YORKSHIRE POST WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 22 2010 HEALTH yorkshirepost.co.uk Life & Style BRADFORD’S elderly and vulnerable residents are being told that storing vital medical information in a bottle could save their lives. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has teamed up with Keighley Lions and the Friends of the Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) to launch a Message in the Bottle scheme aimed at protecting the city’s most at-risk patients. The plastic container, which will be given out free will allow the storage of important details like medical conditions, a GP’s details or prescribed medication for the emergency services to access easily. Experts suggest storing the labelled bottle in the fridge and sticking a green warning label on the fridge door to alert emergency services to the container’s presence. BRI Matron, Dawn Parkes, said: “Sometimes it is the simple things that are the most effective. This emergency bottle is a terrific idea.” Message in bottle idea for elderly HEALTH MATTERS MORE than 7,500 Leeds families have now pledged to live a healthier lifestyle by signing up to Change4Life. Change4Life is a campaign to help people who are less active or don’t eat as well as they used to, get healthy by making small lifestyle changes. Change4Life is led across the city by NHS Leeds and supported by Extended Services. Extended Services is a national programme that ensures families have equal access to a wide range of activities and support. Making a change for the better BOUTIQUE dental spa, The Courtyard, is all smiles after being named one of the best practices in the country at the national Private Dentistry Awards. The Courtyard scooped three major accolades: Most Innovative Practice, Best Marketing and runner-up in the coveted Practice of the Year award. Based in Huddersfield, The Courtyard prides itself on ensuring its clients enjoy a first class experience, offering five-star surroundings and a relaxing environment to help alleviate the stress which often accompanies a trip to the dentist – something that helped it beat strong competition from many leading London practices. Practice owner Marcos White says: “To be judged one of the best two practices in the country is a real honour, and with the vast majority of shortlisted dentists being based in the capital, it’s also great recognition for the region.” The Courtyard plan to roll out its award-winning model across Yorkshire in the near future, starting with a new North Leeds branch in Summer 2011. Dental spa scoops awards REAL HONOUR: Award- winning dentist Marcos White from the Courtyard, Huddersfield. WITH Christmas fast approaching many people will already be reaching for the anti-acid tablets as heartburn strikes. But for one in seven, chronic heartburn or acid reflux is more than just an irritation. Gastro surgeons at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital are raising awareness of GORD (Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease) and a new treatment available to help sufferers. The team at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital performs one of the most advanced procedures in the world to treat chronic acid reflux, although it is not available on the NHS. Known as EsophyX, it is a procedure to prevent pain caused by acid reflux, but does not need any invasive surgery. Patrick Senycia, 41, who is British but now lives in Australia, decided to fly to Leeds for this treatment. “I’d been suffering from reflux for nearly seven years and after seeking help in 2004, I ended up on medication. I knew however that it was suppressing the cause and not addressing the route of the problem. “After five years I made my own investigations and found that there really weren’t that many options for me. There was one extremely invasive treatment which is for very serious cases and then I found out about EsophyX. To my mind, this was the best option available in the world and decided to fly to Leeds, as a leading centre, to have the procedure.” An endoscope is run down the oesophagus where suction pulls a flap of tissue down in order to guard the oesophageal opening from the harmful effects of stomach acid. Fasteners keep the tissue permanently in place where it will eventually fuse to function naturally. “I had to follow a special diet for 12 weeks but now four months after that I am suffering at least 80 per cent fewer symptoms. In my mind it was well worth it and I would have it again to avoid taking so much medication and avoiding the potential consequences,” says Peter. Patrick flew to the team in Leeds in March this year and underwent the incisionless procedure. “The fact that there were minimal risks was a big factor in my decision making. I had no adverse symptoms whatso ever. You do have to follow strict guidance to get the most out of it and this included a strict diet for two months. When