Summer Focus 2012 - Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS ...

support in helping us improve the
care we provide to patients and
their families.”
As well as sitting on the
dementia project board, Yaqoob
is involved in the dementia
assessment pathway workstream,
having contributed to the
development of the dementia
diagnostic tool which went live
on our wards on October 1.
He is continuing to help with
improvements we are planning to
our data collection system.
Joan is a member of our
communications group workstream
which aims to improve
the service we give to dementia
patients and carers by delivering
and signposting information
and resources; monitoring and
identifying patients who have
dementia within the hospital;
promoting resources and
updating staff on information
around dementia; and the
promotion of education on
dementia to the community.
Joan has also contributed
to the development of the ‘see
who I am’ booklet designed
for patients and carers to fill in
upon admission. This booklet
helps nursing staff tailor
individualised care plans for
each patient.
“I feel really privileged
to sit on the dementia
project board and help our
Bradford citizens. There
are many people out there
with undiagnosed dementia
and if we can find them at
an early state, it is critical,
in order that they can get
the care and support they
need. As a public governor,
to work alongside doctors
and nurses as they strive to
provide a better service to
the people of Bradford is
immensely satisfying. ”
Mohammed Yaqoob,
public governor
Enhancing the Healing
Environment
Last year wards 23 and 29
were revamped in the largest
refurbishment project of its
kind undertaken to improve
the hospital environment for
elderly patients suffering from
dementia in the UK.
Our nationally acclaimed
landmark ‘Enhancing the
Healing Environment’ project
saw the Foundation Trust invest
“As a governor, I’m
interested in dementia as it
is one of the big challenges
to the NHS in the 21st
century. Decisions around
appropriate health care for
patients and their carers
are having to be made
alongside other health
priorities. Advances in
medicine have meant people
are living longer, yet it is the
quality of life which causes
concern in brain diseases,
which costs the UK economy
£23 billion a year. Research
is on-going to help people
understand this disability
and its impact on our society
- we all need to ensure
research is kept high on the
national agenda. ”Joan
Barton
public governor
more than £450,000, with
a further £50,000 awarded
from The King’s Fund, towards
upgrading facilities to create a
more calming space to influence
patient behaviour and improve
the wards for patients with
dementia, visitors and their
families.
Refurbished dementia wards
win national award
Our design for the refurbishment of two Bradford Royal Infirmary
wards, undertaken to improve the hospital environment for
elderly patients suffering from dementia, has won a national
award.
The hospital team were named winners of the 2012 Building
Better Healthcare (BBH) award for best interior design project.
These are the main UK awards for healthcare building and
design.
The judges described the team’s efforts as a “breath of fresh
air” and said: “the patients are definitely calmer and happier. It
is a very good example of using knowledge and experience to
create a very human environment.”
The award ceremony took place at The Brewery, London,
where team members Shane Embleton, of the estates
department, and Debbie Beaumont, of elderly care, picked up
the prize on behalf of their colleagues.
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