| Afiliated To The British Heart Foundation |
| Registered Charity Number: 1052770 Patrons: Mr Roy Noble - Dr B E Griffiths - Dr Justin Taylor - Mr Peter Vaughan (SWCC) |
Welcome To Heartbeat'95
Heartbeat'95 is a registered Charity set up by a group of heart patients to try and help other patients when they leave hospital. Their aim is to provide support and relief to people resident within the area of benefit of the charity and disadvantaged by virtue of suffering from a heart condition, with a view to promoting their rehabilitation following hospitalisation and enabling them to live as full and active members of the community. Angus Gwynne (Chairman)
The area of benefit is the Catchment Area of cardiac services provided by the Cwm Taf NHS Trust
To apply for membership, get the application form from our download section HERE.
Heartbeat'95 Committee 2011 - 2012
Latest News
We had a very successful Luncheon at the Tregenna Hotel on January 6th. The food was excellent and everyone enjoyed. This event seems to grow in popularity each year. Thank you to Dennis for organising it.
A Happy, Healthy New Year to all our members. Heartbeat’95 planned two Christmas functions in 2010, the first in Aberdare Golf Club was a great success.Articles
The future of Cardiology- Meeting the Cardiology challenge
- Shocked Back To Life
My name is Justin Taylor and I have just started working as a consultant cardiologist at Prince Charles hospital (PCH). Although I was born and bred in Derbyshire, I trained at Nottingham medical school and then subsequently had jobs in Nottingham, Bristol, and Weston-Super-Mare, before moving to Cardiff when I joined the Welsh cardiology specialty training programme.
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1984 was an eventful year, it was the year of the miners strike and the beginning of the catastrophic decline in the mining industry of the “valleys”. It was the year when a persistent Western Mail reporter named Roger Dobson attempted to destroy the reputation of Prince Charles Hospital, by publishing numerous articles relating to a series of patients who had died shortly following discharge from Prince Charles Hospital.
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Keith and his wife Susan have kindly given me permission to share their story with you.
Keith Rosser and his wife Susan decided to spend a weekend at their caravan at Lydstep Haven, near Tenby, when he suffered a heart attack. Had it not been for the care and perseverance of the Air Ambulance crew, things could have ended in tragedy. After going into cardiac arrest, Keith's heart was shocked back into action 12 times over a period of 40 minutes before he finally opened his eyes.
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