News from Issue 23 Spring 2013

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Clinical News

Achieving Together

High-quality Care

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Fundraising Update

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The Board at Yeovil District Hospital has welcomed the publication of the Francis Report into the care

provided at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. Along with many others in the NHS, the Board was concerned to read about the endemic failings that led to the poor care at Mid Staffordshire Hospital and the devastating impact this had on many patients and families. Although very confident that such failings could not happen at Yeovil Hospital, the Board and executive team will be looking closely at the report to see what lessons can be learned.

Chief Executive Paul Mears said: “The most important thing to remember is that behind this report are many families and carers who have been let down by the NHS. These people are grieving for those they have lost and the whole NHS is shocked by the events which led to the failings in care at Mid Staffordshire Hospital.

“Looking at the report I am confident that we have systems in place at Yeovil to ensure that nothing like this could happen in our hospital. In my ten months here I have met many members of staff across the organisation and I frequently go out and about on the wards. The Executive Directors and I undertake regular patient safety walkabouts to clinical areas to check how patient safety is being managed at the front line. We meet regularly with senior clinical staff to discuss any concerns and patients are encouraged to give us feedback about their experiences through regular surveys and other more informal means. We have independent patient representatives who meet with patients and gather real-time feedback, ensuring we are

aware of any concerns and our matrons and senior nurses are always available to discuss any concerns with patients and their families. The Board receives monthly reports on patient safety and quality and when there are issues we act quickly to improve things. Patient safety and quality is the number-one priority for this organisation and this is very clearly understood by the Board.

“We have also recently appointed Consultant Urologist Mr Chris Parker as our Clinical Lead for Patient Safety reporting to the Medical Director, and our Director of Nursing and her senior nurses review every patient in the hospital once a month to double check the quality of care including patient hydration, nutrition, medication and patient satisfaction.

“I have written to all staff at Yeovil Hospital, drawing their attention to the report and highlighting what we are doing to make our patients as safe as we possibly can. I have also reiterated our commitment to whistle blowing and asked staff to tell their manager, or me directly, if they see anything that concerns them.

“The staff at Yeovil are a very committed, professional and caring group of people. I am very proud to be part of the team here and we will learn from this report to ensure we continue to improve the care for our patients.”

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Foundation Trust Matters

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Flying Colours Roundup

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YDH response to the Francis Report

Intensive Care unit seeks volunteersWe now have a very successful team of volunteers who support visitors to the Intensive Care Unit. We would like to be able to extend this service to provide regular weekend assistance. We are looking for people ideally with experience of supporting those in stressful situations but anyone is welcome to apply. There are no clinical duties but volunteers are expected to liaise with staff in this highly specialised clinical area. Comprehensive training is provided.

If you would be interested in helping on Friday afternoons/evenings, Saturdays or Sundays please contact Lesley Burgess on 07796 940797, 01935 383002, lesley.burgess@ydh.nhs.uk

Chief Executive Paul Mears

Lesley Burgess

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I think it is so important that every stroke unit, not just those at the

largest hospitals, are involved in research.

Involvement in research gives

local people the opportunity to have the very

latest treatments and gives them the best possible chance of a

good recovery after stroke. Debbie Neal, CoNsultaNt therapist

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Clinical News

YDH fares well in the Dr Foster Hospital GuideYeovil District Hospital has achieved some strong results in the Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2012 published in December. This annual Guide, originally set up to empower patients, and improve transparency in healthcare, is now in its eleventh year; it benchmarks the performance of every hospital trust in England.

The hospital continues to see an improvement in its Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio (HSMR), an indicator of healthcare quality that measures whether the death rate at a hospital is higher or lower than you would expect. Dr Foster looks at those patients with diagnoses that most commonly result in death – for example, heart attacks, strokes or broken hips. Factors such as age, severity of illness and people living in a more, or less, deprived area will all be taken into account. The Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio for Yeovil District Hospital was 104, within the expected range, with the average being 100.

Also highlighted in the Guide were good clinical outcomes for patients undergoing knee replacements.

