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Top young artists brighten Cancer Centre
Fifteen of London’s top young artists are
to brighten UCLH’s new Macmillan
Cancer Centre with their work.
The original art, on the theme of
wellbeing, will decorate patient areas
when the £100m new centre opens in
2012.
Copies of the eye-catching collection
have already gone on display outside the
construction site in Huntley Street where
they will remain for the next 12 months.
A third edition will be auctioned at a
London gallery in March next year with
all proceeds to the centre.
UCLH Arts curator, Guy Noble said:
“They are fantastic original art works
created by some of London’s best up
and coming young talent.
“They are humorous, distracting, thought
provoking and uplifting and this fits with
our commitment to provide the best
possible environment for patients when
they are receiving treatment from us.”
He added: “Displaying the eye-catching
designs outside the centre will help raise
public awareness of the development
and being able to auction copies next
year will raise valuable funds for the
centre. We are very grateful to the artists
for their support.”
For further information or to request
images please contact the arts curator,
Guy Noble.
Dedicated healthcare assistants win awards
Three staff have won praise for the
contribution they make to patients and
healthcare across the Trust. They were
presented with awards in memory of
Christine Harcourt-Smith, a former UCH
nurse who died unexpectedly at the age
of just 26.
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Annette, Margarita and Dexter show off their certificates,
alongside Barbara Baer, President of the UCH Nurses’ League
Carlos ‘Dexter’ Regarde has made a big
impact in a short time since joining
UCLH last March. He was named
Healthcare Assistant of the Year for his
'exceptional ability to communicate, his
welcoming and caring manner and his
enthusiasm and commitment to
learning’.
Margarita Petrus Camps
won an award to recognise
her achievements whilst
training to be a registered
nurse. Margarita
approached the course with
‘commitment and maturity’
and her academic
development led to her
achieving the BSc in
Nursing Studies.
Annette Sylvester was
presented with the award
for Registered Nurse
Mentor. Nominated by staff nurse Faye
Stemp and senior nurse Alison Finch,
Annette was commended for her
'friendly, calm and considered approach'
in mentoring paediatric nursing students
and for the way she provides them with
a rich learning experience’.
The awards were established as a
lasting memorial to Christine Harcourt-
Smith (pictured left) who qualified in
1971 and became a staff nurse on the
metabolic ward. In 1976 – just six weeks
after becoming engaged to be married –
she died suddenly of a brain tumour. Her
mother Irene donated money to the
Nurses’ League to establish an annual
award in her name.
Sheila Adam, head of nursing specialist
hospitals board, said: “Health care
assistants are a vital part of our nursing
team, and contribute hugely to the
quality of care our patients receive.”
Front cover: Darren Barnes, charge nurse,
Sophia Mavrommatis, physiotherapy
practitioner and Fares Haddad, consultant
orthopaedic surgeon. (Story on page 3)