Looking for a small Christmas gift - and help us look after our devices.

The partnership has to keep the defibrillators and cabinets  in services which includes replacement  pads, batteries and cleaning materials.

The partnership has for sale key ring face masks for use in an emergency for £2.50.
 A percentage of the sale goes towards keeping  the equipment in service.

So looking for a small gift for Christmas that helps save lives?

 

 The face masks are available from the Tourist Information Centre on Shore Road in Swanage

Chococo in Commercial Road Swanage

 

Keep in touch for further defibrillators workshops in 2018

A massive thank you to the Co-op

A massive thank you to the Staff and Customers of the Co-op in Swanage for presenting over £8000 to the defibrillator partnership yesterday.

 

We will tell you a bit more about this during the week.

Pride of Britain

I would just like to thank everyone for their kind comments and support following my nomination for a "Pride of Britain" award. 

Whilst I didn't get to go to London as special thank you to Pete Wakefield for nominating me along with my fellow coordinators , guardians and supporters that have made the partnership work so well.

We have grown from just four to twenty defibrillators , with another possible nine in the Purbeck area if we can raise the funds to purchase them.

Whilst we look at the further devices, we are also looking at the look term sustainability of the equipment to ensure they remain "Rescue Ready"

Cleaning materials,  replacement pads and batteries are all costs we need to fund raise for in the near future.

 If you would like to make a donation to the Partnership please use one of our collection tins around the town or call into Corbens 41 Station Road Swanage.


Collection tins are located at Boots, Corbens, Seagull Café , Swanage Tourist Information and Chococo.

Defibrillator goes to Incident

Today saw the 10th time this year one of the Partnership defibrillators  has gone to an incident.

A medical incident in the town saw a member of the public directed to the nearest device which was on Shore Road , the 3rd time the device on Shore has been used this year.

Do you know what to do in a medical emergency ?

On Monday 16th October the Partnership is holding two workshops to support the Start a Heart day.
Held at the Methodist Church at 11am and then 7pm the sessions will last about 45 minutes and open to the public.

ITV Pride of Britain nomination

We had some good news last week that Ian has been nominated for an ITV Pride of Britain Award for his work carried out with the  Defibrillator Partnership.

On Friday , reporter Richard Slee and cameraman Steve Codling attended the Coastguard Station to interview Ian, Peter Wakefield (the nominator ) and later at the United Reform Church an interview with Maggie.

The interview will be screened on ITV Meridian Tonight (6pm) during the week starting 9th October along with the other nominees of the Award throughout the week.

 A final winner is announced after all the nominations have been shown.

This nomination is very special reflecting the hard work of all the coordinators,  guardians, electricians and all those who have so generously donated to fund the devices and cabinets in Swanage and Purbeck area.

Richard and Steve outside the URC

SCDP News Update

Whilst everyone has had a busy summer , the partnership has been busy in the background ensuring the devices are rescue ready.

Within a week of being installed the Worth device went to an incident, followed by the URC device which went to an incident during the folk festival.

The workshops continue to encourage the use of the devices in the community.

Pictured above is a recent workshop at the All Saints Church with Maggie and Sophie demonstrating the processes involved.  Sophie has temporary departed Swanage whilst she attends UWE in Bristol so we wish her well in her studies.

We have a big workshop day coming up on the 16th October with workshops at 11am and 7pm at the Methodist Church Hall.

Next cabinet goes up in Worth

 

 Working with the Worth  Village Hall Committee , the Swanage Community Defibrillator Partnership has put up the latest public accessed Defibrillator cabinet.

Previously the device has been inside the Village Hall,  after fund raising this year  and working with the partnership the device will soon be available 24 hours a day.

Our resident electrician , Simon gave his time to install the cabinet which is to the side of the village hall near the back door.

The device has had to be placed here due to the listed status of the village hall so it couldn't be placed on the front of the building.

This cabinet and device is the partnerships 16th site in the Purbeck area.

 The partnership is a charity under the Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust with all funds raised going to providing equipment.

