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10 £3m Saving Lives Helipad Appeal Nottingham Hospitals Charity has launched its Saving Lives Helipad Appeal to raise £3million for an onsite helipad at QMC. The new helipad will get the most seriously-injured trauma patients from across the East Midlands directly to our Major Trauma Centre, where specialist teams are available 24/7 to save lives. The first 60 minutes following a severe injury is known as the ‘golden hour’ and is critical for better survival and recovery. At the moment, helicopters land some distance away from QMC and patients complete their journey by road, which can take up to 20 minutes. An onsite helipad would reduce this to less than five minutes, saving valuable time, and more lives. The building of the helipad is entirely reliant on charitable donations. Get going for the golden hour Saving Lives Helipad Appeal Donation Form I’d would like to support: (please specify ward/area or leave blank to benefit the hospitals in general) Post your donation to us at: Nottingham Hospitals Charity, Freepost MID24665, Nottingham NG5 1BR. Postage is free – you don’t need a stamp. Please CoMPlete all youR DetaIls to Make youR DoNatIoN: First name: email: address: date oF birth (optional): / / The Charity is challenging people to ‘get going for the golden hour’, by attempting something challenging or giving something up for 60 minutes, and asking for sponsorship. Barbara Cathcart, the Charity’s Chief Executive, said: “You can choose your own challenge, active or otherwise, and ask family, friends and colleagues to sponsor you. I’ll be doing a mini triathlon in 60 minutes: swimming, running and cycling. Anyone in my family might need the helipad one day, so I’m keen to get going for the golden hour.” Michaela, from Lincolnshire, is only too aware of the importance of life-saving time following serious injury. Michaela was airlifted to QMC from Newark, having sustained multiple injuries in a car accident. surname: telePhone: Postcode: i would like to donate £ “They told my family I might not survive. You don’t think about the importance of time until something like this happens to you and every minute is precious. If the helicopter hadn’t been available I don’t think I’d have made it to hospital alive.” The Charity will also be arranging other fundraising activities to support the appeal. Look out for more details on the Charity’s website: www. nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk Children’s cancer and neuroscience ward appeal on track for target Just three months after launching their appeal to raise at least £500,000 towards the redevelopment of the children’s cancer and neuroscience wards, Nottingham Hospitals Charity has raised a total of £400,000. The Charity launched the appeal in May this year, to raise money towards the redevelopment at QMC, which will transform the children’s cancer and neuroscience wards. The Charity’s Head of Fundraising, Jenny Wing, said: “We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who has helped us get this far, and encourage our fabulous supporters to help us with a big push to reach our target. The redevelopment that’s currently taking place at the Nottingham Children’s Hospital will transform the cancer and neuroscience wards and, thanks to our supporters, the development is set to be truly first-class, above and beyond standard provision.” The appeal to raise funds for the cancer and neuroscience wards redevelopment is the first stage of the Charity’s ‘Building the Best’ campaign to enhance facilities and services at Nottingham Children’s Hospital. When the project is complete it will provide: + + A clinical area dedicated to the needs of younger children under the age of 13 + + A ward environment tailored to the needs of young patients, that is child-friendly, colourful, positive, fun and welcoming + + Facilities designed for children with particular needs caused by neurological disease + + Space and facilities for parents to stay overnight with their children + + New furniture and interactive play equipment for the playroom + + An improved ventilation system to reduce the risk of infection for the most vulnerable patients Our Children’s Hospital treats children and young people with cancer from across the East Midlands. The hospital is the only unit in the East Midlands to provide neuro-diagnostics and neurosurgery. There are lots of ways you can raise money for the Children’s Hospital, including holding a Rainbow Day at your workplace, and encouraging staff to dress in bright colours and make a donation to the appeal. You might also want to hold a cake sale on the day to help boost the fundraising. i’d like to Pay by: MasteRCaRD VIsa swItCH/MaestRo CHeque Please make cheques Payable to NottINGHaM HosPItals CHaRIty name on card: address to which the card is registered (if different from the above): card number: 3 digit security code (the last three digits on the reverse of the card): exPiry date: / start date (if present): / issue no (if present): we’ll send you regular updates on how your donation is being used, tick here if you don’t want to receive them. nottingham hospitals charity. registered charity number: 1059049. Charity information To find out more about our current fundraising campaigns or to get more information, please contact us at: 0115 962 7905 www.nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk
