Sleep Matters

Here is an easily searchable archive of all the previous editions and it can be researched to provide a depth of information that covers the history of sleep apnoea diagnosis and treatment in the UK.

Sleep Matters – Autumn 2025 Edition – Number 79

1. Appointment of our new Managing Secretary
2. From the Chairman – Moving Forward
3. What SATA is posting on Facebook
4. Home sleep testing in the UK – a quick survey
5. Early warning: SATAday 2025 conference and AGM
6. NHS Choice framework – what choices are available to you in your NHS care
7. Survey for people using breathing support devices at home
8. Volunteering program – the pace increases
9. Volunteer experience – Terry Burton
10. Test your knowledge on OSA treatment devices
11. Research: Everyday stories of breathing and ventilation
12. Iron over dopamine? Restless Leg Syndrome guidelines revamp
13. Lesser known downsides to GLP-1 weight loss
14. Tail end: Do you know your NHS rights?

Sleep Matters – Spring 2025 Edition – Number 78

1. Farewell to Chris Rogers, our much-loved Managing Secretary
2. Remembering Chris Rogers, working in the interests of OSA patients
3. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
4. SATA joins the Facebook community
5. The Volunteering Program – The Pace Increases
6. Meet the New Trustees… and a reminder of the regular Trustees
7. SATAday 2024 Conference and AGM – Review
   Novel Diagnostics – Dr Sophie West, Newcastle
   Large group CPAP set-ups – Dr Sonya Craig, Aintree
   Drug Developments for OSA – from GLP-1 agents to Sulthiame -Dr Chris Turnbull, Oxford
   The SATA Question Time Session – Dr Tim Healing, SATA
8. EARLY WARNING!! The SATAday 2025 Webinar
9. European Lung Foundation Patient Conference 2025
10. Side Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
11. Tail End –  ‘PIFU’ – and what it means to you

Sleep Matters – Summer 2024 Edition – Number 77

1. Is there a ‘cure’ for Sleep Apnoea – is anyone looking for one?
2. SATA Volunteer Program – 12 June 24 Webinar report
   BTS Conference for Sleep Clinicians
   Volunteering leaflet
3. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
4. SATAday 2024 – a webinar date for your diary
5. Brothers in Arms – the role of the OSA Alliance
6. NICE approves 5 Home Testing Devices for Sleep Apnoea
7. Technical Glossary for oral weight loss drugs
8. Tirzepatide significantly reduces sleep disruptions
9. New oral weight loss drugs – where are we and what’s next
10. Tail End – if you could do something different or better, what different or better would it be?

No.76 Spring 2024

1. Welcome to the Future – It’s going to be different!
2. Could you be a SATA hospital volunteer?
3. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
4. The evolution of the SATA help line
5. Sleep apnoea patients’ rights in England
6. Should the NHS provide accessories FREE OF CHARGE for privately-bought CPAPs?
7. Tirzepatide improves sleep apnoea severity in people with obstructive sleep apnoea and obesity
8. CPAP Hub – Royal Papworth Hospital does it differently
9. Tail End – Is there an app for that?

No.75 Winter 2023

1. Welcome to SATA’s ANNIVERSARY EDITION – 30 years of operation of the Charity! – 30 SATAday Conferences! – Our 75th edition of Sleep Matters
2. SATAday 2023 REPORT – WEBINAR 14 October 2023
   New Treatments – Do they really work?
   Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation – German Trial and UK Update
   New drugs and weight loss – Semaglutide, Liraglutide and Tirzepatide
   Positional OSA – the POSA Trial
   The CPAP Supply Crisis – Progress Report
   Long Covid and OSA
   Questions and Answers
   Sleep Apnoea Trust AGM

3. NOVEL DIAGNOSTICS: WHAT ARE THEY AND WILL THEY HELP?
4. SATA – THE MAKING OF HISTORY
5. MY 25 YEARS WITH SLEEP MATTERS – Dr Tim Healing
6. VOLUNTEER PROJECT PHASE 1 UPDATE – VIDEO RELEASE
7. GLP-1 AGONISTS – WHAT COMES NEXT?
8. Tale End – SATAday 2024 – 9th November 2024 – Date for your diary

No.74 Summer 2023

1. SATAday 2023 – Preparing the Conference Agenda for Saturday 14th October 2023
2. Semaglutide – The Story So Far Siobhan Harris reports for Medscape
3. The Swindon Volunteers
4. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
5. The Liverpool Critical Survey-the ‘Gold Standard’ and how to make it better
6. INTEGRATED CARE BOARDS LAUNCHED
7. TENS machine provides cheaper and non-invasive treatment for sleep apnoea
8. Perioperative Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Adults
9. Tale End – are CPAP patients given adequate training? Your thoughts, please!