The number of patients readmitted, as an emergency, within 7 and 28 days of discharge, was also low. Reasons for readmissions include complications, such as infection, or Deep Vein Thrombosis. A considerable amount of work is

being done within the hospital to review each unplanned readmission, with clinical staff reviewing patient records to identify if a readmission could have been avoided. This ongoing review forms part of the clinical governance process within each specialty.

Yeovil District Hospital Medical Director, Dr Jon Howes, said: “I welcome the findings in the Dr Foster Hospital Guide and am pleased to see that the report reflects the hard work teams have put into these areas to improve the clinical services.

Yeovil patients join biggest ever stroke trial

The Stroke Team at Yeovil Hospital has made a terrific start to 2013 by recruiting 25 patients for a major national trial into stroke care – the highest number of any hospital in the UK.

“AVERT is the largest stroke rehabilitation clinical trial ever conducted,” said Associate Professor Julie Bernhardt, physiotherapist and AVERT Program Director. “We are testing the impact of very early stroke rehabilitation on death and disability and hope to show that early rehabilitation can improve recovery from stroke. We are excited that the stroke unit team from Yeovil District Hospital has joined the study, and has already made a very valuable contribution. What we hope to prove at the end of AVERT is that it is never too soon to start exercise after a stroke.”

An initiative of the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, Australia, the AVERT trial receives UK funding from The Stroke

Association. AVERT is recruiting patients in 50 hospitals in five countries (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and the UK) and the trial will be completed when over 2,000 patients have been recruited. To be eligible, people need to reach a participating hospital within 24 hours of having a stroke.

Pictured is 87-year-old Winifred Clarke, with physiotherapist Charlotte Dunn.

Medical Director Dr Jon Howes

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Achieving Together

I would like to thank all

the staff from estates,

ancillaries and nursing, to

switchboard and doctors (and anyone else I have missed)

for my mother’s care during her stay. I have

been extremely impressed by the hospital’s ethos of care and excellent

communication. As a hospital consultant I know how

important this is to the welfare of patients and families during stressful times.

Keep it up. a Grateful relative

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First birthday for Cancer Information and Support Centre at Yeovil Hospital

The Cancer Information Centre based in Yeovil District Hospital’s Macmillan Unit is celebrating

a successful first year.

The centre provides an environment where people affected by a cancer diagnosis can access information and support. When living with cancer, the difference between a good day and a bad day can often come down to really small things. Getting answers on something worrying or just having a chat with someone who understands can make a real difference.

With the use of mobile information stands, plans are underway to expand the service by reaching patients and visitors in other parts of the hospital.

South Somerset Citizens Advice Bureau now has a dedicated advisor in the Macmillan Unit on Thursday afternoons. Advice can be given on how to claim benefits to which people are entitled, for example, travel costs, child care, housing and employment.

Macmillan Information Centre Manager, Lesley Burgess, said: “We are delighted to be working with the Citizens Advice Bureau, which we hope will make a real difference to our patients and their families.”

The centre is run by a trained team of volunteers (below) who offer practical information and advice. If you are interested in joining the team Lesley can be contacted on telephone 01935 383002 or via email: Lesley.Burgess@ydh.nhs.uk

Can you help raise awareness of Organ Donation?To support National Transplant Week, 8-13 July, Yeovil District Hospital is looking for people locally who have experience of organ donation and would like to share their story. If you have either donated an organ, have a family member who has donated an organ, or you have received a transplant we would like to hear from you. Your story may be able to help us raise awareness of organ donation.

If you are willing to talk to us about your experience, please contact the Communications Department at YDH on 01935 384233.

Did you know?

10,000 people currently need a transplant in the UK, and three people die every day while waiting.

Whereas 96% of us would take an organ if we needed one, only 28% of us are on the Organ Donor Register.

Simply carrying a donor card does not mean you are on the register, you need to sign up online to join the database.

Anyone can register on the NHS Organ Donor Register. Age isn’t a barrier to being an organ and/or tissue donor, and nor are most medical conditions.

www.organdonation.nhs.uk

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In total, 849 staff from across YDH have been

educated in dementia

awareness. Those

responsible for patients have

been trained to involve carers

who are a vital source of help

and information in getting to know,

understand and communicate with patients.

Musical moves for dementia patients Yeovil District Hospital is using music to help patients who have dementia. The initiative is being carried out in partnership with Rosie Mead, the Trust’s newly-appointed Music Coordinator.

