December - Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust

IN THIS ISSUE: DECEMBER 20125Interim ChiefExecutive appointedThe Trust has appointed Dr. Tim Peachey as InterimChief Executive, on secondment from the Royal FreeLondon NHS Foundation Trust.Dr. Tim Peachey is currently a divisional medicaldirector at the Royal Free London NHS FoundationTrust and a Consultant Anaesthetist with a specialinterest in liver transplantation.Baroness Wall of New Barnet, Trust Chairman, said:“I am looking forward to working with Dr. Peachey.He brings a wealth of experience which will helpto successfully lead the Trust through this periodof significant change. I am confident that Tim’sappointment will enable us to keep our focus onmaintaining standards, safety and providing goodpatient care.”11 16Contents4Sexual HealthServicesClare Simpson Clinic settles inwell at new location5Stay safe, get theflu jabProtect your patients, yourfamily and yourself6Cutting-edge skincancer careMohs micrographic surgerycomes to the Trust8The ChaplaincyHere for everyone, all of thetime11Radio EnfieldThe hospital is alive with thesound of music!16Spurs visit youngerpatientsSporting heroes help make aHappy ChristmasFollowthe Truston Twitter!Follow @bcfhospitals to find out the latestnews about the Trust and its services, includingpublications, web content, consultations, eventsand fundraising campaigns.If you have any news, information or eventsthat you want us to Tweet about please emailbcfcommunications@nhs.net.About BCF NowProduced by:The Communications team.Design and print: d4b.co.uk– integrated creativity.Pick up your copy: BCF Nowmagazine is for our patients,local people and staff. It is alsoavailable on our websitewww.bcf.nhs.uk wherereadspeaker technology canbe used.BCF Now is printed on FSCcertified paper stock. Onceyou have finished reading yourissue of BCF Now, please passit on or recycle it.Tell us what you thinkIf you have any commentsabout the magazine orsuggestions for futurearticles, please contact theCommunications departmentby post: CommunicationsPod, Chase Farm Hospital,Enfield, EN2 8JL by email:bcfcommunications@nhs.netor call: 020 8375 2180.2BCF NOW December 2012

LOOKING AHEADBEH Clinical StrategyThere are big changes happening at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals over the next 12 months.£35 million will be spent on new buildings and improvements to our hospitals so that you, ourpatients, will receive better care by specialist staff able to deliver the right treatment, at theright time, in the right place.Building work hasstartedThere is external and internal buildingand refurbishment work taking placeto expand and improve Barnet Hospital.There will be noise and disruption inmany areas including Maternity, A&E,Outpatients and car parking. Thiswork is expected to be completed byNovember 2013.We apologise for any inconvenience thebuilding and refurbishment may cause.The BEH Clinical Strategy proposes improving access and outcomes by colocatingelective (planned treatment orchanges to women’s and children’sservices, urgent care and planned care surgery) and emergency care betweenacross Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm our hospitals. More patients will beHospital and North Middlesex University seen in the community and closer toHospital. The changes will ensure home in line with national policy. Atclinical staff are based in the most the same time, our hospital care will beappropriate places to offer the best Consultant led for longer hours eachBArnEt possible care for local HoSpitAlpeople.day which will continue to improve thecare our patients receive.The Strategy aims to deliver excellentpatient Startscare by reducing Area risks of and work Detail ExpectedKeep up with thelatest newsThe Barnet, Enfield and HaringeyClinical Strategy webpage atwww.bcf.nhs.uk/about_us/beh-strategycontains important informationincluding a timeline of key dates, anupdate on what services will be atwhich site, who is leading the processand an archive of completion documents. dateAugust 2012 GUM Move to 1 Wellhouse Lane CompletedOctober 2012 Ground works for new builds External enabling works for new builds of:1) A&E resuscitationJanuary 2013 – on time2) Maternity Delivery suite & Maternity led Birth unit3) Paediatric Assessment & Paed A&eStartsNovember 2012Area of workRemodelling of Old Discharge4) Detail Adult Assessment UnitRemodelling to accommodate surgical appliances andExpectedCompleted completion dateAugust 2012 GUM LoungeMove anticoagulation to 1 Wellhouse venepuncture Lane services from Clinic1 CompletedDecember October 2012 2012 Clinic Ground 1 works for new builds Refurbishment External enabling to accommodate works for new workload builds of: from Clinic2 February January 2013– on timeJanuary 2013 A&E Resuscitation New 1) A&E build resuscitation to increase size of A&E resuscitation April 2013Paediatric Assessment Unit New2) MaternitybuildDelivery suite & Maternity