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November 2014
New falls service
pays dividends
A pioneering service that treats
people at home when they fall over
has taken just six months to meet
its first year running costs. The falls
partnership service in the north of
Derbyshire has saved the taxpayer
£570,000 since last November’s
launch by providing rapid-response
care that has reduced hospital
admissions by 200.
Fewer hospital admissions are not
just good news for the taxpayer but
also for patients, who would much
rather be in the comfort of their own
homes.
Funded
by
NHS
Hardwick
and North Derbyshire Clinical
Commissioning Groups (CCGs), the
service is provided by an integrated
team of highly-skilled paramedics,
occupational
therapists
and
physiotherapists who treat people
at home whenever possible. The
team is supported by a consultant
geriatrician.
The service operates Monday to
Saturday from 6.30am-6.30pm, and
is a partnership between Derbyshire
Community Health Services NHS
Trust, East Midlands Ambulance
Service NHS Trust and Chesterfield
Royal Hospital NHS Foundation
Trust.
People can access the service via
999, 111, the out-of-hours GP service
provided by Derbyshire Health
United, and the Community Careline
Service.
“The service aims to reduce
the human cost of falling, which
includes distress, pain, injury, loss of
confidence and independence – and
even death,” says Dr Steve Lloyd,
Chair of NHS Hardwick CCG. “Falls
also have a financial impact and cost
the NHS more than £2.3bn a year.
With the number of falls increasing
as the population gets older, this
service provides rapid access to
healthcare and equipment that
will improve quality of life for our
patients and allow them to continue
living independently at home.”
Falls are the most common cause
of emergency hospital admission for
the 100,000-plus patients served by
NHS Hardwick CCG. In the year to
April 2013, 1,995 Hardwick patients
were admitted to hospital following
a fall. Of these, 128 (or six per cent)
had suffered a fractured neck of
femur.
Seventy two per cent of patients
seen by the service so far have
been referred for after care from
professionals including a GP,
community
physiotherapist
or
occupational therapist, podiatrist,
social worker, district nurse or the
area’s falls clinic.
The falls partnership service is a
shining example of health services
working together smartly to provide
first-class community care while
achieving important efficiencies
in these economically challenging
times.
Not only does the service provide
rapid home treatment, it also
reduces the risk of future falls by
advising patients and their carers on
making changes around the house.
In fact, every patient seen so far has
had a home environment assessment
carried out.
Caption: left to right, are Julie Anderson, administrative assistant to the
falls partnership; paramedic Mark Bail, from East Midlands Ambulance
Service; and physiotherapist Toir Broughton, from Derbyshire Community
Health Services.
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Private work for the public
Did you know we can help with
a wide range of jobs for private
clients, as well as carrying out our
public duty?
Whether it’s having your car
serviced, a private road you need
cleaning, assistance maintaining
your garden, or if you need a
commercial waste carrier, we can
help!
A round-up of the private work
we carry out for residents and
businesses can be found below:
Street cleansing on private land
Residents
and
businesses/
organisations can commission
our experienced, reliable Street
Cleansing staff to carry out regular
or one-off, private street cleansing
work such as:
•Gully cleansing on private streets
•Sweeping private car parks
•Clearing fly-tipped items on
private land
We can also provide a service to
clean up a public highway, such as
mud build-up from a house build
etc.
Commercial waste collections
The Commercial Refuse Service
is available to all companies and
businesses (including schools and
residential/nursing homes - nonmedical) located within Bolsover
District.
All businesses have a legal duty
to ensure they have proper and
adequate arrangements in place
to deal with the disposal of waste
arising from their commercial
trading activity.
Gardening
Our team of gardening experts,
provide a full range of services to
keep your garden looking at its
best.
Please get in touch so we can
provide a quote to look after your
garden, whether it is privately
owned or rented. We offer:
•Hedge trimming
•Grass cutting
•Tree pruning and felling works
•Shrub and border maintenance
MOT testing
Our
qualified,
experienced
technicians can carry out a full MOT
test on your vehicle, and because
we’re not in the business of fixing
cars you can be sure to get an
honest, unbiased test carried out to
the highest standards.
