Calderdale And Huddersfield Trust News

2 TrustNews 2008News in briefOh carols!The Calderdale Senior Citizens’orchestra. with conductor JudithMcLean at the helm broughtextra fun to the festivitiesentertaining diners in both hospitalrestaurants. Judith is the wifeof our late chairman GordonMcLean and the orchestra is aregular fixture at Christmas time.Andrew Donegan, head ofcatering at HRI, said: “It wouldn’tbe Christmas without them.”Hamper winnerValerie Dewey, from Holmfirth,won the M&S hamper in ourReview of the Year free draw.The annual review was deliveredto every home in Calderdaleand Kirklees earlier this yearhighlighting the achievementsand developments at the Trustduring the past year. Everyonewho kindly filled in the feedbackforms went into the draw.Mrs Dewey said: “The reviewwas very impressive to read. Iparticularly enjoyed reading aboutall the modern developments which,if you do not go into hospital, youare not necessarily aware of.”Chairman Sukhdev Sharmapresented the hamper.Safer Patients Initiative endsThe American heads of the pioneeringSafer Patients Initiative project visitedus in November to see the successesachieved during the 18-monthnationally-acclaimed project.MAIN Lynn Griffin, Alison Lovatt, Mike Lennard, Mel Johnson,Carl Harraden, Zoe Mason, Gillian Younger from York1AshwinVermaApproval for bowelscreening centreResidents of Calderdale andKirklees will have access to a localbowel screening centre if they needit after a successful bid to hostthe centre by the Trust.2People aged 60 to 69, who needfollow-up tests as part of a nationalscreening campaign, will be able toaccess the colonoscopy service in Halifaxinstead of travelling further afield.The Trust joined forces with theMid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust tosubmit an application to the NationalBowel Screening Office. The proposalwas developed with primary care trustpartners and has been fully supportedby the Strategic Health Authorityand the Yorkshire Cancer Network.The screening programme forCalderdale and Huddersfield residentswill begin early next year. People aged60 to 69 will receive an informationletter and a leaflet about the nationalWe were joined by our SPIpartners York Hospital for the dayof celebrations and evaluation.SPI project leads Mel Johnson andZoe Mason, said: “The feedbackwas overwhelmingly positive andwe were also able to pick up moreinformation about further ways ofimproving patient safety in the Trust.”Chief executive Diane Whittinghamsaid: “Staff have taken on board a new3screening programme. This will befollowed by a testing kit and instructions.Consultant Ashwin Verma said:“Approval for the screening centre isgreat news for our residents. Not onlywill it mean that people who needfollow up tests don’t have to travel toofar, it will also lead to improvementsand investments in the service.“The criteria was high and our approvalas a screening centre will have benefitsfor the whole of our endoscopy service.This has been a great example of workingtogether with other organisations.”Colonoscopy screening centreswill be available in Calderdale RoyalHospital, Halifax, and Pinderfield’sHospital in Wakefield.approach and what were new methods ofworking are now day-to-day practice. Thishas required a lot of hard work and I wouldlike to personally thank all staff involved.”The work focused on five areas:Wards, medicines, critical care,theatres and leadership. It willcontinue and spread throughoutall areas and more changes will beintroduced as we move forward.Our projectsWardsThe wards work stream aimedto improve infection control inthe Trust, reduce crash calls andalso improve communicationon the wards. Key successeshave included dramaticallyreducing our MRSA rate.Eileen Haigh, divisionalclinical development lead,said: “The Safer PatientInitiative has really helpedstaff on the groundto assess risks and tochallenge their practiceto provide safe reliablepatient care.Nutrition assistant Angela Ruscoe,Pat Wormald and Karen Keyworthshow off the fare.Icing on the cakeThe fundraisers on ward 21 at HRIwere back in action in the run-up toChristmas. They made more than£400 from a homemade cakes stall,a bottle tombola and gifts stand andhampers donated by former patientand supporter Keith Walker. All theproceeds will go to a tilting shower chair.Face Facts: Jackie Murphy, Clare Brearley and Janet PowellThis month we focus on the Trust’snew associate directors of nursingfrom left Janet Powell, Jackie Murphy,and Clare Brearley.Jackie Murphy has been a nurse for over25 years and has previously worked inLeeds and at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals. Sheis married with three children, Jack who is18 and has just started university and twinsEvie and Barney who are 11 and have juststarted high school.Clare