led Birth unitAugust 20133) Paediatric Assessment & Paed A&ePaediatric A&E Co-located 4) Adult Assessment with Paediatric Unit Assessment unit August 2013November 2012 Adult Remodelling Assessment of Old Unit Discharge CDU Remodelling assessment to accommodate to be transferred surgical and appliances co-located with and A&E August Completed 2013Maternity LoungeMaternity anticoagulation Delivery venepuncture Suites services from Clinic1 November 2013December 2012 Old Clinic GUM 1 area Remodelled Refurbishment to to new accommodate Female Surgical workload ward from Clinic2 May February 2013 2013February January 2013 Clinic A&E Resuscitation 2 Remodelled New build to to increase accommodate size of A&E MDTU resuscitation and Colposcopy July April 2013March 2013 Women’s Paediatric /Antenatal Assessment clinic Unit area Refurbishment New build of area to accommodate greater activity Part August 1- 2013 May 2013Paediatric A&E Co-located with Paediatric Assessment unit Part August 2 –July 2013 2013Holly Adult Assessment ward Unit Becomes CDU assessment additional to be A&E transferred areas and co-located with A&E November August 2013 2013April 2013 1 Maternity Bay on Spruce, Palm and Walnut Creation Maternity of Delivery en- suite Suites Barrier Nurse rooms July November 2013 2013BArnEt HoSpitAlwww.bcf.nhs.uk 3

LATEST NEWSTrust hasbetter thanexpectedmortalityratesThe Trust is pleased to hear that it has a specialmention in the Dr Foster Good Hospital Guidepublished recently. One reason for this is that ithas been identified as having better than expectedmortality rates in comparison to other healthproviders. Mortality rates at the Trust have now beensuccessfully kept down for three years in a row.Another reason is that the Trust has shown betterthan expected outcomes for deaths in low risk groupsassociated with the Pneumonia severity index.Sexual Healthservices upand running atnew locationSince moving premises to 1 Wellhouse Lane backin August as part of the BEH Clinical Strategy, thepatients and staff of the Clare Simpson Clinic havesettled into the new building well. There has beengood verbal feedback from patients and the Clinic willbe conducting a patient survey in the New Year on themove and their new Virtual Queuing System (VQS).The clinic is continually striving to develop and improve theirservices and have introduced a new appointments system(VQS) in the form of a text based service. Patients seem to like thenew system and this has certainly had a positive impact on theclinic flow and waiting times.Patients can now reserve a time slot at the walk in clinicsby texting:BGH SLOT for the morning clinics.MEVE SLOT for the Men only clinic.BYPC SLOT for the Young Persons clinic to 07537410178.Lines open at 7pm the night before.Appointments are available at other times by phoning the clinicon 020 8216 4110 or by email bcf-tr.cscappointments@nhs.netFor further news please visit their Facebook page (bysearching for claresimpsonclinic) or the Trust website:www.bcf.nhs.uk/our_services/urinary-medicineClinical Coding successThe Health Service Journal recently publishedan article on the Audit Commissioner’sPayment by Results audit findings.In 2010-11 the Audit Commission investigated 29 trusts whohad performed consistently poorly on HRG coding. A followup this year showed six out of the 29 are now in the bestperforming category and Barnet and Chase Farm HospitalsNHS Trust is amongst one of those six.The Coding Department‘s success has drawn attention fromother trusts who are looking at ways to improve their processesto ensure high quality clinical coded data is achieved. One suchTrust who visited our coding department was Heatherwoodand Wrexham Park NHS Foundation Trust.Neeta Bulsara, the Clinical Coding Manager at BCFH, said thesuccess was attributed to “the committed management teamwho have supported the dedicated coding staff to improvedata quality through training and auditing, which has resultedin high quality meaningful clinical coding data, enabling theTrust to achieve excellent results in our PBR audit.”4BCF NOW December 2012

LATEST NEWSStay safe, get the flu jabFlu is a highly infectious and very common viralillness that is spread by coughs and sneezes.It’s not the sameas the commoncold. Flu is causedby a differentgroup of virusesand symptomstend to be moresevere and lastfor longer. Youcan catch flu allyear round, butit is especiallycommon inwinter. Flu causesa sudden high temperature, headacheand general aches and pains, tirednessand sore throat. You can also lose yourappetite, feel nauseous and have acough. Flu symptoms can make youfeel so exhausted and unwell that youhave to stay in bed and rest until youfeel better.If you are otherwise fit and healthy,there is usually no need to see adoctor if you have flu-like symptoms.The best remedy is to rest at home,keep warm and drink plenty of waterto avoid dehydration. You can takeparacetamol or ibuprofen, to lower ahigh temperature