Our MOT testing centre can be
found at Riverside Depot, Mansfield
Road, Doe Lea S44 5PN.
We are also able to provide
servicing and repairs to a wide range
of motor cars, light commercial vans
and large commercial vehicles.
More information: 01246 242424
or www.bolsover.gov.uk
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November 2014
Take the plunge and join our 2015 Swimathon
Creswell Leisure Centre is hosting the 2015
Swimathon and is inviting you to make a splash
and join in the fun.
Swimathon is the UK’s biggest fundraising swim
and has raised over £12.4m for Marie Curie during
the seven years it has been running.
The event will take place on Saturday 18 and 19
April 2015 from 12noon to 3pm. Swimmers can
choose from one of three challenging distances
- 5k, 2.5k or 1.5k – and can take part on their own
or as part of a team.
Registration for the Swimathon Weekend starts
on 5 January 2015 and is open to all ages and
abilities, whether you want to swim the ultimate
Swimathon 5k, or be part of a team challenge
- the Swimathon Weekend has something for
everyone.
Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Councillor
Ann Syrett said, “Our Swimathon weekend is the
perfect opportunity for you to help raise money
for this charity whilst keeping fit and having fun at
the same time.
“The last time Marie
Curie was the charity it
really struck home with our
customers and we raised
over one-thousand pounds
- but we want to better this
in 2015. Most people know
someone who has suffered
with cancer, so I urge you all
to sign up and support this
event.”
Creswell is one of 600
plus pools across the
UK taking part in the
Swimathon Weekend,
where participants can take
on the swim of their life,
and join thousands of other swimmers to raise
vital funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
More information:
[email protected] or 084 5367 0036
Swimming – A Great Way to Keep Fit
oomph - push the effort, go hard, whatever you
want to call it. If all of your workouts are focused
on technique, your technique will improve.
But what will happen when you try to go faster?
You will get tired, your technique will deteriorate,
and you might as well call it a day. If you are doing
some hard or challenging workouts - mixed in
with technique work - as different workouts or as
part of the same workout - you will learn how to
hold good technique while going faster.
4. Do easy workouts
Depending upon your swimming goals, there may
be no reason to do more than one or two tough
workout sets a week, as long as you do one or
two easier workouts, too. Work hard on the hard
things, and easy on the easy things, and each kind
of work will work together, resulting in an overall
improvement in your swimming.
It’s better to hit the pool three or four times a
week for 20-30 minutes than to go for one or two
longer sessions.
5. Do streamline
So if you are thinking of joining in the Swimathon
and want to get fit then why not try swimming as
part of your regular exercise regime? It’s a great
low-impact exercise and a fantastic way to get
into, and keep in shape.
At Creswell Leisure Centre we offer a whole
host of swimming activities such as adult and
child swimming lessons, lane swimming, swim –
fit, plus lots more to help you get the most out
of your swimming experience. Our experienced
swimming instructors are always on hand to help
and give you advice, so don’t be shy just ask one
of our attendants and they will only be too happy
to help you.
Here are 5 simple steps to help improve your
swimming strokes and get the most out of your
swimming experience.
1. Swim with good technique
Maintain the best possible technique at all speeds
during a workout. If you try to go fast with bad
technique, you are wasting energy; it might still
be a good fitness workout, you are still burning
plenty of calories and you are getting your heart
rate up, but you are not helping yourself to
become a better swimmer.
2. Do drills as part of every swimming
workout
Early in your workout, in the middle of your
workout, or at the end of your workout (or any
combination of the three!) do some specific
technique work to reinforce good swimming skills.
Even a few strokes thinking about what you are
doing with your hands, arms, elbows, shoulders,
head, body, hips, legs, knees, or feet can help you
be a better swimmer. There are many drills you
can do to stay tuned up, or to help you develop
better technique.
3. Do challenging workouts
One or two times a week (depending upon how
frequently you swim) do part of your workout with
It might be a start, a push-off, or a turn, but you
should always do things the same way - streamline,
then into the transition between the streamline
and swimming, but first, always a streamline.
Getting better at how you push off of the wall is
the simplest way to decrease overall time for a set
distance of swimming. It does not improve your
fitness, but it does make you a better swimmer.
