Welcome

Welcome to the Harrogate Heart Support Group

Please note that due to the current restrictions in place, and because of Corvid, this site is subject to revision.

Who we are

The Group was established in January 1992 and is affiliated to the British Heart Foundation.

Our aim is to meet the needs of those with a cardiac condition who are living in the community of Harrogate and District.

The purpose of the group is to offer support to those who may have recently suffered a heart attack, undergone cardiac surgery, stent insertion or have any other heart-related problem, such as angina.

We are keen to ensure that, if required, support is also extended to the patient’s family as anxiety about the future is not only the concern of the patient.

COVID-19

Dear Member/prospective member

Due to the advice given by the Government and health organisations, especially to senior citizens with underlying health conditions (like most of us), our face to face Pulseworks exercise classes are subject to change.

We have however introduced some classes delivered on Zoom which are proving to be both successful and beneficial in providing exercise for members.

Now that restrictions are beginning to be relaxed we are making every effort to provide the face to face classes in a Corvid safe environment.

We will also continue to provide classes by Zoom for members wishing to exercise in their home environment.

In the New Year we are hoping to: – hold an AGM; – recommence our monthly evening lectures given by health professionals; – reintroduce the social lunches and hold our annual dinner. All of these will be organised with social distancing where possible, the safety of members being a top priority and in accordance with the appropriate government guidelines.

We are reluctant to take these steps but I am sure you fully understand that it is in your best interests.

Please keep in touch, we hope to resume our full service of heart support work and will advise accordingly as soon as possible.

What we offer

Pulseworks – Exercise sessions

Mobility, exercise and fitness sessions are held each week. Classes are held at different locations, on different days and at various times to give maximum opportunity to exercise. Please see below for current time table. The access link Zoom classes will be confirmed by What’s App or by Email in good time.

In general: all classes will include supervised warm up, exercise and cool down routines.

Zoom classes are normally every Tuesday and Thursday. Face to face classes are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. These will include circuit activity and floor exercises.

Each class is delivered and supervised by qualified cardiac-trained fitness instructors, all exercises are designed to improve your cardiac health.

Monthly Meetings – Harrogate District Hospital Classroom 3rd floor Strayside Wing. As nothing is being held there at present, advice will be given when these can recommence. The meetings are voluntary and provide an opportunity to get the latest information concerning heart disease and its treatment, and from time to time we cover subjects of a more general nature.

Thursday Luncheon Club

Members may take the opportunity to meet socially via monthly luncheons. A different venue is chosen each month – usually at excellent hostelries – specializing in good food with pleasant surroundings. However this activity is on hold, due to Covid restrictions, until early 2022.

The 100 Club

As a member you can also join this club with an opportunity to win a prize.

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiac rehabilitation is one of the most effective treatments available to heart patients.

It gives heart patients a 26% greater chance of surviving in the first five years following diagnosis.

It can reduce hospital admissions, lower blood pressure, cholesterol, anxiety and depression, therefore improving the patient’s quality of life.

It can teach patients how to manage their condition, thus reducing dependence upon GP visits and other NHS services.

Patients who regularly exercise in our Phase 4 cardiac classes are generally happier in their outlook and make fewer visits to their GP.

Exercise sessions take place in and around Harrogate

Jennyfield Styan Centre, Grantley Drive, Harrogate, HG3 2XU

Harrogate District Hospital Gym, Lancaster Park Rd, HG2 7SX

Calcutt and Forest Moor Village Hall, Bland’s Hill, Knaresborough, HG5 8JA

Please note the Hospital Gym is not available at present

Sessions last about one hour

All classes are listed below: –

MONDAYS at Jennyfield Styan Centre, Jennyfield Drive, Harrogate

1.00 – 2.00 pm Instructor – Graham Whitehead

TUESDAYS – Zoom class

10.00 – 10.40 am Instructor – Graham Whitehead

WEDNESDAYS at Calcutt Village Hall, Knaresborough

6.15 – 7.15 pm Instructor – Graham Whitehead

THURSDAYS – Zoom Class

9.30 – 10.10 am Instructor – Graham Whitehead

THURSDAYS at Jennyfield Styan Centre, Jennyfield Drive, Harrogate

12.30 – 1.30 pm Instructor – Steve Bradbury

FRIDAYS at Calcutt Village Hall, Knaresborough

1.00 – 2.00 pm Instructor – Steve Bradbury

For information contact Chris Hall – Pulseworks co-ordinator tel. 01423 873126 .

