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SUMMER 2017 

Walk this way 

There is now a brand new 

way to access QMC after the 

opening of a £1.4m tram 

bridge. 

The new walkway links the tram platform 

with B Floor – making it much quicker 

and easier to reach the main areas of the 

hospital. 

The 90m long bridge was opened on 28 

July - the 40th anniversary of QMC and 

has been named the Sir Peter Mansfield 

bridge after the pioneering Nottingham 

scientist who invented the Magnetic 

Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner. 

Sir Peter's name was the most popular 

suggestion in a competition held to find a 

new name for the tram bridge. 

Peter Homa, NUH Chief Executive, 

said:"This is a fitting tribute to the late 

Sir Peter, who was the main architect 

of the MRI scanner that established 

Nottingham's standing as a leader in 

medical science. 

“QMC remains the only hospital in the 

country to be directly connected by 

tram, a feature which sets Nottingham 

apart from other cities. Several thousand 

passengers use the tram daily to get 

to and from our hospital. The new 

footbridge will provide quick and easy 

access to the hospital and main entrance 

for all tram users, which we hope will 

only attract more people to choose the 

tram to get to and from QMC in the 

future." 

The bridge was opened by Patricia 

Petman, one of the dedicated band of 

volunteers who have helped direct visitors 

into the hospital from the tram platform 

since it opened in 2015. 

She said: "The new bridge will make 

an enormous difference not only to 

patients and visitors, but also to the tram 

volunteers, who have shown dedication 

over the last 2 years; standing in all 

weathers to help visitors find the quickest 

and easiest ways into the hospital.” 

Richard Bowtell, the Director of the 

University of Nottingham's Sir Peter 

Mansfield Imaging Centre, said: "The 

naming of the tram bridge in honour 

of Sir Peter is a wonderful way to 

mark the 40th anniversary of QMC. Sir 

Peter's ground-breaking research was 

underpinned by collaboration with clinical 

colleagues in QMC and the links that he 

forged persist in the ongoing partnership 

between the NUH and the University in 

world-leading MRI research." 

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Foreword 

From the 

Chair 

It is my very great pleasure to 

introduce NUH News for the first 

time as Chairman of NUH. 

Since my appointment in May, I 

have been so impressed with the 

commitment to excellence that I’ve 

seen from staff in every part of our 

hospitals. There are so many examples 

of great care and I am very pleased 

that we have been able to recognise 

some of those achievements already 

this summer, from our nurses and 

midwives, our volunteers and our 

longest-serving staff. You can read 

more about their achievements inside. 

If, like me, you’ve seen or experienced 

the great care we offer, then you can 

make your nomination to our annual 

NUHonours Awards – all of the details 

of how to enter are on the back page 

of this edition. 

It has been fascinating to take up 

my post just as QMC celebrated its 

40th anniversary. You will see from 

the photos in this edition that the 

day was a very special one, enjoyed 

by friends, visitors, partners and 

colleagues old and new. It was also 

a great privilege to see the new tram 

bridge opened and named after one 

of our greatest scientific pioneers, 

the late Sir Peter Mansfield. It is very 

fitting that the newest addition to 

improving access for patients, visitors 

and staff at QMC is linked to one of 

Nottingham’s biggest contributions 

to better health – the MRI scanner. 

Sir Peter developed the technology 

here in Nottingham and over the 

last 40 years it has transformed the 

diagnoses and treatments for millions 

of patients worldwide. Through our 

work as a teaching and research 

centre, NUH will continue to support 

healthcare breakthroughs for many 

years to come. 

Eric Morton 

Chairman 

Meet the new team 

The leadership of NUH is taking on a new look, with appointments to a number of key roles, as long-time Chief 

Executive Peter Homa prepares to retire after a career in NHS leadership of over 27 years. 

Tracy Taylor 

New Chief Executive 

Dr Keith Girling 

New Medical Director 

New Chief Executive 

Tracy Taylor has been appointed our new 

Chief Executive. Tracy will replace Peter 

Homa, who announced his retirement 

earlier in the year and will be leaving on 27 

October after 11 years as Chief Executive at 

NUH and 27 years' service to the NHS as a 

Chief Executive. 

