lose any of them.If you have a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) then remember totake your device identification card with you. You will need tell security staff that youhave a pacemaker as it could potentially set off any metal detector alarms. Ask to be handsearched by staff with a hand-held metal detector remembering that the metal detectorshould not be placed directly over your pacemaker or ICD.If you have a history of heart disease you may also have an increased risk of Deep VeinThrombosis (DVT), so you may like to research some exercises to lessen the chances ofhaving a DVT. Note that glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) sprays are safe to use on a plane.Current security restrictions state that you cannot carry gels, liquids or creams, includingmedication, that exceed 100ml. In certain circumstances it is possible to carry a highervolume if it is essential, you have a letter from your doctor or a prescription and the airlineand airport has agreed in advance.Travel Insurance - It is always wise to carry a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)with you when travelling in Europe as this will entitle you to the same costs of medicaltreatment that a local would receive (bear in mind this may well not be free as in the UK).And remember that an EHIC will not cover the cost of emergency medical repatriation if itis needed, for this you will need travel insurance.There are several travel insurance policies that are aimed specifically at people withmedical conditions of which Able2Travel is one. Remember to read the medicaldeclaration on the policy carefully to see if you need to screen your medical condition asomitting something is likely to mean that your cover is invalid.Obviously if you are travelling further afield than Europe you will almost certainly needsome form of travel insurance to cover any emergency medical expenses that may beincurred and these can be very substantial indeed, particularly in the USA, with medicalbills for tens of thousands of pounds now common even for just a few days in hospital.I hope you enjoy your travels wherever they take you and that these tips help youto have a safer trip.

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Victoria Hospital Wimborne(VHW) was founded in 1887 tocelebrate the Golden Jubilee ofQueen Victoria’s accession. Itwas supported by voluntarycontribution and the local gentryand run by a ManagementCommittee from the localcommunity until 1948 at theinception of the NHS.The League of Friends wasstarted at Wimborne in 1935 andits role was to provide patientcomforts and additional benefits not afforded by hospital funds. The Friends alsoformed a focus of support for VHW which was to prove vital in the early years ofthe nationalised health services when many similar units were threatened withclosure and, indeed, following the Government’s 1962 ‘Hospital Plan’ severalhundred cottage hospitals were closed.However, huge effective support wasmobilised and the hospital not onlysurvived but expanded services despitethe development in subsequent years ofboth Poole General and the RoyalBournemouth hospitals.VHW has been subject to pressures offinancial constraint and repeated NHSreorganisation since the mid 1980s andthe role of the Friends has evolved tosupport the development of localservices for the community bysequential expansion and upgrading of the hospital. This has been achieved byjointly funded projects with the Health Authority and the various NHS Trusts towhich VHW has been assigned.Several millions of pounds have been raised on appeal over the last 30 years tobuild a new ward, physiotherapy and rehabilitation facilities, clinical investigationdepartment, outpatients, redesign of radiology and ultrasound scanningdepartment and on two occasions upgrade of the operating theatre. The Friendsare fully committed to continuing this work.Currently the hospital provides day surgery and inpatient beds for elderlyrehabilitation, surgery, and general practice medical patients.The outpatient department holds 75 clinics each month covering 12 medical andsurgical specialties together with supporting remedial and therapy services. The

Wimborne Hospital & Cardiology Dr David Pope

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clinical investigation department recently achieved national accreditation and theradiology and ultrasound department refurbished and upgraded.The minor injury unit opens 5 days a week but plans are afoot to expand andrelocate the department and extend the opening hours to reduce pressure on A&Edepartments in Poole and Bournemouth.At present cardiological services consist of a weekly consultant clinic and twosessions manned by GPSIs (GPs with a special interest and training in cardiacconditions) with support from specialised nurses and cardiac technicians.Appropriate investigation available at Wimborne includes exercise ECG,echocardiograms, ambulant BP monitoring, and 24hour and 7day recording ofpotential heart arrhythmias. A specially trained heart failure nurse is based atWimborne working in both hospital and the community. These facilities areaccessed by direct GP referral. Also the newly upgraded digital based radiologyservices are available on site allowing patients to benefit from a one stop service.Having an easily accessible cardiological service at the local community hospitalwith free parking is a real advantage especially to elderly patients and is linked tothe cardiac rehabilitation service in the locality and is a satellite of Poole HospitalCardiology Department.

