Hospitals take on 88 local apprentices

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The members’ newsletter of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Summer 2009 Issue 19
Meet your new First ‘Blood Type Hospitals get thumbs Bowel cancer New technogy helps
Governors Incompatible’ Kidney up from patients screening programme patients air their views
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Hospitals take on 88 local apprentices
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oe Duncan, 17 from Hackenthorpe, is one
of 88 local students who are currently earn-
ing while learning at Sheffield Teaching
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Trust’s ‘Apprentice in Care Scheme’ is
one of the first of its kind in the UK and works in
partnership with the Sheffield College to provide
training for local young people.
60% of the trust’s apprentices have either gained
employment, entered nurse training, returned to
college to access a higher level course or used the
programme as a stepping-stone to another
career pathway.
Joe started his Health Care Apprenticeship in
September last year and is currently working in
the Acute Neuro Medicine Unit at the Royal
Hallamshire Hospital where he supports staff
who care for patients with conditions such as
Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Motor
Neurone Disease.
Joe said: “I chose to do my apprenticeship at
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
because I have always wanted to work in care.
Doing the apprenticeship scheme has increased
my knowledge by working with the staff and
patients and gaining qualifications also allows me to
progress into higher education and a future career in
healthcare management.”
The scheme is part of a pledge by Sheffield Teaching
Hospitals has made to help young …. ‘Raising
Attainment and Aspiration in Sheffield’ pledge that
aims to help young people in the city to achieve
highly in education and develop strong aspirations
for their lives.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust, the second largest employer in Sheffield,
also offers apprenticeships in Pharmacy, Business,
Administration and Estate services.
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Meet your new Governors
Hospital Governors are your link to the hospitals which care for you and your family. They represent your views and
can influence decisions about how hospital services are provided and developed.
Recently Shirley, Yvonne, Michael, Danny and Andrew were all appointed as new Hospital Governors and they are
keen to hear from you by email at [email protected]. Or why not sign up to become a Member of the Hospital
Trust (free membership) and find out more. Simply complete the application form at the back of this magazine.
Shirley Lindley – Yvonne Challans Michael Warner – Andrew Manasse Danny Roberts –
Patient Governor – Public Governor, Patient Governor – Public Governor, Public Governor,
South East Sheffield South West Sheffield South East Sheffield
Shirley is a relatively new Michael was born and has lived
Member of the Trust, and when in Sheffield most of his life. He
Yvonne has been a Member of Andrew was elected as a Public Danny has lived in Sheffield since
the opportunity arose earlier in became a Member of the Trust
the Trust since 2004 and in June Governor in July 2009. He lives in 1979 and has been a Member
the year to put herself forward in 2009 and decided to stand
was elected as a Public Governor. Lodge Moor, has 4 children and of the Trust since 2008, his
as a Governor, she jumped at for election as he believes that
Yvonne has worked in the NHS 5 grandchildren. He is a retired university education and first
the opportunity. As a seasoned local people should have a voice
as a nurse since 1967 and came GP who was also a member of jobs were in the fields of biology
advocate with almost 30 years in the way their health services
to Sheffield in 1975 as a ward the Community Health Council and psychology, but for the
experience of helping people are provided. He has always
sister at the Royal hospital. She and was active in postgraduate large part of his working life he
in the community to voice their cared about health issues and
continued to work in Sheffield medical education. Since retiring, worked in the metals industry,
views, Shirley is keen to seek wanted to have the opportunity
until her retirement earlier this he worked for some years at one of his particular interests
new ways of doing this within to serve local people by helping
year, during which time she held the Cavendish Centre and being replacement joints. Danny
health, possibly using new media to promote excellent local health
various senior clinical, managerial now does some teaching and is currently on the board of local
channels such as the internet services. He has had a varied
and education posts. is involved with Surehealth, a charity Financial Inclusion South
and texting. career including working in
charity in the north of Sheffield. Yorkshire and is a director of
Shirley commented “I think it is After her retirement she did not banking, NHS administration
His main concern is in the quality Sheffield Credit Union.
important that people of all ages want her years of experience to and charity work, including
and from all walks of life are be wasted and made the decision involvement with St Luke’s of patient care, recognising As a new Governor, elected
represented as Governors to give to stand for election, hoping to Hospice and more recently in that this is also directly related in July this year, he is looking
a balanced input into services, build on this experience with the the development of the Bluebell to staff satisfaction and well forward to learning about the
and to represent patients’ views. strategic focus of the Trust. She Wood children’s hospice. being. He is, as well, interested operation of the Trust, with a
is pleased that Public Members in clinical governance and in view to focussing his attention in
I am keen to get involved in
of the Trust in the South East medical education. He is keen areas of specialisation to help him
the different Governors’
showed their confidence by to be involved in some of these represent the public in South East
groups and to visit various
voting for her and she wants to areas, and will gain some general Sheffield. A lifelong believer in the
departments to gain a better
ensure that there is an effective experience as a Governor before NHS Danny is proud of Sheffield’s
understanding of the running of
two-way communication focussing on anything particular. hospitals and would like to help
the different services”.
between Members ad the Trust. He enjoys growing his own the Trust meet the challenge of
vegetables, mending clocks and maintaining its position in the
carving in wood and stone, and top ranking during the ‘credit
also the amazing experience of crunch’, while adopting further
watching his grandchildren grow best practice from hospitals in this
Re-elected governors and develop. country and abroad.
