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YOUR STAFF NEWSPAPER NOvember 2009
What a transformation!
A £2.1m, 20-week scheme to totally
revamp ward 10 at Huddersfield
Royal Infirmary has been completed.
Now the new ward offers patients
and staff improved surroundings, better
facilities and a pleasant environment
– with 10 single rooms with private
en-suite facilities.
The new ward 10, for bowel surgery
patients, opened its doors to patients
mid-November.
In total there are 20 beds consisting of
two four-bedded bays, one two-bedded
bay and 10 side rooms with en-suite
facilities.
The upgrade includes the latest
features to stop the spread of infections
including hand basins with non-touch
taps and non-porous wall coverings
which are easier to clean.
Ward manager Sister Kathy Clune,
said: “We are pleased to be moving
back to ward 10 where our patients will
be cared for in a modern, bright and
comfortable environment.
“These new modern facilities will also
ensure the patients are provided with
greater privacy during their recovery
period.”
Matron Pat Maxfield, who is retiring
next month, said: “It’s absolutely
beautiful – in 20 weeks it’s been
transformed from an old, tired ward.
Now it’s bright, well-lit and has great
facilities for both patients and staff.
“It’s been built to the highest
Part of the completely refurbished ward.
specification and meets all the latest
guidelines on infection control,
privacy and dignity and same sex
accommodation. Interserve has done a
superb job.”
Divisional director of surgery, David
Wise, said: “The newly refurbished ward
10 is an excellent addition to the surgical
division and will be of enormous benefit
to the patients who are treated on here.”
From left divisional director for surgery and
anaesthetics David Wise, matron Pat Maxfield,
general manager for surgery Mel Addy
From left Sister Sarah Bray, matron Jane
Frost and ward manager Kathy Clune.
Get your swine flu vaccine
The swine flu vaccine is now available to all frontline staff – so protect yourself, your
family and your patients.
The message is simple – if you can’t catch it you can’t pass it on.
Occupational health have organised a series of drop-in sessions for staff to get the
swine flu vaccine and protection from seasonal flu also if they wish.
Staff invited to have the vaccine include everyone who has regular clinical contact
with patients, and those who are directly involved in patient care.
Eligibility is not about a job title, but the work being
carried out - if you are providing frontline healthcare, you
should have the vaccine.
Drop-in sessions
CRH
• Calderdale Royal Hospital, occupational health
department, Thursday, November 19, 1pm – 4pm
• Calderdale Royal Hospital, occupational health
department, Tuesday November 24, 1.30pm - 4pm
• Calderdale Royal Hospital, ward 4a, Thursday,
December 10, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
• Calderdale Royal Hospital, occupational health department,
Wednesday, December 16, 8.30am to 12pm.
• Calderdale Royal Hospital, occupational health department,
Thursday, December 17, 8.30am to 12.30pm
HRI
• Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, occupational health
department, Friday November 20th, 2pm – 4pm.
• Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, occupational health
department, Tuesday November 24, 1.30pm - 4pm.
• Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, ward 8, Thursday
December 10, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
• Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, occupational health
department, Wednesday, December 16, 8.30am to 12pm
• Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, occupational health
department, Thursday, December 17, 8.30am to 12.30pm.
“During a pandemic frontline
health professionals are at a
greater risk of infection because
of the nature of their work; their
patients will also be more vulnerable to
infection due to their underlying conditions. It is because
of these reasons that frontline health professionals have
been prioritised to be in the first wave of the vaccine
programme. Although the decision to have the vaccine is
voluntary it is important for all professionals to make a
decision based on scientific evidence rather than myths
and hearsay. The vaccines have been licensed for use
by the European Commission and I would urge all staff
to get the best protection that is available to them, and
indirectly their patients, by having the swine flu vaccine.”
Dame Christine Beasley, Chief Nursing Officer
“I urge all eligible frontline staff to take the
opportunity to be vaccinated against swine
flu. It will protect you from infection, minimise
the risk of patients also becoming infected
and safeguard your colleagues and family. By
taking up vaccines as soon as they are available
we can avoid compromising the care we provide.”
Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer
From top: Associate Medical Director Alex Hamilton,
Consultant Microbiologist and Director of
Infection Prevention and Control David
Birkenhead, Deputy Director of Nursing
Heather McNair, Consultant Paediatrician
and Medical Director Yvette Oade,
Consultant Obstetrician and Divisional
Director of Childrens and Womens
Services Martin De Bono.