No.73 Winter 2022

1. SLEEP APNOEA CAN KILL YOU A WARNING FROM A SISTER WHO LOST HER BROTHER
2. SATAday 2022 Virtual Conference and AGM
   The Medical Challenges of OSA and Travel
   R&D Update – What’s New in the Sleep Apnoea Equipment World
   Practical Tips from a Seasoned Traveller
   NHS National Sleep Outpatient Pathway Optimisation Project
   Question Time
   Sleep Apnoea Trust Annual General Meeting

3. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
4. SATAday 2022 Chat Comments & Questions
5. Energy Companies’ Priority Service Register – What might we get from them?
6. TALE END – Obesity & OSA

No.72 August 2022

1. Advance information – SATAday 2022 – 3RD VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
2. Pathway for provision of Mandibular Advancement Appliance (MAA) in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
3. FROM THE COMMITTEE
4. WHO’S WHO IN THE SLEEP APNOEA TRUST?
5. WHAT IS SATA’s VISION – WHEN, WHERE AND HOW SHOULD WE PROCEED?
6. SATA COMMITTEE NEEDS MORE SKILLS AND MORE UNDER SIXTIES!
7. A DOUBLE WHAMMY!
8. DVLA announces change in the law to enable more healthcare professionals to complete medical questionnaires
9. TALE END – HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO RUN A CPAP MACHINE?

No.71 April 2022

1. NEW NICE GUIDELINE, DRIVING AND THE DVLA – TICK THE WRONG BOX AND LOSE YOUR LICENCE
2. SATAday 2021 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM THE CHATBOX
3. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
4. Panel: Dr Annabel Nickol, Dr Chris Turnbull, David Graddon and Chris Rogers
5. WHAT IS A RANDOMISED CONTROL TRIAL?
6. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH
7. DRIVING AND “FOUR HOURS SLEEP”
8. TALE END – SATAday 2021 Surprise

No.70 Dec 2021

1. NETWORK PRIORITY SERVICE – What it does, and doesn’t do, and why it’s important
2. SATAday 2021 – FULL REPORT
   OSA post-COVID-19 including telematics
   2021 New NICE Guidance
   Did SATA get from NICE what the patients wanted?
   CPAP Supply Crisis – Philips and alternatives
   Obstructive Sleep Apnoea – Research and Development
   Question Time
   SATA AGM

3. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
4. THE NHS REVOLUTION – WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
5. CAN I DRIVE WHILE MY LICENCE APPLICATION IS WITH THE DVLA? – NOV 2021
6. TALE END – DVLA To Change Medical Signing Rules

No.69 Aug 2021

NEW NICE GUIDELINE ON OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA/HYPOPNOEA SYNDROME AND OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME IN OVER 16s (NG202) PUBLISHED – 20TH AUG 2021.

No.68 May 2021

1. REPORTING SLEEP APNOEA TO THE DVLA – GETTING IT RIGHT FIRST TIME
2. NEW SLEEP APNOEA GUIDELINES—DRAFT FOR CONSULTATION
3. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
4. TRAVEL SPECIAL
   BACK TO THE SKIES – WITH YOUR CPAP
   TAKING YOUR CPAP INTO THE WILD
   CPAP BATTERIES FROM CPAP MANUFACTURERS
   CPAP BATTERIES – BEEN THERE, LUGGED THAT – DR. TIM SPEAKS
   SPRING CLEAN YOUR CPAP

5. TALE END – Excessive Sleepiness

No.67 December 2020

1. SATAday 2020 – a virtual triumph!
   The challenge of COVID-19: on-going prevalence, spread, treatments and vaccination
   The four “I”s: Information Overload, Infection Control, Inspirational Teams, Innovation
   How COVID-19 impacts on Sleep Services: future models of care: considerations if hospital admission is required as a CPAP user
   Research and Development in the world of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
   Questions & Answers Session

2. URGENT NEWS FROM THE DVLA—LICENCE RENEWAL EXTENSION RAISED TO 11 MONTHS
3. TALE ENDS
   Tale End 1 – Congratulations, you’ve been a good boy!
   Tale End 2 – Is a CPAP Support Forum helpful?