Good swimmers don’t cover distance with faster
strokes - they simply travel further with each stroke.
The more distance you travel per stroke, the fewer
strokes you’ll take per length - conserving energy.
Improving distance per stroke is not a matter of
kicking harder; it is more a case of breaking the
stroke down into its key parts and maximising
your efficiency in each before “rebuilding” it.
Counting your stroke rate (strokes per length of
the pool) is a useful way to gauge progress.
More information: 01909 721371 or speak
to a leisure attendant at Creswell Leisure
Centre
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November 2014
Bolsover District Councillors 2011-2015
Barlborough
Barlborough
Blackwell
Blackwell
Eion Watts
01246 819683
Hillary Gilmour
01246 812840
Alan Tomlinson
01773 811432
Clare Munks
01773 819238
Paul Cooper
01246 826389
Vacant
Eric Hall
01246 828543
Bolsover South
Bolsover West
Bolsover West
Clowne North
Clowne North
Clowne South
Clowne South
Toni Bennett
01246 826032
Keith Bowman
01246 824869
Rose Bowler
01246 827350
Brian Hendry
01246 811329
Terry Connerton
01246 810925
Jim Smith
01246 570311
Karl Reid
01246 811344
Pinxton
Pinxton
Pleasley & Glapwell
Pleasley & Glapwell
Elmton-with-Creswell Elmton-with-Creswell Elmton-with-Creswell
Bolsover North West Bolsover North West
Bolsover South
Duncan McGregor
01909 721505
Jim Clifton
01909 724114
Rita Tuner
01909 721663
Dennis Kelly
01773 812533
Mary Dooley
01773 409453
Ann Syrett
01246 850215
Pauline Bowmer
01623 811492
Scarcliffe
Scarcliffe
Shirebrook East
Shirebrook Langwith
Shirebrook North
West
Shirebrook South
East
Shirebrook South
West
Jen Wilson
01623 742354
Malcolm Crane
01246 769211
Brian Murray-Carr
01623 743427
Ken Walker
01623 742889
Steve Fritchley
07976 707075
Andrew Anderson
07764 452670
Sandra Peake
07971 374397
South Normanton
East
South Normanton
East
South Normanton
West
South Normanton
West
South Normanton
West
Tibshelf
Tibshelf
Joe Phelan
01773 812427
Tracey Cannon
07580 635493
Graham Parkin
01773 580022
Ray Brooks
01773 811650
Sue Wallis
01773 860042
Deborah Watson
07817 288953
Ray Heffer
01773 872805
Whitwell
Whitwell
George Webster
01909 720632
Viv Mills
01909 720203
We have 37 councillors (also known as ‘members’) covering 20 wards. The towns of - Bolsover, Clowne,
Shirebrook and South Normanton - have several wards and sometimes up to three councillors for each one.
Each councillor is elected for a term of four years, with the next election in May 2015.
Councillors are elected to represent their constituents and to take decisions upon council services and
policies. They can claim allowances for carrying out council duties. Some councillors also receive special
responsibility allowances for undertaking specific roles such as a portfolio holder (Cabinet Member) or
Chairman of a Committee. The Chairman of the Council is elected every year by the Annual Council
meeting, in May.
The political representation of the Council is:
Labour - 31, District Residents Group - 3, Independents - 2, Vacant - 1
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FIRST TRAINEES READY FOR WORK
Work starts on
public realm project
Work to transform the historic town centre
of Bolsover is nearing completion, with NM
(North Midland) Construction Plc undertaking
the work to build a new ‘public realm.’
The £398K of improvements include natural
stone planters, a lighting scheme, stone
bollards around the cenotaph, stone and
oak benching, and electric points to power a
significant programme of events planned for
Bolsover in 2015 and beyond.
The public realm is funded by European
funding, plus match funding from High Street
Innovation Funding, Bolsover District Council
and Old Bolsover Town Council.
A ‘town team’ which includes representatives
from Bolsover District Council, Old Bolsover
Town Council, stakeholders and businesses, is
leading the project.
More information: 01246 242324
Caption: Pictured are five of the trainees receiving their certificates from CEO, Wes Lumley
Seven young people have been celebrating
becoming ‘work ready’ after completing their
traineeships with the Council.