Health secretary
meets Trust staff
Health Secretary Andy Burnham spoke to staff from our Trust
when he visited the new Todmorden Health Centre.
The visit was to celebrate a year since the health centre was
handed over to Calderdale PCT.
The centre houses hospital services including ophthalmology,
audiology, diagnostics including X-rays and blood tests,
gynaecology and obstetrics including ante-natal clinics, paediatric
outpatients, medical outpatients and surgical outpatients.
Joanne Womack, who was the project manager for the site, said:
“The visit went really well and it was great to be able to show the
Health Secretary the extensive services we are able to provide at
Todmorden.”
From left: Andy Burnham speaks to Judy Moorhouse,
Joanne Womack, sister Kath Binks, sister Susan Goonoo
Inside n Patient Safety First certificate awarded 2 n DIY SOS in Tanzania 3 n Jumble sale fundraiser 4

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News in brief
From left: Debbie Weavil breast
care nurse, Tracy Wood oncology
research sister, Hayley Inman
oncology research sister, Julie
Bottomley breast care nurse.
Breast care nurses
study day
The husband of the late
Jane Tomlinson spoke about
his experiences of his wife’s
illness at a study day attended
by staff from our Trust.
Mike Tomlinson was a
guest speaker at a study
day in Harrogate on
secondary breast cancer.
The event called Control
not Cure was run by the
Yorkshire breast care nurses
group and aimed at nurses
who come into contact with
breast cancer patients but are
not specialists in breast care.
It also included speeches
from three oncologists along
with patients who shared
their own experiences.
Breast care nurse from our
Trust, Julie Bottomley, who was
on the organising committee said
the event had been very successful.
New approach to
improving care
A groundbreaking study of our
acute stroke in-patient services
started this month. The review is
being carried out by our Clinical
Audit Patient Representative
Initiative (CAPRI) team, working
alongside multidisciplinary health
professionals.
A team of four volunteers will
ask patients about all aspects of
their patient journey including
patients who have difficulty
in speaking or swallowing.
In preparation for their work,
the team have undergone
training in applying a specially
designed communication
tool, which will be used along
with a questionnaire. The
communication tool has been
produced by speech and language
therapists Liz Linsley, Karen
Fearn and Amanda Pears.
Our CAPRI co-ordinator,
Jacky Mason, said: “This is a
new initiative to engage with
patients who have difficulty in
communicating. We value the
support of our CAPRI team
in this work and their efforts
will help us to improve care
for all our stroke patients.”
Infection Control news
Infection control nurse Christine
Berry with the air disinfection
units on ward 7 at Huddersfield
Royal Infirmary
Meet the team: Appointments Team
Air disinfection unit
Two wards in our Trust are benefiting
from a system which disinfects the air
helping to prevent airborne infections.
Ward 5 at Calderdale Royal Hospital
and Ward 7 at Huddersfield Royal
Infirmary have been fitted with the new
Sunlight Air Disinfection Units, as part
of the Showcase Hospitals scheme.
The units kill all airborne viruses
including MRSA, Clostridium
difficile and norovirus.
Studies have shown that
the system kills almost
all airborne bacteria and
viruses in less than 60
minutes. The unit provides
continuous protection, 24
hours a day, seven days a week.
They will be in place until April 2010.
Air samples will be carried out every two
weeks by infection control nurses.
Finding out about pathology
Hospital staff were offered
behind the scenes tours of the
pathology laboratories as part
of National Pathology Week.
Jill Haigh, cellular pathology
laboratory manager at
Calderdale Royal Hospital,
said: “We wanted to give Trust
staff an insight into our work
as many are not aware of what
happens to a specimen when
it arrives here, the process it has
go through and how long it takes
before we can issue a result.”
Pathology is the study of
From left Antonia Tweed, specialist biomedical
scientist, with Denise Peacock and Jane
Birkhead, who both work in the hospital’s
maxillofacial unit
disease and more than 70% of diagnoses in the NHS involve pathology, so
it is a central part of health care, both in hospitals and in the GP surgery.
Last year the laboratory at Calderdale Royal Hospital processed 25,000 histology
specimens (tissue samples) and around 35,000 cervical smear samples.