Monthly meetings

PROGRAMME OF MONTHLY MEETINGS

AT HARROGATE DISTRICT HOSPITAL

CLASSROOM, 3^RD floor – EDUCATIONAL SUITE, STRAYSIDE WING

Schedule for 2022 to be advised

examples	Harrogate Hospital Cardiac Nurse Team...Aims and Objectives and Current Practice.	Sharon Davies...Lead Nurse for the Cardiac Nurse Team.
	Improved Access to Psychological Therapies...What it means to you!	Jade Mitchell, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, NHS.
	The local Heart Failure Nursing Service	Liz Corbett, Senior Heart Failure Nurse.
	Latest news on Cardiothoracic Surgery	Kalyana Javangula, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Leeds NHS Trust.
	AGM followed by:- "the Digital Approach to Patient Consulting"	Rachel Binks, Nurse Consultant, Digital and Acute Care at Airedale Hospital.
	Latest developments in Cardiology	Prof. Klaus Witte of Leeds University

Support

Support is offered by the HHSG in a number of ways:

We encourage long term lifestyle changes, which promote good health and general wellbeing.

Through our Pulseworks fitness training sessions, we offer long term physical fitness maintenance, following hospital cardiac rehabilitation or referral from your GP.

We give you the opportunity to talk and share experiences with others in similar circumstances.

We maintain strong links with the Harrogate District Hospital cardiac nurses.

In conjunction with the hospital, each year we offer life-saving resuscitation training for patients and carers.

We provide opportunities for people to meet socially on regular basis.

Membership

Membership is open to those who have suffered with heart problems. We offer services to those who have completed Phase III Cardiac Rehab courses at NHS or private hospitals or those that have been referred by their GP.

Subscriptions are currently £3.00 pa and members attending fitness sessions pay £4.00 per visit. There is a 100 Club option which costs an additional £12.00 pa.

How is it run?

The Group is run voluntarily by individuals who have first hand experience of heart conditions and are therefore uniquely qualified to understand the needs of others with heart-related problems.

We are not a fundraising organisation. The group is self-funded and affiliated to the British Heart Foundation, the nation’s foremost heart charity.

For information on how to participate contact Chris Hall

Committee

Vice Chairman	Adrian Smith
Pulseworks Co-ordinator	Chris Hall	01423 873126
Treasurer	Mike Brannen
Secretary	Dorothy Barnes
Membership Secretary	Ann Mettam
Almoner	Dorothy Barnes
100 club	Adrian Wilson
Members	Malcolm Coulson
	Ken Purser

The 100 Club

The monthly draw -here are the recent winners:-

May

1st 103 Gregory Hirst

2nd 16 Derek Robinson

3rd 52 Allan Daffern

June

1st 117 Mick Rann

2nd 04 Mel Clark

3rd 58 John Smart

July

1st 56 Allan Thain

2nd 68 Don Swift

3rd 67 Christine Stirzaker

Aug.

1st 65 Ken Purser

2nd 45 Sybil Marshall

3rd 71 Hilary Glumac

Sept.

1st 34 Bob Simmons

2nd 47 Jean Whitaker

3rd 82 Annette Meekham

Oct

1st. 11 David Marshall

2nd. 73 Christine Bailey

3rd. 3 Norma Blanchard

Nov

1st. 88 Elaine Ellis

2nd. 129 Steve Adams

3rd. 114 Robin Harrison

Dec

1st. 135 Janet Beavasn

2nd. 112 Steve Bradbury

3rd. 53 Margaret Armitage

Jan 2022

1st. 69 David Moon

2nd. 04 Mel Clark

3rd. 61 Judy Clark

Feb 2022

1st. 93 Deborah Garnett

2nd. 74 David Temple

3rd. 129 Steve Adams

Mar 2022

1st 51 Dianne Ward

2nd 109 Derek Kempster

3rd 37 Mark Jones

April 2022

1st 72 Janet Lawson

2nd 25 Dennis Oram

3rd 10 Stephen Blanchard

Contact us

Complete the fields of this contact form to get in touch or contact Chris Hall on

01423 873126

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