Monday, April 16, 2018

Newsletter for April 2018

Meetings 3rd Thursday of each month at the Kings Hill Community Centre - 2.00pm to 4.00pm


Next meeting - 19th April 2018


There is no Guest Speaker this Month as it is the AGM


Links to AGM Agenda and Nomination Form in Word and pdf
Link to KINARA Accounts 2018 in pdf

April 
Trip to Hole Park Tenterden & Hastings Tuesday 24th April Day
The Coach will leave Tower View at 9.15am sharp
Cost approx. £23 per member
Contact:-    Richard Tessier (01732 845717)

May
Thanet Catering College for Lunch & Trip to Broadstairs Tuesday 23rd May 2017
Please select your menu choice. The List is Closed
Cost & Times to be advised.
Contact:- Joan Barrett (01622 812595)

June 
Holiday to Bruges Monday 11th to Friday 15th June
Cost approx. £345 per Member, bed & breakfast + single supplement + optional travel insurance
Contact:- Brian Collin (01622 791347)

July
Medway Boat Trip in the evening (about 3 hours) Tuesday 10th July
Cost Appox £19 per Member, including Fish & Chips.
Contact:- Colin Lee (01732 669959)

August
Picnic & Afternoon Bowls at Cobdown Bowls Club, (K Club) Ditton. Tuesday 7th August  A Fun Bowls Day
There is no charge but bring your own picnic & chairs. Starts at 2pm.
Contact:- Roger Chapple (01732 843964). Flat soled shoes are required.


Some Members are still to fill in and return the DATA Protection acceptance slips.


PLEASE CONTACT JOAN BARRETT IF A SYMPATHY OR GET WELL CARD IS NEEDED TO BE SENT ON BEHALF OF KINARA. HER PHONE NUMBER IS 01622 812595

Regular Activities

10 Pin Bowling 1st Thursday of each month at the Hollywood Bowl (Medway Valley Leisure Park) at 10am
Contact :- Alan Hill (01622 813205)

Walk and Pub Lunch  4th Thursday of the month 10.15 for 10.30am
Thursday 29th April 10.15 for 10.30am.
From the  Freemasons Arms Ham Hill Snodland.
Extended walk around Leybourne Lakes(4 Mile Walk)
Contact:- Andy Earl (01732 220477) or Mike Chapman (01732 841078)

Art Groups including Crafts with help and advice for newcomers at the Centre,
Mondays from 2.00pm until 4.00pm
Fridays from 10am until 12.00am.
No Art Group on Monday May 7th as it’s a Bank Holiday
Cost £3.00 per session.
Contact:- Eileen Read (01732 841601) or Shirley Debona (01622 763740)

Short Mat Bowling with help and advice for newcomers at the Centre,
Monday and Wednesday from 2.00 pm until 4.30 pm.
Cost £4.00 per session---£2.00 per half session.
No Bowls on Monday May 7th as it’s a Bank Holiday or Wednesday 9th May Due to a Blood Donors Session   
Contact:- Alan Hill (01622 813205) Monday
or Dick Tolman (01732 873131) Wednesday


The Membership Waiting list is full and a Waiting list is NOW CLOSED. If you know anyone who is interested in KINARA Membership please see Joan Barrett for details.

Payment Due Schedule

Payment Due
Event
Amount
Collector
April/May
Thanet Catering College
£29
Mo
April/May
Medway Boat Trip
£18
Colin
CHEQUES ONLY PLEASE, PAYABLE TO KINARA
Please bring your cheque books with you!

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Post Articles and/or pictures on the KINARA Blog by emailing them to pippinway60.kinara2@blogger.com

To receive your Newsletter please send your e-mail address to Roger Chapple at roger.suec@live.co.uk
To receive your Newsletter by post please provide a SAE to Roger Chapple
Please make sure our Membership Secretary (Joan Barrett) has up-to-date details of your home address, telephone no: and e-mail address

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Diabetes

Patient Education Survey – Diabetes
Clinical Commissioning Group in Kent and Medway are undertaking a project looking at how people with diabetes are provided with information and education to help them manage their diabetes. A survey is open for completion by patients with diabetes: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/DiabetesPatientEd
Also – the consultation on the re-procurement of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme is now open
Diabetes is a major disease that is preventable.
The current NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) Framework Agreement was put in place in April 2016 and expires March 2019. They are now consulting on proposals relating to the re-procurement of the NHS DPP Framework from November 2018 running for three years with the option to extend for a further year.. Diabetes UK are leading on the public consultation which is open for patients and the public to contribute to click here until May 2018.

Regards

Bob

Bob MacDonald
RLMacDonald Consulting

16 Kendall Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4BF
 Tel: 07973315823

You need to tell the CCG, or risk losing local stroke services.

The public consultation on proposals to improve stroke services by concentrating on only 3 centres has an extended deadline.
The closing date for responses is now 20th April.
Further information about the proposals to create three hyper-acute stroke units across Kent and Medway can be found at HTTPS://KENTANDMEDWAY.NHS.UK/STROKE/

If we don't support our local option, we can blame only ourselves if we lose our local stroke clinics.

 Regards

Bob MacDonald
Chair

Please note: the PPG are volunteers.  This email address is not checked every day, therefore there may be a delay in receiving a reply. We will get back to you as soon as we can.
All medical enquiries must be directed to the practice in the normal way. By phone or by email. The practice email address is westmalling@nhs.net

Measles in Kent - and adults can be infected!

You may be aware that there have been recent outbreaks of measles in Surrey, Liverpool, Leeds and the West Midlands. The PHE Health Protection Team in Kent has been notified of the first confirmed measles case in Kent since 2016. (NOT in our area – yet!).
Whilst this may be an isolated case the source of infection is unclear and therefore healthcare staff are reminding patients who have not been inoculated that this is a high risk infection.

Regards

Bob MacDonald
Chair

Please note: the PPG are volunteers.  This email address is not checked every day, therefore there may be a delay in receiving a reply. We will get back to you as soon as we can.
All medical enquiries must be directed to the practice in the normal way. By phone or by email. The practice email address is westmalling@nhs.net