Rosie visits one of the wards, once a week, for an hour and invites patients to join in with a song while she plays her clarinet. This helps those with dementia by enabling them to recall long-lost memories, and improve social interaction and communication. Participation in musical activities can boost self-esteem, benefit wellbeing and aid recovery. It has been proven that music can reduce agitation and aggression. Music can help restore cognitive function and be used as a tool to help express emotions that people with dementia might otherwise have difficulty communicating.

Dementia is a disease in which there is a progressive deterioration of the brain tissue and its functions – it is not an inevitable consequence of ageing. One in 20 people at the age of 60 suffer from some form of dementia, increasing to one in five at 80 years. Symptoms include:

A diminishing ability to recall recent memories – a person may not recognise their nearest and dearest

Poor judgment – they may misjudge the heat of the cooker, be unable to judge if they are ill and have problems judging distances

Language – use of inappropriate words and the inability to name people, complete sentences, express themselves and understand what is said

Daily tasks – getting dressed in the wrong order

Hallucinations – they may see things that are not there such as a dog in the ward or snakes in the garden

Anyone who is concerned about themselves or a family member or a friend should make an appointment with their GP.

Rosie said: “I am looking for local musicians to come on board and perform at YDH. I have already formed a link with Yeovil College and a number of their music students have been performing in our Queensway Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre.”

If you would be interested in performing at the hospital or would like more information about the music programme please contact Rosie by email rosanna.mead@ydh.nhs.uk or by telephone on 07840 029955.

Patients praise Shoulder and Elbow Service at Yeovil District Hospital

Patients have praised the work carried out by Consultant Surgeon Andrew Chambler and

his team at Yeovil District Hospital.

A recent survey of over 1,250 patients who have had shoulder surgery in the last few years showed that the overwhelming majority now had no pain or had seen a significant improvement.

Chris Wintle is a serving Police Officer and active swimmer who has represented England. He said: “The pain in my shoulder was becoming really disabling, making it hard to do my job properly and causing real pain when I was swimming. I couldn’t train properly, either in the pool or the gym. As a Police Officer, and in my old job as a Prison Officer, I needed to be able to not let my colleagues down if we found ourselves in a challenging situation. Mr Chambler did a superb job. He used keyhole surgery to fix the damage. Within two months I was back in the pool training again, and within ten weeks I was back at work on full duties.”

Mr Chambler said: “Shoulder problems are very common, and can cause pain and mobility issues. My team, including surgeons, theatre and nursing staff, as well as physiotherapists, work extremely hard to ensure that we do all we can to reduce pain long term and get people back to work, sport or whatever it is they do as soon as we can.”

Consultant Andrew Chambler with patient Chris Wintle.

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Fundraising Update

I just want to say that I had cause to visit A&E yesterday

with a dislocated

shoulder. The staff in A&E

are a credit to you and the

wider NHS and reinforced the

good name that I have come to associate with Yeovil Hospital. I was attended to with speed

and the utmost consideration

despite the fact that the staff were working very hard. a&e patieNt

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Employees from Tesco Express in Lyde Road, Yeovil, have completed an 11-hour static bike

ride in aid of the Macmillan Unit at Yeovil District Hospital.

The challenge took place between 8am and 7pm, with each rider completing an hour or two on the bike. All of the riders were Tesco employees and many had even come in on their day off.

In total, £257.80 was raised through customer donations to the Macmillan Unit. The money will be going towards a pamper day when cancer patients are treated to manicures, hand massages and haircuts and have their make-up done professionally. This gives Macmillan patients the chance to meet others in a similar situation and to share their experiences.

The bike ride was organised by Corinne Lock who works at Yeovil District Hospital as an administrative assistant in clinical governance and at Tesco as a customer assistant. Corinne has also volunteered in the Macmillan Unit.

She said: “Thank you to all of my colleagues who took part and all of our customers who helped raise this amount of money.”

Tesco workers get on their bike for Macmillan unit

Colleagues raise over £1k for breast cancer survivors

Staff from Dorset County Council raised £1,170 to provide support and pampering days for breast cancer patients diagnosed at YDH, by walking ten miles after work. The challenge involved 15 colleagues from the Horizon Service walking from Bowleaze Cove to the Sailing Academy on Portland.

