5th January 2023 • The HERALD • Page 47 v THE HERALD - Proud to be part of your communityv Karen 07590 516009 Wednesday 5.30pm & 7.30pm Thursdays 9am St John’s Church Hall, Hythe Kit Davison FHP MCFHP MAFHP Qualified Foot Health Practitioner • Corns, Calluses, ingrown toenails, • Athlete’s Foot and thickened toenails. • Toenail and fingernail cutting. Flexible appointments and home visits available. 07752 674591 kdavison@kdfootcare.co.uk http://kdfootcare.co.uk The Waterside Physiotherapy & Osteopathy Clinic www.thewatersideclinic.co.uk Jon Eyres and Associates • NECK AND BACK PAIN • PREGNANCY RELATED PAIN • ACUPUNCTURE • ARTHRITIC PAIN • ALL SPORTS INJURIES • SHOULDER/ARM PAIN Treatment by Chartered Physiotherapists and Registered Osteopaths Registered with all major health insurers and HCPC Tel: 023 8020 7764 First Floor, South Street Centre, Hythe, Southampton SO45 6EB NEW YEAR NEW YOU New Year Slimmer You With Slimming World If like many, you have set a New Year’s resolution to lose some weight, have you considered joining one of the very friendly, local Slimming World groups, to support you on your weight loss journey? On your rst meeting your Consultant will take you step by step through their easy to follow, exible ‘Food Optimising’ plan and show you how to adapt your favourite meals so that you can still enjoy them. In group you Kikki before joining Slimming World Kikki having lost an amazing 6 stone! Slimming World works for me because I find the plan works well with my lifestyle, and I wish I had started earlier. My health, confidence, and mobility have improved drastically after following the plan and with the support of the group and my consultant, I’m much closer to being my dream weight.” For more information about Slimming World or to nd your local group please visit: www. s l immingwor ld. co.uk/ nearest-group-search Christmas is over, how I wish I’d said “no” To the biscuits and sweets, the wine that did flow. Do not mention mince pies. Or that knob of cream! No wonder my clothes are straining at the seam! If I’d only said “no” to the Christmas cake To those nuts and raisins, the chocolate flake. Chocolate Roses that “grow on you” ‘tis true As my waistband refuses to stretch anew I could have said “no”, so I shouldn’t bleat As I munched my way through the Quality Street, Christmas pudding with brandy butter and cream Now look at the size of my receding beam! I would have said “no” had they not been proffered But alas, such little will power I offered. So now the New Year diet will kick in Until I’ve lost weight and down to one chin! I Wish I’d said “No” by Dorothy Lockyer will have the support of others all working towards the same goal of losing weight and gain hints and tips from each other as well as celebrating your success along the way. As a group member you will also have access to the Slimming World members-only website featuring thousands of recipes, meal plans and motivational tools, plus their exclusive member exercise videos which are tailored to your activity level. Kikki joined a local Slimming World group, run by Consultant Karen Wyatt, in February last year and has lost a staggering 6 stone in just 10 months, by attending group and following the Food Optimising plan. Kiki comments: “I joined Slimming World because I was struggling with my health and mobility and needed to make a major lifestyle change. New Urgent Care Maternity App Launches in Hampshire e way pregnant patients across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight access urgent care is transforming with a new urgent care maternity triage app. e new maternity triage service, which is available by downloading the Healthier Together app, will allow patients to log any maternity concerns they may encounter during their pregnancy and have instant access to the help or advice that they need. e app will ask the user to assess their symptoms and it will then decide if they fall into a red, amber or green category. e outcomes of those categories are: Red: ese issues will be classed as an emergency and will require the pregnant person to call 999. Amber: e user will be advised to call the maternity triage line if the concern is maternity related or will be advised to contact their GP surgery, or call 111 if out of hours. For both the red and amber categories the user can press a button on the app and they will automatically be connected to the service that has been recommended. Green: e user will be directed to information to self-care at home. If the user is directed to call the maternity triage line, they will be connected to a midwife either at South Central Ambulance Services (SCAS) in Otterbourne or at the Isle of Wight ambulance station. ey will be triaged by midwives and, if required, advised to attend their local Maternity Day Assessment Unit (MDAU) for further assessment. Margaret Beattie, Associate Director for Maternity & Early Years at the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board said: “This a brilliant new service which will allow pregnant people to have access to consistent advice, as and when they need it, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The maternity triage line is there to help women and pregnant people who are having serious issues with their pregnancy and need to speak to one of our brilliant midwives however many concerns can be resolved at home using the advice provided within the app.” e NHS Healthier Together app can be downloaded either from the Apple app store, or the Google Play store. e NHS Healthier Together app also provides help and advice for children as well as pregnant people. If your child is unwell and needs to be seen by a healthcare professional, instead of having to call your GP surgery, your surgery may o er you the option to use the app to directly inform them about your child’s symptoms. ey will then contact you to decide what needs to be done. And if you are seeking help when your GP surgery is shut, it will direct you to NHS 111.
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