Page 54 • The HERALD • 16th July 2026 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v Kit Davison FHP MCFHP MAFHP Qualified Foot Health Practitioner • Corns, Calluses, ingrown toenails, • Athlete’s Foot and thickened toenails. • Toenail and fingernail cutting. Flexible appointments and home visits available. 07752 674591 kdavison@kdfootcare.co.uk http://kdfootcare.co.uk GET BACK TO FEELING YOUR BEST WITH HYTHE & TOTTON CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC Also Offer: CHIROPODY/PODIATRY with Fiona Cann MSc, MRCPod 8 Drummond Court, Prospect Place, Hythe (Opposite Hythe Ferry) 023 8020 7826 244 Ringwood Road, Totton 023 8086 3612 Treatments include: Nail trimmings/filing Reduction of thickened nails Corns/Callus Ingrown toe nails Diabetic Foot Care Mini Foot massage For appointments please call Chloe 07587 071367 Home Visits & Clinic Appointments available at Chloe’s Foot Clinic, 177 Long Lane, Holbury SO45 2PA Chloe’s Foot Care Mobile Foot health practitioner • Callus/hard skin removal • Toenail cutting/filing • Thickened nail reduction • Corns • Fungal infections • Cracked heels • Athletes foot advice • Cuticle care From £40-£45 depending on treatment 07546 748843 crystalsfhp@gmail.com Health, Beauty & Wellbeing CHARITY-FUNDED REHABILITATION GYM TRANSFORMS RECOVERY FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS A dedicated rehabilitation facility within the General Intensive Care Unit (GICU) at University Hospital Southampton (UHS), funded by Southampton Hospitals Charity, is transforming recovery for critically ill patients - and for 32-yearold Chloe Newbold, it has been a lifeline. Chloe was transferred to UHS from the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge following a heart transplant and has spent ten months on the unit rebuilding her strength. e new rehab space - equipped with a multigym, weights, parallel bars, exercise bikes, a basketball hoop and an interactive games table - has become a central part of her recovery, giving her not just the physical tools to progress, but a vital change of environment and a reason to keep going. Before the space opened in January this year, rehabilitation for GICU patients was largely con ned to the bedside or required complex logistics to access facilities elsewhere in the hospital. Now, structured rehab can begin within the unit itself - in some cases within the rst week of admission, even for patients still on a ventilator. Since opening, the space has been used for everything from walking practice to upper limb strengthening. Chloe Newbold said: “It’s not just about getting stronger physically - though I can feel that happening - it’s about what it does for your head when you’ve been in hospital for as long as I have. The moment I walked in, I felt like I had some control back. And the team make it fun. That sounds like a small thing, but when you’re having a hard day and you really don’t want to push yourself, having people around you who make you laugh and keep you going, that’s everything.” Rebecca Vokes, GICU Physiotherapist, said: “For our patients, rehabilitation could be one of the first signs that they might recover from their illness, and to have that rehab away from the medical setting reinforces this view. That shift in mindset is enormous. We can reach patients much earlier in their recovery, in a way that feels purposeful and even enjoyable - and the difference that makes to outcomes is something we see every single day.” Beth Hall, Operations Director, Southampton Hospitals Charity, said: “Rehabilitation has historically been one of the hardest things to deliver well in critical care. This space changes that, and it exists because our donors chose to invest in something the NHS couldn’t fund alone. Hearing what it means to patients like Chloe on their hardest days is exactly the kind of impact we exist to create.” e facility forms the nal phase of the wider GICU development, following the opening of the £22 million unit in 2020. To find out more or to support Southampton Hospitals Charity’s work, visit: southamptonhospitalscharity.org Chloe Newbold General Intensive Care Unit gym
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