11 Airlift dash saves brother and sister The dramatic difference air ambulances make was demonstrated after a family were in a head on crash just outside Corby. Eight-year-old Sam and his 14-year-old sister were airlifted to our Emergency Department because of their serious spinal and internal injuries, while their mother – who suffered only cuts and bruises – was taken by ambulance. The children arrived 11 minutes later. Their mother’s ambulance took about an hour. All of them recovered, and the children are back at school, but the 50 minute difference could mean the difference between life and death. Adam Parkes, the children’s father, wasn’t in the car. He said: “When I received the call it was a nightmare. The children were taken to the Emergency Department. If they’d have been in an ambulance, they wouldn’t have made it.” The children were treated for spinal injuries, broken bones, internal injuries, and facial cuts. He praised the staff who looked after his family as they recovered enough to be allowed home 12 days later. He stayed at the hospital with the children during that time. Adam said: “The staff were brilliant, truly kind and professional. Even though the Emergency Department was busy with other trauma cases, they were great with me and great with the kids. As you can imagine, I was a quivering mess. “It could have been such a different outcome. I’m an NHS employee myself, I am aware that complaints are heard, however compliments not so much. Over the 11 days my family were cared for with dignity and respect and treated so well. I cannot thank them enough for taking their time in making the correct diagnosis and bringing my family back together. Adam Brooks, Director of the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre at QMC, said: “Treating seriously injured patients quickly doesn’t just affect The Parkes family after their helicopter dash their chances of survival, it means they make a fuller recovery, and faster.” Julie Brailsford, Deputy Director of Nottingham Hospitals Charity said “The Parkes family’s story is a great example of the value that an onsite helipad will add to patients travelling to QMC by air ambulance. Whilst the children’s journey in the helicopter only took 10 minutes, they would then have had to complete their journey by road, which can take up to 20 minutes. An onsite helipad at QMC will reduce transfer times to just 5 minutes, saving valuable time for the most criticallyinjured patients travelling to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre from across the region.” Tram work on track to bring benefits to QMC With construction work on Nottingham’s tram extensions now progressing towards a conclusion, thoughts are turning towards the benefits the new, significantly extended network will bring. Patients,visitors and staff to QMC have watched the creation of the major viaduct through the site – a structure that will not only carry the tram line but also a dedicated tram stop which will serve the hospital. Testing and commissioning will start when construction work is complete and take several months as the new lines and systems are rigorously tested before the tramway can enter public service. In the weeks ahead, a new tram information zone with latest information about testing and timetables will be opened near QMC’s main entrance, financed by NET. In the run up to the launch, NET will be running drop-in sessions to provide further advice and information on a one-to-one basis. NET Marketing Manager Jamie Swift said: “Before we hold the sessions we’ll be providing display boards about such things as routes and journey times to various key locations along the network from QMC. Questions are already being asked which clearly indicates just how much interest there is in the tram network. “We’ve just launched our ‘more trams, more often’ timetable on the existing line between Station Street and Hucknall and Phoenix Park. Essentially, throughout most of the day and evening hours, we’re turning the tram into an easy to use, turn up and go system. “Our customers won’t have to worry about a fixed timetable because there’ll be a tram along every five minutes or so. This is in direct response to requests from our existing customers and we’re sure our future passengers all along the two new routes to Chilwell and Clifton will reap the benefits.” QMC sits on the tram route which runs from Hucknall to the free park and ride site at Toton Lane, Chilwell. Journeys to the heart of the City Centre will take just 15 minutes, whilst customers will be able to get to the railway station in 11 minutes, Beeston town centre in 10 minutes and the Toton park and ride site in 20 minutes. In order to travel to locations along the Phoenix Park to Clifton route people will need to change trams at one of a series of interchange stops within the city itself. Jamie added: “Journey planning will be quite straightforward with the new, more frequent services and we believe it will be ideal for QMC staff, for example, to be able to park free at Toton and hop on a tram direct to the hospital. “Some people think they will always have to change at the station in order to travel elsewhere on the network. That is not the case and the fact that Old Market Square is just 15 minutes away from QMC is a great boost.” He explained that information about the most cost-effective fares, season tickets and how to use a Mango smartcard for best value travel will be updated prior to the launch of services. Keep up-to-date with tram news at www.nuh.nhs.uk/getting-here/
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