Brearley trained at Blackpool Victoriahospital qualifying in 1986 and worked ascardio thoracic nurse for several years asward manager then nurse manager. Shefilled various nurse manager roles withincardiology, respiratory and critical care beforebecoming the assistant director of nursingat Hull and East Yorkshire Hospital, with twoyears acting as divisional managerfor surgery at Hull. She spent thelast year at Pennine Acute Trust asreconfiguration manager for surgery.She is married with two youngchildren and a stepson.Janet Powell trained at the Royal OldhamHospital and worked in intensive care andmoved into paediatrics in 1981. Her postsinclude sister, paediatric nurse specialist,clinical nurse manager and matron. She ismarried to Mike with a 21-year-old daughterFrancesca at university doing law.What is your idea of happiness?Jackie Murphy (JM) I guess the same asmost people fun and sunshine surroundedby family and friends.Clare Brearley (CB) A weekend away withmy husband.Janet Powell (JP) Being in the LakeDistrict with the sun setting and a glass ofchilled wine with family and friends. I am adownhill walker only.What was your best ever present?JM A necklace bequeathed from my aunt.CB My first Gucci handbag and shoesJP My silver and diamond Chanel earringsfrom my daughterHow do you relax?JM My children think I relax supportingSunday league football and cheerleading,ferrying to and fro from dance lessons,music lessons and swimming lessons etc!!!In fact my favourite way to relax is toengross myself in a good bookCB Wining and diningJP Having friends for a meal, nice foodand drink, staying in or going out torestaurants. I enjoy Indian and Italian foodWhat is the most importantaspect of your work?JM Ensuring everything we do enhancespatient experienceCB Being happy.JP Getting things right for patientsWhere is your favourite place?JM Going back to my roots….the southwest coast of Ireland although it does rain abit too much for my likingCB ItalyJP Cannes in France. We have been onholiday a few times. Nice shops, lovelybeach, good eating outWho would you most like tohave dinner with and why?JM Nelson Mandela, to listen to his story butit also seems like he enjoys a good laughCB The finance director because I’m surehe will payJP Take That, David Beckham and DavidTennant.What’s the best chat-upline you ever heard?JM Can’t say, it’s too embarrassing, but Imarried the guy that used it so it worked!CB Not convinced there is one!JP It’s so long since I was chatted up I can’trememberWhat was your mostembarrassing moment?JM I’ve done the thing all women dread…the unwanted tucking in of garmentswhen leaving the loo (unfortunately it wasnot brought to my attention by my friendsfor some time!!!)CB Being told I was pregnant at 39!JP Since I’ve lost weight people keep tellingme I look so much better and it makes methink: What did I look like before.What would be the title ofyour autobiography?JM Murphy’s Law (if it can go wrong itusually does)CB You can take the girl out of Blackpool!JP The girl loves handbagsWhat is your mosttreasured possession?JM I love old photosCB My diamond bracelet bought forMother’s DayJP My diamond necklace that my parentsand husband bought for me - forsentimental reasonsWhat is your favourite film scene?JM The final scene from Thelma and Louise.CB Any from Pretty Woman.JP Love Actually. It is such a feel-goodmovie like the whole film

December 2008 TrustNews 3– but the work goes on…News in briefSave moneyon childcareCritical careThe work over the last two yearshas focused on reducing ventilatorassociated pneumonias, central lineand MRSA bacteraemias (bloodstreaminfections). Work has also taken placeon improving glycaemic controland improving the communicationwithin the multi-disciplinary teams.Michael Howard, unit manager, said:“SPI has meant a lot of work in criticalcare implementing new procedures andprotocols, but the staff are motivated byseeing the reductions in infections thathas been achieved. For some of us closelyinvolved in SPI it has totally changedhow we think and perform our work.”Tina MacNab, senior sister, said:“I know it has made for better saferpatient care because although we havealways practiced researched basedcare this adds another dimensionto our thought process.”Lesley Clarke, professionaldevelopment sister, said: “We havecome a long way but still need to workwith the legacy that SPI has given us.”Medicines managementIn this area the work has focussed onmaking care around high risk medicinessuch as warfarin safer. We have also beenworking to ensure that when patientsare admitted to hospital their drugsare prescribed accurately within 24hours and if any drugs are discontinuedthere is a valid reason for doing so.Pharmacist Fiona Smith said: “Beingpart of SPI has been hard work butwell worth it when we started to seeimprovements in the measures.