No.66 September 2020 – Lite Bite

1. SATAday 2020 postponed – Physical event replaced by Virtual event
2. VIRTUAL SATAday 2020 – THE PROGRAMME
3. URGENT NEWS FROM THE DVLA—LICENCE RENEWAL EXTENSION RAISED TO 11 MONTHS
4. CPAP PRINCIPLE – USED TO TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS
5. FOUR HOURS PER NIGHT CONFUSION
6. WHY RE-INTRODUCE THE “LITE BITE” EDITION?
7. Sleep Apnoea Trust Association—Notice of Annual General Meeting
8. TALE END = AMAZONSMILE

No 65 April 2020

1. Chairman’s Message on CPAP role in COVID
2. Guidance regarding coronavirus (COVID-19) and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA):
3. CLEANING YOUR CPAP EQUIPMENT – USA FDA WARNS ON USE OF OZONE AND UV LIGHT IN CPAP CLEANERS & SANITISERS
4. HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE UK HAVE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA (OSA)?
5. MAKING AN EXHIBITION OF OURSELVES
6. SATAday 2019 REPORT – 19th October 2019
   MOSAIC, PREDICT, ROSA and MERGE – what have patients taught us over a decade?
   Sleep Apnoea Research – What Next?
   The Patient’s Voice – Can we communicate better through our web site?
   In Need of Help with Healthy Aspirations?
   Manufacturers’ New Products
   Part 1 – The Hidden Burden of Sleep Apnoea
   Part 2 – Can Sound Waves help Diagnose Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

7. Chairman’s Report – Review of the Year 2018-2019
8. TALE END Claire Mitchell 30th May 1938 – 16th September 2019

No 64 August 2019

1. “Obstructive sleep apnoea and co-morbidities: a dangerous liaison” A review of a review!
   Effects of CPAP treatment
   Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
   Metabolic diseases
   Respiratory problems
   Cancer
   Conclusions

2. SATAday 2019 PROGRAMME
3. Sleep Apnoea Trust Association – Notice of Annual General Meeting
4. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
5. Women with sleep apnoea are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than men
6. TALE END – CLEANING AND MAINTAINING CPAP MACHINE & MASK

No 63 April 2019

1. IMPROVING CPAP COMPLIANCE – DEALING WITH CPAP CLAUSTROPHOBIA & PANIC ATTACKS
2. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
3. SATAday 2018 CONFERENCE NOTES
   OSA & Diabetes
   The Role of Jaw Advancement Devices for OSA
   The World of Sleep Apnoea – An R&D Update
   Manufacturers’ New Products
   DVLA Update:
   SATAday Question Time

4. SATA AGM
5. SATA AGM 2018 – CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
6. CLAIRE MITCHELL, FOUNDER MEMBER, COUNSELLING AND HELPLINE VOLUNTEER FROM 1993 TO 2019
7. TALE END – Sore Eyes – Mask Leak or Blepharitis

No 62 Aug 2018

1. SATAday 2018 Moves North
2. Medical Marijuana and Sleep Apnoea ROM THE CHAIRMAN
3. Consumer Sleep Technology: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Position Statement
4. REPORT ON SATAday 2017 – CONFERENCE AND AGM
   Introduction and Welcome, and the SATA AGM
   Manufacturer’s New Products
   The Changing Face of UK Sleep Medicine
   Sleep Matters – Why do we sleep, and what to do when sleep is unrefreshing despite effective CPAP
   The World of Sleep Apnoea – an R&D update
   Driving and the DVLA
   OSA Beginners Basics
   SATA Question Time
5. Sleep Apnoea Trust Association – Chairman’s Report – 7/10/2017
6. GDPR – SATA COMPLIANT – NEW PRIVACY NOTICE
7. Updating Our Airline Survey
8. R&D SPECIAL
   Do You Have Floppy eyelids? Your Sleep Apnoea May Be to Blame
   Snorers Can Damage the Nerves and Muscles in the Palate
   Statins Found To Protect Blood Vessels From Substances That Cause Inflammation
   Losing Just One Night Of Sleep Can Increase Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease – Study
   Thinning Of The Cerebral Cortex Linked To OSA
   Researchers Identify Neural Circuitry For Rousing the Brain In Sleep Apnoea Conditions In Mice
9. TALE END – UK or US medicine, which would you prefer?

