elcap e-newsletter issue 23 - april 2013

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BRINGING THE GOOD OUT OF PENNINE LANCASHIRE

I N S I D E

T H I S

I S S U E :

Cooking Safety

Campaign Launched

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VCFS & Partners

Update

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Commissioners first

BME Forum a Success

4

Artist raises Money

for Cancer Charity

5

New Toolkit launched

to Support Patients

6

Pupils get lessons on

Scooter Safety

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ELCAP NEWSV O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 3 : A P R 2 0 1 3

The Moss Side Family Medical Practice GPsays introducing the technology has notbeen difficult because many patients already

use it to speak to relatives overseas.Dr Hussain said the practice has been offer-ing telephone consultations for some time.During one of these, I asked if the patient

had Skype, and they did, he said.

The practice has been trialling wider use ofthe technology over the past four months.

Communication is mainly non-verbal, said Dr Hussain. You miss out on that on thephone. Skype means you no longer have to miss out on the non-verbal cues. But the

practice is expanding use of video consultations slowly. I average one or two Skypeconsultations per weekwe have been taking it cautiously, said Dr Hussain. Until Im

sure we can deliver a service that is safe and robust we will not rush ahead.

Video calls are only made from the practice to patients by prior arrangement, and aregoverned by existing GMC rules for phone consultations. He said the practice wasconducting follow up calls to patients to assess whether the system affects the qualityof consultations. Weve found it enhances our ability to communicate with patients.

Its not a panacea, its just a useful adjunct to what we already do, Dr Hussain said.

Many clever NHS schemes with potential to improve care had fallen flat because pa-

tient engagement had failed, he said. But he pointed out: Skype is free, and patients arealready using iteven elderly ones. They often use it to stay in touch with their fami-

lies abroad.

He said Skype had proven useful duringheavy recent heavy snow, with patients re-luctant to leave home, and could havehelped during the swine flu outbreak whenpatients were encouraged not to visit theirpractice. It will never replace the core of

general practice - sometimes you have toput hand on their tummy or be able to feelthe patient. But it is a great tool that can addsomething and has lots of applications, we

are quite excited.

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P A G E 2V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 3

Community Fire Safety teams from the Pennine area headquarters of

Lancashire Fire and Rescue have launched a cooking fire safety campaign.

County Councillor George Adam, a Combined Fire Authority member

and the Equality and Diversity Member Champion, was at the launch as

his money was used to purchase new fire safety cooking banners that will be on display at various

community fire safety events around the County.

The banners will highlight the key safety messages around cooking as nearly 50% of all accidental

house fires since the beginning of April in the Pennine area have been caused by cooking.

Getting distracted whilst cooking can be extremely dangerous, your phone might ring, there could be

someone at the door, or you could start watching TV and simply forget about the cooking. It really

doesn't take long for a fire to spread, so even leaving your cooking for a few minutes is too long.

Home Fire Safety Check visits may be booked, at no charge whatsoever, on FREEPHONE 0800

1691125 or by visitingwww.lancsfirerescue.org.uk. Its a call that could so easily save lives. If you

are concerned about family or friends safety, you can to refer them for a Home Fire Safety Check by

using the same contact details. Lancashire Fire and Rescue

Pennine Team have a dedicated programme on Pendle Com-

munity Radio - Awaz 103.1fm every Wednesday at 3.00pm.

For more information contact:

Richard Edney: 01772 866729

Website:www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk

Email: [email protected]

Coun. George Adams at the Campaign Launch


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Pendle Community Radio has been promoting Voluntary, Community & Faith sector (VCFS) organisa-

tions and groups for the past 12 months.

During 2012 we helped over 60 organisations to promote the work they do and the good services

they provide to their LOCAL communities. We are also offering VCFS organisations and groups the

opportunity to expand their social media presence online and also develop websites so that people

can find out more information about them. If you require any of these services, then please get in

touch with the Pendle Radio team and we will be able to assist you.