YDH’s breast cancer service was chosen as the beneficiary by Kim Martin, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2011. Kim underwent surgery and chemotherapy and has now completed her treatment. After breast cancer, patients are invited to a ‘Time for You day’ organised by the hospital’s Breast Care Clinical Nurse Specialists. Held at St Margaret’s Hospice in Yeovil, they are offered lunch and treatments such as facials, massages and make-up sessions.

Kim said: “All the breast cancer nurses at Yeovil District Hospital were fantastic and the day at St Margaret’s Hospice was brilliant, providing me with the opportunity to meet others who had been through the same experiences. I decided to spend the money we raised on funding this day for others who have had breast cancer as it is paid for by charitable contributions to Yeovil District Hospital’s breast care trust fund.”

The Horizon team would like to thank Maureen Coombes who donated the printing of the t-shirts worn on the day free of charge as a fellow breast cancer survivor herself.

Pictured left to right: Corinne Lock and Julie Ascott, both Tesco employees.

A variety show held in Milborne Port village hall has raised £2,150 for Yeovil District Hospital’s Urology Department.

The show was organised by Graham Pinkawa who was treated in the hospital. Graham received support of local businesses who donated draw prizes and the printing of the programme.

The show was held on two nights, with a variety of performances ranging from jazz sing-

ing, ballroom and Latin dancing, to choir singing as well as other acts. The money raised was split between the urology department at Yeovil District Hospital and St Margaret’s Hospice.

Pictured is Graham Pinkawa presenting the cheque to Mohammed Khawaja, Specialty Doctor in Urology.

Variety show raises £2,150 for hospital urology services

Yeovil Freewheelers

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The Freewheelers Service has been

invaluable to the Respiratory

Service (and other departments in

the hospital) over the last five years at YDH. We often have blood tests that are ‘time

sensitive’, needing to be taken to a lab near Oxford. These tests help

with the diagnosis of tuberculosis

and need to reach the lab within

three hours. Come rain or shine or sleet and snow these riders turn

up to help us out. Their input is very much

appreciated by the Trust, and by my department in particular! Kate brooKmaN,

seNior respiratory Nurse

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The 33-year old Yeovil Freewheelers is a registered charity which is funded entirely

by donations. It is an Emergency Voluntary Service providing unique support covering Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Avon and Wiltshire helping both hospitals and patients.

Riders do regular runs to Bristol, weekly to Oxford and further afield as far as Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester – wherever medical supplies are needed. They deliver medical supplies from hospitals to patients at home, in nursing and residential homes, as well as hospital to hospital.

Here Tony and Trevor from the Yeovil Freewheelers Emergency Voluntary Service share an insight into a typical day and the all-important Oxford Run.

Tony: Monday morning 10.30am: my phone goes and it’s the switchboard at Yeovil Hospital asking me to take some blood samples to the path lab at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. I get on my bike and go to the garage to do the pre-ride checks on the bike and then ride up to reception where the samples are just arriving from the lab. I put them in the container and do the paperwork and head down to Southmead Hospital, 46 miles away. I park the bike and pop in with the samples, the lady signs the ticket and I go to their canteen for a quick cuppa before heading off.

Monday afternoon 5.30pm. My phone goes again and it’s fellow volunteer, Trevor; he’s on duty tonight and he asks me if I’m ok to do back-up.

Trevor: Monday evening 7pm: I’m sat at home when the phone goes and it’s the switchboard at the hospital. They’ve got three packages which aren’t urgent but need to be delivered tonight. I put on my leathers and wetsuit as its raining. Ten minutes later I’m talking to the switchboard who tell me there’s one package to be delivered to Mendip Hospital in Glastonbury, one to an address in Marnhull, Dorset and one to the Yeatman Hospital in Sherborne. I decide to do Marnhull first because it’s a private address and it’s dark and it will be hard to see house numbers, then after that I go to Sherborne, then on to Glastonbury. I arrive back home at 10.15pm, have a coffee, put the bike away and then go to bed.