No 61a Sep 2018 Lite Bite Edition (Revised issue 61)

This is a revised edition of Issue 61, published in Jan 2018

1. 1. DVLA CHANGES OSA AND DRIVING RULES Focus is back on sleepiness
   2. BETTER SLEEP CLINIC COMMUNICATION WITH PATIENTS
   3. THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESPIRATORY TECHNOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY (ARTP)
   4. BETTER NHS GUIDANCE FOR GPs ABOUT SLEEP APNOEA
   5. CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUPS (CCG) — HELP US PROTECT SLEEP APNOEA SERVICES
      TALE END. RAINOUT IN SUMMER?
   6. AND FINALLY – SLEEPY DRIVERS – SATA’S POSITION

No 61 Sep 2017

1. DRIVING – EMERGENCY EDITION
2. DRIVING AND THE DVLA – CUTTING THROUGH THE CONFUSION
3. AHI – IS IT A MEASUREMENT OF SLEEPINESS?
4. PUTTING THE EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE (ESS) IN PERSPECTIVE
5. CONCLUSION
6. BETTER SLEEP CLINIC COMMUNICATION WITH PATIENTS
7. THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESPIRATORY TECHNOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY (ARTP)
8. BETTER NHS GUIDANCE FOR GPs ABOUT SLEEP APNOEA
9. CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUPS (CCG) — HELP US PROTECT SLEEP APNOEA SERVICES
10. TALE END RAINOUT IN SUMMER?
11. AND FINALLY – SLEEPY DRIVERS – SATA’S POSITION

No 60 July 2017

1. DRIVING, THE DVLA AND THE NHS – -WHAT PATIENTS WHO DRIVE NEED!
2. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
3. R&D SPECIAL
   OSA REDUCES GREY MATTER IN CHILDRENS’ BRAINS
   CPAP CAN REDUCE ACID REFLUX SYMPTOMS FOR SLEEP APNOEA PATIENTS
   SLEEP APNOEA NOT JUST A PROBLEM FOR THE OBESE
   CPAP IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE BUT DOESN’T REDUCE RISK OF HEART ATTACK
   MANAGEMENT OF CPAP TREATMENT COMPLIANCE USING TELEMONITORING IN OSA
   EFFECTS OF CPAP ON ENERGY BALANCE – A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
   SLEEPING LONGER CAN DOUBLE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING DEMENTIA
   SLEEP APNOEA HAS STRONG CONNECTION TO RATE OF MELANOMA AGGRESSION
   OSA MAY INCREASE RISK OF GLAUCOMA

4. TALE END

No 59 Dec 2016

1. HOW MUCH CPAP IS ENOUGH?
2. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
3. Driven to despair – How drivers have been let down by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency – Foreword & Executive Summary
4. NEW LOOK FOR SATAday 2016
   Manufacturers’ new products
   Making Surgery Safer for Patients with Sleep Apnoea
   Mild OSA – the Best Method of Treatment
   The World of Sleep Apnoea – an R&D Update
   Driving and the DVLA
   SATA New Question Time
   Raffles and Wrap-up
5. Sleep Apnoea Trust Association – Chairman’s Report – 15/10/2016
6. Sleep Apnoea Trust Association – Chairman’s Report
7. THE TALE END – Travel CPAP Takes on Tanzania

No 58 Sept 2016

1. IMPROVING CPAP COMPLIANCE – SATA LAUNCHES A NEW LEAFLET
2. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
3. NEWS (with thanks for help from the European Lung Foundation and Sleep Disorders Australia)
   Rumble Strip Should Be First and only Wake-Up Call for Tired Drivers
   Sleep Apnoea Encourages Major Chemical Changes in the Brain
   OSA and Tongue Size
   Gestational OSA – Time to establish new protocols
   Truck Driver OSA Safety Risk in USA Quantified
   Night milk to cure sleep problems?
   Global Sleep Apnoea Devices Market to Reach $7.9 Billion By 2022

4. SATAday 2016 – 15th October 2016
5. The Tale End – Central Sleep Apnoea Explained–Simply!

No 57 Jun 2016

1. SATA and Philips Respironics GP Trial Begins
2. Direct Debit is now available
3. SATAday 2016 Bookings Open 1st July
4. DVLA & DRIVING
5. MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS
6. MAIL CHIMP
7. SLEEP MATTERS – AUGUST EDITION – BIG DESIGN CHANGE
8. EMAIL
9. OVERHEARD
10. SATA’s FREEPHONE OPTIONS
11. TALE END – Olbas Oil

No 56 Spring 2016

1. GPs – Increasing their role in the diagnosis and treatment of OSA
2. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
3. SATAday Conference 2015
   New Products Review
   OSA and Travel
   OSA, Obesity and Diet
   Bariatrics – A Real Option
   R & D Update
   Q&A Session