Tracy has worked in the NHS for over 30 

years and is a nurse by background. She 

is currently Chief Executive of Birmingham 

Community Healthcare NHS Foundation 

Trust and Black Country Partnership NHS 

Foundation Trust. She joins NUH on 30 

October. 

Speaking about her appointment, Tracy 

said: "I am both delighted and proud to be 

appointed as NUH's next Chief Executive. 

The Trust has dedicated staff, delivering 

excellent care. Through even closer 

working with our key system partners, I 

am confident that together we will create 

a very bright future for healthcare in 

Nottinghamshire. I look forward to joining 

the Trust later in the year, meeting staff 

and system partners and leading NUH in its 

journey from 'good' to 'outstanding.'" 

NUH Chairman, Eric Morton, said: "Tracy 

is a nationally-respected leader who has 

worked in the NHS for more than three 

decades, including 10 years at chief 

executive-level. She has a successful track 

record in the NHS at Board level and a 

breadth of experience in management and 

service improvement across secondary care, 

primary care and out-of-hospital services." 

Eric also paid tribute to Peter Homa, saying: 

"NUH, Nottinghamshire and the NHS has 

benefitted significantly from Peter's valuesbased 

leadership, wisdom, and unwavering 

commitment to improving patient care and 

staff experience. Under Peter's leadership, 

patient care and safety has improved 

year-on-year and NUH has been rated a 

'good' organisation by the Care Quality 

Commission. I am sorry that we will lose 

Peter's superb leadership and in many cases 

unrivalled experience, though now we must 

build on that inheritance and look to the 

future. 

"Our job, under Tracy's leadership, is 

to build on Peter's legacy and the good 

foundations we have in place at NUH to 

tackle the very significant challenges ahead, 

not least addressing our financial challenge 

and consistently delivering some of our 

key operational requirements, including 

emergency access and 62-day cancer 

standards.” 

New Medical Director 

Dr Keith Girling our new Medical Director, 

took up his post in May, following the 

retirement of Dr Stephen Fowlie, after more 

than 35 years' NHS service. 

Dr Girling's background is in critical 

care medicine and he has worked as a 

consultant at NUH for over 19 years. He 

has previously been NUH's Clinical Director 

for Specialist Support and Clinical Director 

for Diabetes, Infectious Diseases, Renal 

Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, 

Vascular Surgery and Stroke. He was also 

Deputy Medical Director and the Clinical 

Lead for NUH's strategic partnership with 

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation 

Trust. 

Dr Girling said: "This is a tremendously 

exciting opportunity and I very much look 

forward to leading the Trust's medical 

workforce. I will bring my experience and 

energy to build on the good foundations 

we have in place at NUH, including strong 

clinical engagement and patient safety 

culture, as well as forging closer links with 

our health and social care partners across 

Nottinghamshire." 

NUH to star in BBC documentary 

The third series of the BBC2 

documentary 'Hospital' will be filmed 

at NUH. 

The acclaimed show is coming to 

Nottingham, following 2 series at Imperial 

College Healthcare NHS Trust in London. 

The six-part programme will go behind the 

scenes at QMC and City Hospital to show 

how staff manage competing pressures 

and demands to ensure patients get the 

best possible care. It also aims to show 

how staff are working with partners across 

the health and social care system. 

Laura Skaife-Knight, NUH's Director of 

Communications and External Relations, 

said: "What is unique about Hospital is 

that it goes beyond the headlines and gets 

under the skin of the challenges our staff 

experience every day.” 

Series 3 will be filmed at NUH in January 

and February 2018 and is expected to be 

broadcast in Spring 2018. 

To follow developments about Series 3, 

go to: 

@nottmhospitals @Label1tv 

#Hospital 

Professor Ian Hall 

New era of 

life-changing 

research and 

innovation for 

patients begins 

in Nottingham 

Royalappointment 

MBE for 

stroke 

nurse 

A nurse who has dedicated her 

professional life to improving care for 

stroke survivors has received royal 

recognition for her work. 