Beryl Wilson – Public Governor John Holden – Patient Governor
Beryl has lived in Sheffield all her life and has been John is a director in a national planning, environmental and
a Member of the Trust since 2004 when Members engineering consultancy and lives with his family in Matlock,
in West Sheffield first elected her as a Governor. Derbyshire. He has been a Governor for five years having
In 1997 Beryl retired from a long career as a first been elected by Patient Members in 2004. John says
hospital medical secretary, having spent a number Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been
of years typing post mortem reports. Beryl feels recognised for its high standards but the high standards
that one area people are not always comfortable should not be taken for granted and he is keen to help
discussing is palliative care and bereavement but the Board of Directors keep in touch with the views of
as she feels this is a very important area for the patients. The Trust is performing really well at present but
Trust she has been working with the Bereavement there are big challenges ahead and John is keen to help the
Services Group. Her experience of a variety of Board and senior managers respond to patients’ views and
administrative roles in the NHS and having been a question major new proposals to ensure these lead to the
patient of the Trust originally motivated Beryl to stand for Election to the best possible services for patients. John is Vice-Chairman
Governors’ Council. Since being elected Beryl has built on her previous of the Governors’ Council Nominations Committee, the group of Governors which
experience of the NHS and has gained a good understanding of the addresses the appointment and remuneration of the Non-Executive Directors and the
challenges facing the Trust going forward. She is keen to represent the Chair of the Trust. He is also involved with improving links to the Trust’s Members
views of patients and is looking forward to helping patients to voice and is currently on the committee reviewing the re-organisation of acute medical and
their concerns. surgical services in the trust.
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Governors’ Council
Diane Ward with son Chris Ward and Consultant Transplant Surgeon,
Badri Shrestha and Clinical Director for Renal Services, Will McKane
Election Results 2009
Once again the election had an Patient and Public Governors
excellent turn out and we would Sheffield North
like to thank everyone who took Georgina Bishop
the time to vote. George Clark
Kaye Meegan
The elections were conducted
for the Trust by Electoral Reform Public South West
Services in accordance with
Charlie Khan
the rules set out in the Trust’s
Andrew Manasse
Constitution. Congratulations
Philip Seager
to the successful candidates:
Sheffield West
Sheffield South East.
Anne Eckford
Yvonne Challans elected
John Warner
Danny Roberts elected
Beryl Wilson
Sheffield South West
Sheffield South East
Andrew Manasse elected
Yvonne Challans
First ‘Blood Type
Richard Chapman
Sheffield West
Danny Roberts
Beryl Wilson re-elected
Patient Governors Incompatible’ Kidney
Patient:
Joe Abson
John Holden re-elected
John Holden
Shirley Lindley elected
John Laxton
Transplant in Sheffield
Michael Warner elected
Shirley Lindley
Graham Thompson
Staff: Allied Health
Tina Wakefield
Professionals, Scientists & Michael Warner Christopher my mother and the doctors who the same blood group as the
Technicians Ward, 22 from took such good care of us both. recipient or a blood group that
Vivien Stevens elected Wombwell is the “My life has improved so much is acceptable,” he said.
Staff Governors
first person in since the operation; I got “Most people have natural
Rose Bollands – Nursing Sheffield to engaged to my girlfriend Lindsey antibodies against blood groups
Staff: Managerial,
& Midwifery receive a kidney transplant on Christmas day last year and other than their own. Kidney
Administrative & Clerical
Frank Edenborough – Medical from a donor with a different I’ve been able to up my hours transplants into patients with
Mark Hattersley re-elected & Dental blood group. at work as I have so much a different blood group have
Mark Hattersley – Managerial, Christopher’s mother Diane more energy now - before the previously resulted in very rapid
Staff: Medical & Dental Administrative & Clerical Ward, 55, has given the ultimate transplant I would get so tired severe rejection and destruction
gift to her son after three that I sometimes fell asleep at of the kidney within hours or
Frank Edenborough Vivien Stevens – Allied Health
years of watching his life being my desk.” days by a process known as
Professionals, Scientists &
restricted by kidney failure and Christopher’s blood group is acute rejection.”