4. Sleep Apnoea Trust Association AGM Chairman’s Report 17th October 2015
5. Reclaim Your Sleep Campaign
6. News Section
   Women with OSA at greater risk of heart disease than men
   CPAP use can reverse harmful brain changes
   Vitamin D deficiency not linked to OSA severity

7. The Tale End – Working with Other Organisations

No 55 July 2015

1. CPAP-treated OSA – are you an insurance risk?
2. Travel Insurance – an Unscientific Survey
3. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
4. SATA’s Guide to CPAP use on Long-Haul Flights
5. News
   Playing a wind instrument could help lower the risk of sleep apnoea
   Study links sleep apnoea to depression in men
   Disruption of sleep in children could hamper memory processes

6. SATAday 2015 – 17th October 2015
7. The Tale End – Sleep Medicine in a Community Setting, Royal Society Of Medicine, 18 June 2015

No 54 Mar 2015

1. MAKE UK ROADS SAFER – SUPPORT FAST-TRACKING OF SLEEP DISORDER
2. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
3. Sleep Apnoea Trust Association – Chairman’s AGM Report – SATAday 2014 18th October 2014
4. FOUR-WEEK WAIT CAMPAIGN FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA SYNDROME (OSAS) March 2015
5. SATAday 2014 – a breath taking experience – Presentations
   Times they are a changing – The evolution of diagnosis and treatment – moving it into the community
   OSA and Driving
   Technical Developments and Research#
   New Products – Maskarama

6. The Tale End – The Top Tips competition at the SATAday conference always has new and unique suggestions

No 53 Sep 2014

1. SATA’S LEAFLET RANGE PLAYS A VITAL LIFE-CHANGING ROLE
2. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
3. OBESITY, DIABETES AND BARIATRIC SURGERY
4. SATAday 2014 – BOOK NOW
5. NEWS
   Study Links Severe Sleep Apnoea with High Blood Pressure
   Researchers Find a Link Between Sleep Apnoea and Diabetes
   Study Links Sleep Apnoea with Hearing Loss

6. The Tale End – Ode to CPAP I’ve Got A Leak

No 52 April 2014

1. FLYING AND SLEEP APNOEA – GOOD SENSE TO PREVAIL?
2. Fast-Track Survey Update
3. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
4. KEEP IT CLEAN
5. NEWS
   ROAD SAFETY UPDATE from the OSA Partnership Group
   Bank Boss Cleared – Undiagnosed Sleep Apnoea
   The CPAP Silly Season—Or Is It?
   Email Apnoea Identified

6. The Tale End – SATA at the ARTP, Blackpool, Jan 2014

No 51 Dec 2013

1. SATAday CONFERENCE REVEALS A SERIOUS WEAKNESS IN SLEEP APNOEA MANAGEMENT BY THE NHS
2. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
3. SATAday 2013 – a breath-taking experience – Review
   New Developments in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
   NEW PRODUCTS FROM THE SATAday SUPPORTERS
   Sleep Apnoea Trust Association Chairman’s AGM Report 12th October 2013

4. The Tale End – The Top Tips competition at the SATAday conference always has new and unique suggestions concerning how better to manage the relationship you have with your CPAP machine and mask.

No 50 August 2013

1. REMOVING THE FEAR FACTOR – SATA’s 24-HOUR TELEPHONE HELP LINE
2. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
3. NEWS
   Alzheimer’s Disease
   Anaesthesia
   Asthma
   Cerebral White Matter Change
   Epilepsy (ABC News)
   Gout drug allopurinol may protect OSA patients
   Uric Acid blood levels link to OSAS
   Premature babies helped by Bubble CPAP – BCPAP

4. SATAday 2013
5. FUNDRAISING FOR RESEARCH
6. Tale End – The Perils of Air Travel

No 49 April 2013

1. SURVEY OF COMPLIANCE BY PRIMARY CARE TRUSTS IN ENGLAND WITH NICE GUIDANCE ON TREATMENT OF SLEEP APNOEA
2. FROM THE CHAIRMAN
3. NEWS
   BBC Goodnight Britain 2-part documentary.
   Fatigue now the biggest killer on Australia’s roads
   Electronic Nose Offers Sleep Apnoea Sufferers New Hope
   Diagnosis by Parrot
   Sleep Apnoea May Offer Unusual Protection for Heart Attack Patients
   Women With Sleep Apnoea Face More Severe Brain Damage Than Men
   Reduced Foetal Movements and CPAP
   Survey of people with OSA in the UK
   Running to Raise Money for SATA
4. SATAday 2012 – a breathtaking experience
   Annual Review
   Sheffield University Research – The Benefits of Exercise
   Brain Function and Sleep Apnoea
   NEW PRODUCTS FROM THE SATAday SUPPORTERS
   More Images of SATAday
5. The Tale End – Travelling with CPAP