Dawn Good, previously Head of Service 

for Stroke Services and Lead Stroke Nurse 

at NUH was made an MBE in the Queen’s 

Birthday Honours. 

She said: “I am absolutely thrilled. It is 

just fantastic that the work over the last 

30 years, with the support of very many 

colleagues from NUH, the University of 

Nottingham and other partners across 

Nottinghamshire and further afield, to 

improve stroke care, treatments and 

outcomes and quality of life of stroke 

patients has been recognised. 

A new era of medical research that 

could have an impact on the health of 

millions of people has started with the 

official launch of the NIHR Nottingham 

Biomedical Research Centre. 

The new NIHR (National Institute for Health 

Research) Biomedical Research Centre 

(BRC) is a partnership between NUH, and 

the University of Nottingham, working 

with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS 

Foundation Trust. It is one of 20 prestigious 

centres around the country working 

in collaboration to translate medical 

research into the treatments, therapies 

and technologies that will save lives and 

improve health in the future. Professor 

Ian Hall, Director of the new centre said: 

“Nottingham has fantastic underpinning 

science coupled with real strength in 

clinical translational research – ie that 

which is linked to patients. We also have 

the capacity to deliver significant clinical 

research projects partly because we see a 

very large number of patients. 

“We have a fantastic ‘cross-cutting’ theme 

in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, which 

makes Nottingham probably the best place 

in the world to do this kind of research, and 

we also have major strengths in large scale 

analyses of data sets to inform population 

studies.” 

Dawn Good MBE 

The work we have done together, with 

the support of stroke survivors and their 

families has led to Nottingham becoming a 

national leader for stroke care, with the best 

outcomes in the country.” 

Dawn began her career as a staff nurse 

on the first specialist stroke rehabilitation 

unit at City Hospital in 1987 and went on 

to be Ward Manager and Clinical Stroke 

Specialist. In 2006 Dawn became the first 

nurse to be appointed Head of Stroke 

Services, where she successfully brought 

together the two hospital stroke teams and 

the stroke service on one campus at City 

Hospital. This included a new hyper acute 

stroke service and the well-established 

stroke rehabilitation service. 

“The new centre provides an ideal 

opportunity to bring all our researchers 

together so that individuals can learn from 

the approaches that other research groups 

have taken. These will provide synergistic 

opportunities which ultimately should help 

develop novel approaches to managing 

patients and developing new therapies.” 

Nottingham already has an international 

reputation for the development of 

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which 

over the last 40 years has revolutionised 

diagnosis and treatment. This theme will 

cut across the work of researchers in all the 

new BRC’s themes, and closer collaboration 

will build on Nottingham’s previous 

research achievements and drive treatment 

breakthroughs in future. 

Leading researchers, clinicians, academics 

and industry and patient representatives 

were in Nottingham for the launch to 

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SpotlightOn 

NUH Quiz 

How many outpatients do we see 

each month? 

A: 71,000 B: 48,000 C: 21,000 

Answers on P15 

SpotlightOn 

It's a family affair 

Elaine and Rosie Allright 

When Elaine Allright watched QMC 

being built as a child she had no idea 

what a huge part it would go on to 

play in her life, but 40 years later 

she has given birth there, had two 

grandchildren born there, and worked 

as both a nurse and midwife within its 

walls for almost 30 years. 

For the last four years she has been joined 

by her own daughter Rosie, who is also a 

midwife, making it a real family affair. 

Elaine, who pioneered the use of 

aromatherapy in NUH’s maternity 

department, began her career at QMC 

when she joined as a trainee nurse in 1989. 

She initially worked in adult medicine but 

decided to train as a midwife in 1998. 

She said: “My first birth was not a good 

1977–2017 

experience so before I had Rosie I did a 

lot of research as I wanted things to be 

different. I had a home birth and it was 

much better, and I knew then that I wanted 

to help change the experience for other 

women, to help empower them and take 

away the fear. 