Staff: Nursing & Midwifery Technicians
daily dialysis. A – whereas his mother, Diane,
Rose Bollands re-elected Vacant - Ancillary, Works & Dr William McKane, Clinical
Christopher has shown no signs has the blood group AO. In the
Director for Renal Services at
unopposed Maintenance of rejecting the kidney, seven past this difference in blood
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS
months after the successful type would have resulted in
Foundation Trust said: “Careful
transplant at the Northern Christopher’s body rejecting
measurement and monitoring
In the spotlight: General Hospital of Sheffield the kidney.
of the patient’s antibodies and
Teaching Hospitals NHS Mr Badri Shrestha, Consultant the use of new medications,
Foundation Trust. Transplant Surgeon at Northern combined with techniques to
“I feel as if I have been given General Hospital, performed remove antibodies from the
Knighthood for Hospital Boss
another chance at life,” said the operation said “Normally, patient’s blood were important
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Christopher. “I’m so grateful to a kidney donor has to have ingredients in our success.”
Foundation Trust’s Chief Executive
Andrew Cash has been awarded a
Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Your invitation to a members event
Honours List. The knighthood is in
recognition of his services to the NHS.
The Gift of Life
Andrew is one of the most successful,
nationally prominent and longest serving
Chief Executives in the NHS. He as made Dispelling the myths around organ donation and transplants
a major contribution to health policy,
6pm Tuesday 8th September 2009
system reform and healthcare delivery.
Chief Nurse helps shape new quality Everyone is welcome to attend this Member’s Event which will
standards for healthcare
take place at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. Teas and Coffees
Sheffield Teaching Hospital’s Chief Nurse,
will be available from 5pm. For further information or to
Hilary Scholefield has been appointed
as an expert member of the National register your interest, please contact Jane Pellegrina on 0114 271 4322 or
Quality Board (NQB) which will provide
email [email protected], who will reserve your place and give you
strategic oversight and leadership in
quality across the NHS. details of the lecture venue.
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The Sheffield news
Charity
Hospitals
Charitable Trust
Is an official NHS charity that receives
donations from patients, families and Club of the Year supports Cystic
community groups, and uses these
to improve services and facilities at
the hospitals.
Fibrosis Centre Appeal
Last year, with this generous support, the
charity was able to fund over £2.5m of
research, equipment and other projects
The University of Sheffield Sabres American Football Team is supporting the new Fundraising Appeal by Sheffield
at the Royal Hallamshire, Northern
Hospitals Charitable Trust to help build a new Cystic Fibrosis Unit at the Northern General Hospital.
General, Jessop Wing, Charles Clifford
Dental Hospital, and Weston Park. Simon Dwyer the team Coach has a 1 year old son Clayton who has Cystic Fibrosis and this prompted Simon to divide
the £2134 the club raised between the Sheffield Cystic Fibrosis Appeal and the Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis unit in Leeds.
Both large and small donations can
make a real difference. For example, a
generous legacy from Edith Harvey of
Bakewell, recently enabled the charity
to fund a endobronchial endoscopic
system, which allows a much less
invasive diagnostic test for patients with
suspected lung cancer. The Sheffield
respiratory unit will be the first in the
country to have this equipment. A
pound dropped into one of the charity’s
collecting tins can help towards the
purchase of a microwave for patients to
use, or brighten up a waiting area.
In recent years, the charity has also
run the Sheffield Leukaemia and Blood
Disorders Appeal, which raised over
£400,000 to support the refurbishment
of Ward P3 at the Royal Hallamshire.
Nick Perks, Director of the charity
has a special message for Good
Health readers:
“We know many people across South
Yorkshire and beyond are keen to
support the vital services that the
hospitals provide. One practical way that
members of the public can help is by
supporting the charity, either by making
a donation, holding a fundraising event
or offering time as a volunteer.”
The charity is keen to be in touch with
any members who are interested in
helping to support their work, or who
would simply like to be kept informed. In
this issue of Good Health you should find
a special reply postcard. Simply fill in you
name and address and pop it in a post
box (no stamp required).
If any reader would like to contact the
Conner swims to help sister Lauren
charity’s fundraising team we would
be happy to take your call on 0114
226 355. Alternatively, please visit the
Conner Doherty, aged 10 years, was so
charity’s website at www.shctonline.org.
keen to help raise funds for the spinal unit
uk. You can also make a donation to the
treating his sister Lauren, he vowed to swim
charity via the website, or at the cashiers
80 lengths of his local baths and then did
office of any hospital in Sheffield.
