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In this issue ... 03 There’s a Radio by my Bedside 05 How to Listen to Hospital Radio Stafford 06 Music is the Strongest Form of Magic 6 09 The A to Z of Hospital Radio Stafford 10 10 Another Milestone Reached 14 Meet Stewart Critchlow 16 We’re Here to Help 19 It’s a One for the Money 14 26 Dee’s Diaries 19 27 Tony Crooke Presents 28 Hey Mr Porter! 29 Instrumental Spotlight 30 Funny Facts About Staffordshire 27 33 A Staffordshire Quiz 34 Hi Fellas... 38 The Silver Line 40 Spot the Ad and Quiz Answers HOW TO CONTACT HOSPITAL RADIO STAFFORD Rear Lodge, Knight Avenue, Stafford ST16 3QA telephone: 01785 223456 website: www.hrstafford.org.uk Registered Charity No. 504126 Published for Hospital Radio Stafford by Hospital Radio Publications 01245 465246 email: [email protected] © Hospital Radio Publications 2017 Hospital Radio Stafford ... the voice of a Friend 1 2 Please support the advertisers ... without their kind support this publication would not have been possible THERE’S A RADIO BY MY BEDSIDE Please note many of our programmes are pre-recorded and that this request service is only available during ‘live’ shows where a presenter is actually in the studio. See our Programme Schedules for details or listen out to presenters who invite you to call into their programmes with your requests. It’s true! Whilst in hospital, you can You may see our volunteers around listen to Hospital Radio Stafford, free of the wards, busily collecting requests charge, 24 hours a day, 365 days a and having a natter and offering a year; (366 if it’s a leap year) provided friendly understanding ear. If so, this is you have a bedside entertainment your big opportunity to request your console. favourite piece of music and dedicate it Getting used to the way your ward is to a visiting relative, another patient or run, the neighbour in the next bed, who to thank staff members. may snore and the staff asking you a I’m proud to be a member of an million questions about your health, can innovative, dedicated team of friendly, be intrusive but an essential part of your talented, unpaid volunteers, who stay. provide listeners with a professional You can listen with or without radio service. headphones during the daytime but Being in hospital can be stressful but remember that the external speakers we promise to do our best to ease the are turned off at night to avoid worry a little by taking your mind off the disturbing other patients who wish to reasons for your time as a patient. sleep. While we will never replace the We are here, when your friends and dedicated care provided by your doctors family are not. While we cannot replace and nursing teams, we do try to provide a family member or your best friend, we a bit of light relief by having a chat in aim to be ‘The Voice of a Friend’ that person and by providing our radio you can listen to and telephone as well. shows for you. Calls are free if you use the I do hope you enjoy our programmes. telephone on your console. Dial *800 If you have any suggestions for future from County Hospital, Stafford and programmes or comments on existing 01785 223456 from all other locations. ones, please let us know through the This will give you a direct line to the contact details provided. studio presenter who will happily take May I wish you a speedy recovery your request and play it especially for and enjoyable listening. you. Colin Smith Hospital Radio Stafford ... the voice of a Friend 3 4 Please support the advertisers ... without their kind support this publication would not have been possible HOW TO LISTEN TO Hospital Radio Stafford credit card follow the on-screen instructions. If you’re a relative or friend, you can purchase credit for a patient by dialling 0345 414 1234. Alternatively, friends and family can download the Hospedia App to any mobile device and look after your account for you or simply upload credit for you to enjoy. If you are not planning on taking any means of payment with you to hospital, call the customer care team on 0345 414 1234 before your stay and they can create your account and add credit for you to use when you are in hospital. Your Bedside Unit Listening to Hospital Radio When you reach your hospital bed, Stafford follow the instructions on the bedside Patients at County Hospital, screen to get yourself set up on the TV. Stafford and Cannock Chase Hospital It only takes a few moments and then can listen free to Hospital Radio you’re all set. Stafford via the Hospedia bedside To use the services (including free TV, units. You just need to register with radio and calls to landlines numbers Hospedia; simply pick up the Hospedia beginning 01, 02 and 03), you need to phone and chat to the Customer Care create an account first. It’s easy and Team or ask one of Hospital Radio this information secures your account Stafford’s request collectors when you and stops others from using your credit see them on your ward. Select Channel in case you move beds during your 1 for Hospital Radio Stafford. stay. We only ask for your initial, At the Royal Stoke University surname and date of birth to create Hospital patients may listen to hospital your account. Your personal details are radio by accessing the hospital’s own safe and will not be passed on to wi-fi service via Smartphones, tablets anyone. and laptops. If you have problems getting started, At the Katharine House Hospice just pick up your bedside phone to currently, visiting outpatients may listen speak to the Customer Care Team on to hospital radio while attending day 0345 414 1234 or ask one of Hospital therapy sessions. In-patients will soon Radio Stafford’s request collectors. be able to hear hospital radio in their If you want to use a chargeable individual rooms. service, like TV or films, you’ll need to We hope you enjoy listening. put some credit into your account on Remember, Hospital Radio your bedside TV and phone. Stafford is free. You can add credit by purchasing a Paycard with cash at one of the vending machines located either in or near to your ward or pick up the phone and chat with the Customer Care team. To add credit yourself using a debit or Hospital Radio Stafford ... the voice of a Friend 5 ‘Music is the strongest form of magic’ forgotten memories. We hope you will sing (Marilyn Manson) along with us at Written and illustrated by Heather Edwards HRS and we’ll give Homes you a chance to to Rent listen to your daily spell of HRS on travel down Wednesdays, when I play requests and memory lane by We’re a traditional landlord that has been providing high quality, safe and affordable homes look at funny stories in the newspapers. playing your favourite in the heart of Stoke on Trent for over 40 years - It’s the perfect remedy, with music. and because it’s our core business we can pass opportunities to chuckle and relax. Miraculously, singing the benefits on to you: Music is also a tonic for the body and also has enchanting • No administration fees soul. It is artistic entertainment created powers. Aretha • No rent deposit required for pleasure and a universal language Franklin admitted • 24/7 repair service understood by all cultures. It provides ‘Being a singer is a • Locally based staff for holistic healing, that can be heard in my gift that God gave housing advice & broadcasts, ‘True Colours’, which deals me to use’. assistance with both visual and musical healing. At HRS we play all types We have 560 apartments and houses, located This programme is designed to refresh of music, you name it we’ve got it! Or across Penkull, Hanley and other city areas you can listen to other styles, which will providing comfortable, modern living. Some of our your day, with optimism and positivity. apartments are furnished and some have site Mary J Blige believes ‘When a special broaden your perspective and musical officers to provide added security and onsite song catches the ear, it helps give awareness. support when required. Why not tune in to my Life Stories ‘Ah, music,’ said Dumbledore, wiping renewed strength’. We all respond best For more information on our available homes his eyes, ‘A magic beyond all.’ (J.K. to our own choice of music, so dial the series? These programmes are about go to www.stokeontrenthousingsociety.org.uk Rowling.) It‘s enchanting how music can free phone number *800 or the famous artists whose music and lyrics or give us a call on 01782 968566 elevate emotions and send shivers payphone number 01785 223456 and will uplift you. Every song has a rhythm down our spine. This has been the aim ask for your ideal song. and a story or inspiration message to of Hospital Radio stations throughout Some music has energising vibes; interpret. Tina Turner decided ‘This is the United Kingdom since 1925, when John Lennon hinted ‘Music is what I want in heaven, for words to the first Hospital Radio opened in York. everyone’s possession’, so if you are a become notes and conversations to be Using music as a healing medium member of staff or a visitor, you can still symphonies’. dates back to ancient times.