“I was interested in aromatherapy right 

from the start and I put the case forward 

for the hospital to train me, on the basis 

that I would then train other staff and offer 

it as a service.” 

Elaine’s initial enthusiasm has led to all NUH 

midwives and support staff being offered 

the chance to train in aromatherapy. 

“My dream was for everyone to be able to 

do it and for all women to be able to have 

it, and it’s so nice for that to be realised.” 

Reflecting on QMC’s 40th anniversary year, 

she said: “I love QMC and feel completely 

embedded in its history and its excellence. 

I feel so proud of this. 

“I work in a fantastic team where 

everyone’s there for everybody.” 

Since 2012 that team has included her 

daughter Rosie, now 23, who has followed 

in her mother’s footsteps . 

Rosie said: “I always knew that I wanted to 

do something to help people. I knew that I 

could not sit in an office. 

“Seeing someone do something that they 

never thought they could do is incredible. 

Seeing people’s strength come out and 

watching women being made in to 

mothers, coming home knowing that I 

made a difference to somebody, that’s 

what I love about it.” 

Rosie works on both the labour suite and 

maternity ward at QMC. She said one of 

the best memories from her career so far 

was the first birth she supervised after she 

qualified. She said: “I was nervous as it was 

the first time I was doing it on my own but 

they were a lovely couple and were able 

to have the water birth that they wanted. 

They took a picture of me holding the baby 

which they sent to me afterwards which 

was really special.” 

As for working alongside each other, their 

different shifts mean that it rarely happens. 

Elaine said: “I think it’s only ever happened 

about three times and, even then, we are 

obviously dealing with our own women, so 

we might see each other in passing and say 

a quick hello.” 

But both agree it is good to have someone 

to talk to about their demanding jobs at the 

end of the day. 

Rosie said: “It’s nice to debrief and have a 

bit of a vent if you’ve had a bad day. 

I know Mum will understand how I am 

feeling and be able to give me advice.” 

Elaine said: “It keeps us both going. I get 

the same support from Rosie that she 

probably gets from me. It’s a really lovely 

part of it. How many people are lucky 

enough to get to do that?” 

For more stories from long-serving QMC staff see P8 

Lord Willis 

Institute for 

Excellence 

is first for 

Nottingham 

NUH has launched a new Institute of 

Nursing and Midwifery Care Excellence, 

which is one of the first of its kind in 

the country. 

The Institute has already been 

recognised by Lord Willis of 

Knaresborough who visited Nottingham 

to congratulate NUH on its work so far 

in promoting opportunities for nursing 

and midwifery development. As a 

national advocate for nursing quality, 

Lord Willis spoke to NUH midwives, 

nurses and patients about the new 

roles that will be possible for the nurses 

and midwives of the future, thanks 

to innovations like the new Institute: 

"What is exciting about the new 

institute we are opening is that you 

have grasped that philosophy that it 

will be nurses and midwives who must 

directly the change the future. 

"Ultimately it's about a change of 

culture; and that shift of emphasis is 

really quite profound. And for those of 

you at Nottingham and the fact that 

we're opening an institute here gives 

you a head start on virtually everywhere 

else in the country and you should use 

that strongly." 

The Institute for Nursing and Midwifery 

Care Excellence brings together NUH's 

training, education, professional 

development and research programmes 

for nurses and midwives. 

You can find out more about Nursing 

and Midwifery opportunities at NUH 

here: www.teamnuh.co.uk 

On track for a bright future 

A student nurse has had a tram 

named in her honour after being 

crowned the overall winner of 

our Nurse and Midwife of the 

Year Awards. 

Christina O’Loughlin has been working 

at QMC this year and is following in the 

footsteps of her mother Wendy, who 

also works as a nurse at the hospital. She 

graduates in December and hopes to return 

to NUH when fully-qualified. 

Her tram was unveiled during a special 

ceremony at the end of July. 

She said: "I am still overwhelmed that I 

was initially nominated for the award and 

then went on to be the overall winner. I 

am so grateful that a family took the time 

to nominate me whilst their child was in 

hospital and that the public took the time 

to vote for me. 