and relieve aches.You should see a doctor if you haveflu-like symptoms and you:• are 65 or over• are pregnant• have a long-term medical conditionsuch as diabetes, heart disease,lung disease, kidney or neurologicaldisease• have a weakened immune system.This is because flu can be more seriousfor you, and your doctor may want toprescribe antiviral medication.If you have flu, you generally startto feel ill within a few days of beinginfected. Symptoms peak after two tothree days and you should begin tofeel much better after a week or so,although you may feel tired for muchlonger.Preventing the spread of fluThe flu virus is spread in the smalldroplets of fluid coughed or sneezedinto the air by an infected person.These droplets can travel a metre orso and infect anyone within rangewho breathesthem in. Flu canalso spread ifsomeone withthe virus transfersit on their fingers.You can stopyourself catchingflu in thefirst place orspreading it toothers by beingcareful with yourhygiene. Always wash your handsregularly with soap and water and:• regularly clean surfaces such asyour keyboard, telephone and doorhandles to get rid of germs• use tissues to cover your mouth andnose when you cough or sneeze• put used tissues in a bin as soon aspossible.Ian Mitchell, Medical Director, receiving the flu jabYou can also help stop the spreadof flu if you avoid all unnecessarycontact with other people while you’reinfectious.The flu jabA flu vaccine is available free on theNHS if you:• are pregnant• 65 or older• have a serious medical condition• are a healthcare worker or carer• live in a residential or nursing home.Despite popular belief, the flu vaccinecannot give you flu as it doesn’tcontain the active virus needed to dothis. If you think you need it, talk toyour GP or practice nurse.For more information on who shouldhave the flu jab and how to get it visitwww.nhs.uk/conditions/FluThe Trust is encouraging all staffto get vaccinated. The flu vaccineis free and staff can either attendflu vaccination clinics or theOccupational Health departmentwill be happy to visit you at yourplace of work.Further information, includingdates for future clinics, is availableon the intranet, under Fluhttp://www.bcf.nhs.uk/intranet/flu/index.Public urged tostay at homeif sufferingsymptomsof ‘wintervomiting’ bugNorovirus (winter vomiting) is highly infectiousand causes approximately 90% of viraloutbreaks of gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and/or vomiting) around the world. Norovirus canaffect people of all ages and is spread very easilythrough food, person to person contact or bytouching surfaces other people with symptomsmay have touched.If you are suffering from diarrhoea and/or vomiting:• Please stay at home• Drink plenty of fluids• Wait until you have had no symptoms for atleast two days before venturing out again.Terina Riches Director of Infection Prevention andControl said: “We must all practice excellent handand food hygiene all the time; but even moreso during the winter when norovirus, as well assimple colds and flu are far more common.“If you suspect you may have norovirus, pleasestay at home. It is best to let the illness runits course and your body usually fights off theinfection within a couple of days.“If you are generally fit and well, then youshouldn’t need to see your GP, but it is reallyimportant to drink plenty of water and, if you feelthe need, paracetamol for any fever or aches andpains.“People caring for ill people must be vigilant andpay attention to washing their hands.People suffering from norovirus are advised to:• Try to eat foods that are easy to digest, suchas soup, rice, pasta and bread. Babies shouldcontinue with their normal feeds• Drink plenty of fluids. This is particularlyimportant for young children and the elderly,as they are more prone to dehydration. Theywill need urgent medical treatment if theystart to show signs of dehydration. Peoplefinding it hard to keep down fluids shouldtry to take small sips more frequently to keephydrated• To reduce the risk of passing it on to others,wash your hands regularly and stay at homeuntil you are clear of symptoms for 48 hours.Try to minimise contact with other people• Call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 or go towww.nhs.uk for further information on thesymptoms and treatment of norovirus.www.bcf.nhs.uk 5