Gift for neonatal unit
The Rotary club of Halifax Calder presented the neonatal unit at Calderdale Royal
Hospital with a cheque for £500. The club organised the
installation of the wishing well at the entrance of CRH three
years ago, and it is the donations
made through the well that
have contributed to the latest
donation.
Alison Massey, ward
manager in the neonatal
unit, said: “We are
very grateful for this
donation. It will be used
to purchase incubator
covers and positioning
From left Terry Ward, Alison
aids.”
Massey, Paul Brindle
The appointments team is based at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and
re-opened in April this year after an extensive refurbishment project.
The team was initially split into four areas over two sites making working
together difficult but now has joined forces with the clinic administration team.
The team is responsible for the management of all paper referrals
for outpatient appointments and the management of appointments
booked by the newly implement Direct Booking Service (DBS).
The team works in a call centre environment and receives around 7,500
new appointments and 5,000 follow-up appointment calls a month.
Along with the clinic administration team they manage all changes
and re-bookings of new and follow-up appointments.
The operating hours are Monday to Friday 8am to
7pm and Saturday from 9am to 12pm.
The clinic administration team has responsibility for setting up
clinics and changes to existing clinics on the PAS system. They
closely monitor capacity and manage waiting list validation.
At the Celebrating Success event the appointment centre won an award in the
Trust awarded
Patient Safety
First certificate
Our Trust has been awarded a certificate for achieving high standards of patient
safety. The certificate, awarded by Patient Safety First, demonstrates that our Trust
is meeting key standards including leadership and reducing harm from critical and
perioperative care.
Alison Lovatt, assistant divisional director of children and women’s services and a
member of the National Patient Safety campaign team, presented the certificate to
our chief executive, Diane Whittingham.
Alison said: “I feel extremely proud and privileged to present the Trust with the
certificate on behalf of the National Patient Safety campaign. I am aware of the
huge amount of work and commitment from all our clinical teams.”
Our chief executive, Diane Whittingham, said: “Patient safety is a top priority for
everyone at our Trust and we are delighted to receive the certificate.”
Employability scheme
Our Trust’s employability scheme,
which helps people with disabilities
gain work experience and a permanent
position, has helped a total of 16 people
gain a permanent job since 2007.
One of these is Zac Silver who now
works as a help desk operative at HRI.
Zac was referred onto the scheme by
Helen Dyson, disability employment
advisor at the Job Centre.
She described the scheme as
invaluable, adding: “The scheme is a
great way for people to build skills and
confidence in a real work place.”
Stuart Sandys, employability scheme
manager, gave Zac a mock interview to
help him prepare.
Zac, who has been with the Trust
since May, said he felt the scheme had
helped him in many ways.
“It helped with my confidence,” he
said. “It was a massive help.”
From left: Kam Khera employability scheme administrator, Zac Silver
help desk operative, Stuart Sandys employability scheme manager
quality and effectiveness category for creating a positive working environment.
Jo Atkins, appointment services manager, said “It’s a much more productive,
better and happier working environment. We have a fantastic team.”
If you wish to contact the appointments team, contact Jo Atkins on HRI 5240.

NOVEMBER 2009 TrustNews 3
News in brief
Operating
theatre before
and after
refurbishment
John returns from
John Ennis, estates engineering officer at HRI, has returned from a three-week
hospital makeover challenge in Tanzania. John travelled to the island of Ukerewe to
refurbish the maternity ward and operating theatres of the island’s only government
run 160-bed hospital.
John said: “When I walked into the operating theatre I was shocked. The theatre
light was hanging off the ceiling and there was a thick layer of grime everywhere. The
sterilisation room was filthy. What shocked me was that in this grimy room, many lifesaving
operations were being carried out.”
The two operating theatres and sterilizing room were in such a poor state that the
team had to strip out all the lighting, including the theatre light, and take down and
replace all the ceilings. They rewired the lighting and replaced all the mosquito screens,
broken windows and doors. They cleaned and painted the walls and ceilings and
sealed and painted the floors. The sterilization room was retiled and painted and new
electrical sockets were installed throughout. The maternity ward was re-equipped with
equipment that was sent in the container.
The team hope to return next year to carry out further improvements. John said:
“This has been one of the most demanding, yet most fulfilling challenges of my life. It
was a pleasure to work with the dedicated staff of the hospital and help the improve
conditions.”