"I feel so privileged that my name will 

be on a Nottingham tram. I have had so 

much support from my family, boyfriend, 

the university and my mentors whilst on 

placement at NUH, who have helped me 

throughout the course. 

"My friends and family have been so proud 

to see my photo around the hospital, and 

now they can't wait to see my name on the 

tram!" 

Celebrating our Nurse and Midwife stars 

The ceremony took place at the 

Nottingham Conference Centre 

in May, and was supported by 

Nottingham Express Transit and 

the Nottingham Post. 

Awards were given out in seven 

categories, plus a special QMC40 award, 

to mark the hospital’s 40th anniversary. 

Twenty-two nurses and midwives were 

shortlisted. The winners (pictured above) 

were: 

Christina, 24, was nominated by the 

grateful parents of a child she cared for at 

Nottingham Children's Hospital, who were 

impressed and inspired by her care. 

"I'm so happy but really shocked at the 

same time. Hopefully I'll carry on the way 

I am and continue learning from those 

around me, and I hope to be a great nurse 

in the future," she said. 

The Nurse and Midwife of the Year Awards 

are possible thanks to the partnership 

working between NUH, the Nottingham 

Post and Nottingham Express Transit (NET). 

Mandie Sunderland, Chief Nurse, said: "We 

are all incredibly proud of Christina. Thank 

• Laura Hardwick 

Adult Nurse of the Year 

• Claire Pothecary 

Children's Nurse of the Year 

• John Marriott 

Healthcare Assistant of the Year 

• Andreia Almeida 

International Nurse of the Year 

• Heather Bartram 

Midwife of the Year 

• Lucy Gillespie 

Nurse Leader of the Year 

• Christina O'Loughlin 

Student Nurse of the Year 

The QMC40 award went to neonatal nurse 

Mary Palframan marking her dedicated 

service to babies and their families. 

you once again to the Nottingham Post and 

NET for making these awards possible and 

providing another way for our hospitals and 

our nurses to more closely connect with our 

local community." 

Professor Joanne Lymn, Head of the School 

of Health Sciences at the University of 

Nottingham, said: "This is a well-deserved 

honour, and a fitting tribute to the 

unwavering dedication and professionalism 

which Christina displays in her role on a 

daily basis. Christina is truly inspirational. 

She is an excellent role model for all the 

student nurses studying at the University of 

Nottingham and we are all extremely proud 

of her." 

Overall winner was student nurse Christina 

O’Loughlin. 

Peter Homa, Chief Executive, said: "These 

awards are one of the highlights of the 

year and a special occasion whereby 

the local community comes together 

to support and thank our nurses and 

midwives for all they do and the excellent 

care they provide to our patients, their 

families and carers." 



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How many planned operations do we 

carry out each month? 

A: 2,000 B: 1,700 C: 5,000 


Forever Stars 

second Serenity Suite 

under way 

Forever Stars 

have a number 

of upcoming 

fundraising 

events including: 

August 31 

Nottingham Forest Legends 

evening, City Ground, 7pm. 

Hear former players Duncan 

McKenzie, Kenny Burns and 

Mark Crossley talk about their 

time at the club. Table of 10 

costs £350. 

October 27 

Halloween Gala Dinner at The 

Village Hotel, Nottingham. 

Hosted by Mark Dennison, 

with live entertainment, three 

course meal and disco. £40 per 

head or £350 per table of 10. 

Alex McQueen 

Baby beats 

odds to 

celebrate 

first 

birthday 

A baby who doctors feared may not 

survive when he contracted meningitis 

has just celebrated his first birthday 

and is becoming a “fully-rounded 

rascal”, according to his dad. 

Alex McQueen was admitted to 

Nottingham Children’s Hospital in August 

last year suffering from meningitis. 

He was transferred from Good Hope 

Hospital in Birmingham and his condition 

was so serious that his parents were warned 

to expect the worst. 

Paediatric Consultant Dr Charlotte 

Goedvolk said: “When Alex was admitted 

we weren’t sure he would make it through 

the night. 