If you are a VCFS (Voluntary, Community & Faith Sector) organisation or group that would like time

on the radio to highlight and discuss your work and the services you can offer the community, then

please get in touch with Moazzam Ali (Project Co-ordinator) on 01282 723455 or by email:

[email protected] and we will organise for you to come onto one of our community programmes.

Daniel Hill from Rosemere Cancer Foundation Barbara Dunn from British Heart Foundation


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Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner says he's 'delighted' following a

consultation event with Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) community represen-

tatives. The event, held at Police Headquarters (Preston), on March 20, was

the first of its kind for the Commissioner, who has pledged to engage with

BME communities and work with them to improve the policing service.

The Commissioner was joined by more than 40 invitees from across Lancashire, along with his Dep-

uty, Ibrahim Master and Assistant Commissioner, Saima Afzal MBE. The event was also facilitated by a

number of senior police officers, including Assistant Chief Constable, Peter White.

All those who attended were split into groups and asked to discuss a number of questions around po-

licing and crime and how the BME community is affected, for example; what are the key policing issues

for BME communities? How can communities make a difference to policing or influence policy?

A follow-up event is due to take place in June. All those who attended will be invited back to listen to

feedback and discuss how to implement ideas and engage further with the work of the Commissioner

and the Lancashire police force.

Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire, Clive Grunshaw, said: "I am delighted to have finally

been able to hold an event for the BME community. "We are currently in the process of compiling

feedback and are arranging a follow-up meeting in June to discuss the outcomes in more detail.

"However, initial reaction was that many people wanted to be more involved in volunteering and re-

cruitment, felt younger people should be taught more about the police service and that there should

be more interaction between BME communities and local police officers."

Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, Ibrahim Master, added: "The discussions were insightful, in-formative and above all, useful. I can safely say everyone in the room left the event having learned

something new about a BME community. I am hopeful that the more de-

tailed outcomes will provide the Office of the Police and Crime Commis-

sioner with useful ideas going forward. This event also proved that there's

a real appetite for similar future discussions."

Pendle Community Radio launched a campaign last year to get as

many voters to go out and use their vote to elect the Police and Crime

Commissioner of Lancashire.


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P A G E 5V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 3Kulsoom Satia (30) from Blackburn, put her life on hold when her mum was

diagnosed with a brain tumour in March 2011. When she lost her battle with

cancer in August last year, Kulsoom went back to her passion for painting and

is hoping to use this talent to raise money for Rosemere Cancer Foundation

in her mothers memory.

Rabiya Mohammed was aged just 54 when she was told she had a brain tu-

mour, it came as a huge shock to the family, especially her daughter Kulsoom

who decided to stop working and support her mother throughout her treat-

ment. Days of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy followed, but they proved to

be not as bad as expected, as Kulsoom explains: We didnt feel like we were in a hospital at all, as soon

as you arrive at the RosemereCancer Centre you are offered tea and biscuits and made to feel very re-

laxed. I know that mum felt at home there and didnt find the daily treatments stressful at all. Also, mum

had suffered a stroke some years beforehand and so wasnt keen on leaving the house. At Rosemere she felt

accepted and I think she enjoyed getting to know the nurses and staff there we often stayed for an hour or

so after her treatment just chatting to nurses and enjoying the social side of being at the centre.

While Rabiya was still alive, Kulsoom and the rest of the family or-

ganised a family fun day to raise money for Rosemere and to say

thanks for making her experience a positive one. They raised over

2,000 for the charity. Despite defying expectations Rabiya sadly

died in August 2012, leaving Kulsoom with a huge gap in her life.

To help her through the grieving process she returned to her love

of painting, which her mother had encouraged her to do, when Kul-

soom was recovering from a broken leg in 2007.