David Pope

The PHSG Cup goes to Rita

At the PHSG Annual Dinner held at Bentley’s Restaurant in March, our Treasurer RitaHolmes was this years recipient of the PHSG cup awarded for outstanding service to thegroup. Here Rita Holmes receives the cup from chairman Keith Matthews.

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Medical Clinical Care Group Jim WaineProactive Development Unit for Cardiology and

MedicinePHSG has a voice in this influential group, representing the views ofits members.  The Group is held under the capable chairmanship ofGeoffrey Walker OBE, Matron of Cardiology and Medicine, and itreally gets things done! Positive changes are made to hospitalprocedures as a result of patient feedback being given to PHSGrepresentatives.  All PHSG members can report back on theirexperiences of their treatment in Poole Hospital in completeconfidence.  So if you want to say something 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. Looking forward to hearing from you! Jim Waine, Vice President PHSG jim.waine2@btinternet.com or 01202 871532

Quality Service Group Meeting 28 AprilAt our meeting it was reported that there are now more beds on ward C4 for low riskelective patients.  However, there has been a drop in the number of pacemakers beingfitted.  I asked if they were being diverted from Poole Hospital, but it seems that demandhas dropped. I would like to ask people reading this if you could let me know, by e-mail, ifyou have had a pacemaker fitted at Poole Hospital, or elsewhere, in the last 12 months.The appointment of a new heart failure nurse has been made.  Her name is Pearl Lessonand reported to be settling in well.Medicine/Specialist Medicine have only received four complaints this year to date.Slightly more across ED/Ansty but this is benchmarked against the considerableadmissions which were approximately 1000 patients per month in Ansty and 6000 permonth in ED. These complaints mostly featured lost property of false teeth!Many of us will remember Vicky Tite. She will be retiring from the Cardiac RehabilitationService in the summer.  On behalf of the Group, GW thanked Vicky for her hard work anddedication over her 40 years of working for the NHS, 30 of them at Poole Hospital. Wefrom PHSG would also like to wish her all the best in the future.  A hug and big thanks forall your help.Did you know that Wimborne Hospital has a Minor Injuries unit?  It is open Monday -Friday from 08.30 - 16.00 (last consultation 15.30).  It closes for 30 minutes for lunch.  Iunderstand that it is not being used to its full potential, however take a look at the articleon the previous page.The Endoscopy Department provides an inpatient, outpatient and emergency service forpeople requiring a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures. Youcan walk straight into this department and ask for help and advice and, if necessary,arrange an appointment. It is located on the third floor of the Philip Arnold Unit at PooleHospital.

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At the nextmeeting we willbe looking atwhy waitingtimes forOutpatients canbe so long,particularly inX-ray andDermatology,but otherdepartments aswell. Cananyone who hashad anappointmentrecently let meknow about yourexperience e.g.was the waitlong or short. Docall me, mynumber is(01202) 871532 and while we are on it take a look at the new NHSposter here, it sums it up really! JimADVERTISEMENT

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Tales from an ‘Oldie’