another 3 lengths for fun. Conner’s challenge
raised £1,532.80 for the Sheffield Hospitals
Charitable Trust fund for the Princess Royal
£450,000 for new medical Spinal Injury Unit at the Northern General
Hospital in Sheffield. Lauren 20 years, has
research in Sheffield
been cared for by the Spinal Injuries Unit for
Sheffield Hospitals Charitable Trust 8 months, after being hit by a delivery van
have recently agreed nine grants, while she was on her way home after a night
totalling approximately £450,000, out in August 2008. Like Superman actor,
for new medical research projects in Christopher Reeve following his horse riding
Sheffield hospitals. Eight of the grants accident, Lauren is tetraplegic, but following
were awarded to projects led by staff 3 operations on her heart, leg and to reset
within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. a bone in her neck, she can now come off
The projects approved for funding her ventilator for up to 9 hours at a time
include both laboratory and clinical and hopes to eventually manage without it.
research, in connection with a variety Lauren’s father, Vincent Doherty paid tribute Back Dr K M Mathew Associate Specialist in Spinal Injuries, left to right
of conditions, including rheumatoid to the staff: “I cannot speak highly enough of Sister Jill Carter, and staff nurses, Stacey Holmes, Angela Teece, and Linda
arthritis, Parkinson’s Disease and chronic the staff and the care Lauren has received.” Drabble. Front Lauren Doherty, Conner Doherty
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Kathy Chadwick, Abigail Chadwick, Thanks to You
Julie Haines, Kate Haines, Karen
Reynolds and Isobel Chadwick.
Here are some of the latest
equipment and services supported
by Sheffield Hospitals Charitable
Trust. These grants are only
possible because of the generous
ongoing support of donors and
volunteer fundraisers.
£126,393
Olympus endobronchial
ultra-sound guided
fibervideoscope (EBUS)
EBUS sets a new standard for
diagnosis and staging in lung
cancer. This equipment will provide
a significant clinical benefit to
patients as it avoids the need for
more invasive tests. Sheffield will
be the first unit in the country
to have this specific equipment
on site. The purchase was made
possible by a generous legacy.
£67,085
Welfare advice for patients
with cancer
A cancer diagnosis can mean
increased costs, such as extra
heating at home, and reduced
income. The Weston Park Cancer
Information Centre provides
Young Dancers Thank advice on a full range of financial
matters, including benefits, tax
credits, debt and employment.
Sheffield Hospitals Charitable Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have recently made a grant to
support this service for a further
two year period.
£40,000
Sheffield dance troop, KD Dance, the first 4 ½ months of her life in the Isobel’s fellow dancer, eleven year o
performed a fabulous show to thank neonatal unit at the Jessop Wing after ld Kate Haines from Ecclesall, is keen Palliative Care Centre
the hospitals closest to their hearts. she was born 16 weeks early, weighing to raise money for the hospital which is SHCT has made two grants,
Isobel Chadwick, aged 5 from only 1 pound 7 oz. currently treating her mum, Julie, who totalling £40,000, to continue
Stannington is one of the 105 dancers “The staff at the Neonatal unit were has breast cancer. valuable additional services at
who helped to raise the money - half superb in saving Abigail’s life, the care Julie, who danced alongside her the Palliative Care Centre at the
of which will go to the Jessop Wing’s and dedication was inspiring,” said daughter in the show said: “The care Northern General Hospital. The
neonatal unit which saved the life of mum, Kathryn Chadwick. I have received at Weston Park has oral history project supports
her little sister, Abigail. The other half of the show’s proceeds been excellent so I’m glad to be giving patients to capture and pass on
their thoughts through letters, art
Now a lively 2 year old, Abigail spent will go to the Weston Park Hospital. something back.
work and photographs. A separate
grant makes complimentary
therapies, such as reflexology,
Printing money for Ward P3
available to patients on the unit.
The palliative care fund, number
5363, urgently needs new
donations to enable these vital
Local print company Northend have
services to continue beyond the
given an unusual donation to the
current grant.
hospitals charity - a £5,500 note!
Staff at the company used their
design and print skills to produce £20,350,
the giant note, as a novel alterative
Neurosurgical microvascular
to the normal presentation cheque.
anastomosis bypass
Over the past year the company instrumentation
have organised a number of events
This equipment will enable further
including a rubber duck race and
development of highly-specialised
a custard pie fight, to raise money
neurovascular surgical procedures
for the Sheffield Leukaemia and
at the Royal Hallamshire hospital.
Blood Disorders Appeal. Handing
The procedures concerned are well
over the £5,500 note, Northend’s
established internationally but still
Production Manager, Roger
rarely undertaken in the UK. As
Oldfield said:
well as direct patient benefit, the
“As a Sheffield company, we grant will also contribute to the
are delighted to support such a development of the Hallamshire
worthwhile local cause. It has as a leading centre for
been a great team effort to raise Nick Perks, Director of Sheffield Hospitals Charitable Trust with Roger Oldfield, Production neurovascular surgery.
the funds”.
