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12 NewsBites Did you know? 36,000 cubic metres of concrete was used to build QMC Shhhhh… baby (and Mummy) are sleeping Maternity wards are very busy places. On Ward C29 at QMC recently they had five sets of twins on the ward at the same time! So for new Mums wanting a little bit of peace, quiet and space of their own, the staff have come up with a neat solution. They have opened up the side rooms on the ward for women who are planning to have their baby at QMC and who want the option of a private room. When the rooms aren’t in use for patients who need them, new Mums can request one of the “amenity rooms” for their own use. The amenity rooms offer all of the same equipment and facilities you will find on the main ward, and the care is just the same. There is a charge for the use of the room, which is £40 a day, payable on discharge. Women can request the room when they have their baby and the midwife will advise if this is possible and if a room is available. Infobox Hospital Hotel Did you know that City Hospital has its own 52 bed Hospital Hotel? Rooms can be booked here by relatives or families who need to be close to the hospital, or by patients who are able to look after themselves before or after treatment. For more information about our facilities and prices, for any other queries or to book a room call 0115 840 5822 or 0115 969 1169 ext. 55231/54022 or email: hospitalhotelreception@nuh.nhs.uk Excellence through the years At NUH we’re very proud of the number of colleagues who dedicate their whole careers to caring for patients here in Nottingham. You may be surprised to know that amongst our staff there are people who have given over 40 years service and many who have decades of experience working in our hospitals. We don’t let this dedication to healthcare go unnoticed. Once again we are planning to recognise those members of staff who will have reached their milestone years of 25, 30 and 35 years service. In addition, to celebrate QMC’s 40th Anniversary, we will also be inviting members of staff who celebrate 40 years of service to our celebratory event. So if you started working at Nottingham City Hospital, QMC or Ropewalk House in 1977, 1982, 1987 or 1992, then 2017 could be a red-letter year for you. If you or a colleague you know of started work here in any of those years, then you will New plans for helipad take off Plans for a dedicated helipad to be used by air ambulances bringing critically-injured patients to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre have taken another step forward. Plans for the construction of the new facility were submitted to Nottingham City Council for consideration at the beginning of January. The plans will need the approval of the planning authority before they can progress. Andrew Chatten, Director of Estates and Facilities at NUH, said: “We are developing plans for an onsite, raised deck helipad at QMC to support the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, where the most critically-injured patients receive their care. Subject to planning permission and other necessary approvals, it is hoped the helipad will be operational in 2018.” QMC does not presently have an on-site helipad. As a Major Trauma Centre for the East Midlands the hospital treats criticallyinjured patients from across a wide geographic area and every second counts be invited to mark the milestone at a special Long Service Awards dinner in June. Following the successful first Long Service Awards celebratory dinner in 2016, when 78 long serving colleagues were presented with certificates to mark their achievements, we are now well on the way with planning this year’s event. Please follow our social media channels and enjoy stories from some of our long-serving colleagues leading up to the event. in getting them to QMC for the specialist care that they need. Air ambulances travel at speeds of up to 160mph, transporting a patient from the scene of an incident to the Major Trauma Centre in a fraction of the time taken by road ambulance. Over the last couple of years, a number of options and potential locations for the £3.2million helipad development have been considered and the Nottingham Hospitals Charity has been running a successful appeal to raise £2.5million to help fund the costs, meeting its fundraising commitment. The plans that have been submitted propose a raised helipad which will be built over part of Car Park 3 at QMC, which has a number of advantages, including transferring patients directly into the hospital as quickly as possible. The number of available car parking spaces will stay the same, with no spaces lost. Infobox If you want to check that you are on the invitation list – or if you have a story you’d like to share with us about your time working here, then please contact us by email: aimi.townsend@nuh.nhs.uk Currently an average of 1.2 air ambulances a day bring patients to Nottingham and have to use nearby playing fields as a landing pad, with patients then transferred to QMC by road ambulance, adding extra time to the journey. The new helipad this is expected to increase the number of air ambulances that can use the facility, meaning that more lives could be saved. Critically-ill patients will be bought directly to QMC, saving time and potentially saving lives. You can find more details online at: www.savetimesavelives.org.uk @nottmhospitals facebook.com/nottinghamhospitals
13 CharityNews Nottingham Children's Hospital's 'Big Appeal' goes to the movies Nottingham Children’s Hospital will have top billing at city cinemas alongside Oscars contender La La Land, Star Wars Rogue One and Trainspotting with the launch of a short animation film about the hospital’s Big Appeal. Fundraising by staff set to top £100,000 The film, produced by Nottingham Hospital’s Charity, tracks the hospital’s Robin Hood mascot showing audiences what the Children’s Hospital at QMC does and how to help raise £3million to enhance children’s services. Launching at Nottingham’s Showcase Cinema on 24 February, the film promotes challenges from skydiving to salsa dancing which put the fun into fundraising. The Big Appeal – launched last November by Chief Executive Peter Homa abseiling down a 100-foot wall – will fund much-needed parent and family accommodation, state-of-the-art X-ray and scanning equipment and life-saving research into childhood illnesses as well as complementary therapy and improved play-spaces. Hayden Whitehead plans to back the Appeal by cycling 300 miles from Nottingham to Edinburgh, inspired by his son’ George’s illness. George, 4, was diagnosed with leukaemia after collapsing at playgroup last year. He immediately needed blood and platelet transfusions and is now on a three-year programme of chemotherapy, weekly home visits from community nurses and frequent visits to the Children’s Hospital. Hayden says: “Visiting Daycare Oncology several times a week opened my eyes to the fantastic work all the staff do. They are there 24 hours a day, seven days a week helping children as young as three months old battling cancer and offering kind words of support and encouragement to parents.” NUH staff have proved they are not only committed to caring for patients but are also on track to raise £100,000 this year to enhance services. UPCOMING EVENTS There is a whole host of events to get involved in support Nottingham Hospitals Charity – here’s just a few: Skydive, Langar Airfield, 22 March An amazing opportunity to jump out of a plane from 10,000 feet. London to Paris Cycle, 19 – 23 April This 300 cycle challenge takes you through beautiful English villages and stunning French countryside to the iconic capital of France. The Longhorn, 23 April We have 20 free places available for this event in the beautiful grounds of Thoresby Hall. You can choose to run a 5k, 10k, half marathon, full marathon or 60k ultramarathon. Asda Foundation Nottingham 10k, 21 May There are 30 free places available to fundraisers who commit to raising £150. For details see the Charity events page nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk/ events/ The efforts of nurses, therapists, administrators, doctors, managers and even senior clinical directors have ensured NUH is well on the way to meeting a challenge of raising £1,000 per ward. The Hospital’s ‘Challenge 1000’ target of raising £100,000 by 31 March has sparked a brilliant range of fundraising ideas – from the Breast Institute’s Think Pink day which brought in £3,000, to the Radiotherapy team raising £5,000 by entering a team in the Robin Hood Marathon, and Hayward House, last year’s Challenge winners, raising over £2,000 at their Christmas Fayre. Money raised will fund specialist medical equipment, staff development, life-saving medical research and improved spaces for patients and families. Naomi Walters, our Senior Community Fundraiser, says: “Hospital staff have yet again blown us away with their fundraising efforts. Everyone has worked incredibly hard towards the toughest target yet, and collectively have already beaten last year's total.” Full information about all our appeals is available on our website. Stay up-to-date with the charity and latest news on Facebook and Twitter (@NUHCharity).
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