LATEST NEWSCutting-edge treatmentfor skin cancer: Mohsmicrographic surgerycomes to the TrustMohs micrographic surgery is now available at Chase FarmHospital. The service has been set up and is led by Dr IouliosPalamaras, Lead Mohs Surgeon and Consultant Dermatologist,together with Ignazina Smith, Specialist Head BiomedicalScientist in Dissection. Dr Howard Stevens, ConsultantDermatologist, will also be performing Mohs surgery. Thenewly-installed Mohs laboratory contains some of the mostadvanced equipment currently being used in the UK.Conventional surgery for skin tumoursdepends on the surgeon being ableto judge the extent of the cancer byeye. This can sometimes lead to a largewound and scar tissue, if too muchhealthy tissue is removed. It can also leadto too little tissue being removed andthe cancer being only partially removed,which means the patient needs to have afurther surgical procedure to completelyremove the cancer.Mohs surgery is a specialised form ofsurgery to remove certain skin cancers(tumours) and it is named after thedoctor who developed it.At the beginning of surgery, theMohs Surgeon removes the visibleportion of the skin tumour. Then, theSurgeon examines the tissue under amicroscope whilst the patient remainsin the Dermatology Unit. If cancer cellsare found at the margins of the tissue,another layer of tissue is removed andexamined. This process is repeated untilall the cancer cells have been removedand may last several hours.Once the skin is microscopically clear oftumour, the Mohs Surgeon will usuallyrepair the defect using conventionalsurgery and sometimes with a flap orgraft. On occasion, the defect may betoo large to be repaired on the sameday or under local anaesthetic, and thenthe Mohs Surgeon will refer the patientto one of the Consultant Maxillo-FacialSurgeons: Mr. McDermott,Mr. Thiruchelvam or Mr. Shakib.Mohs surgery maximises the chancesof a skin cancer being completelyremoved whilst minimising the amountof surrounding normal skin that needsto be taken away. This is important,especially in sensitive areas such asthe eyelid, nose, and lips where tissuesparing and low recurrence rate makes itthe preferred procedure for removal of askin cancer.6BCF NOW December 2012

LATEST NEWSUrology departmententers a bright new eraThe Enfield League of Friendshas very generously donated£100,000 to purchase anew laser for the Urologydepartment.It is twice as powerful as the previousone and therefore allows surgeons toendoscopically break urinary tract stonesmore effectively. It will also allow them todevelop a program of laser enucleation ofprostates (HOLEP) when we have acquiredadditional equipment to treat benignobstructing prostates in a safer way andwith less blood loss, thereby reducinghospital stay and time to return to normalactivities.Any additional funds can be donatedby contacting Mr. Guy Webster, UrologySurgeon on 020 8375 1920.Occupational Therapistinterviewed by Daily MailStuart Bertram, an Occupational Therapist based in our Trust, wasrecently interviewed by the Daily Mail newspaper about the joysof his work and the route into his profession for anyone lookingto follow his example.Stuart’s job involves assessing thephysical and cognitive abilities ofpatients when they arrive at A&E and alsowhen they leave hospital, to ensure theyget the support that enables them to leadindependent lives.Stuart, who has previously worked ina dementia unit and a social servicesreablement team, advises those thinkingof entering the profession: “To understandthe breadth of the job, talk to a therapistor shadow them for a few days.”Entry to the profession is through a degreecourse (three years full-time, two yearsfor postgraduates or four years part-time)that leads to registration with the Collegeof Occupational Therapists (COT). Someplaces are funded by the NHS.For more information, please visitwww.cot.co.ukTrustBoardmeetingsin 2013The Trust Board meets in publicevery other month and membersof the public and staff are verywelcome to attend. Thesemeetings are a chance for youto hear about the future of yourworkplace and to get involved withyour own thoughts and views. Thedates for the 2013 meetings are asfollows:18 January 20138 March 201310 May 201312 July 201313 September 20138 November 2013All meetings are in the TrustHeadquarters Boardroom atChase Farm Hospital. They start at10am and finish at approximately12.30pm. The agenda is availablein advance at www.bcf.nhs.uk/about_us/trust_board_meetingsThe Trust would like to welcome anew volunteer team, Denis Jonesand ‘Blue’ – his huskie/GermanShepherd cross – who havejoined the Therapy team’s AnimalAssisted Therapy programme.www.bcf.nhs.uk 7

Sadly, Mary*, a young woman in her early thirties, could not be resuscitated and was onlife support as her family gathered at her bedside. Organ donation had been suggestedand some family members were strongly in favour. Others, however, were almost equallystrongly against.Some had raised a religious issue and so inthe late evening the on-call chaplain hadreceived a call to attend. It was relativelysimple to reassure the family about theirreligious concerns, but there was stillconsiderable tension in the family betweenthose in favour of organ donation andthose less so.Accordingly, the chaplain stayed withthe family for several hours, comforting,supporting and reassuring them andtrying to reconcile their different views.Despite some difficult moments there waseventually a successful donation of organsand other people’s lives benefitted. Thefamily were greatly supported by the factthat the chaplain had