No 48 Summer 2012

1. Invitation to SATAday 2012
2. News
   Sad news from Scotland
   New SATA phone number
   New Design for SATA Leaflets
3. OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA AND TRAVEL SUPPLEMENT
   Airline baggage guide and in-flight power situation
4. SATAday 2012 – 13th October 2012 – Invitation, agenda and application form

No 47 Spring 2012

1. Important Contact Changes
2. SATAday 2011– One of the Best
   SATAday feedback from a Sleep Nurse Debbie Smith
3. News
   SATAs New Digital Database
   Gift Aid
   Tired drivers cause violent deaths & horrific injuries
   Japan’s cure for snoring and sleep apnoea – a robotic bear pillow
4. From the Chairman

No 46 Summer 2011

1. Reminder for SATAday 2011
2. News
   British Lung Foundation raises awareness of OSA
   Sleep Apnoea may impair blood flow to the heart
   Driver Fatigue Monitor on sale in Britain*
3. Survey of SATA Members – main responses
4. Survey of Primary Care Trusts
5. Humidification and CPAP – Guide for Patients
6. Become a SATA Media Member
7. Improving Compliance with CPAP
8. SATA supports ResMed letter writing campaign
9. SATA funding for research

No 45 Early Spring 2011

1. Welcome Note from our new Chairman
2. SATA Conference 2010 Review
   OSA, diabetes and retinopathy
   The Oxford MOSAIC study -results
3. SATA Member Survey
4. E-mailing Sleep Matters
5. Conference date 2012

No 44 Edition 2 2010

1. Advance Information for SATAday 2010
2. Bariatric surgery or Boot Camp? An alternative to surgery!
3. Noise from CPAP machines
4. Committee List

No 43 Early Spring 2010

1. SATAday 2009 Review
   New research into OSA and guides for sleep clinics
   Quality of Life , cardiovascular risk for untreated OSA patients
   Weight loss surgery
   Beginners basics
2. Presentation from the American Sleep Apnea Association

No 42 Edition 3 2009

1. Advance Information for SATAday 2009
2. Bariatric surgery for obesity – a patient’s experience
3. What is Bariatric surgery?
4. A note from the Treasurer

No 41 Summer 2009

1. Committee Changes
2. New ‘Driving and OSA’ leaflet
3. Merchandise
4. Telephone Help Lines Training
5. Sleep Apnoea Treatment after the NICE Determination

No 40 Edition 1 2009

1. Advance Information for SATAday 2009
2. Driving and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (Syndrome)
3. Marathon effort!
4. Where and oh where have we been?
5. Back numbers of Sleep Matters

No 39 Edition 1 2008

1. Absence of SATAday this year
2. SATA Committee – changes in focus with new NICE Report
3. Denise Roberts retires
4. NICE review of CPAP treatment
5. Medicine and Me: Sleep Apnoea half-day course Saturday May 10th 2008
6. Useful Tips from Readers
7. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 38 Edition 3 2007

1. Advance Information for SATAday 2007
2. “Nodding Off” Some reflections on Sleep Apnoea or …?
3. An AXA to grind! – a patient reports on his health care policy
4. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 37 Edition 2 2007

1. Advance Information for SATAday 2007
2. SATA Submission to the NICE Technology Appraisal Report – full text
3. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 36 Edition 1 2007

1. CPAP machines “over the counter” rather than “on prescription”. A good idea?
2. Top 10 Tips from the SATAday 2006 Competition
3. Media contact – can you help?
4. Advance Information for SATAday 2007
5. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 35 Edition 2 2006

1. Advance Information for SATAday 2006
2. Weight loss and OSA
3. OSA and altitude
4. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 34 Edition 1 2006

1. Advance Information for SATAday 2006
2. Note from the Editor – Please contribute!
3. Power to the people! or at least to their CPAP machines!
4. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 33 Edition 3 2005

1. Advance Information for SATAday 2005
2. IS SLEEP APNOEA INHERITED?
3. SATA members ‘Letter to NICE’ campaign – NICE replies to SATA
4. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 32 Edition 2 2005