Manager of Northen
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Barbara helps
How a pump buried
shapes stroke
services
in your tummy fat
Dr Barbara Rosario Consultant
Physician, with an interest in Stroke
has joined
Sheffield
Teaching
can end chronic pain
Hospitals.
Dr Rosario
said. “I am
very keen
to take for good
part in the
development
of Stroke
services
within the
city and I am Chronic pain affects more than seven million people in Britain
really enjoying
and particularly patients with spinal injuries. One of the lat-
my new role.”
est treatments being used at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is
Living With
a drug pump implanted in your body. Mike McKeever, 43, a
Dementia company director from York, continues the story:
– Creative T
wo years ago, I was
Spinal Injuries Consultants - Martin McClelland and Pradeep Thumbikat with life
involved in a terrible
changing pump
Workshop motorbike accident
while racing at a circuit
Arts in health joined forces in Lincolnshire. When I
with the University of Sheffield woke up in hospital 24 hours later,
recently and helped support their doctors told me I had fractured my
Dementia Creative Arts Exhibition spine in four places.
at the School of Nursing and Over the next six months, I had
Midwifery. The arts in health three operations to put metal plates
team held a one-day creative around my spine, and a bone graft
workshop which proved to be to strengthen it, but the day came
a huge success. The purpose of when doctors told me I’d never walk
the event was to showcase work again.
by people living with dementia,
I spent six months in a spinal
exploring the importance of
unit learning to adapt to life in a
relationships to good
wheelchair. It was a very low time - I
dementia care.
missed my family and wondered if
David Reid, Lecturer, School of things would ever improve.
Nursing & Midwifery, Sheffield
By the time I went home, I had
University said; ‘The objective of
started having involuntary muscle
the Exhibition is to encourage a
spasms which were powerful enough
heightened understanding of what
to throw me from my chair - my
it means to walk in the footsteps
body just convulsed. The spasms
of all people living with dementia.
were almost constant throughout the

day, with just short gaps between
Lunch time seranade
them. And they were really painful
Patients on Osborn 4 were treated - it felt as though someone was
to a fantastic music performance locking my legs in a vice.
by talented porters Kevin Staniland
I was prescribed powerful painkillers
and Dave Hanstock. Dave and
and muscle relaxants to control the
Kevin who kindly gave time during
spasms, but over the next six months
their lunch to play an acoustic set encloses the nerves that cause spasm my spinal cord. Mr McClelland said
the pain went from bad to worse.
of well known songs to bring a and pain, so sending medication he also could programme the pump
vibrant and exciting atmosphere I spent 80 per cent of my time in bed straight there would tackle the with a computer, so it could deliver
to the usual lunch time routine. - it was the only thing that seemed problem directly. higher doses when necessary.
to give me any relief. I couldn’t even
Toni Hayward, Staff Nurse on The other good news was that When I woke from the operation,
drive my stepson Jack to school
Ward Osborn 4 at the Northern the pump would deliver pain relief there was no pain and the spasms
because getting into the car was too
General Hospital said; ‘Patients constantly instead of me having to had stopped, it was amazing. I went
painful, and my partner Sam was left
and staff all enjoyed the music wait between doses, as I had to home five days later.
to do all the shopping and cooking.
which brought a wonderful with the pills. And with the pump
The thought of spending the rest of I’ll have to go back to the hospital
atmosphere to the ward; we’d I would need smaller doses as the
my life like that was really frustrating. every four months to have the drug
love to see Kevin and Dave drugs would go directly to the
container re-filled. But it’s really
again soon and can’t thank By last December, I was taking 28 problem area rather than through my
them enough!’ pills a day and was still in pain, so my digestive system. easy. A nurse simply injects more
spine specialist Mr Martin McClelland medication into it though my skin.
I was told the operation involved
For further information about at the Northern General Hospital implanting a plastic container roughly Now I feel like I’ve got my life
the Arts in Health project or to suggested an operation to implant a the size of a deck of cards near my back. Two months after the op I
get involved please contact Kerry pump which would deliver painkilling belly button - this would hold the have started work as a business
Blackett. Tel: [phone] Email: drugs direct to my spinal cord. painkilling drugs. A thin plastic tube consultant, and can cook, shop and
[email protected] He explained that the spinal cord would take the medication up to socialise again.
Summer 2009 Issue 19 goodhealth 7
Professor receives
‘Highest Honour’
from Royal College
of Nursing
Professor Roger Watson
has become a Fellow
of the Royal College of
Nursing - the highest
honour the college
can bestow.
Professor Watson is
an active member of
the Trust’s Evidence
Based Council, a role
which involves getting
research projects off the
ground and supporting
new and existing
researchers.
Professor Watson
said: “Naturally, this is
honour for me but it is
also a reflection on the
people I have worked
with over the years
and the supportive
and vibrant research
culture in nursing at the
University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.”