Nigel

This is a little tale from a retired Dentist.Back in 1993/4 living out in the wilds ofthe Purbeck hills in Dorset, I suffered twoheart attacks; the second happened inthe middle of the night.My Doctor when called said spray thisunder your tongue and see if you feelbetter. I did, so he said if you are wellenough in the morning come down to thesurgery and we will do an angiogramtrace. I duly arrived to find a very ancientmachine which required several flicks ofthis finger to get a reading. '0h' he saidwhen a reading finally showed up. “Youhave had a heart attack better sit downand we will get you into Bournemouth Hospital.”In due course after tests by Dr McLeod I had open heart quadruple vein graftbypass surgery at Southampton Chalybeat heart centre, the only one locallyperforming such surgery at that time, performed by Consultant Surgeon VictorTsang FRCS. I have been heart fit since that time and on the usual drugs butthought recently that with advancing years I ought to have my grafts checked.So under Chris Boos this was done to show grafts in excellent order. Latersitting watching the TV showing the Great Ormond Street surgeons inoperation I noticed one of the surgeons and thought I know that man, he didmy surgery 22 years ago.I duly wrote to him thanking him for my surgery and that I was still fit and well.He replied that indeed it was rare to have a patient write after so many yearswith good reports and wished me well. The end of this story is that after 22years on statins I decided that I have done my time and came completely off

them before Christmas 2014, with mydoctors approval. I can report that I havemore energy and have no muscle achesand cramps!"So in my case at 83 years of age there islife after statins! My wife Pauline, recentlyfitted with triple stents after angioplasty,is envious as she has still to do her timeon the drugs and exercises!

Nigel Allen

Just a word about the photo!It shows Pauline and me sitting inthe original racing Lotus which mybrother & I built in 1950. Now after65 years it has been rebuilt. Thepicture was taken last year whenthe current owners visitedWimbone.

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A Showcase on Members - Tony WilkinsonMeet our Members

Tony

My name is Tony Wilkinson and I live withmy wife Vivienne in Poole . We have threegrown up sons, and four grandchildren (twoboys and two girls).I was lucky enough to be born into amilitary family and so spent my childhoodtravelling the world to places as diverse asJordan and Germany with Cyprus andMalta thrown in, and finally to Dorset.On joining the North Riding of Yorkshirefire service I was stationed at Redcar firestation. Teesside is an area with many highrisk industries including I.C.I. Chemicalworks and various steel mills, so there was

never a dull moment. I then switched career paths to the motor trade, although Iwas to serve as a retained fire fighter in Wimborne for seven years later in life.I worked in various garages as a mechanic (now called technician of course) untilI had a serious industrial accident which resulted in me being unable to work for ayear and culminated in two major spinal operations including a spinal fusion.Unable to return to the workshop I transferred to sales and progressed fromsalesman to sales manager and then company director.Then disaster struck! Whilst swimming one evening I had the first of my heartattacks. After stenting, double kissing balloons, and two more heart attacks I amnow well (keep taking the tablets)!!Both Viv and I wanted to give back what we could to P.H.S.G after all the helpand support both they and the medical staff had given us.Viv became an office volunteer and I help Robin with the Rehab talks at bothCanford school and the Dolphin centre.We hope that by showing that life can be good even with a cardiac problem andby explaining to people that P.H.S.G can offer them so much we willconvince others to join us.

"Political power does not rest with those who cast votes; political powerrests with those who count votes." Joseph Stalin.

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CARDIS is a new European effort targeting mobileearly-stage cardio-vascular disease detection.Queen Mary College London (QMUL) haspartnered with Medtronic, Ghent University andothers to launch it. The project’s aim is thedemonstration of a mobile, low-cost device basedon a silicon chip based Laser Doppler Vibrometer(LDV). The concept will be validated for thescreening of arterial stiffness, detection of stenosis,and heart failure in a clinical setting.Over the next three and a half years, the team aims to develop a simple hand-held devicewhich, by scanning the neck of a patient, can determine the shape and speed of pulses asthey travel away from the heart. The stiffness of the carotid artery can then be determined,because the faster the pulse travels, the stiffer the artery. The goal of the QMUL group is toprove that the information provided by the scanner is a reliable indicator to diagnosis.QMUL’s research group, led by Professor Stephen Greenwald, Professor ofCardiovascular Mechanics at QMUL, has been working for many years on new ways tomeasure arterial stiffness and in 2010 received an “Invention for Innovation” award todevelop a non-contact method for measuring arterial stiffness, thus avoiding the need forskilled operators. Professor Greenwald, comments: “Arterial stiffness is a reliable predictorof ill-health resulting from heart and arterial disease. However, current methods for

measuring arterial stiffness are timeconsuming, uncomfortable, andrequire expensive equipment withhighly trained operators. Because ofthis, arterial stiffness measurementshave been confined to specialistcentres. We need to make the testmore accessible. By screening largenumbers of patients in GP surgeriesor clinics, we could identify thepatients most at risk and reduce theneed for expensive treatment beforeserious symptoms develop. Given theeconomic burden of cardiovasculardisease, the social and financialbenefits are potentially huge.”