1. Advance Information for SATAday 2005
2. SLEEP APNOEA IN CHILDREN
3. SATA Website – An Apology
4. Travels with my CPAP
5. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 31 Edition 1 2005

1. SATA donates £7500 to Oxford Sleep Unit and British Thoracic Society training initiative
2. SATA change of address
3. Road Safety Bill – You can help to make a difference
4. The BBC makes a Sleep programme – but not on Sleep Apnoea!
5. Advance Information for SATAday 2005
6. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 30 Edition 3 2004

1. Advance Information for SATAday 2004
2. Saved by CPAP!
3. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 29 Edition 2 2004

1. SLEEP SOS REPORT The Impact of Sleep on Society
2. SE ESAW (South East Essex Sleep Apnoea Watch) Setting up a new patient support group
3. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale
4. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 28 Edition 1 2004

1. From the Chair
   The Sleep Apnoea Bill
   Sleep Alliance
2. TEN YEARS OF SATAdays
3. Engineering a Good Nights Sleep
4. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 27 Edition 3 2003

1. Guidelines on the Management of Sleep Apnoea
2. PROBLEMS WITH MASKS AND MACHINES-AN UPDATE-Part 2
   Muscular Aches & Pains
   Mask Exhaust
   Machine noise
3. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 26 Edition 2 2003

1. Invite to 10th Anniversary SATAday
2. PROBLEMS WITH MASKS AND MACHINES-AN UPDATE – Part 1
   Claustrophobia • Mouth Leak • Nasal Problems • Mask Fit Problems • Power Cuts • Travelling
3. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 25 Edition 1 2003

1. From the Chair
   SATAday 2002
   GP Awareness
   Parliamentary Committee
2. SATAday 2002 • a partner’s perspective
3. Consultation in Meeting Petersfield. 2002. Clinicians + DVLA
4. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 24 Autumn 2002

1. Oh where has “Sleep Matters” gone, Oh where, Oh where has it been?
2. Dead tired
3. Sleep Apnoea and hospital admissions
4. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 23 Spring 2002

1. SATAday 2001 – SUPAday
2. Sleepiness, Sleep Apnoea and Driving
3. Local support groups
4. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 22 Autumn 2001

1. “Sleep Clinic Doctors Lead Vital Research”
2. The Irish Sleep Apnoea Trust
3. How CPAP changed my life
4. OSA and travel insurance
5. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 21 Jun 2001

1. News of our web site
2. O SA and travel
3. OSA and travel insurance
4. Readers letters

No 20 Feb 2001

1. From the Chair
   Committee
   Conference
   British Thoracic Society
2. Common Problems – How· should I clean or disinfect my CPAP equipment?
3. Medical Alert Cards
4. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 19 Autumn 2000

1. Sleep apnoea and driving: a note from Professor Stradling
2. Driving, OSA and the DVLA: clarification.
3. Common Problems
4. Readers letters
5. Readers letters
6. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 18 Summer 2000

1. The Sleepy Driver & Pilot
2. Driving and OSA
3. Common Problems
4. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 17 Jan 2000

1. A message from the Chairman
2. A note from the Editor
3. SATAday 1999 Review
4. GP awareness campaign
5. And now for a something completely different!!! Did you know that HEAVEN IS HOTTER THAN HELL?
6. SA Glossary
7. NEWS FROM THE OXFORD SLEEP UNIT
8. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 16 Summer 1999

1. Weighing up the weight problem
2. Glossary of terms used in the Sleep Apnoea world part 3
3. GP Targeting Campaign
4. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 15 Spring 1999

1. I wonder if the Three Tenors snore?
2. Travels with { & without) my CPAP
3. Glossary of terms used in the Sleep Apnoea world. Part 2
4. Visit to the Leicester Sleep Apnoea Patients Association.
5. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 14 Winter 1998

1. From the Chair
2. The 1998 PATIENT’S CONFERENCE & AGM
3. Glossary of terms used in the Sleep Apnoea world. Part 1
4. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 13 Autumn 1998

1. From the Chair
2. OSA? Things could be worse!
3. Money Matters
4. Have your Say
5. Summary – SATA Committee and Helpline personnel

No 12 Summer 1998

1. CPAP for Sleep Apnoea is cheap and effective – More treatment should be paid for by NHS
2. A Rose by Any Other Name
3. CPAP goes OY VEY – A Holiday Tale
4. The Last Word