you’ve suffered so badly from acid reflux and the symptoms associated with it, I found it very easy to commit to the guidance and diet recommended. “I’m now almost off medication, taking it a step at a time, but feel I’ve come a very long way in short space of time and I’m very pleased with the reduction in symptoms produced by the operation.” Patrick is one of over 4,000 patients who have benefited from EsophyX. Dr Elliot Goodman, one of the Nuffield surgeons who performs this procedure, alongside Henry Sue-Ling, said: “Reflux disease, in addition to being a potential cause of oesophageal cancer and other diseases of the throat, is painful and unpredictable. Heartburn and searing pain that seems to be rising in the chest can be definite signs of GORD. “The EsophyX procedure offers a solution when permanent medication is not an option and people want to free themselves from the ongoing pain of reflux.” Dominic Jackson, from Elemental Healthcare, the company behind EsophyX said: “Leeds has always been at the forefront of new healthcare technologies. It is leading the way with providing EsophyX to its patients, which is a really exciting development in incisionless surgery.” If left untreated GORD can become severe enough to impact daily life, may even cause serious damage to the oesophagus and in a small percentage of the population may lead to oesophageal cancer. Treatment leads world in beating heartburn ALTERNATIVE: Dr Elliot Goodman carryies out the Esophyx procedure which doesn’t involve the patient going under the knife. Christmas is a time for heartburn, but for many it is more than just an irritation. Catherine Scott reports on a new treatment in Leeds. ACID REFLUX FACTS ACID reflux is when acid from the stomach leaks up into the gullet (oesophagus). This may cause heartburn and other symptoms. A drug which reduces the amount of acid made in your stomach is a common treatment. Some people take short courses of medication when symptoms flare up. Some people need long- term daily medication to or surgery. Consistent and painful heartburn is often an indication of Gastro- Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD).One in seven people worldwide suffer from chronic gastro-oesophageal disease. PAIN FREE: Patrick Senycia from Australia flew to Leeds for pioneering treatment.
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Bradford’s elderly andvulnerable residents are beingtold that storing vital medicalinformation in a bottle couldsave their lives. Bradfordteaching hospitals Nhsfoundation trust has teamedup with keighley Lions and thefriends of the Bradford royalinfirmary (Bri) to launch aMessage in the Bottle schemeaimed at protecting the city’s
most at-risk patients. the plasticcontainer, which will be givenout free will allow the storageof important details like medicalconditions, a GP’s details orprescribed medication for theemergency services to accesseasily.
experts suggest storing thelabelled bottle in the fridgeand sticking a green warninglabel on the fridge door toalert emergency services tothe container’s presence. BriMatron, dawn Parkes, said:“sometimes it is the simplethings that are the mosteffective. this emergency bottleis a terrific idea.”
Message in bottleidea for elderly
healthmatters
More than 7,500 Leeds familieshave now pledged to live ahealthier lifestyle by signing upto Change4Life. Change4Lifeis a campaign to help peoplewho are less active or don’teat as well as they used to, gethealthy by making small lifestylechanges.
Change4Life is led across thecity by Nhs Leeds and supportedby extended services. extendedservices is a national programmethat ensures families haveequal access to a wide range ofactivities and support.
Making a changefor the better
Boutique dental spa, theCourtyard, is all smiles afterbeing named one of the bestpractices in the country atthe national Private dentistryawards. the Courtyard scoopedthree major accolades: Mostinnovative Practice, BestMarketing and runner-up inthe coveted Practice of the Yearaward.
Based in huddersfield, theCourtyard prides itself onensuring its clients enjoy afirst class experience, offeringfive-star surroundings and a
relaxing environment to helpalleviate the stress which oftenaccompanies a trip to the dentist– something that helped it beatstrong competition from manyleading London practices.
Practice owner Marcos Whitesays: “to be judged one of thebest two practices in the countryis a real honour, and with thevast majority of shortlisteddentists being based in thecapital, it’s also great recognitionfor the region.”
the Courtyard plan to roll outits award-winning model acrossYorkshire in the near future,starting with a new North Leedsbranch in summer 2011.
Dental spascoops awards
real honour: Award-winning dentist Marcos Whitefrom the Courtyard, Huddersfield.
WITH Christmas fastapproaching many people willalready be reaching for theanti-acid tablets as heartburnstrikes.
