Mrs Isobel Dawson. 22/19. 06.06.19 Mearns Kirk Lunch & Social Club for People Living with Dementia

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We had two types of transportation this week and both were very comfortable and staffed by very friendly people who did everything they could to give us an enjoyable day.

Irene and Mary were keen to get on board and they were closely followed by Elizabeth and Anne who took time to pose for the camera before taking to the water.

Then Katie and Khalida who was keeping all of us in our place. They were followed by the bright- est smiles of the day from Moira and Margaret.

News- Newsletter 22/19. Page 2 letter

The organisers of the day must have been comparing notes as they both turned up in red jackets; all the better for us to pick them out in a crowd. Ian did a great job with the day and Mandy with the food.

Elizabeth had a well-deserved day off from kitchen duties as there just wasn’t enough space for all of the kitchen cabinet to serve at once and Mandy had laid the tables in advance anyway. Newsletter 22/19. Page 3

Everyone came prepared for the rain but instead we got a glorious day with lots of sunshine which is evident in a few of the photos. The canal itself was looking lovely and was very quiet and peaceful.

I told you we had sunshine and here are the pictures to offer as proof. Newsletter 22/19. Page 4

There were folk out on deck and others were content to sit inside and enjoy a quiet cuppa. We passed another barge and exchanged waves and even came upon a piper practising on the canal bank. But we had to go home.

You can see more at https://mearnskirk.church/groups/lunch-club-for-people-living-with-dementia Newsletter 22/19. Page 5

NHSGGC

Invitation to Person Centred Visiting workshops

By next spring, NHS Greater and Clyde wants to introduce further flexible choices around hospital visiting times. This will mean patients in hospital will have more choice about when the people who matter most to them can visit. We are calling this 'person centred visiting'.

This is so inpatients in hospital wards can, wherever possible:

• choose who visits and when • choose how they want those people to support them. We are holding a series of summer workshops to start to explore how we can best achieve this. If you have been an inpatient, or visited an inpatient in the last two years, we would like to invite you to attend one of these workshops.

Person Centred Visiting Summer Workshops. Hospital site Date

Inverclyde Royal Hospital Thursday 13 June Friday 14 June Tuesday 18 June Friday 28 June Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Monday 1 July Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley Thursday 4 July Stobhill Ambulatory Care Hospital Monday 8 July Gartnavel General Hospital Thursday 11 July Friday 12 July Please note: numbers are limited for these workshops - please email Ra- [email protected] if you would like to come or find out more.

We can then tell you more information about the workshop, find out if you have any sup- port/ accessibility requirements, and give you information about where to go on the day.

We look forward to hearing from you.