been able to spendthose long hours with them.This is just one of countless occasionswhen our hospital chaplains have beenable to demonstrate the Trust’s policy ofholistic care for patients and their families.Ever since the NHS came into existencethere have been whole-time chaplainsto offer spiritual, emotional, psychosocial,pastoral and religious support topatients, their families and the staff of ourhospitals. We provide a vital support in anextraordinary variety of ways, offering aprofessional, front-line service that reachesall areas of the Trust’s activities. We areable to offer specialist insights in a varietyof situations and are always available, oncall 24/7.We offer a specialist faith based service,but it is available to those of any religionor none. We have no agenda other thantrying to meet the needs of others as wefind them and spend as much time withthose without a formal religious faithas those who have such a faith. We aresensitive to a wide variety of situations.We are always available to offer adviceon relevant matters – if you aren’t surejust ask.In our Trust the whole-time chaplainsparticipate in numerous committeesand meetings; attending psycho-socialmeetings on the Neonatal and PaediatricUnits, the Organ Donation Committeeand Palliative Care MDT for example. Weare available to facilitate staff debriefsand offer one-to-one counselling supportwherever requested. We have wideexperience in many supportive roles withadvanced listening skills and experience ofmany pastoral situations.A Paediatric Consultant said: “We areenormously grateful to the chaplains forthe unqualified support that they bring tothe Unit.”A Ward Sister said: “The chaplains area tremendous resource for us; alwaysavailable and ready to help in all sorts ofsituations.”John* was not a religious man, but overthe months during which he was in thehospital he wrestled with many aspects ofhis life that troubled him. The chaplainswere able to spend many hours with Johnover the months, listening and talkingthrough the issues. Towards the end ofhis life he gained a deeper understandingof himself and an inner peace. It was along journey, but led by John and his ownneeds the chaplains were able to helphim through. They had the time and theavailability to be there when needed.But we are not just here for end of lifesituations! We are here for people whoare getting well, too, but who may wantsomeone to talk to whilst they are here.Of course we are here to meet specificreligious and spiritual needs as well.Another patient belonged to a faith whichprohibited certain medical interventions,but he was confused and concerned thatwhat doctors were proposing conflictedwith his beliefs. We were called in toadvise and were able to make contactwith the relevant faith community andgive specific authorised guidance to themedical team. The patient and his familywere greatly relieved to know that allwould be done in accordance with theirwishes and beliefs.A relative said: “You were such anenormous comfort to us, which we shallalways remember.”A staff nurse said: “When my husbanddied I was able to talk to the Chaplainand he gave me the support I neededto carry on.”Another relative said: “Thank youfor being there; for listening andgiving courage and strength when mybaby died.”“The chaplain is an invaluable memberof our Team; we wouldn’t be so effectivewithout him,” said a member of thePalliative Care Team.Another relative added: “At a difficulttime we have all appreciated your wordsand actions. You were always there for usat any time of day or night.”So, who are we?The cross site Chaplaincy Team consistsof two whole time Chaplains: Fr. TomBaron (Lead Chaplain) and Fr. Tim Boniwell(Assistant Chaplain), as well as parttime chaplains Rabbi Ysroel Fine (JewishChaplain) and a Roman Catholic priest(awaiting a new appointment). We alsohave a number of faith specific volunteers,who are an invaluable part of the team.We have contacts within all the majorworld faith communities.The whole-time Chaplains are on-call 24/7on a rota basis and can facilitate faithspecific support in addition to their own asnecessary. They can be contacted directlyby bleep or by pager via the switchboards,which have the on-call rotas. Contactdetails should be on a notice on everyward, but switchboard can always makecontact as appropriate.We are glad to receive referrals fromanyone at any time.Both hospitals have either a Chapel or aPrayer Room, which should be open andavailable to everyone at all times. Theseare places of prayer, peace and religiousservices and are reserved for these usesso as to be always available. There are settimes for various services in both hospitalchapels on Sundays, Fridays and othertimes in the week.We are here for you and greatly value thesupport we receive from other staff as wego about our duties. We look forward toseeing you around.Fr. Tim Boniwell, Asst. Chaplain23 November 2012*names have been changed toprotect the individuals concerned.www.bcf.nhs.uk 9