“By morning he had stabilised and 

improved enough to come off the ventilator 

but we were still concerned he would have 

serious long term health problems.” 

Cheeky Alex has gone on to defy doctors’ 

predictions and is now a healthy one-yearold. 

His dad Martin said: “My wife Lindsey and 

I have always said that without the support 

from Charlotte Goedvolk and her team he 

wouldn’t have survived the first night. 

They have given us the best gift anyone 

has ever given. 

“After he was released from QMC he went 

back to Birmingham for a week, and since 

then he seems to have made it his business 

to prove he can do all of the things we 

were told he would never be able to do. 

We really think we have witnessed a 

miracle. He’s turning in to such a little 

monkey. He’s mastered crawling and is 

close to walking as well as eating us out of 

house and home." 

Charlotte said she and the team on 

the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit were 

delighted to hear of Alex’s progress: “It is 

great to hear he’s doing so well. I’m really 

pleased that Dad has stayed in touch and 

has given us an update on how he 

is doing.” 

Health scientists leading the 

way with first ever awards 

Richard and Michelle Daniels 

A new bereavement suite for parents 

of stillborn babies is planned to open 

at City Hospital later this year thanks to 

the fundraising efforts of local charity 

Forever Stars. 

Richard and Michelle Daniels set up Forever 

Stars in 2013 following the loss of their 

baby daughter Emily. The charity raised 

more than £100,000 for a bereavement 

suite at QMC, which opened in 2016. 

Now, they have raised a further £80,000 

which will enable even more bereaved 

parents to receive specialist support in a 

purpose-built environment. 

Their money will be combined with 

donations from two other baby loss 

A new service 

for bereaved 

parents and 

the staff 

helping them 

charities – SANDS and SiMBA: The Lola 

Commons Fund – to create a dedicated 

delivery room and family room which can 

be used by those who are dealing with the 

devastating news that their baby has died. 

Design work on the new suite is underway 

with construction due to begin over the 

summer and an official opening expected in 

October. 

Richard said: “We have been overwhelmed 

with the support we have had since 

announcing plans for a second 

bereavement suite and can’t thank 

everyone enough for their help in making 

this a reality. 

“This suite will mean even more families 

Zephyr’s bereavement support 

centre is now open at City Hospital. 

The centre is available to families 

affected by the loss of a pregnancy, 

baby or child and offers counselling, 

bereavement support, group peer 

support sessions, arts activities and 

complementary therapies. 

Anyone, including staff can refer bereaved 

families to the new centre by contacting 

the Child Bereavement Team on 0115 

9249924, ext 66276, or the Bereavement 

Midwives on 0115 9691169, ext 55186 

and can leave a message if necessary. 

can have the time and space to grieve in 

peace, in a place where they feel supported 

and cared for.” 

It has been an eventful year for Richard 

and Michelle, who have recently welcomed 

new arrival Monty in to the family, and 

also received the honour of having a 

Nottingham tram named after them. 

Stephanie Moss-Pearce, Nottingham 

Express Transit (NET) Assistant Marketing 

Manager, said: "We think Michelle and 

Richard, whose work has helped so many 

other grieving parents across Nottingham, 

are a really deserving couple and if it helps 

to keep their charity in the local spotlight so 

much the better.” 

Staff, GPs and other community health 

professionals can also use the centre as 

a meeting venue, or place for bereaved 

patient appointments, by contacting 

contact@zephyrsnottingham.org.uk 

Families can self-refer for free 

bereavement counselling at Zephyr’s by 

calling The Laura Centre 0116 2544341 

who run this at Zephyr’s for self-referrals. 

“Taking Care” is a new peer-support 

group for any NUH or CityCare staff who 

feel affected by their work supporting 

bereaved families, or by a personal loss. 

