The Co-operative Food - Lyndhurst, High Street

Fundraising and receipt of donations, and expenditure on medical equipment, associated consumables and repairs for the Lyndhurst Surgery. Since its inception in 1994 FOLS has raised £100,000 and spent it on equipment not provided by the NHS for GP surgeries. The use of this equipment has already saved many patients both the stress and expense of journeys to the hospital. You can help us to continue to enhance the care we receive from our surgery by joining FOLS Circle of Friends. You could make an annual gift or a single donation. If you are interested in this please contact the surgery. We are able to provide BACS information for patients that wish to make a donation. With continued help from all of us, we can ensure that the Surgery remains one of the best equipped Surgeries in the area. In order to help us continue with the funding, please support us in our Community Events. Dave Wilson, Chairman. The Friends of Lyndhurst Surgery Committee (FOLS) meets on a regular basis with the Doctors Surgery Senior Team. In these meetings we discuss what equipment needs are required to help them be more efficient and provide a better service to their patients. We rthen identify the cost of the items and start a campaign to raise funds to be able to purchase and maintain the equipment. We have most recently purchased a Doppler Ultrasound machine where the cost was split between the surgery and FOLS at £2600 each. This machine enables the surgery to check elderly patients legs if they have had a fall or ulcers to ensure good blood flow. If they did not have this machine it would mean a trip to the hospital for these patients, therefore a wait for an appointment and potentially prolonged pain or problems. Now the surgery can treat straightaway. We have also purchased 2 new 24 hour BP monitors in the last 18 months costing £1200 each. Every time a patient uses a monitor 4 new AA quality batteries are required to ensure the monitor functions efficiently throughout the 24 hour period. A patient’s blood pressure is taken at regular intervals over a 24-hour period while they continue with their normal daily activities. The surgery nurse fits an inflatable cuff around the arm. The cuff is connected to a small monitor that stores the test results and is attached to a belt around the patient’s body. This cuff will inflate at regular intervals during the day and night and the patient is asked to return to the surgery the following day to have the monitor removed. Why do we need 24 hour blood pressure monitoring? It is normal for blood pressure to change during the day as it responds to anxiety, exercise, sleep or any blood pressure medication that you may be taking. Therefore taking a single blood pressure measurement in the surgery is not always a very accurate way to check your blood pressure.

South Central Ambulance Charity works across Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire as well as supporting our Patient Transport Services in Surrey and Sussex. The NHS only funds SCAS to make sure everyone has the BASIC tools they need to do their jobs. With your help, we could give our staff access to equipment to allow even better care of patients. The demand for services is increasing each year and we need your help to get to those patients who have a life-threatening emergency as quickly as possible. As a charity we have three key objectives: 1. To provide equipment, uniform and training for our volunteer Community First Responders All our Community First Responders (CFRs) are volunteers, and they come from every walk of life. What they have in common is their desire to make a difference by volunteering in life and death situations. CFRs assist the Ambulance Service by attending emergency calls in the areas where they live or work. As they are local, they can often reach a potentially life-threatening emergency in the first vital minutes before the ambulance crew can get to the scene. The NHS does not fund the ambulance service to provide this. With your help, we can give local communities the skills they need to help themselves, and each other, in a life-threatening emergency. 2. To build awareness of life-saving skills and defibrillators in our communities A little bit of knowledge goes a long way towards saving a life. We want to deliver: • Basic awareness training about public access defibrillators in every community where we have installed one. • First aid and basic life-saving training in schools and communities. • Access to lifesaving skills and information for everyone by making basic training available online. 3. Supporting our Staff Our ability to provide life-saving care is increasingly dependent on our faculty to make sure our staff have access to all the latest technology. Developing 999 care of the future means investing in research, development projects, introducing new ways of working and new equipment. We also support our frontline staff by investing in their working environment.

Brendoncare is a registered social care charity supporting older people at different stages of their life. Our vision is to transform the culture of ageing by empowering people to live well through the provision age friendly places and services. Our community services offer, friendship, fun and connection with over 70 face to face clubs, a range of online clubs based on the needs and interested of our members, from social clubs, exercise, information and events. Our telephone support service helps keep some of the most vulnerable and isolated people connected. Reaching people dealing with changing circumstances such as health issues, caring responsibilities or the tragic loss of family or friends. Our extra care housing allows people to maintain independence whilst offering the reassurance of someone being there to help if needed. For those who need extra care our 7 care homes offer residential, nursing, dementia and end of life care. We aim for our services to operate in clusters creating a community of people who truly understand and a continuation of support as wants and needs change.