WHAT’S ONBreast Cancer Care gets aboost on Pink ThursdayWell done to our staff in the North London BreastScreening Service who held a ‘Pink Thursday’fundraising day in aid of Breast Cancer Care in October.Over £150 was raised for the cause, which provides manyof our patient information leaflets free of charge, throughraffles, cake sales and a lunchtime ‘meal deal’.Sue Baker, Acting Lead Breast Screening Clinical NurseSpecialist said: “Everyone in our unit had a great day andare really pleased to have raised the money.”Staff and visitorsplay their part forBBC Children in NeedBoth hospital sites have been taking part inthe national effort for the BBC Children inNeed Appeal. Over £200 was raised by cakesales, fancy dress and donations from staff andvisitors. Andrea Nicholas, Play Specialist said: “I’dlike to thank all the visitors who bought cakesfrom us last Friday as well as the staff who putin the time to bake them for us.”Younger patientsjourney to landof dreams inDisneyland, Paris16 younger patients from across the Trustwith their siblings embarked on an eyeopeningvisit to a world of dreams when theyjoined the 19th annual Magical Taxi Tour toDisneyland, Paris.The Companyof HackneyCarriage Drivers are acharitable organisationset up in 1994 tosend children withlife-limiting conditionson an all-expenses paidtrip to the fantasy themepark in the French capital.The journey takes placein London taxis, escortedby English and Frenchpolice and ambulancecrews throughout the tripand driven by the taxis’owners. Each taxi costsaround £1250, with the costscovered by large businesses,including companies inthe City of London. Theinvitations cover not just thepatient, but a sibling andparent/carer for each child.Specialist Paediatric doctorsaccompany them on the tripto ensure their medical needsare met at all times.Those attending from theTrust this year set off fromChase Farm Hospital veryearly on a Friday morning,before joining patientsfrom other hospitalsat Canary Wharf forbreakfast. The taxis thentravelled by ferry acrossthe English Channelbefore making theirway to the famedMagic Kingdom.The highlight ofthe weekend was aSaturday night party withsome famous and muchlovedfaces.Treats such asthis have an obvious benefitin raising the morale ofyoung patients, but they alsoprovide a chance for parentsto share special memorieswith their children away fromthe hospital environmentwithout worrying abouttheir distance from medicalassistance. They may havehad a great time in a worldof fantasy, but the Trustwould like to thank thecharity, its drivers, and thestaff who joined them forhelping to make it a verybelievable reality.www.bcf.nhs.uk 15

TO CONCLUDETottenham Hotspurplayers Steven Caulker,William Gallas, JakeLivermore and ScottParker visited ChaseFarm Hospital justbefore Christmas.Chase Farm Hospital was one of four local hospitals visited bySpurs’ first team players on the day, as presents paid for withplayers’ fines money were handed out on children’s wards.England international Caulker said: “Christmas is an important time of year forus to come down, spend some time with the kids, hand out some presents, andhopefully give them as good a Christmas as possible. I’ve done Christmas hospitalvisits at Swansea, Bristol City and Yeovil, but this is my first one with Spurs andhopefully the kids enjoyed it as much as we did.”The Trust would like to thank the players and the club’s members of staff – includingcoach Tony Parks – for taking time out of their training schedule to brighten upour younger patients’ day…not to mention a lot of their parents and the staff whoworked on the wards!Toy drive giveschildren’swards a boostThe children’s wards at BarnetHospital and Chase FarmHospital recently received avery generous donation oftoys from the charity CampSimcha. The toys were given aspart of their annual toy drive,which collects toys from Jewishschools and Hebrew classes todonate to hospital wards acrossLondon.Susan Horton, Play Specialist said: “Wewould like to say a huge thank you toCamp Simcha. The gifts they provided aresuch a wonderful boost for children whohave to stay in hospital over the festiveseason.”Camp Simcha supports patients from0-18 years old who have a seriouschildhood illness. The charity providespractical and emotional support to familiesand toy donations for children in hospitaland hospices. For more information visitwww.campsimcha.org.ukNight Hike– save thedate!We’ve had the Euros,Wimbledon, the Olympics andthe Trust’s first 5k Santa Run.But now it’s time to returnto the event that began theyear’s sporting schedule, forthe annual 15k Night Hike iscoming back next spring...on Friday 17 May!Please save the date from now andspread the word to everyone youknow. The days will be longer andthe weather getting warmer, so puta spring in your step and join us.Registration forms will be available viathe Trust website www.bcf.nhs.uk inthe New Year.16 BCF NOW December 2012