Run by Health Visitors Dawn and Lucy 

For more information about the events 

and how to book visit 

www.foreverstars.org 

Peter Homa, Chief Executive, said: 

"What Richard and Michelle have achieved 

is nothing short of remarkable. I had the 

pleasure of meeting this inspirational 

couple, who have become friends of our 

hospital, at the end of 2016. Richard 

and Michelle have and continue to make 

a significant contribution to improving 

facilities at our hospitals for patients and 

their families who have experienced loss." 

alongside NUH Bereavement staff, the 

next of the monthly support sessions will 

take place at Zephyr’s on Wednesday 20 

September, 2–4pm. It is an informal and 

confidential opportunity to talk through 

your feelings and experiences. 

Find out more from Dawn 07810658498 or 

Lucy 07901009011. 

Zephyr’s, Embley Road, Nottingham 

City Hospital, NG5 1RE. To find out more 

about opening hours, upcoming creative 

activities, coffee mornings, and other 

support groups and events on Facebook 

@ZephyrsNottingham. 

Update on NUH car 

parking enforcement 

Over 200 parking charge notices have 

been issued since the Trust introduced 

financial penalties at the beginning 

of August to tackle dangerous and 

inappropriate parking at QMC and 

City Hospital. 

Enforcement is having some impact, 

reducing dangerous and obstructive parking 

and improving access to disabled spaces. 

Andrew Chatten, NUH's Director of Estates 

said: “Our emergency routes have been 

clear and traffic has been able to flow better 

across our sites. 

“The feedback has been generally positive, 

especially from disabled drivers, who have 

been able to access the bays they need, 

when they need them. 

“I was told that one family had been 

bringing their son to QMC for a number of 

months and said they couldn’t believe the 

improvement and how much easier it was 

to find a disabled space and the difference it 

has made to their experience." 

For more information about alternative travel 

options to get to and from our hospitals, visit 

www.nuh.nhs.uk/getting-here 

Around 80% of decisions about your 

healthcare are supported by the 

work of a group of staff that you 

may not immediately have heard 

of. Healthcare scientists are highlyskilled, 

highly-trained staff who work 

alongside teams on the wards and in 

clinics in a wide range of roles from 

the laboratory, to vital equipment 

and research. 

This year, for the first time, NUH 

has recognised the importance and 

contribution of our healthcare scientists, 

with the first ever annual Chief Scientist 

Award. 

Supported by the Nottingham Hospitals 

Charity, the prize on offer was an award 

of up to £2,000 for the winner(s) to 

attend a conference of their choice 

(to include registration, travel and 

accommodation) or to visit another 

centre in their specialism to learn about a 

particular technique. 

This awards were launched in June and 

open to all staff working in any of the 

30 scientific, technical or engineering 

specialisms across NUH. These include 

services such as pathology, blood 

transfusion and hearing services. 

Following presentations to the judging 

panel, the winner of the inaugural award 

was Jonathan Sutton, who works in 

Radiotherapy Physics. Jonathan was 

selected for his work in improving the 

efficiency and quality of the stereotactic 

radiosurgery verification. Stereotactic 

radiosurgery (SRS) is a non-surgical 

radiation therapy used to treat small brain 

tumours. It can deliver precisely-targeted 

radiation in fewer high-dose treatments 

than traditional therapy, which can help 

preserve healthy tissue. 

Clare Greaves, NUH’s first Chief Scientist 

said: “In the end it was such a tough 

decision. Every entry was truly worthy of 

recognition and the finalists gave us some 

amazing presentations that just made the 

job of choosing a single winner all the 

more difficult. 

“I’d like say a heartfelt thank you to 

everyone who took part. The awards 

definitely show the depth of talent and 

the innovation and ingenuity that our 

colleagues bring to NUH. We hope that 

Jonathan will find the award a useful and 

inspiring contribution to his excellent work 

and to future learning” 

Well done to all of the finalists who 

were: 

• Lewis Darnell (Genetics) 

• Caroline Chapman (Bowel Cancer 

Screening) 

• Anna Bangiri (Radiotherapy Physics) 

• Jo Burton (Cardiology) 

• Lucy Ford (Cardiology) 

• Nathan Dickinson (Nuclear Medicine) 

• Richard Terrington (Cardiology) 

The plan is for the awards to become 

an annual event, highlighting the 

contribution of healthcare scientists 

right across the hospitals and providing 

opportunities to learn and develop best 

practice. 