The Cutting EdgeAdvances in Medical Technology - CARDIS

By Keith Matthews

Take a Deep BreathA Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV) is a scientificinstrument that is used to make non-contact vibrationmeasurements. The beam from the LDV is directed atthe region of interest, and the vibration amplitude andfrequency are extracted from the Doppler shift of thereflected laser beam frequency due to the motion ofthe target. This Doppler shift is exactly the same asthe effect you hear when a vehicle, a train or fireengine for instance, shoots by you and the pitch of thesound changes from a higher to lower note.The advantages of an LDV are that it can be directedat targets that are difficult to access and it makes thevibration measurement gently without excessivepressure on the target.

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Come Walk With PHSGHere are the next two walks for those of you who did not buy the walking bookor for new members who don’t know of it. Why not join us? Get yourboots on!

Cyril

Wimborne St. Giles & Tenantry Down 10:00amDistance 4 miles - OS SU031120

Walk down the lane from St Giles' church,passing the right lane with the village sign, andthe stone-mullion windowed house that was a17th-century paper mill and a 19th-century inn.The stocks are 18th century. Over the RiverAllen, turn right into the ‘Monkton Up Wimborne’lane with water meadows on your right.Continue past The Bull Inn and past the rightturning. Rising towards a right bend, keepstraight on into the gently-climbing concretebridleway track past St Giles Farms' All HallowsGrain Store and into the meandering, hedgedtrack. Past a left grass track, emerge alongsidea high left field. Levelling out to a T-junction. turnleft onto "bridleway track over Tenantry Down,with super views. The track bends right down to

Harley Wood, then left along the wood's edge for¾ mile, with one long field on your left. Ignore allright turns until the left field ends. Now, turn rightonto the wide, grassy bridleway. After the trackbends right, you're parallel with Ackling Dykeover to your left. Still rising gently, the trackbends left to follow Harley Wood's edge, withlong views.Emerging into a high field, follow the left hedgeto the bridleway gate onto a grass trackalongside Ackling Dyke. Turn right. Soon, HarleyWood rejoins you. Keep straight on up throughcoppiced hazel to a bridleway-pointeredcrossing. After admiring the view to SalisburyPlain and Win Green, the highest point onCranborne Chase, turn right onto the bridleway

through the wood.Emerge onto a pebbletrack over Harley Down,with hedge left, openfield right and lovelyviews to Pentridge Hillthrough the hedge gaps.One mile later. youreach a T-junction just100 yards from yourearlier turning forTenantry Down. Backto cars.

From Wimborne take the B3078 towards Cranborne, after apporox 8 miles the Wimborne St. Gilesturning is on the left, Park in village opposite school by the side of brick wall.

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Wednesday 24th JuneWool & Woods 10:00am

Distance 3 or 5 miles - OS SY848865

This is a very good area for woodland walking.We did a lovely woodland route starting fromWool village and up, the lane past the church,straight on into footpath ahead and then allaround Cole Wood and back down to Wool -about three miles.For a little longer route go on up throughHighwood and back on the optional path - thiswould give you a five mile trek.Go straight ahead through the field, cross afootpath and into the field ahead for only a fewyards until you find a gateand bridleway on the rightinto the woods.Only a few yards up you willfind woodland path on theleft this lovely route followsthe woodland track all alongfor a good mile before itreaches the lane.Turn right, either into lane orinto woods and follow allalong again to reach thewesterly end of Cole Wood.Trees, trees and more trees!turn right up the trackrunning north and into thewoodland centre near left(trees and more trees) alonganother lovely woodland pathto reach the gate at the topwhere you entered.Return same way you startedto reach the church and thevillage and the friendly BlackBear Inn for refreshments.