“Pre-operative workstreamThis workstream has focussed onreducing surgical site infections,improving DVT (deep veinthrombosis) prophylaxis, andimproving team communicationto reduce the potential for error.Sandra Senior, theatre matron, said: ‘Wethought we were very good before the8initiative but after we started collectingdata I realised we were not as good aswe thought. The team worked reallyhard to get us to our current results.”4 56971 Chief Executive Diane Whittingham,Carol Haraden and LibbyMacManus from York2 Zoe Mason with Roger Resar fromthe IHI and Gillian Younger SPI York3 Caroline Squires and Jane Greenwood4 Maureen Overton, Clare Brearleyand Michael Howard5 Medicines management team6 SPI colleagues from York7 Celebrating 100 days without a VAP8 Theatre teams at HRI9 Karen Guy, Fiona Smith andCaroline SquiresThe Trust is offering parents thechance to save up to £2,000 a yearon childcare costs. The childcarevoucher scheme allows parentspaying for registered childcareto exchange £243 of their salaryeach month for vouchers.Parents do not pay tax or NationalInsurance contributions on thisamount and it can mean savings ofup to £99 a month. Child/Adultcare coordinator for the Trust,Laurie Beckett, said: “The childcarevoucher scheme is a fantastic wayto help our staff save money. “For more information contactthe Child/Adult Care SupportService on 01484 355044 oremail childcare@cht.nhs.ukHealthylivingTips on stress reduction willalso feature in the Trust’s annualHealthy Living Pledges next year.The pledges will be launchedon January 19, 2009 with displaysoutside the two staff restaurantsat HRI and CRH manned by ouroccupational health teams and backedby Kirklees and Calderdale Leisure.Staff can sign up to make pledges tolive healthier lives by tackling such issuesas weight, alcohol and smoking and atthe same time enter into a competition!Advice on lowering stress levels willalso be on offer this year and resourcesavailable via occupational health tohelp with this will be highlighted.Last year around 400 staff tookpledge cards and it is hoped this yearto encourage more staff to participate.Occupational health nurse RosJohnston said: “Reducing stress notonly helps people to be happier andperform better at work, but can havea positive effect on personal life too.It can be a very common conditionand there are easy ways to tackle it.The New Year is a time when peopleare re-evaluating their lifestyle andwe are happy to help support staffwho wish to make changes.”Well-placed for targetThe Trust is well placedto achieve the national18-week standard by theend of this month thanksto huge continued efforts tomeet the deadline throughoutthis year from everyone involved.For non-admitted patients the targetis 95 per cent seen within 18 weeks andfor the past six months our figures havebeen between 98 and 99 per cent.Christmas jumpers!Medical director and consultantpaediatrician Yvette Oade collected acheque for £1,300 from the landlady ofthe Union Cross Hotel, in Halifax, GerryFriends donationEQUIPMENT worth nearly £1,400has been donated to help staff atCalderdale Royal Hospital. The Leagueof Friends for CRH raised money forthe Vital Signs Instrument for ward7AD an elderly care ward.The league is a group of volunteersthat raises funds within the hospital byoffering café and trolley services.For admitted patients we havebeen achieving the target of 90 percent since September. The key nowis to achieve 90 per cent in everyspecialty in Decemeber and beyond.The national picture should beconfirmed by mid-January. Ourresults for the first three monthsof 2009 are also very important asthey contribute to our HealthcareCommission rating for next year.Robertson and her friend Stuart Taylorwho completed a 15,000ft free fallparachute jump to raise funds for thediabetic unit at Calderdale Royal Hospital.Thanks everyoneDad Simon Collins and his friendscycled 160 miles to say thanks to staffon the neonatal unit at CalderdaleRoyal Hospital.The unit cared for both of Mr Collins’sons Alex and Lewis who were bothborn prematurely. They raised morethan £3,000 which will be spent onequipment.Patient surveys are on going andconclude mid December. Thissurvey asks our patients about their18 week experience and will start tofind out how our service is rated.The future priority, aimed at sustainingour 18-week achievement so far andconsolidating our successes, will bepathway redesign. All care pathways arebeing looked at to make sure they arestreamlined and smooth for our patients,and allow all non clinical wasted timeto be taken out of the pathwayWard 14 patient Alan Bradfordpictured with, from left, CathMckenzie, Barbara Sanderson, SueRowell and Shelagh PhillipsNew developmentsRECENT developments at