STRONGER TOGETHER!
Our Trust is continuing to increase its
Foundation Trust membership, which
currently stands at 11,682 members.
As part of our membership, engagement
and recruitment plan, staff who have
not already signed up as members
will automatically become members,
but may ‘opt out’ if they wish.
As from February 1st, staff on a
permanent or fixed-term contract
of at least twelve months will be
assigned to one of five staff groups:
n Doctors and dentists
n Allied health professionals
n Management, administration and clerical
n Ancillary
n Nurses and midwives
This new arrangement is to make sure
that staff who are not already members
do not miss out on the opportunity,
privilege and right to become a member.
Director of organisational development,
Jan Freer said: “Staff are our most valuable
asset and we believe it is crucial that all
our staff have a strong voice within our
organisation and the opportunity to
influence our future plans and services.”
Back row from left: Darren Nicholson, Nick Mant, Andrea Moore,
Ben Totterdell, Dr Irfan Shakir. Front row from left: Dave Hyde,
Donna Bradfield, Dr Karen Goodman, Cathy Smith, Carol Whitworth
PDU success!
Staff from the stroke and rehabilitation unit (wards 6D, 7ABCD) at Calderdale
Royal Hospital are celebrating being recommended for re-accreditation as a Practice
Development Unit (PDU) by Leeds University, six years after first achieving the
award. PDU accreditation reflects the unit’s ability to promote creative practice and
evidence-based patient-centred care.
The unit had to fulfil 15 criteria to achieve re-accreditation focussing on areas
including self-development, creativity and innovation.
Ben Totterdell, programme associate at Leeds University said: “The main
thrust of practice development is patient centred care through effective team
working. This team have shown exceptional team working using the talents,
enthusiasm and commitment of the ward team, students and volunteers.”
STAFF from Calderdale Royal Hospital
went pink for the day and raised
hundreds of pounds for charity.
The general office at the hospital raised
more than £600 by selling cakes and
holding a raffle.
Prizes, cakes and buns were donated
by local businesses and staff.
Catriona Kitson who organised the
From left: General office staff Barbara
Dickie, Barry Ackroyd and Catriona Kitson
Staff go pink and
raise cash
event said: “Last year we raised just over
£400 so we are thrilled with this year’s
final figure of £635.
“We would like to thank everyone who
supported the day and the many people
who baked and donated raffle prizes.”
Jeff Kirby, also known as Captain
Chaos, raised more than £220 by
dressing up in pink and collecting cash.
China trek to
save tiny lives
Action Medical Research, a
charity dedicated to improving the
health of babies and children, is
calling for volunteers to join their
Trek for Tiny Lives challenge.
The challenge is a five-day
hike in China which will see
adventurers trek along the Great
Wall of China and conquer the
1,000 steps of Mutinayu – better
know as the Heavenly Ladder.
Participants will need to pay a
registration fee of £249 and pledge
to raise a minimum sponsorship of
£2,750. All travel, accommodation,
refreshments, guides and medical
support are included. Places
are extremely limited so if you
are interested in participating,
please contact 0800 046 1298 or
bookings@trekfortinylives.co.uk
Pension choices
Staff from our Trust who became
members of the NHS
pension scheme
before April last
year will soon
have to make an
important decision
about their pensions.
New changes,
expected to take place over the next
two years, will mean those eligible
will have to decide whether to
stick with the pension they have
or move to the 2008 pension.
The option to change will be
offered within the next two years.
A handbook explaining the
differences in the two schemes
will be issued in July 2010 to assist
employees with making this decision.
For more information contact
the helpline on 0300 1231601
or visit the website at www.
nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions.
Face Facts: Andy Gale
Andy Gale, 47 has worked in the
mortuary at Huddersfield Royal
Infirmary for almost 28 years. He lives
in Meltham with his wife Michelle, two
children William 15 and Ellie 18 and his
five-year-old cat Millie.
He also helps to run the family
photography business based in
Meltham. He enjoys going to gym,
fell walking and up until two years
ago was a section officer or sergeant
with the West Yorkshire Special
Constabulary.
What is your idea of perfect
happiness?
One of two things. Either sat on a beach
soaking up the sun or in New York with all
the hustle and bustle.
What was your best present?
