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The maple surgery patient participation group is pleased to organise a series of talks covering a wide variety medical topics of interest to patients and the wider community. Everyone is welcome to attend.
healthy living, healthier lifeMany ailments and diseases can be prevented through adopting a healthier lifestyle. Discussing various aspects of nutrition and exercise will be weight management practitioner Lesley McFarlane (Weigh 2 Go) and popular local fitness trainer Simon Gurry (Body In Motion). Dr Leonard Shapiro, consultant interventional cardiologist and medical advisor to the Football Association, will also be speaking at the event. In addition, organisations such as Slimming World, Walking For Health and Waves Health & Leisure will have information stands and representatives there to answer your questions.
Please join us on Thursday, 12 June 2014, at 7:00 p.m., at the Bar Hill Church.
worried about memory?Three-quarters of a million people in the UK suffer from dementia, a number that will rise to over a million in the coming decade. Although usually considered a disease of old age, dementia is not confined to the elderly; it can affect people of any age.
We have invited experts Dr Sue Green, Associate Specialist in Old Age Psychiatry, Dr Emma Tiffin, maple surgery GP and Older People's Mental Health lead in NHS Cambridgeshire, and representatives from the Alzheimer's Society to discuss the issues of diagnosis, treatment and care for dementia sufferers. In addition, Advantage Healthcare, Crossroads Care, Help at Home, Home Instead Senior Care, and Lifecraft will have information stands.
Please join us on Thursday, 26 April 2012, at 6:30 p.m., at the Bar Hill Church.
diabetesDiabetes is an increasingly common health problem. It is estimated that over 3.5 million people in the UK alone have this condition and many of them do not even know it. Although it cannot be cured, diabetes can be managed successfully in order to avoid many of the serious short- and long-term complications.
Join us on Wednesday, 23 November 2011, at 7:00 p.m., at the Bar Hill Church for a discussion of this condition.
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