The Oxford Run The Freewheelers also do the Oxford Run, usually once a week. When the Respiratory Department needs to send a blood sample to Oxford they will contact the staff on the main reception desk who contact the Freewheelers to see if there is a rider available. When the Freewheelers confirm that they can do the run the patient is booked in for their sample/s to be taken.

The patient comes into hospital in the morning and their sample/s are taken, then packaged and labelled ready to go. The rider will sign for the package and departs for Oxford. The journey is 100 miles and usually takes about one hour and fifty minutes. Samples have a useful life of three hours so this is normally easily accomplished; however, summer traffic can cause problems and the journey would be virtually impossible to do in a car within the timeline.

Thanks to the Freewheelers test results are ready within 24-48 hours, which helps achieve an early diagnosis and a short wait for the patient. To send the sample by taxi would cost £180 – or more with a courier. The Oxford Run is carried out about 40 times a year, saving the Trust around £7,000. The Freewheelers voluntarily do between 80 and 90 journeys a month, saving the hospital around £70,000 a year in transport costs.

Freewheeling for a day with Tony and Trevor

Friends support Freewheelers

The Yeovil Freewheelers outside Yeovil District Hospital receiving a £5,000 cheque from The Friends of Yeovil Hospital. Pictured are riders Tony Haywood, John Field and Lindsay Wilson with their bikes, supported by Sue Dyer, their Honorary Secretary, and The Friends’ Chairman Anne Bennett, Hon. Sec. Margaret Dove and Maggie Foot. Tony Haywood of the Freewheelers said: “We are very grateful to the Friends for their donation. We will use the money to help buy specially designed boxes to carry valuable medical supplies and blood products.”

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Foundation Trust Matters

Notice of governor elections

The Trust gives notice that it will hold elections to the Council of Governors of Yeovil District

Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Elections are to be held for the following three Public Governors in the following constituencies: Dorset (one vacancy), South Somerset (South and West) (one vacancy) and Rest of Somerset and England (one vacancy). There is also a vacancy for one Staff Governor in the Staff constituency.

A Nomination form to stand for election to these positions can be obtained from the Returning Officer at the address shown below.

All Nomination papers should be received by the Returning Officer, John Box, at the address as detailed below, by noon on Friday 12 April 2013.

Electoral Reform Services Limited The Election Centre 33 Clarendon Road London N8 0NW

(Tel. 0208 889 9203)

Faxed or emailed nominations will not be accepted. Should any nominee wish to withdraw their nomination, they must put this in writing to the returning officer (John Box of Electoral Reform Services Ltd) by 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2013. Ballot papers will be distributed to qualifying Members on Monday 6 May 2013. Completed ballot papers must be received by the Independent Scrutineer by noon on Wednesday 29 May 2013.

The regulations governing this election can be obtained from Electoral Reform Services Ltd (address as above). The Independent Scrutineer for this election is Electoral Reform Services Ltd (address as above).

‘Improving Child Health Outcomes in Harsh Economic Times’

With Dr Michael Fernando, Consultant Paediatrician Wednesday 10 April 2013 West Mendip Community Hospital, Old Wells Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8JD

‘What is a Stroke and How Can We Prevent It’?

With Ian Evans, Consultant Nurse for Stroke A short tour of the outpatients area will also be given by Matron Heather Ancill Thursday 18 April 2013 South Petherton Community Hospital, Bernard Way, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5EF

‘Dementia: Positive Progress and Lessons Learned’ With Jo Ryan, Associate Director of Nursing, Medical Division Tuesday 23 April 2013 Lecture Theatre, Level 4, Yeovil District Hospital

Each of these events begins at 6.30pm with refreshments and the talk starts at 7pm, closing at 8pm.

To book, please contact Jennifer Bradley, Management Assistant, via email: jennifer.bradley@ydh.nhs.uk or telephone: 01935 384592 or write to the Management Office, Level 1, Yeovil District Hospital, Higher Kingston, Yeovil BA21 4AT

Forthcoming Members’ Events

Find out more at the Council of Governors

meetings

One way of finding out what your hospital is

planning and how it is performing is to go along to our Council of

Governors meetings which

are also attended by our Chief Executive and representatives from the Board

of Directors. The meetings are

being held in the Yeovil Academy on Level 4 of the

hospital on Tuesday 4 June,

Monday 9 September and

Monday 2 December.