As a result of his work on nutrition and dementia, Professor
Happy patient Kitty Batty with Sister Joan Barton Watson has been propelled into playing key advisory and
developmental roles for the NHS. He has also been involved
Patient satisfaction in numerous government and charity funded projects to
investigate a range of nursing workforce issues, including stress,
competence, and the contribution of older nurses to the NHS.
among the best in
Phone messages pilot
saves 900 hours of
the country
wasted appointments
Short waiting times, single day.” • Being given information and A new messaging service which confirms patients’ appointments
quality care and having the opportunity to has been a great success - saving hundreds of hours of wasted
In the survey, coordinated for
high standards of talk to doctors/nurses clinic time.
health watchdog the Care
cleanliness are just Quality Commission, the Trust • Pain relief The service, which has been run as a pilot since March,
some of the rea- enables patients to receive a confirmation message about their
was rated above average for • Answering bedside
sons why patients have placed outpatient appointment by text or an automated voice message.
overall experience and nursing call buttons
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals care. It was also as well as • Giving information The trial has been running at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
in the top 10% of the UK’s as well as the Ophthalmology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Hearing
featured in the top 20% of about medication
best performing hospitals Services and the Ear, Nose and Throat clinics at the Royal
hospitals in more than half of
according to the Annual NHS Hilary Scholefield, Chief Nurse Hallamshire Hospital.
the categories including:
patient survey. at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Since its start the scheme has saved
• The quality of care provided NHS Foundation Trust said:
Kitty Batty, 93, from Intake in more than 900 appointment slots
for patients “We are pleased with the
Sheffield is just one patient which in the past would have been
results which clearly reflect the
who believes the care she • Treating patients with respect wasted. If the trend continues
efforts and excellence of our
received after suffering a fall and dignity annually it could amount to
dedicated staff. Most of our
was second to none. • Confidence in the doctors around £450,000 saved in these
patients gave the care they
“I must admit I was nervous and nurses departments alone.
received the highest possible
about going into hospital but • Doctors and nurses working rating placing us in the top It will now be rolled out to cover the rest
I had no need to be worried of the hospitals departments by the end
well together 10% of NHS hospital trusts for
because the staff were very of the summer.
overall performance across a
• Short waiting times to be
friendly, the ward was always wide range of issues including More than 77,000 patients did not turn up
admitted to hospital
clean and everyone had time quality of care, for their appointment last year, which could
to talk to me. • Doctors and nurses washing short waiting times, treating have been used to see other patients if the hospital had been
their hands regularly
“The nurses were all smashing; patients with dignity and high told they could not attend. The 77,000 missed appointments
I don’t know how they provide • Having enough nurses standards of cleanliness and works out to over £7.5 million pounds wasted.
that level of care every on duty infection control.”
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Bright
sparks scoop
innovation
awards
Andy Speechley of Independent Care Products Ltd with Avril
McCarthy from D4D and the “Dignity” mobile bidet/dryer commode
T
he Medipex will be that patients will having to pay for costly special
Innovation Awards receive the most effective waste collection and disposal.
proved to be antibiotic therapy at least
Kevin Channer from the
a big night for 24hrs earlier than by current
Hospital Trust was a runner up
Sheffield Teaching conventional methods.
in the training and publications
Hospitals staff who scooped Avril McCarthy and the Devices category for ecgskills.net, which
numerous awards. The for Dignity team also won an is an online training resource
competition provides a platform award for their work with local
for training a wide range of
to showcase new technology innovator Andy Speechley who
medical staff in how to carry
developed by the NHS staff has designed the “dignity”
out, interpret and report on
from around the Yorkshire and mobile bidet dryer commode.
John Wilson and his team who invented the Operating Theatre electrocardiograph (ECG) traces.
Humber Region. The Commode enables
Fluid Waste Disposal System
Last but not least Speech and
The big winners on the night disabled and elderly people to
Language Therapist Kirsty
were Tom Darton and his team clean themselves after using
McDonald was a runner up in
for their ‘blood testing tool the toilet, improving their
for antibiotics’ which reduces independence and dignity. the Software and ICT category
for developing NOWCOM
the time it takes to screen John Wilson from Medical
which is a touch screen device
potentially infected blood Engineering was also recognised
to help patients communicate
from 1-2 days to four hours, for his Operating Theatre Fluid
significantly improving the Waste Disposal System which important decisions and feelings
prescribing of antibiotics and enables the disposal of fluids around medical treatments,
reducing the cost, duration and that have been flushed through discharge planning and
side effects associated with the body in an operation to be palliative care.
excessive antibiotic use. The disposed of safely directly to
Tom Darton and his team who pioneered the blood screening test impact of this diagnostic test the sewage system rather than Congratulations to all!!!