Kulsooms oil on canvas creations are a mixture of abstract, landscape and Arabic paintings. She has

had no formal training, but has sold many of her artworks as well as exhibiting at Samlesbury Hall,

Blackburn Museum and Lancaster Museum. Although she makes a living from her paintings, Kulsoom is

donating 25% of each sale to Rosemere Cancer Foundation. To celebrate Rosemeres Valentines Ap-

peal Kulsoom has created a range of Valentines inspired paintings to help raise further funds for the

charity. For more information about Kulsooms

work visit: www.baitulfhunoon.co.uk &

www.facebook.com/baitulfhunoon.kulsoom

To find out how you can help Rosemere CancerFoundation, please contact local Fundraising Co-

ordinator, Daniel Hill on 01772 528 346.


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P A G E 6V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 3From Thursday 14th February 2013:

North West England became the first region in the UK to

benefit from a pioneering new approach to heart failure man-

agement. Developed by Pumping Marvellous, the UKs only

national heart failure charity, a new patient toolkit piloted in

East Lancashire Hospital Trust and presented to the NHS Royal Blackburn cardiology unit on St Val-

entines day.

Angela Graves, Heart Failure Nurse Manager at the East Lancashire Hospi-

tals NHS Trust, says: Heart failure effects approximately 70,000 peo-

ple in North West England. It is extremely positive news that NHS

North West is piloting this new approach to after-care for heart fail-

ure patients. The Pumping Marvellous heart failure toolkit is a vital

resource to empower patients, helping them become more aware of

their condition and how to self-manage. We need to ensure that this

becomes the standard of care for heart failure patients throughout

the UK, so that more people can be given a chance to dramatically

improve their quality of life.

In 2011 the emergency hospital admission rate for heart failure in East Lancashire alone was 63.5 per

100,000; higher than the average in England (59.8 per 100,000). The aim of the Pumping Marvellous

toolkit is to reduce the hospital admission rate of heart failure patients. Funded by NHS North West,

the Pumping Marvellous heart failure toolkit has been developed by patients, carers, clinicians, rehabili-

tation practitioners and charities. With 42 components, the toolkit is a self-care management system

designed to complement clinical care for newly-diagnosed patients.

For more information about the new patient toolkit contact Pumping

Marvellous using the details given below:

Telephone: 0800 978 8133

From Mobile or International: +44 1282 778059

Website:www.pumpingmarvellous.org

Email: [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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A LESSON on scooter safety was delivered to primary school

children in Lancashire.

Scoot Safe, which has been designed by local police communitysupport officer (PCSO) Maria Fetherstone and teaches childrento ride their scooter safely. It is a primary school lesson whichcovers scooter maintenance, including checking brakes andtyres, and the appropriate safety equipment that youngsters should wear. It also includes a 40 minutepractical session which covers starting and stopping safely, turning safely and advice for using scooters

on a variety of different terrain.

The lesson was piloted at Bretherton Endowed C of E Primary School on Wednesday 27 March 2013and officers are hoping that, due to its success, it will be rolled out across the county.

PSCO Fetherstone, who covers Croston, Bretherton and Ul-nes Walton, said: We already deliver packages on cycling

safely in schools but there currently isnt anything about riding

scooters safely.

The use of scooters is becoming increasingly popular. Whilst

we dont have any statistics for the number of injuries involv-

ing scooters, I am quite confident we would have seen a dra-

matic increase over recent years.

It is fitting that we deliver specific training in this area and we hope that it will ultimately help to keep

youngsters safe on our roads.

Children who successfully completed the course, received a certificate. Lancashire Constabulary is

working alongside Lancashire County Council with a view to rolling the lesson out across the county.

County Councillor Tim Ashton, cabinet member for highways and transport, said: "We already workclosely with the police on road and cycle safety and it's an excellent idea to include scooter safety into

the mix, as they're so popular with young children. It's a worthwhile innovation and has our full sup-port."

Officers are keen to remind parents of advice they can give to children to ride their scooter safely.PCSO Fetherstone added: I would advise scooter users to

always wear a helmet as well as elbow and knee pads wher-ever possible. Never use a scooter on a road and be aware ofany vehicles crossing pavements when leaving a driveway. Becareful on uneven surfaces the small wheels can easily get

stuck and cause a sudden and abrupt halt.

I would also advise against riding in crowded areas and re-mind users to beware of pedestrians.


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