For exact timings, please contact Nicola Webber: nicola.webber@ydh.nhs.uk or 01935 384414.

YDH appoints Chief Finance & Commercial OfficerYeovil District Hospital has appointed Tim Newman as its Chief Finance and Commercial Officer. This executive position will lead a broad finance and commercial portfolio.

Tim has joined YDH from Fitness First, a leading international operator of health and fitness clubs. Tim was their UK Finance Director and a member of the executive team with responsibility for finance, audit, IT and legal services. He has also had experience of leading the procurement and property functions at this organisation.

Prior to working for Fitness First, Tim was Chief Financial Officer of the market research division of United News and Media, the global medial and financial services business. Previously he was Group Treasurer at Hammerson plc, a global property company.

Chief Executive Paul Mears said: “Tim not only has an impressive background as an executive director in global companies but also a strong commercial and financial track record. His skills will be a considerable asset to our organisation and the Board is extremely pleased to have attracted a candidate such as Tim to this new post.”

Tim Newman said: “I am thrilled to have joined YDH at such an exciting time in its development, and look forward to learning about the work of the hospital.”

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I am writing to thank Yeovil District Hospital

for the high quality of care provided to my wife and new

baby boy, who was born at Yeovil District

Hospital during the evening of 15 March. The

standard of care provided by the Labour Ward midwives and medical team during delivery and aftercare exceeded my expectations.New father

In a bid to beat their predecessors, this year’s AgustaWestland apprentices have come up with

some great fundraising ideas. An AgustaWestland helicopter was used in Skyfall, the new James Bond film, and the apprentices have secured permission to sell Skyfall t-shirts featuring the helicopter, with all proceeds going to the new special care baby unit.

The appeal has now received another large grant pledge. This latest boost of £20,000 came from the Wolfson Foundation, a London-based organisation. Yeovil Without Parish Council recently made their second contribution to the cause and we received a surprise £1,000 from ‘The Wellbeing of Yeovil Community Association’. We have also just received a grant of £5,000 from a Somerset-based grant-giving foundation.

Christmas saw a wide range of people and organisations showing festive support for the appeal. The Salvation Army raised a staggering £2,500 from their two Christmas carol concerts and we also received a very generous contribution from St Andrews Scouts, who carried out a collection on our behalf at their Christmas service.

Local companies are proving to be another great source of support. We are delighted to announce that we have been selected by Yarlington to be their charity of the year and all of their employees

have shown incredible enthusiasm for raising as much as they can for the appeal. We were also one of the two charity beneficiaries for the Western Gazette’s 275th Anniversary Ball.

It is not too late to enter the Yeovil Half Marathon and raise funds for the new special care baby unit. The event takes place on Sunday 24 March and you can sign up at www.totalbuzzevents.co.uk. Don’t forget to download a sponsorship form too. For those of you who are feeling really daring, why not have a go at our sky dive? It is taking place at a local airfield on the 25 May.

A list of forthcoming events is below. Please don’t hesitate to contact James or Sarah at any time on 01935 383020 for further information.

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FLYING COLOURSfor Yeovil Women’s Hospital

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Forthcoming Events In Brief

Staff from the Special Care Baby Unit trying to catch Yeovil Half Marathon organiser, Jody Foy

Coffee Morning

Yeovil Half Marathon

Yarlington Family Day

Stormtrooper Bucket Collection

Sky Dive

Elvis Tribute Gig

Sponsored Swim

Coffee morning/sale at the Liberal Club from 9.30am.

Race starts at 9am. See: www.totalbuzzevents.co.uk

Organised by Yarlington Housing Group, the event takes place in Langport witrh a variety of activities available.

Collecting money and posing for pictures in Yeovil Town Centre between 10am and 3pm.

If you want a new challenge why not take part in our charity sky dive? To book call us on 01935 383020.

In the ballroom at the Westland Leisure Complex. Tickets are £10. The night includes Tim Bassett as Elvis and Wendy Bassett singing hits from the 50s, 60s and more.

Taking place at Sherborne Sports Centre, Sherborne Boys School. To get a copy of the sponsorship form please email sarah.cherry@ydh.nhs.uk.

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