Kirsty Macdonald innovator of NOWCOM
Solomon and Marios given
National patients’ award
Consultants Professor Solomon Tesfaye (Diabetologist) and
Dr Marios Hadjivassiliou (Neurologist) have been awarded
the ‘Dawn Ind Memorial Chalice’ to acknowledge their
contributions towards helping patients with painful neuropathy.
Over 4.7 million people are affected by peripheral neuropathy
in the UK alone. It can be triggered by many conditions
including diabetes, vitamin deficiencies and gluten sensitivity.
Marios Hadjivassiliou, Consultant Neurologist with Joyce
Keen, Trustee of Neuropathy Trust and Professor Solomon
Tesfaye, Consultant Physician and Diabetologist
Summer 2009 Issue 19 goodhealth 9
Bowel cancer screening
programme saved my life
C
hristopher Searle, after diagnosis and could not be
65, from Totley in more pleased with the quality of
Sheffield was treatment that I received from
diagnosed with early all the staff that cared for me at
stage bowel cancer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.”
after taking part in the NHS Bowel
Dr Stuart Riley, programme
Cancer Screening Programme.
director and Consultant
As the cancer was caught in
Gastroenterologist at the Northern
the early stages, Christopher was
General Hospital said: “Not
able to receive treatment at the
everyone who has an abnormal
Northern General Hospital and
screening result has cancer. A
has now been given the ‘all clear’.
number of people who have
Bowel Cancer is the third most
already taken part in the bowel
common cancer in the UK, and
screening programme were found
the second leading cause of
to have polyps. These are harmless
cancer deaths, with over 16,000
growths in the bowel that have
people dying from it each year.
the potential to turn cancerous
Christopher, a university lecturer,
over time. Polyps can be removed
was the first patient to be
during screening, thus reducing
diagnosed and successfully
the risk that cancer will develop.”
treated in the South Yorkshire &
Dean with Nurse Consultant Amanda Jones Bassetlaw region, through the The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening
NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is sending out free
Snooker star on road to Programme which is available to home based test kits through
anyone aged 60-69 and registered the post to everyone aged 60
with a GP. -69 who is registered with a GP.
Christopher said: “You could say People over 70 can opt in by
recovery after stroke
the programme saved my life - I calling 0800 707 60 60 to request
had no symptoms and actually felt a kit. People under 60 should
quite fit. If I hadn’t of taken the visit their GP if they have any
S test that came through my letter concerns. Anyone with symptoms
nooker star, Dean able to lift myself up. When my Championship, held in Sheffield,
box, I probably wouldn’t have of bowel cancer such as bleeding
Reynolds is recover- landlord found me I was taken to came to an end this week.
been diagnosed until the cancer from your back passage or
ing well after treat- the Northern General Hospital.” “I do hope that in time I will
had progressed and become changes in bowel habit that
ment at the Northern Sheffield Hospitals stroke services be able to play snooker again,
much more difficult to treat. persists for more than 6 weeks
General following have recently been placed among although it may be like starting
“I had the operation 3 weeks should visit their GP.
a stroke. the best in England for clinical from scratch if I have to use my
The stroke caused Mr Reynolds care in a national report published right hand rather than my left
- the one-time seventh best by the Royal College which has been most affected by
snooker player in the world, to of Physicians. the stroke.”
lose all feeling in his left side Mr. Reynolds said: “I have Amanda Jones, Stroke Nurse
including the hand he used to made a great deal of progress Consultant based at the
play his beloved sport. because the treatment has been Hallamshire Hospital said:
The 46-year-old, dad of one excellent and the exercises that I “Sheffield continues to provide a
collapsed at his home in Sheffield. have been working on with the high quality service for its patients
“It all started when my hand physiotherapist have helped me and carers. We are fortunate
started to feel numb that get some movement back.” to have a highly specialist Multi
morning,” explained Mr. Mr. Reynolds is more determined Disciplinary Team whose skills
Reynolds. “Later on, the sensation than ever to get back to the and dedication really make a
Bowel Cancer Screening Team
got worse and soon I wasn’t table as the World Snooker difference in patient recovery.”
New technogy helps patients air their views
P
atients at Sheffield are providing an independent to use the new devices, said
Volunteer Ben Lambden with
Teaching Hospitals contact point for the project.” “As a volunteer I have the time
patient William Haslam
NHS Foundation Volunteers have been chosen to sit and chat with the patients.
Trust will now as they are independent of the They really seem to enjoy the
be able to give patient’s care and treatment, idea that they are helping to
immediate feedback about the which has been found to be the give feedback so the hospital
care they receive at a touch of best way of receiving open and can continue to improve the
a button. honest feedback. care they give. They know it will
The Trust has trained a team of Sue Butler, Head of Patient benefit them and their families
50 volunteers to use hand-held Partnership at the Trust, said: in the long run.”
digital devices to collect the “Anything which helps us fully William Haslam, a patient at the
thoughts of patients about understand the experiences our Royal Hallamshire Hospital, also
their care. patients have when we care for had praise for the new scheme.