Difficult really, I suppose I ought to say my
two kids but with presents if things go
wrong you can send them back!
My ex-wife once bought me a top of the
range camera for Christmas that
was a surprise. I’ve still got it nearly
25 years on.
How do you relax?
Working in the mortuary can be very
stressful. I do spend most days in the gym.
I also like to do card and coin magic. I can’t
sit for long periods because I get bored very
easily so a book is out of the question.
What is the most important aspect of
your job?
The clichéd answer would be that I like
to help people, but that’s really what it is.
We are dealing with bereaved people all
the time and it’s nice when we get positive
feedback from relatives we have helped.
Where is your favourite place?
When the kids were growing up, we had
some lovely holidays in Dawlish, Devon.
I love London though. We were there a
few weeks ago and saw the Jersey Boys
in the west end. My favourite place so far
has to be New York. We were there for my
daughter’s 18th birthday this year.
Who would you most like to have
dinner with and why?
Jennifer Aniston from Friends so that I could
tell her all the other blokes she hung around
with were jokers and that I would be the
love of her life. And she would be able to
afford to pick the bill up after the meal.
What is the best chat up line you have
heard?
When I was a police officer you would
often get drunken women asking to be
arrested but one of my colleagues once
asked a woman “how do you like your
eggs in a morning?” and her reply was
“unfertilised - now sod off!”
What is your most embarrassing
moment?
Once whilst suffering acute appendicitis
I went to a loo outside Sainsbury’s and
long before I was ready to come out the
automatic door opened and all the passers
by had a good look in. The second was I
arrested a man for being drunk in town
centre only to find I was photographing his
wedding the day after. I kept my head very
low on that wedding day.
What would be the title of your
autobiography?
So much to do……..so little time!
What is your most treasured
possession?
I have two commendations from the chief
constable. One for disarming a firearm
suspect and the other for saving the life of
a child who was going to throw himself in
the river; rightly or wrongly I’m quite proud
of those.
What is your favourite film scene?
It has to be from Ghost where Molly finally
gets to see Patrick Swayze before he rises
to heaven. I’m a big softy; I cry at anything.

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7 Commercial organisation with
publicly traded shares (6,7)
8 Increase the volume (4,2,2)
9 State of America (4)
10 Grains used to make breakfast
foods (7)
12 An item recorded in a diary or
register (5)
14 African country, home to one of
the oldest civilisations (5)
16 Belonging to the Queen’s
husband? (7)
19 A right over another person’s
property (4)
20 A prickly shrub bearing
fragrant, bright flowers (8)
22 A savoury cheese paste used in
making lasagne etc (8,5)
Competition winner
The winner of this months crossword
competition was Janice Foster from
Social Services at HRI. The deadline
for crossword entries is Friday, 11th
December.
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1 Ballet dancer’s short skirt (4)
2 A type of cold pool found
outside saunas and Turkish
baths (6)
3 A carrier for coal for a domestic
fire (7)
4 Flower used to commemorate
the fallen of previous wars (5)
5 One of a list of things that may
be selected (6)
6 A bulbous plant which flowers
in the early spring (8)
11 Machine which measures a
period of about 4.5 minutes
(3-5)
13 The national symbol of Scotland
(7)
15 South American cloak made
of a blanket-like piece of cloth
with a slit in the middle for the
head (6)
17 Inhabitant of the country
immediately to the west of 14
(6)
18 A small fragment of bread (5)
21 A white wine formerly imported
from the Canary Islands (4)
© Brainwarp
Entries to Rosemary Cook,
Communications Dept, Learning
Centre, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
Name:.............................................
Location:..........................................
Telephone No:..................................
Friends and colleagues in the surgical division
said goodbye to consultant anaesthetist Dr
Calathur Nandakumar, better known as Dr
Nandu to his friends and colleagues.
Dr Nandu came to Huddersfield as a registrar,
and returned as a consultant anaesthetist, where
he worked for thirteen years.
Our clinical director of anaesthetics and critical
care Dr Julie O’Riordan said:
“Dr Nandu will be missed by his colleagues
and we all wish him a long and very happy
retirement.”
Danielle Brook, Usman Farooq, Karen Foster
Jumble sale for
brave children
Staff from our Trust raised £160 for the children’s bravery scheme with a jumble
sale at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
Danielle Brook, hospital play practitioner, and Karen Foster, hospital play specialist
were helped out by patient Usman Farooq, selling raffle tickets, books, clothes, toys,
games, and cakes.
