HEALTH. Smokin. Community. Easy Read. Roy tells us how he stopped smoking and used the money to buy a bike FREE SUMMER 2014

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1 Community HEALTH Smokin Roy tells us how he stopped smoking and used the money to buy a bike FREE SUMMER 2014 Easy Read

2 welcome Welcome to the summer Community Health magazine. This is made by Kent Community Health NHS Trust. We make this magazine 4 times a year. It is free. We hope you enjoy it. Best wishes, Julia Julia Rogers, Editor (looks after the magazine) Phone Easy Read magazine made by Charlotte Baker using CHANGE Picture Banks. Published July Page 2 Kent Community Health NHS Trust The Oast, Hermitage Court, Hermitage Lane, Barming, Maidstone, Kent ME16 9NT Find us on Facebook /kentcommunityhealth Follow us on

3 3 things to do this month 1. Keep cool When it is very hot stay out of the sun between 11am and 3pm. Drink cold drinks often, such as water and fruit juice. Don t have tea, coffee and alcohol. Keep your house cool by closing curtains. 2. Use sunscreen Use sunscreen that is factor 15 or more. The higher the better. Water washes off sunscreen so make sure you keep putting it on. For more advice visit 3. Be careful on holiday Remember to have safe sex at home and on holiday. Condoms protect you from infections and getting pregnant (having a baby). If you need help and advice visit Page 3

4 Intermediate Care Team and some of the day care staff from New Romney. Home is where the help is Our Intermediate Care Teams help people to stay independent at home. They help when you leave hospital or try to stop you having to stay in hospital. Mark Forde is 59. He is getting support from the team in New Romney. He was born with Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT). This means he feels weak. Sometimes he can t feel his arms and legs. Last year Mark started feeling worse. He thought he would have to leave his job. Page 4

5 He saw John, a benefits officer at Romney Marsh Day Centre. John asked him if he had ever had physiotherapy. Someone from the Intermediate Care Team visited Mark at home. They talked about the things Mark finds difficult and what help he needs. Mark said it was brilliant. He finds using stairs hard so the team showed him how to use them so he doesn t fall over. Mark has also been going to the day centre for physiotherapy. He practices his exercises at home. He also knows how to get up if he does fall over. Mark Forde. Mark said: There s nothing that can be done to cure my condition but it s good to know the team are there. I feel much more confident. It s such good support. I ve said I would be happy to pay for it! Page 5

6 Smokin From 90 to zero! In 2012 Roy lost his job after having some operations. He was at home all day. Because he was bored he smoked a lot. Some days he would smoke 90 cigarettes. This used to cost him 50 a week. Roy met Cathy, a stop smoking advisor at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM). Page 6

7 She asked him if he wanted to stop smoking. Roy said ok! Smoking was starting to affect his health. He stopped smoking and saved his money. Roy used the money to buy a motorbike. Roy with his rescue dogs, Cleo and Rico. Roy says he would never have been able to stop smoking without the help from Cathy. 75% of people who smoke want to stop 4 out of 5 people in the UK don t smoke 80% of people who smoke start before they are 20 years old Source: Action on Smoking and Health Page 7

8 Back from the brink Laura Werlemann is 30. She is from Gravesend. One day Laura was at work when she had a brain trauma (injury). Laura was taken to an intensive care unit. What is the Community Neurological Rehab Team? The team look after adults with disabilities like: stroke brain injury multiple sclerosis Parkinson s disease. They see patients at home to help them be independent. Your GP can refer you. Her mum, Sue, said it was very difficult. Laura stayed in hospital for a year. Page 8

9 In October 2012 she was ready to go home. She met Lucy Allen and Dr James Chalcroft from the Community Neurological Rehab Team. Lucy helped Laura to do small things, like walking to the shop to buy a newspaper. They went together at first. Then Laura started going on her own. Laura started volunteering to get out and about. She said this has made her more confident. Laura has done so well that Lucy is helping her to try to find a job. Laura said it will be hard to find the right job but she wants to go back to work. Page 9

10 She has trouble remembering things but she can manage it. Lucy says one of the reasons Laura has got better is because her parents are supportive. Laura is also very strong-minded. Lucy Allen from the team. Laura writes everything in her diary to help her remember things. She is never frightened to get her diary out and write things down. Lucy s parents, Sue and David, are really pleased the team were there to help. Sue and David said Lucy has always been there. She has been great. Page 10