This information is then analysed them is great. He said: “I think this scheme
and reported back, providing “The new devices will help us is essential, its good to know
patient feedback. have more frequent and up-to- that the hospital want to find
Jo Bishop, Public Governor date information from patients out what patients want, and if
said: “This is a great tool to and their families, as part of there are any criticisms they can
provide continual feedback on our strategy for engaging p be taken on board, I have been
the experiences of our patients eople in how we make well cared for at the Hallamshire
and their visitors. It’s good that continuous improvements. Hospital and I was glad to be
people like Governors, volunteers Ben Lambden, who was one given the opportunity to feed
and Patient Representatives of the first volunteers trained this back.”
10 goodhealth Summer 2009 Issue 19
Would you like to become
an Expert Patient?
What is the Expert Patients Programme?
The Expert Patient Programme is designed for anyone who lives
with a long-term health condition. It is a training programme
that is geared to help people develop new skills to help them
manage their condition on a day to day basis and improve their
quality of life.The course is different to many delivered by the
NHS in that it is run by volunteers who themselves live with
a long-term condition. The aim that participants will see the
course facilitators self-managing, and feel more able to do the
same in their own lives. Each session lasts 2 ½ hours over a
period of 6 weeks and is free to participants.
What can the course do for me?
The programme is designed to encourage people to share
how they manage from day to day with their condition. It
includes ideas on how to: deal with emotions such as anger, Gift from the heart
fear and frustration; it helps you deal with fatigue; shows how
relaxation and exercise can work for you; helps you work in
partnership with your healthcare team; enables you to share
ideas about medication usage; depression; nutrition; and
S
how better to communicate with friends and family. Everyone heffield Master the pupils had raised after their raised the cash in a variety of
learns from each other. Cutler Martin teacher, Brian Storey, lost his ways including designing and
Howells joined wife Barbara to breast cancer selling Christmas cards and
patients, staff and in 2005. having school discos and non-
Does it work? young fundraisers school uniform days.
“Barbara and my family received
The simple answer is yes! from St. Bernard’s Catholic High During the official opening, the
nothing but excellent care
Research has shown that people who have attended Expert School to officially open a newly children surprised Sister Margaret
from the staff at Weston Park’s
Patient courses make fewer visits to their GP, have greater refurbished day room at Weston Shutt with a further donation of
confidence in dealing with the impact of their illness, Park Hospital. Ward 4,” said Mr Storey. “It’s £2,000 for Ward 4. The money
great to give something back to
experience less pain, fatigue, depression and breathlessness, The day room was only made will go towards transforming a
the hospital.”
report higher energy levels and are more likely to continue with possible thanks to a generous hospital bathroom into a modern
exercise and relaxation techniques. Some people have gone on donation of over £12,000. which The pupils aged from 11-16, wet room.
to become volunteer tutors themselves.
Sue Andrew, aged 59 from Penistone, joined the Expert
Weekend and evening
Patient Programme after being diagnosed with Parkinsons
Disease 18 months ago. Clare Keeley, Specialist Nurse at
the Royal Hallamshire Hospital’s neurosciences department, appointments for scans
recommended the programme to her.
“I really enjoyed the course,” said Sue. “It is difficult to come
to terms with the diagnosis of a chronic illness. The group Patients at Sheffield from patients - with some now offered a convenient
taught me ways to help cope with pain, improve my health Teaching Hospitals investigations now available in appointment date or, in many
and self manage my illness. It was nice to speak to others in will now be the evenings and at weekends. cases, are offered the option to
similar situations and we have all kept in touch which able to have non- Along with the extended have the required scan on the
is lovely.” urgent imaging opening hours for investigations, same day.
investigations outside normal which include CT and MRI scans, The Imaging on Demand service
working hours thanks to a new Ultrasounds and X-rays, patients also means patients will be
What else is available?
flexible system. will also be able to benefit able to have a face-to -face
As well as the EPP course, NHS Sheffield are also able to offer The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals from a new Imaging on conversation with hospital
a Supporting Parents Programme, plus a programme for Carers NHS Foundation Trust has Demand service. staff about issues surrounding
- a course delivered by and for adult carers, plus they have
extended the times the majority Patients who attend their clinic the investigations and what to
just completed a very successful pilot for people with mild to
of imaging investigations can be appointment and who need expect, allaying any fears they
moderate learning disabilities.
done after listening to feedback an imaging investigation are might have.
Who do I contact for more information?
Jane Fenelon or Helen Mulholland can be contacted on 0114
305 1123 or 0114 3051122
[email protected]
[email protected]
Expert Patient Sue Andrews with Specialist Nurse Clare Keeley.