Patient Participation Group (PPG) Health Talks
In June our GP Partner, Dr Hannah Morgan, who has an interest in heart disease, provided our patients with a health talk on cardiac rehabilitation. This was held at the Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club and covered various conditions such as blood pressure, angina, heart attack, cholesterol and cardiac rehabilitation. This was well received and a large number of people attended. This talk can be read on the Emsworth Medical Practice website under ‘Surgery News’.
On the 24th October, the PPG organised a talk on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) by trainer Dave Ewen and his ambulance paramedic colleague, Dan Mahoney, from South Central Ambulance.
It was amazing how many topics were covered and questions asked from a hall packed at the Slipper Sailing Club to standing room only. Many of the audience were able to come forward to practice CPR on the dummies and handle defibrillators. Those present were also given maps of where the defibrillators are sited in the Emsworth area Defibs.
My grateful thanks to the PPG committee for all their work and to Dave and Dan, what a team, both interacting with each other to make a great talk, thank you both most sincerely for giving up your evenings for us. Jim Strudwick, Chair.