No 11 Spring 1998

1. From the Chair
2. Driving and Sleep Apnoea
3. Sleep Deprivation
4. Letters to the Editor

No 10 Winter 1997

1. Conference and Beyond
2. Problems with Masks and Machines
3. Money Matters

No 9 Autumn 1997

1. Conference and AGM
2. The Summer Gathering
3. My Daughter Did the Trick
4. Social Security and Sleep Apnoea
5. Hypnotherapy Trial Update
6. Dental Study part Funded by SAT
7. Two University Graduates from One CPAP Machine

No 8 Summer 1997

1. Chairman’s Chat
2. Ode to Ian – a tale
3. Sweet Dreams
4. Scottish Association for Sleep Apnoea

No 7 Spring 1997

1. Leader – Getting the word across
2. Driving and Sleep Apnoea
3. Strength in numbers
4. I had had a few minor car accidents
5. Trust Matters

No 6 Autumn 1996

1. From the Chair
2. What’s in a Name? The Sleep Apnoea Trust Association
3. A Great Day Out
4. The News Is 1056963 ! !
5. Around the World – Press cuttings and correspondence from around the world
6. Health Authority Attempts to Stop Treating Sleep Apnoea
7. Working to Win funds
8. A Traveller’s Friend – the Sullivan Five
9. Resurrection . . . …
10. Help Lines and staffing

No 5 Spring 1996

1. CHAIRMAN
2. GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THE SLEEP APNOEA WORLD – PART 4
3. LIVING WITH FRED
4. POSITIVELY FOOD
5. HYPNOSIS
6. News from the Front
7. The Radcliffe Orchestra Concert
8. STAND UP AND BE COUNTED – gong for charitable status
9. UP THE WORKERS !!
10. MONEY MATTERS
11. AROUND THE WORLD – Press cuttings and correspondence from around the world
12. QUALITY OF LIFE AND SLEEP APNOEA – Crispin Jenkinson and Sophie Petersen, Health Services Research Unit, University of Oxford
13. DENTAL APPLIANCE
14. SECOND ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE
15. Help Lines and staffing

No 4 Autumn 1995

1. Chairman, Dieter Shaw
2. Competition
3. Around the World, Press cuttings and correspondence from around the world.
4. A breakthrough in the treatment of snoring ? Rob Davies
5. The illness everybody laughs about, Mary Doyle
6. Medical Alert Cards
7. Second Anniversary Meeting
8. Sleep Apnoea on the Internet, John Jenkins
9. Phantom of the Night
10. SAT STRIKES THE RIGHT NOTE The SAT Charity Concert, Claire Mitchell
11. GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THE SLEEP APNCEA WORLD Part three
12. The Sharp End, John Stradling
13. Money Matters, Frank Govan
14. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, R Matthews
15. Helplines

No 3 Spring 1995

1. CHAIRMAN
2. CPAP – THE VIDEO
3. Sleep Apnoea Trust & Oxford Sleep Clinic CONCERT
4. A PLEA!
5. GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THE SLEEP APNCEA WORLD Part 2
6. MEPICAL ALERT CARDS
7. MONEY MATTERS
8. FRED – My name is Fred and I look after Phil Lawrence whilst he is sleeping.
9. FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY
10. CHARITABLE STATUS
11. PHANTOM OF THE NIGHT !
12. AROUND THE WORLD · Press cuttings and correspondence from around the world.
13. Help Line personnel

No 2 Autumn 1994

1. Chairman
2. Medical Alert Card
3. Our First Birthday party
4. GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THE SLEEP APNOEA WORLD (used by doctors to impress patients) Part 1
5. MONEY MATTERS
6. Letters
7. Logo Competition
8. TOO OLD TO ST ART ? A True Story of Sweat, Toil – and Weight Loss
9. INSURANCE for CPAP treatment
10. HYPNOTHERAPY
11. HOW THE OXFORD SLEEP CLINIC BEGAN
12. PATIENT AND PARTNER HELPLINES
13. TIMELY TIPS

No 1 Spring 1994

1. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Dieter Shaw, Chairman, Sleep Apnoea Trust
2. IMPRESSIONS OF THE FOUNDERS MEETING Dr John Stradling, MD FRCP -Consultant Physician and Wellcome Senior Research Fellow
3. MONEY MATTERS
4. IMPRESSIONS OF THE FOUNDERS’ MEETING Claire Mitchell, SAT Councillor and CPAP user spouse
5. A CASE HISTORY
6. TIMELY TIPS
7. REPORT BY THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
8. THE COMMITTEE
9. PATIENT AND PARTNER HELPLINES