But for one in seven, chronicheartburn or acid reflux ismore than just an irritation.
Gastro surgeons at NuffieldHealth Leeds Hospital areraising awareness of GORD(Gastro-Oesophageal RefluxDisease) and a new treatmentavailable to help sufferers.
The team at Nuffield HealthLeeds Hospital performsone of the most advancedprocedures in the world totreat chronic acid reflux,although it is not available onthe NHS.
Known as EsophyX, it is aprocedure to prevent paincaused by acid reflux, butdoes not need any invasivesurgery.
Patrick Senycia, 41, whois British but now lives inAustralia, decided to fly toLeeds for this treatment.
“I’d been suffering fromreflux for nearly seven yearsand after seeking help in 2004,I ended up on medication.I knew however that it wassuppressing the cause and not
addressing the route of theproblem.
“After five years I made myown investigations and foundthat there really weren’t thatmany options for me. Therewas one extremely invasivetreatment which is for veryserious cases and then I foundout about EsophyX. To mymind, this was the best optionavailable in the world anddecided to fly to Leeds, as aleading centre, to have theprocedure.”
An endoscope is run downthe oesophagus wheresuction pulls a flap of tissuedown in order to guard theoesophageal opening from
the harmful effects of stomachacid. Fasteners keep thetissue permanently in placewhere it will eventually fuse tofunction naturally.
“I had to follow a specialdiet for 12 weeks but nowfour months after that I amsuffering at least 80 per centfewer symptoms. In my mindit was well worth it and Iwould have it again to avoidtaking so much medication
and avoiding the potentialconsequences,” says Peter.
Patrick flew to the team inLeeds in March this yearand underwent theincisionless procedure.
“The fact that there wereminimal risks was a big factorin my decision making. I hadno adverse symptoms whatsoever. You do have to followstrict guidance to get the mostout of it and this included astrict diet for two months.When you’ve suffered sobadly from acid reflux and thesymptoms associated with it,I found it very easy to committo the guidance and dietrecommended.
“I’m now almost offmedication, taking it a stepat a time, but feel I’ve comea very long way in shortspace of time and I’m verypleased with the reduction insymptoms produced by theoperation.”
Patrick is one of over 4,000
patients who have benefitedfrom EsophyX.
Dr Elliot Goodman, one ofthe Nuffield surgeons whoperforms this procedure,alongside Henry Sue-Ling,said: “Reflux disease, inaddition to being a potentialcause of oesophagealcancer and other diseasesof the throat, is painful andunpredictable. Heartburn and
searing pain that seems tobe rising in the chest can bedefinite signs of GORD.
“The EsophyX procedureoffers a solution whenpermanent medication is notan option and peoplewant to free themselvesfrom the ongoing pain ofreflux.”
Dominic Jackson, fromElemental Healthcare, thecompany behind EsophyXsaid: “Leeds has alwaysbeen at the forefront of newhealthcare technologies.It is leading the way withproviding EsophyX to itspatients, which is a reallyexciting development inincisionless surgery.”
If left untreated GORD canbecome severe enough toimpact daily life, may evencause serious damage to theoesophagus and in a smallpercentage of the populationmay lead to oesophagealcancer.
Treatmentleads worldin beatingheartburn
alternative: Dr Elliot Goodman carryies out the Esophyx procedure which doesn’t involve the patient going under the knife.
Christmas is a time for heartburn, but for manyit is more than just an irritation. CatherineScott reports on a new treatment in Leeds.
acid reflux factsacid reflux is when acid fromthe stomach leaks up into thegullet (oesophagus). This maycause heartburn and othersymptoms.
a drug which reduces theamount of acid made inyour stomach is a commontreatment. some people takeshort courses of medicationwhen symptoms flare up.
some people need long-term daily medication to orsurgery.
consistent and painfulheartburn is often anindication of Gastro-Oesophageal reflux disease(GOrd).One in seven peopleworldwide suffer fromchronic gastro-oesophagealdisease.
Pain Free: Patrick Senyciafrom Australia flew to Leeds forpioneering treatment.
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