SCDP supports Swanage Carnival

Swanage Carnival have been a major supporter of the partnership so this week, the volunteers have been assisting the carnival.

 

Maggie Hardy with the Swanage Mayor Mike Bonfield and our junior team.

New Device goes to incident in first 4 days.

The new device in the telephone box at Mead Road in Corfe had only gone into service 4 days ago when it was called to an incident.

This device has been provided by the Community Heartbeat Scheme , Corfe Castle are the latest area to come under the umbrella organisation of the Swanage Community Defibrillator Partnership.

We will be working and supporting the village in providing further devices for Corfe and Kingston very soon.

More details on the project soon especially as the phone box gets an over haul.

Help us to keep the devices working

 

 

 

As a chosen charity of the Coop in Swanage , help us maintain our devices and cabinets by using the CO - OP in Swanage.

 

By using the store and purchasing COOP own brands the partnership will receive a percentage which helps us keep our devices available for public use.

 

 

Guardian Team training

To ensure the devices and cabinets are kept rescue ready, the partnership carry out checks every two weeks on the equipment.

Having 18 devices in the community means a team of volunteers being available to carry out those checks.

This evenings the partnership carried out a training session for the "Guardians" and then had a team photo. The training included device and cabinet awareness as well as the audit process to record the checks.

We were really pleased that our "overseas" coordinator , Kyle joined us on a holiday from Australia !
Kyle was a founder member of the partnership before moving last year. 

 

British Legion goes Live and United Reform Church is installed

The device and cabinet at the British Legion  has gone live and is registered on the South Western Ambulance system. 

The device was installed by our resident electrician Simon who kindly gives his time along with Danny.  Each cabinet takes about two hours to install.

In other news , the next new cabinet was installed tonight at the United Reform Church in the High Street.

Simon and Sophie installed this one today , which was kindly donated by a family in memory of their parents who used the church. 
The Device and Cabinet have been inside the church for a few months due to the permissions required to install this cabinet at he church.

The URC is a listed building and external works on a building like this has to be done very carefully.

We are very grateful for the support of the Church and the Planning Officer at Purbeck District Council.

Getting to know where the devices are

With kind permission of the Town Council, we have been attaching labels to the car park machine to highlight the nearest cabinets.

Although in an emergency the Ambulance Service will tell you where the nearest machine is, the partnership want to promote the awareness of the device locations.

New Cabinet installed at the British Legion

 

The partnerships latest cabinet has been installed at the Royal British Legion in the High Street.

 

Presented in Memory of Reg Masters 1907 - 1993 , Gold Badge Holder and Secretary of the Club

 

The cabinet is being registered with South Western Ambulance and will be on line in the next week.

Coop support SCDP

Swanage Community Defibrillator Partnership has been chosen as one of three local causes by the Co-op in Swanage.

 

As a Co-op Member, when you choose Co-op branded products and services, 1% of what you spend goes to a local cause in the community.  You can log on to your Co-op membership account and choose which good cause you support.  

 

Since 21 September 2016 Co-op members have already earned over £9 Million for over 4,000 local causes.

 

The funds provided by the Co-op will be used to secure the future of the partnership ensuring funding for replacement pads and batteries as well as supporting our education programme.

 

Please use you Co-op card to help support the partnership.

 

 

Town Council attend defib workshop

Swanage Town Council employees attended a Swanage Community Defibrillator Partnership awareness workshop last week in the Town Hall.

16 staff attended over two days to learn about the partnerships work and then practise CPR, as well as  using the devices.

 Several of the cabinets are located on Town Council properties with the staff often working close by so these session are important to both the staff and the public.

Swanage Town Council has been very supportive of the partnerships work so the awareness events will become a regular event to keep skills up to date.

Easter Raffle raises £260

The staff and customers of Chococo continue to support the Swanage Community Defibrillator Partnership by raising £260 in their Easter raffle. 

 

Chococo kindly donated a massive chocolate egg and the funds raised continue to help support the partnership in maintaining the devices and cabinets in the town.

 

 

Today's winner receive the giant egg , with instructions not to eat it all in one go !