HuddersfieldRoyal Infirmary are benefitting patients.A refurbished pre-operative assessmentarea is proving popular with patients.Assistant director for surgery andanaesthetics Judy Moorhouse said:“The new area ensures continuity ofcare for patients and ease of access tosupporting diagnostic tests, such as ECG(electrocardiograph) and pathology.”Ward 14, a new direct admission wardto support patients undergoing plannedgeneral surgery, opened in November.The 10-bedded unit comprises a sittingroom for patients and an examinationroom for extra privacy. The unithas a team of surgical nurses andadministrative staff. Around 60 patientsa week are given their pre-operativecare on the ward in a dedicated area.Ward manager Shelagh Phillipssaid: “This new development meansthat we are using all our resourcesmore effectively and we are delightedwith comments that we havereceived from our patients so far.”The maxillofacial unit has alsomoved to a new location, providingappropriate clinical rooms for patientsand easy access to operating theatres.Our divisional director of surgery andanaesthetics, David Wise, said: “Thenew developments are part of our overallcommitment to continually reviewingand improving care for our patients.”Long service awardsHuddersfield Hospital Radio(2HR), based at the HuddersfieldRoyal Infirmary, held a long servicepresentation event for its volunteers.Eighteen members with atotal of 370 years betweenthem received certificates.Certificates were presentedby the national president of thehospital broadcasts association,June Snowden, who also presentedto chairman Ken Rafferty a plaqueto mark 55 years’ service by 2HRto the hospitals of Huddersfield.2HR currently broadcasts sevendays a week to patients of theHuddersfield Royal Infirmary, andprovides a service to visually impairedmatchgoers at the Galpharm Stadium.From the left are Lee Benson (FireService), Jim Fitzpatrick, Garry Alderson(Traffic Police), Andy, Kate Marsh andClive Aylott from Calderdale CouncilMinister’s visitAccident and emergencyclinical director Andy Lockeymet Minister for Road SafetyJim Fitzpatrick during his visit toCalderdale to find out more aboutthe local seatbelt campaign aimedat teenagers and young adults.Andy said: “The minister’svisit went really well. He wasvery impressed with the “seatbelton” project and in particularthe hard work done by all ofthe partner organisations.”

4 TrustNews 2008Tea Break teaserACROSSBowing outCATERING assistant, June Richardson,was surrounded by bouquets offlowers when she celebrated herretirement last month.June, aged 61, retired after 23 yearsservice at Huddersfield Royal Infirmarybut is planning to come back as avolunteer working on the wards.Dashing for itConsultant John Naylor joinedthousands of runners to take partin the Abbey Dash to raise fundfor Help the Aged. Dr Naylor,consultant in elderly medicine,took part in the gruelling 6.25 milerun between Leeds Town hall andKirkstall Abbey in November.7 Allow another to lead (4,1,4,4)8 The natural energy sourcewhich drives photosynthesis (8)9 Children’s playthings (4)10 Town near Montrose whereEdward I won the ScottishCrown (7)12 A sealskin covered canoe foruse by one person (5)14 French city in which themajority of its kingswere crowned (5)15 Lean cut of beef from the rump (7)17 The smallest form of anelement (4)18 The smallest part of acompound, made of two ormore 17 across (8)20 Reveal a secret (5,3,5)Ben’s winAssistant buyer in supplies BenWomack has won a digital cameraafter taking part in a prize draw forMen’s Health Week earlier this year.Ben correctly guessed that 1,006men work at the Trust in the draworganised by our occupational healthteams. He played for the procurementand supplies team during the Trust’sfive-a-side tournament in June.Retired after40 yearsACTIVITIES co-ordinator, Pat Wormald,was joined by colleagues and friendsto celebrate a career spanning overfour decades. Pat, who started as anauxiliary nurse at the former Bradley TBHospital when she was just 23, retiredin November.DOWN2 Major cricket ground justsouth of Waterloo (4)3 The substance of which theEarth’s core is formed (4)4 Hollow tubes usually used totransfer drinks into the mouth (6)5 Profession of Damien Hurstand David Hockney (6)6 Name of the officerresponsible for conductingelections in England (9)7 People skilled in a traditionaloccupation (9)11 Type of wine of whichLambrusco is an example (9)12 Negatively-charged particlesfound in the outer parts ofatoms (9)13 An organ designed to transfera toxic substance into a victim,found in plants, insects, andfish (5)14 The creature about which thefilm ‘Jaws’ was based (5)18 Country in which the firstdemocracy was formed (6)19 A stick used for writing ordrawing, often containing acore of graphite (6)22 Upright support for a doorway(4)23 Highest volcano in Europe (4)Competition winnerName:.............................................Location:..........................................Telephone No:..................................