The Rotary Club of Wigan recently held their Presidential Handover at a club lunch at the Owls in Standish.
Outgoing 2013/14 President Terry Hogan is pictured having handed over the Chain of Office to the incoming 2014/15 President, Jim Rawson.
Dr Venk Mani was appointed to the Wigan & Leigh Health Authority in August 1977 to develop a specialist Gastro-enterology unit. Venk trained under well known international specilists at Manchester hospitals and Hope Hospital, where he gained extensive experience in fibre-optic endoscopy. Venk was an early adopter of the new video-optic technology, which greatly improved the patient care provided.
The hospitals became a well known centre for inflammatory bowel diseases and Wigan & Leigh is acknowledged as a major centre for bowel problems. Dr Mani set up a very active, nationally acclaimed patient group with regular meetings/seminars to improve care well being etc.for patients with gastric conditions.
Since his retirement fro mthe NHS, Venk is actively involved as a registered volunteer with the stroke association of UK assisting the education of patients and carers. Venk leads our annual 'Stroke Awareness' day, which is held at a local supermarket and measures the blood pressure of shoppers to identify any potentially dangerous conditions
A new Rotary year, a new President !
Our congratulations to John Walls, who was installed as President of Wigan Rotary Club on Thursday 30th June 2010.
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