Frithwood Surgery
45, Tanglewood Way, Bussage,
Stroud. GL6 8DE
01453 882868
Dr Bridget Jorro (f)
London 1989 BSc, MB, BS, MRCGP, DCH,
FRSH
Dr Jacqueline Slim (f)
Bristol 1987 MB, ChB, DA, DRCOG, FRSH
Dr Ken Burke (m)
Galway 2002 BSc(Pharm), MB, BCh, BAO,
DCH, MRCGP
Dr William Nattrass (m)
London 2008 BSc (Hons) MBBS MRCGP
Dr Dawn Isaac (f)
London 1987 MBBS, MRCGP, DcH, FRSH
FRITHWOOD SURGERY PPG NEWSLETTER
High Blood Pressure?
If your Doctor has told you that your BP is too
high he/she may have suggested that regular,
gentle exercise, as part of a lifestyle change,
could help to bring it down as it would
strengthen your cardiovascular system and
help you to lose weight [if that is required].
The most effective type of exercise is usually
prolonged aerobic exercise carried out at a
moderate level, not marathons or gym
circuit training. Activities such as brisk
walking [with the dog?], light cycling,
swimming or gardening can all help towards
significant improvement in BP. They can also
contribute to good weight control and
improved energy and concentration while
reducing risk of stroke, Type 2 Diabetes and
certain Cancers.
Activities that require explosive bursts of
energy, such as weight lifting, squash,
sprinting and other contact sports should be
avoided as they place a heavy load on the
heart. Successful exercising is more about
changing how you think as well as what you
actually do. If you see it as a chore you are
probably doing the wrong exercise. Ask a
friend or friends to join you on walks or join a
gentle exercise class, there are a lot on offer.
The immediate benefits
While you want to be more physically active
for the long term benefits, the immediate
benefits in well-being will really keep you
motivated on a daily basis.
Relax, revitalise and energize. - makes every
day activities easier.
De-stress - provides a break and distraction
from every day stresses and anxieties giving
a platform for tackling all those problems
you dislike.
Feel good factor - enhance self-esteem,
confidence and sense of achievement.
“If exercise could be purchased in a pill, it
would be the most beneficial medicine in the
nation” - Dr. Robert H Butler MD Founding
Director of the National Institute on Ageing.
Practice Changes
OCTOBER 2015
you must have seen in Dispensary] has taken
on board an additional role as Phlebotomist
a role she used to fulfill previously. In
addition a further part time Phlebotomist,
Debby Woolls and a Healthcare Assistant,
Leanne Mann have joined. These changes
enable the new staff to undertake the routine
blood tests etc, thus releasing the Practice
nurses for more clinical work.
So don’t be surprised if when booking an
appointment to see a nurse that you will be
gently guided to one of the new staff - Thank
you!
It has been all change for the Registrars as
their secondment has been completed. Drs.
Tom Harcourt Williams and Jo Jones have
joined as replacements.
Issue Date
Changes to staff and procedures are slowly
being implemented in the Practice. These are
necessary because of the increased workload
on the Practice Nurses. Helen Foster [who
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a reassuring training session in the handling
and use of the defibrillator. It is important
that as many people as possible should be
competent in the use of the equipment to
ensure access in an emergency.
Flu Clinics
The clinics this year are being held on
Saturday 10th & 17th October from 9.00 am
to 12.15 am. If you have an appointment
with a nurse before these dates you can have
the jab at that time.
Catch-A-Cab Taxi 07717453349
Parking at BRI is limited but there's a shuttle
bus service from the nearby multi-storey car
park. There are a number of hotels nearby Premier Inn, Holiday Inn etc. Additionally,
there are several small car parks at the rear
of the hospital and near to the cardiac unit.
Parking is free from early evening.
The event will be held in Eastcombe Village
Hall on 13th October 7.30 - 9.30 pm. From
7.00 pm onwards tea/coffee will be available
with a prompt start at 7.30pm.
Enquiries : 01452 770053
“Another Important Event”
Frithwood Surgery PPG Lottery
In January this year the PPG launched a fund
raising initiative to purchase and update
equipment for the surgery, 200 patients
signed up and by December twelve patients
will have won £100, twelve will have won £60
and twelve will have won £40. Even better
news is that the £2400 raised as a result of
the lottery will have been used to purchase
an ophthalmoscope, an otoscope, a 24 hour
blood pressure monitoring device and a
wheel chair.
All contributing to the
maintenance of quality patient care.
It is now time to sign up players for the 2016
year so that we can keep the surgery well
equipped. They need a dematoscope which
is used in the early diagnosis of skin cancer, a
pulse oximeter to assist with the diagnosis of
a number of health problems.
How do I join?
Application forms are available in Reception,
just complete it with your details and return
it to the Surgery with your cheque for £24
made payable to Frithwood Surgery PPG
Lottery Fund.
Closing date for applications is 1st December
2015.
“Important Event”
Eastcombe village have acquired a
defibrillator and the South West Ambulance
trust will be giving a training session in its
use. The aim of the session will be to provide
It’s that time of year when the annual “PPG’s
Over 75s Christmas Party” takes place. This
year it will be on Saturday 12th December at
the usual venue - Eastcombe Village Hall,
2.00 - 4.00pm.
If you wish to attend please let the Surgery
know so that all arrangements can be made.
Transport can be laid on if required.
Please note
For many years the words 'you are off to
hospital for treatment' has always meant
Gloucester, Cheltenham or Stroud. Now
there are specialist treatment centres to
which you may be sent which are further
afield. In the case of heart problems you may
be sent to Bristol Royal Infirmary which has
an excellent cardiac unit. Great for the
patient but not so good for partners and
friends to visit. The facts are that there is one
National Express Coach a day leaving early
evening; a train journey means Stroud to
Swindon and change trains for Bristol and a
taxi to the BRI. Public transport is both
lengthy and costly. However, the following
local taxi companies will undertake the
journey door to door they are:RKB Taxis [Roy Bunce] 07766252946 or
01453886508
Abcab Taxi Service Tel: 07968 472961
Steve's Taxi Tel. 014520678435
0798000 22586
Mob.
A Parting Shot [Not a Jab]
This is probably the last newsletter of 2015 so
I wish all our readers, patients and Carers a
Happy Christmas and a healthy and
prosperous New Year. The newsletter will
return in the New Year.