Dont forget your tickets

 

Tickets are available at either Chococo in Commercial Road or Corbens in Station Road

Next Device at Durlston starts to be installed

The partnerships latest defibrillator cabinet was started today at the Learning Centre , Durlston.

The cabinet and device at this location was kindly donated by an anonymous donor who requested a device at Durlston.

We would like to thank the Rangers who put up with some noise this afternoon whilst the cabinet was installed.

We will keep you posted when it goes live.

 

Peveril Point and Beach Gardens Cabinets go live

 

Our devices at Peveril Point and Beach Gardens have gone live with South Western Ambulance today and available in an emergency.

In an emergency dial 999 and ask for the Ambulance who will direct you to the nearest device around the town.

Easter Raffle to help us continue fund raising

 

Don't forget our latest workshop is on Wednesday 29th March 4pm to 7pm at Chococo Commercial Road Swanage.

Thank you

As the partnership heads towards its 17th Defibrillator for the local area, we just wanted to say thank you for the continued support of the community.

The partnership is made up of many people but with out the financial support that groups and individuals have provided,  the devices and cabinets just wouldn't have been possible.

Two more devices on the way

The installation team were busy today installing two new devices in Swanage.

Simon, Danny , David and Ian braved strong winds and a heavy down pour to install the cabinet at the National Coastwatch Institution Peveril Point.

The cabinet here was donated by the watch keepers at the lookout.

NCI Peveril Point

 

It was then on to Beach Gardens to install the cabinet on the Pavillion.  This device was partly funded from the Partnership and the Bowls Club.

 

 

The device is to the side of the Bowls club next to the toilets. 

 

Both devices have been registered today and should be online official in a week when South Western Ambulance add them to their system.  We will keep you posted.

 

New Workshop Announced

SWASFT award night

 

Ken Wenman Chief Executive of South Western Ambulance presents the community award to Ian and Maggie

Kate Fisher (left) Assistant Community Responder Officer  (Dorset) put the partnership forward for the award to recognise the work in providing community defibrillators.

Dave Tolman Responder Manager (Right)

Its not just putting up cabinets

For the general public the cabinets and devices are the only physical feature of the partnership, behind the scenes there has to be a lot of work to get the cabinets where they are.

From fund raising, planning permissions, product research, resuscitation guidelines, asset management to our education programme all have to recorded and managed.

Over the coming weeks we will explain the work the partnership has undertaken to provide these lifesaving devices for the community.

The work here in Swanage has also created interest from other towns and villages so we are proud of what we have achieved with the help of a lot of people.

#knowyourcabinet

Getting Assistance

On our recent workshops , we go through how to obtained access to the cabinets that are around the town.

For those who haven't attended a workshop, it works like this

When  a call to 999 (AMBULANCE) is made and the caller is asked if the patient is experiencing any of the following;

Unconsciousness
Cardiac Arrest
Chest Pain
Shortness of breath

If the answer is Yes to any of the above, the caller is asked if it would take longer than one minute to fetch the unit and return to the incident / patient.

If the answer is No (to take one minute) the caller is advised to collect the device themselves , if they are able and willing.

If however , it would take longer than a minute , the caller is asked is there anyone else that could go and get it.

The caller may not be advised to collect the device if its more than  200 metres away or the patient isn't experiencing any of the above symptoms.

The ambulance call handler will then give the code for the cabinet

 

The ambulance call handler will stay on the line with the caller to advise on the correct CPR procedure, and to reassure them until help arrives.

 

 

DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE CABINETS ARE ?

Defibrillator Workshop at Chococo

 

Swanage Community Defibrillator Partnership is holding a practical defibrillator workshop at Chococo in Commercial Road tomorrow morning (9th January)  10.00am to midday.

 

One the partnership guardians works in the "chocolate house" and we are grateful for the support of Andy, Claire and the staff for allowing us to hold a workshop and for having one of our collection tins.

 

If you have 10 minutes to spare tomorrow pop in upstairs and have a practise and learn about the work of the partnership in Swanage and local community.