This is about a three mile walk. For a longer 5mile route, go up into High Wood and back andinto Cole Wood again following lovely woodlandpaths.

Take the Wareham to Wool Road. Go over the railway crossing, immediately turn left, this is Sta-tion Road, which runs into High Street. Go past the Black Bear, on your left is a small free car park.If full 50 yds on the right is High Street Close, park here.

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☺ "Nurse, I'd prefer to do my own stitches." "Suture self then!"she replied.☺ Due to a fall in the number of people entering the

priesthood, the church has cancelled orders from a numberof clothing suppliers on the grounds that they are surplice torequirements.☺ I went to see Dr Hook once. It was the worst prostate

exam I've ever had.☺ I taught my Dog to play the trumpet on the London Underground . . . We went from

Barking to Tooting in about an hour.☺ Why is Peter Pan always flying? He neverlands. (This joke never grows old.)☺ If one brews beer in a bucket, is it classified as a Pail Ale?☺ And if the bucket was expensive, is it In Dear Pail Ale?☺ What do you call a man with a plank on his head? Edward

A man with two planks on his head? Edward Wood A man with three planks on his head? Edward Woodward With four planks on his head? I don't know, but Edward Woodward would!

☺ A country yokel goes for a job as a Farrier and is asked if he's ever shoed a horse."No", he says, "but I've told a lot of donkeys to clear off"

☺ Silence is Golden. Unless you have a toddler that is. In that case it is very, very,suspicious.

☺ My dog was thrown out of his poetry group. His bark ode didn’t scan!☺What was wrong with your meal sir? Well, the pudding for starters!☺ I told my friend that she drew her eyebrows on too high. She seemed surprised.☺I told my friend that she was overdoing the botox. She didn’t look surprised.☺ My pet pig has injured his snout. We are all rooting for him.☺ A woman is on trial for beating her husband to death with his guitar.

Judge "First offender?" "No first a Gibson, then a Fender"

☺ Have YOU had to walk 500 miles?Were YOU advised to walk 500 more?

YOU could be entitled to compensation.Call the Pro Claimers now!

Best Caddy Responses on the Golf CourseGolfer : "Do you think my game is improving?"Caddy : "Yes . . .. . You miss the ball much closer now."Golfer : "Do you think I can get there with a 5 iron?"Caddy : "Eventually."Golfer : "You've got to be the worst caddy in the world."Caddy : "I don't think so . . . ..That would be too much of a coincidence."Golfer : "Please stop checking your watch all the time. It's too much of a distraction."Caddy :    "It's not a watch - it's a compass."Golfer :    "How do you like my game?"Caddy :    "It's very good, but personally, I prefer golf."

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EATING IN THE UK IN THE FIFTIES● Pasta had not been invented.● Curry was a surname.● A takeaway was a mathematical problem.● A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower.● Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time.● All crisps were plain: the only choice was whether to put the salt on or not.● A Chinese chippy was a foreign carpenter.● Rice was a milk pudding, and never, ever part of our dinner● A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.● Brown bread was something only poor people ate.● Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking● Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never green● Coffee was Camp, and came in a bottle.● Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.● Only Heinz made beans.● Fish didn't have fingers in those days.● Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi.● None of us had ever heard of yoghurt.● Healthy food consisted of anything edible.● People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy.● Indian restaurants were only found in India.● Cooking outside was called camping.● Seaweed was not a recognised food.● "Kebab" was not even a word never mind a food.● Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days. and was regarded as white gold.● Prunes were medicinal.● Surprisingly, muesli was readily available, it was called cattle feed.● Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only seen a picture of a real one.● Water came out of the tap. If someone had suggested bottling it and

charging more than petrol for it they would have become a laughing stock.