11 Talk to us! Want to have your say? Talk to our Customer Care Team by: Phone Text Your letters We are happy when you tell us what you think. You made me feel special This is a quick letter to thank Sam Timson, the lymphoedema nurse I saw. I was very pleased with her treatment. She went the extra mile. It s nice to see Sam making such a good job for herself. We first met when she was a student. I thought she would do well once she qualified. Best wishes and many thanks from a very well looked after patient. Ian Gardner-Carr, Ashford Page 11

12 Linda Nurden is a matron at Sittingbourne and Sheppey hospitals. She told us why she still loves being a nurse. Linda used to work in a bank but decided she wanted to be a nurse in She went to visit the matron at Sheppey District Hospital and was offered a job. Soon after she had started she did 3 years training at Charing Cross Hospital in London. Linda said she was very happy and enjoyed learning new things. Page 12

13 When Linda moved back to Sheppey she was a midwife. Midwives help people have babies. She did this for 27 years. When she was 50 she decided to change her job. Linda looked after people with things like cuts, bruises, pains, common illnesses and broken bones. In December 2009 she started as the matron at Sittingbourne hospital. In October 2013 she started looking after Sheppey hospital too. Linda helps everyone at the hospitals. She enjoys spending time with patients. She helps them eat lunch and talks to them. Linda likes to make sure the wards are friendly and safe for patients. The team at Sheppey Hospital. Linda as a student in (wearing white shoes).

14 QUICK FIRE FIVE WITH Peter Zein Peter Zein is 40 and lives in Herne Bay. Peter has cerebral palsy. He used his communication aid to tell us how he makes a difference for other patients. 1. Peter told us about himself Peter has been married to Angela for 17 years. When he was younger he went to Valence School for children with disabilities. The staff didn t know he could understand what they were saying. When Peter was 14 he was given a communication aid to help him. Peter left school when he was Has Peter used any of our services? Because Peter has cerebral palsy he uses lots of our services.

15 Peter at an NHS meeting. Our services have given Peter equipment to help him be independent. Things like a wheelchair and a communication aid. 3. How else is Peter involved with us? Peter comes to lots of meetings. He tells us what he thinks about things. This helps makes services better. 4. Is Peter making a difference? Peter says he is helping to make things better. People think he won t be able to understand but he can. He likes to help make services better. 5. What else did Peter tell us? Peter said he is involved because it helps makes NHS services better for everyone. He says everyone has the right to get the services they need to live a healthy and independent life! Peter thinks the NHS is the best! Page 15

16 In the last year... We always want to provide good care and treatment. Here are some of the good things we did in 2013/14: Helping children and young families 94.8% of patients were happy with our services. 229 million We have 41 new health visitors. They help people who have had a baby. More children can stay at home now because we give them Our budget treatment in the evenings last year was and at weekends. Visit to see our accounts. 90.8% of our hospital beds were used.

17 Your guide to community services We have lots of NHS services in Kent. These are called community services. Here are some you can see without asking your doctor (GP) first. Minor injury units You don t need an appointment to go to one of our minor injury units for cuts, bruises, pains, common illnesses or possibly broken bones. We have 7 units across Kent which open every day from morning to early evening. Edenbridge District and War Memorial Hospital Mill Hill, Edenbridge, TN8 5DA Phone Folkestone Walk-in Centre Royal Victoria Hospital, Radnor Park Avenue, Folkestone, CT19 5BN Phone Gravesham Community Hospital Bath Street, Gravesend, DA11 0DG Phone Sevenoaks Hospital Hospital Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3PG Phone Page 17

18 Sheppey Community Hospital Plover Road, Sheppey, ME12 3LT Phone Victoria Hospital London Road, Deal, CT14 9UA Phone Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital Bell Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 4DT Phone Want to find out more? Our Customer Care Team can help. Phone Fresh Start help if you need to lose weight Phone (option 2) Expert Patients Programme a 6 week course for anyone who has a long-term health problem Phone Mobile kcht.epp@nhs.net Stop smoking we can help you to stop (quit) Phone kcht.sss@nhs.net Text QUIT to Website Page 18

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20 The Expert Patients Programme is a free 6 week course. It helps people be independent and feel happier. kcht.epp@nhs.net Phone