Page 54 • The HERALD • 20th November 2025 v v KEEP ACTIVE, KEEP HEALTHY v 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 Health, Beauty & Wellbeing UHS Southampton Hospital A&E Staff Celebrated as Part of Charity’s National Appreciation Week Emergency department sta at UHS Southampton Hospital have been recognised as part of the UK’s rst-ever A&E Appreciation Week, launched by the charity Rapid Relief Team (RRT) to thank frontline emergency sta for their dedication and service. As part of the week-long initiative running from 13th – 17th October, RRT volunteers visited UHS Southampton Hospital to host a welfare event providing co ee and cakes to boost morale and show appreciation for the hard work of A&E sta . Over the course of the week, RRT hosted 115 coordinated events in hospitals across the country, serving more than 9,000 co ees and cakes to emergency teams. Along the South Coast, the RRT also organised to take a moment away from their duties to recharge. e Rapid Relief Team (RRT), made up of volunteers from the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, is dedicated to putting compassion into action. With over a decade of experience supporting the UK’s healthcare system, RRT regularly organises welfare events for hospital sta and marks key occasions such as International Nurses Day. Euan Lancaster, RRT Local Team Leader, said: “It’s been a real privilege for our volunteers to visit UHS Southampton Hospital and thank the incredible A&E staff for everything they do. Every day they show courage, kindness, and commitment under immense pressure. Through A&E Appreciation Week, we wanted to give something back – even in a small way – to show our gratitude and remind them that their work doesn’t go unnoticed. This is why we are calling for the formal recognition of this appreciation week so that every year we can come together as a nation to celebrate and support the dedicated people who keep our emergency departments running.” events at Gosport Hospital in Portsmouth and Bournemouth Hospital. At UHS Southampton Hospital, volunteers from the charity served 120 co ees and slices of cake, giving teams the opportunity to pause, connect with colleagues, and feel appreciated for their vital work on the frontline. e RRT is calling for the formal designation of an annual A&E A&E Week at Southampton General Hospital Appreciation Week, to ensure that frontline emergency sta receive the national recognition and gratitude they deserve every year. e charity has been working closely with the local NHS team and hospital leaders to organise the event, ensuring it t seamlessly within the busy day of the A&E department, while still giving sta the chance MANAGE STRESS THE EASY WAY by Alan Jones, Registered Hypnotherapist STRESS! It is part of everyday life, and we all interpret it di erently. Unfortunately, your body can’t tell the di erence between BIG stress and little stress, so it reacts the same way for both. Your brain creates hundreds of chemical changes to increase your ability to cope, but these same hormones can leave feelings of anxiety, lead to depression, insomnia, irritability and headaches. Left unchecked, they can increase blood pressure, upset digestion, and exhaust you both physically and mentally. Whilst it may not be possible to eliminate all the causes of your stress, you don’t need to become a victim of it. You can learn to control stress and manage your reactions to situations, so that you view everything in a calmer, more positive manner, and Hypnotherapy is a very e ective way of achieving this. Contact: 07786 376980 or email: alan@ alanjoneshypnotherapy. com for more information and a local appointment. Restorative Tattoos for Mastectomy Patients Local Tattoo Artist Ellie Thomson specialises in 3D aerola tattooing for people who have had breast cancer surgery. ese tattoos can be truly transformative — helping patients feel con dent and whole again a er their recovery. e treatments can now be funded through the charity NiP, who provide funds for restorative areola and nipple tattooing for mastectomy patients. ose who do not receive immediate funding will be added to a waiting list for future grant cycles. For more information or to complete an enquiry form for a NiP funded treatment visit: www.elliebeetattoos.co.uk/3d-areolatattooing
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