The scheme, funded by residual Working
Neighbourhoods fund and a NAS Age Grant, was
established in January 2014 and provides young
people with meaningful work experience and an
insight into the world of work.
It is supported by Babbington College who
help provide essential work preparation training
covering a variety of areas including maths and
English.
The young people spent 6-months at the
Council, with two days a week in a specific service
area.
Council Leader, Councillor Eion Watts said, “We
have always placed a great deal of emphasis on
helping young people get ready for and back into
work. Providing them with the right experience to
start with will prepare them for the working world
a lot better than just throwing them into a job and
expecting them to cope.”
The trainees, all aged between 16-18 years
old, were also given the opportunity to apply for
apprenticeships at the Council in specific areas
such as ICT, leisure, and street scene services.
Councillor Watts added, “We aim to recruit
forty trainees and twenty apprentices over a four
year period which will allow young people to earn
while they learn a job, gain a real qualification and
in turn have a real future.”
Trainee, Connor McCrossan said, “Gives you a
chance to gain your qualification and experience
with possibly a chance of an apprenticeship or
employment with the District Council,”
“I think it is very good and it gives us a chance
to get an Apprenticeship on the Council, to work
as a team and meet new people,” said trainee
Luke Chapman
“Very good way to get to know what actual work
is like,” said Carlton Dall, trainee.
If you are aged 16-18 years old and want to be
part of our Traineeship programme, then please
contact Sue Harvey at Babington College on
07584 518321 or email sue.harvey@babington.
co.uk
New Compliments,
Comments and
Complaints System
Along with North East Derbyshire District Council (NEDDC), we have
reviewed our Compliments, Comments and Complaints Policy and
Procedure.
The main improvement is that we will respond to customers’ stage
two (formal investigation) complaints more quickly.
We have worked with NEDDC on these documents to ensure
consistency of service to customers across both Councils. The
Compliments, Comments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
have been approved and was adopted on 1 October 2014.
More information: 01246 242353
or email [email protected]
Sheltered and Supported
Housing Available
We have a range of Sheltered Housing
studios and one bedroomed apartments
for elderly or vulnerable people who enjoy
independent living in:
Pinxton, Blackwell, Hillstown,
Shirebrook, Clowne and Creswell
All the accommodation has the benefit of:
•Laundry
•Residents Parking
•Guest room
•Gardens
•Common/function
•On-site Scheme
room
Manager
•Lift
•Full 24 hour
•Buggy Parking
response service
Telephone our Housing Needs Officers on
01246 242424 for more information.
Discretionary Housing Payments
Are you in receipt of Housing Benefit?
Are you struggling to meet a shortfall between
your Housing Benefit and rental payments?
Maybe Discretionary Housing Payments can help you
Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are additional payments that
can be awarded to people in receipt of Housing Benefit that require
additional help towards their housing costs.
DHPs can be awarded for:
Reduction in Housing Benefit since the introduction of size criteria for social sector housing
Reduction in Housing Benefit due to current Local Housing Allowance amounts
Rent deposits or rent in advance if you need to move home
For more information call 01246 242436 or visit
www.bolsover.gov.uk/discretionary-housing-payments
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What else is on offer in our Cycling Revolution?
• Extreme Wheels – BMX, KMX Karts, scooters,
• Bike Repair Workshops – Gain the knowledge you need
skateboards – if you are interested in wheels then this is
to keep your bike maintained and on the move.
the thing for you. 01246 593041
01246 593059
• Pleasley Vale Outdoor Activity Centre – Explore the
• RPM – An indoor cycling class set to the rhythm of
countryside with instructor led mountain biking sessions. motivating music.
01246 242372
01623 812530
• Watt Bike Sessions – Accurately measure your power
output, your pedalling technique and your heart rate.
01246 242372
Did you know?
• Regular cyclists are as fit as the average person who is 10
years younger.
• Cycling firms up your thighs and bottom and can also help
to tone the tummy muscles.
• Cycling increases your metabolic rate, helping you to keep
the weight off.
• An average household in the UK spends a sixth of their
income on travel - think how much you could save if you
travel by bike.