The scheme is a project where children receive a star for being brave each time they
have a procedure, when they get five they get a gift.
The scheme is dependant on fundraising. If you would like to donate or help with
the fundraising please contact Karen Foster on HRI 2482.
Happy retirement!
Left to right - Corrine
Banks, Dr Frank Jennings,
Dr Indu Sivanandam,
Gwen Clarkson, Judy
Moorhouse, Dr Monika
Malawska, Dr Kandasamy,
Dr George Raizada, Dr
Julio Nunez, Dr Julie
O’Riordan, Anna Nugent
(front), Dr Nandakumar,
Dr Mohamed Soliman, Dr
Joe Anathhanam and Mr
David Wise
Richard Knight
running
marathon in
New York
Congratulations
Richard
Dr Richard Knights, consultant
histopathologist, successfully
completed the New York marathon
on November 1 2009. Richard
completed the run in three
hours and 50 minutes, a great
achievement for a first marathon
attempt. He raised almost £2,000
for Children with Leukaemia.
Kim Rayner
retirement
A ward manager at Calderdale Royal
Hospital has retired after more than 30
years working for our Trust.
Kim Rayner, originally from Malaysia,
trained at Bradford Royal Infirmary where
she also qualified as a midwife.
In 1977 she came to Huddersfield
working on ward 10, 20b before moving
to ward 8c at CRH.
She said: “I love my job. I have been
blessed with having a good ward team in
Huddersfield as well as Halifax.
“I want to thank everyone who
has shaped my career, especially my
managers.”
Kim plans to spend her retirement
travelling and gardening. She is also
going to be doing some bank work
within the Trust.
Board level: The word back from the Trust executive boarding meeting at
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary on Monday, November 16
Swine flu and seasonal flu
Director of nursing Helen Thomson
said that nationally the disease was
not peaking as expected but that
Yorkshire and the Humber had seen
more schools affected than other
regions. She said the staff vaccine
programme was in place and advice to
staff about swine flu had been issued
through payslips, cascade briefings
and was also available on the intranet.
She encouraged all frontline staff to be
vaccinated.
How are we performing?
Director of service development Lesley
Hill said most targets were being
achieved. The A&E four hour wait target
had slipped is now coming back in line.
Some of the cancer targets were not
achieved and this was due to issues
with other providers and problems with
scheduling complex surgery. They were
forecast to be back on track by the
end of quarter 3. There is work to do
to deliver the stroke target of 60% of
stroke patients spending 90% of their
stay in specialist stroke beds. We are
now among the best trusts in the region
for our delivery of the 18 week targets.
Finance report
Director of finance Mark Brearley
said there was a surplus of £0.08m
above what we had planned for at this
stage of the financial year. Our Cash
Releasing Efficiency Schemes (CRES)
schemes have delivered £3.77m of
savings. We have a cash balance of
£19.55m against a planned position of
£20.23m. Our financial risk rating at
the end of October 2009 is 4, which is
at the planned level.
Business planning and CRES
Mark Brearley and Lesley Hill provided
a detailed report of items to be
included in all future business planning.
This will help each division to develop
and produce their own business plans
and will ensure that a comprehensive,
standardised approach is achieved
across the Trust and allow financial
pro-formas to be used. As growth
funding is likely to be minimal in the
future, it is important that all business
plans forecast a minimum 4% Cash
Releasing Efficiency Saving (CRES).
Todmorden Health Centre
Lesley Hill provided a six month
update which showed that all clinics
have been full since Direct Booking
Service (DBS) began. Excellent feedback
has been received from patients and
staff. Further work is planned to
increase the number of clinics in the
New Year.
Preventing and controlling infection
Director of infection prevention and
control David Birkenhead said there
had been one MRSA bacteraemia
case in October. The total number of
bacteraemia cases for 2009/10 is eight
cases (five pre-48 hour and three post-48
hour cases) of which five are measured
against the annual target of 19 cases.
The total number of cases of Clostridium
difficile for October was 11. To date there
are 70 cases against the target of 166.
Policies and procedures
The following policies were approved:
n Blood Transfusion Policy (revised)
n Symptomatic Relief Policy (revised).
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