© BrainwarpThe winner of Nvember’s crosswordis Michelle Augustine from clinicalgovernance at HRI. The deadline forthe next crossword entries is Friday,January 9, 2009. Entries should besent to Caroline Wright, CommsDept, Learning Centre, HRI.Come dine with me!SPEECH and language therapist LauraSeeley will be hitting our televisionscreens after being chosen to be acontestant on the Channel Four seriesCome Dine with Me.Laura, who is based at Princess RoyalHealth Centre, applied for the showafter learning that two friends from acooking club had also auditioned forthe competition.The competition involves four peoplecooking a meal for each other andthey then vote for which contestantthey think has cooked the best meal.The show featuring Laura will be airedsometime early in the New Year.Yo go go!!Our head of patient and publicinvolvement Angela Bradshaw wasamong 200 Santas running for charitythis Christmas at the first run organisedby the Laura Crane Trust, at the LeedsRoad Sports Complex in Huddersfield.She completed the one-mile circuit inthis dashing red and white outfit andbeard. She said: “It was great fun. Abeautiful sunny day before Christmasand everyone doing their bit for abrilliant charity.”The charity was founded in memoryof college student Laura who diedfrom cancer two weeks after her17th birthday. It funds research intocancers affecting 13-24 year-oldsand pays for special facilities foryounger patients in hospital. Thefun run raised more than £5,000.Sleigh-to-go!AngelaBradshawBoard level: The word back from the Trust executive board meeting at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary on December 15, 2008PerformanceDirector of service development LesleyHill said our performance against 10out of 11 national targets for Novemberwas strong. Cancelled operations werereported as 0.39 per cent with the yearto date position being 0.81 per cent.Performance against 13 out of the 15new targets was strong and against sixof the trust targets.Director of operations Mark Partingtonpresented the 18-week monitoringreport. The Trust is currently at 94.1 percent for admitted patients and 99.4 percent for non-admitted patients, whichare both above target. He thankedeveryone for the fabulous effort andhard work.FinanceAssistant director of finance JonathanWebb said:n Cash Releasing Efficiency Savingsschemes had delivered £4.7m of savingsin the financial year which is at plannedlevels;n A favourable variance of £83k fromthe budgeted (and planned) incomeand expenditure position at the end ofNovember 2008n The Trust has a cash balance of£19.6m against a planned position of£18.5m; andn The financial risk rating to the endof November 2008 is 4, which is at theplanned level.Infection ControlDirector of infection prevention andcontrol Control David Birkenhead said thetotal MRSA bacteraemia (blood streaminfection) cases for 2008/9 was eight.There were 24 cases of Clostridiumdifficile in November, 18 post-48 hourcases and six pre-48 hour cases. Theannual target for 2008/09 is 188(post-48 hour cases) for the Trust. Thetrajectory cases (post-48 hour cases) todate are 118 against the target to dateof 129.Todmorden Health CentreLesley Hill gave an update on ourservices at Todmorden Health Centre.The services will start in February andshe said huge amounts of hard workhave gone in to this project.Patient and Public InvolvementStrategyHead of organisation development,Jan Freer, presented the Patient andPublic Involvement Strategy to theExecutive Board. The strategy outlinesthe Trust’s approach to patient andpublic involvement as a Foundation Trustaccountable to its membership..Policies and proceduresThe following policies and procedureswere approved, subject to ratificationby the Board of Directors:n Guidance for Consent to Treatmentin Children and Young Adultsn Pandemic Influenza Plan (revised)n Email Policy (revised)n Information Security Policy (revised)n Internet Policy (revised)n Network Policy (revised)n Medicine Code Section 7 –Prescribing Medicines (revised)n Medicine Code Section 7a –Yorkshire Prescribing Standards(revised)n Medicine Code Section 16 – Selfadministrationof Medicines (revised)n Medicine Code Section 21 –Reporting Adverse Reactions(revised)n Medicine Code Section 27 – Out ofHours Medicines (revised)n Medicine Code Section 37 –Medicine Information for Patients(revised)n Smoke Free Policy - This has beenamended and there will be foursmoking shelters on each hospital site.n Trust Safeguarding AdultsGuidelines (revised)TrustNews n T rustNews is the staff newsletter all about you. 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