• Bike parking is free - as long as you do not park anywhere
you are not meant to!
Jay Towers and Michelle Rossiters’ son attended the Balanceability sessions and completed
both the Level 1 and 2 courses from April – July 2014. This is what they said:
“What more can we say? £60 to teach our son to ride his bike safely. Priceless.
It has really improved his balance and confidence.”
Consultation Responses Being Analysed
In October, we posted out 35,000
questionnaires asking for people’s
thoughts on a proposal to cease the
current pool operation at Creswell
Leisure Centre and provide an
enhanced sports provision at Clowne
Sports Centre that will provide users
with better quality activities and
facilities and provide them with
more choice.
The results are now being looked
at and will be fed back to councillors
for a decision to be made on the way
forward.
Street Games – Your Club, Your Rules
Our new Street Games sessions are
proving really popular with young
people, so much so that we have
added three more sessions.
The programme, which is aimed at
young people aged between 12-19
years old, gives them the chance to
take part in sports such as football,
cricket and rounders. All sessions
are free of charge and run for 10
weeks. Anyone can take part, just
turn up and play!
Funded through the Innovation
Programme, the three new sessions
will take place at:
Whaley Thorns, MUGA – Starting
Monday 24 November 7- 8pm
• Bolsover, Hornscroft Park Starting Tuesday 25th November
7 – 8pm
• Clowne, The Sidings – Starting
Friday 28 November 7 – 8pm
A number of our current sessions
including those at Creswell and
South Normanton will continue.
Please refer to our website www.
bolsover.gov.uk for further details
or telephone 01246 242362.
New powers to tackle anti social behaviour
New, more effective powers to
tackle anti social behaviour were
due to come into force as we went
to print.
The Anti Social Behaviour, Crime
and Policing Act 2014, introduces
simpler
and
more
effective
measures to tackle problems, giving
greater protection to individuals
and communities.
One of the main features of the
new act is the introduction of the
‘Community Trigger’, which aims
to ensure a much more joined-up
approach by agencies when dealing
with anti social behaviour.
The Community Trigger is for
people who have previously made
complaints about anti social
behaviour, but feel the situation
has not been resolved to their
satisfaction.
Certain criteria apply before
individuals or communities can use
the new Community Trigger system.
More information:
01246 593057
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PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTH
For the past 10 years, patients from across Bolsover District have
been getting more than their medicine when they visited their GP –
they have been getting a prescription to a better and healthier life.
In an effort to improve poor health levels across the District, we
secured funding to tackle a variety of health problems such as
weight reduction and cardiac conditions through physical activity
and nutritional advice.
Patients are referred onto our Bolsover Wellness scheme by their
GP or practice nurse. Each patient then has an initial assessment
involving height and weight measurements, blood pressure and
heart rate checks and an exercise plan is then designed to each
individuals needs by our fully qualified referral staff.
Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Councillor Ann Syrett said,
“The health improvements some of our clients have seen is nothing
short of amazing!
“Huge weight loss, lower blood pressure, reduction in medications
and even operations being cancelled – so it does prove that
moderate and monitored exercise is good for you.”
Sessions include gym sessions, chair based/falls prevention
sessions, circuits, cardiac rehabilitation, COPD rehabilitation, aqua
fit and specialist swimming sessions. The programme also offers
one to one nutritional advice for each patients needs.
Patients referred onto the programme receive an initial 12-weeks
free, followed by a reduced rate for a further 18-months, resulting in
high retention rates and continuing physical activities.
We work in partnership with Derbyshire County Council Public
Health and secured neighbourhood renewal funding from the
Bolsover Local Strategic Partnership for the scheme.
Wellness by Numbers
10
30
The number of years the scheme has
been in operation
Specialist sessions that are on offer
every week in our leisure facilities
8,663
16
The number of patient
referrals the scheme has
dealt with
Surgeries across Bolsover District that
are taking part in the scheme
12
The number of weeks a patient
receives free of charge as part of
the scheme
168,250
Attendances that
have been recorded
at our leisure facilities since the scheme started
57
Percentage of patients that
continue to exercise after the
initial 12-weeks
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