A Queenslander popped out one day to buy four big cases of beer, which he piled on the front seatof his Ute before driving down the road to get some fuel. At the next pump in the garage was agorgeous young woman and when she bent over to close her petrol cap it was very distracting forthe grizzled old Ocker. Turning round, she spotted the beer and came over to the driver's window.She smiled, licked her lips and said "I'm a great believer in barter. How about we do somebartering, sex for some beer?"The Queenslander mulled it over. "Well, I suppose, it would depend what sort of beer you've got"

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Rides are about 15 to 20 miles long, the rides are open to all members ofthe PHSG as long as your doctor approves. For help, advice, weathercheck and bike maintenance call Keith Matthews on 01202 855001.STARTS 10:00am Meet & DestinationSunday 21 Jun Rotary Father’s Day Bike RideSunday 26 Jul Wimborne Square - Blandford BashSunday 23 Aug Ringwood Underpass - FordingbridgeSunday 27 Sept Wimborne Square - Somewhere Only We Know

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

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PHSG Cycle Group at Sandbanks on a Cold Windy March Morning

QUIZ ANSWERS - Centre PagesRow 1 Row 3Mary Seacole “British Hotel” in the Crimea Jeremy Hunt – Heath Secretary (at time of quiz)Fiona Fullerton from “Angels” Andy Burnham – Shadow Health (at time of quiz)Lesley Bradshaw – Who dat? Sir Magdi Jacoub – Transplant surgerySir Alexander Fleming – Penicillin Lucy – “Peanuts”Row 2 Row 4Geoffrey Walker – VP Sir Joseph Lister – Antiseptic SurgeryFlorence Nightingale – Nurse and Statistician Wilson Greatbach – Development of PacemakersRichard Chamberlain – “Dr Kildare” Werner Forssmann – CatheterisationChristian Barnard – Heart Transplant George Clooney – Dr Doug Ross in ER

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Soroptimist International of Poole has placed two public defibrillator machines on PooleQuay. One is located at the entrance to the Haven Yacht Marina and the other by theLifeboat Station near the old Lifting Bridge. The purchase of the two defibrillators andtheir secure boxes has been funded by Soroptimist International Poole. Members raisedthe money through the  2014 Defibrillators for Poole Quay appeal. I attended the GrandOpening on Monday 13 and met with them, with the Poole Harbour Commissioners, andthe Mayor of Poole.

Lynn Butterworth, President, Soroptimist International of Poole (SI Poole )says “Therewere no defibrillator machines near the Quay and our community needed some as secondscount when in an emergency. I would like to thank everyone who donated to our appeal.”

Poole Harbour Commissionershave paid for the signage andwill fund and manage them. JimStewart, Chief Executive, PooleHarbour Commissioners, said“This is an excellent communityinitiative which we are reallyhappy to support. Thedefibrillators are located on ourland and we will maintain them,plus our team is defibrillatortrained and always ready to helpif there is an incident.”

Defibrillators on Poole Quay! by Keith Matthews

Left to Right:The Mayor of Poole, Councillor Philip Eades

Lyn Butterworth, President of Poole SoroptimistsJenny Vince, President of Soroptimists International Keith

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WHAT TO DO IF YOU BECOME UNWELLMedical help and advice is available if you become unwell when your GPsurgery 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. They arefor a critical or life threatening situation, for example chest pain,suspected heart attack, severe breathing difficulties, severe loss of blood,loss of consciousness, deep wounds and suspected broken bones. Theyare not for minor injuries or health problems, nor an alternative to seeingyour GP or for a ‘second opinion’ if you have already seen your GP.You can also call Non Emergency Care on 111 if you are feeling unwellbut not facing a life-threatening emergency and you are unsure what todo. Use 111 if you need information about finding a pharmacist, dentist orother service and cannot wait until your GP surgery opens. This servicereplaces the old Dorset Out of Hours Medical Service.Go to an NHS Walk-In Centre or Minor Injuries Unit with a minor injuryor illness. Find the nearest one by calling 111

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