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SpotlightOn 

40 years 

Four decades of care at QMC have been 

celebrated this summer as the hospital 

marked its 40th anniversary. 

The Queen officially opened the 

QMC on July 28 1977, back when 

Showaddywaddy ruled the charts and a 

pint of beer would set you back no more 

than 40p. At the time, it was the biggest 

purpose-built hospital in Europe. 

Forty years later the hospital marked 

the anniversary by opening its new tram 

bridge, which takes visitors directly in 

to the heart of the hospital from the 

tram platform. 

While much has changed in the NHS 

in the past 40 years, NUH remains 

committed to providing the best possible 

care to each and every patient – and the 

40th anniversary has provided the ideal 

opportunity to look back at some of the 

highlights from the past four decades. 

Sandra Lawton, Dermatology Nurse 

Consultant, was one of the nurses in the 

line-up that greeted the Queen back 

in 1977. 

She said: “I was a student nurse. I was 

just 17 at the time. Looking back, I wish 

I'd remembered more of it. You don't 

tend to remember the importance of it, 

but I remember the hustle and bustle 

of it. 

"I think there's great team work at QMC 

and the focus is always on patients and 

their families, and looking at research 

to support practice. The hospitals are 

working to meet the needs of the local 

population and the community - it's 

wider than just Nottingham but they are 

at the centre of it all." 

This reputation for research, in 

partnership with the University of 

Nottingham has gone from strength to 

strength over the past 40 years and looks 

set to continue well into the future. 

The university’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor and 

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and 

Health Sciences, Professor John Atherton, 

said: "Over the past 40 years, QMC has 

improved healthcare in the region beyond 

measure. In fact the collaborative medical 

research between the university and the 

hospitals' trust has had a major impact on 

healthcare globally. We wish QMC a very 

happy 40th birthday and look forward to 

continuing our work together, not least 

through our new Biomedical Research 

Centre, a joint venture between NUH 

and the University that has recently 

secured £23.6m of funding for new 

medical research." 

The number of beds in the hospital has 

expanded from 1,200 to 1,700 – but it 

also delivers a range of services in the 

community. NUH itself serves a population 

of 2.5m and has developed a national and 

international reputation for a range of 

specialist services including stroke, renal, 

neurosciences and cancer services. 

Notable events for QMC over the past 

40 years include the Kegworth air disaster 

in 1989, the biggest major incident the 

hospital has dealt with, which saw it 

plunged in to the national spotlight. 

Other headline-worthy events included 

Prince Charles having an operation on 

his arm at QMC in 1990 following a 

polo accident. 

Developments at the hospital include the 

creation of the region’s Major Trauma 

Centre at QMC. Opened in 2012, it treats 

critically-injured patients from across the 

East Midlands and has saved the lives of 

450 patients who would not otherwise 

have survived. 

Trauma consultant Dr Bob Winter has been 

at the hospital since 1977. He said: “I’ve 

been here my entire clinical life – barring 

a four year absence while I was training 

elsewhere. Despite it looking like a big 

soulless building the people are what 

make it.” 

of caring 

Opp.page top to bottom: Peter Homa & Patricia Petman officially opening the Sir Peter 

Mansfield Bridge and the plaque to mark the occasion 

Above top to bottom: NUH tram volunteers; Lady Mansfield (centre) and her family at the 

official bridge opening; patients, visitors and staff walk the bridge 

Thank You 

After spending most of her childhood in 

and out of Nottingham’s hospitals, Lucy 

Fisher has a very special attachment to 

them. 

Diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a 

toddler, she was a regular at the Child 

Development Centre at City Hospital and 

on the children’s wards of QMC during 

the 1990s, undergoing five operations 

to help straighten her legs and feet, and 

visiting for regular check-ups, splints and 

physio. 

Now 32, she is back again – not only 

for ongoing appointments to treat her 

condition, but as a member of staff, 

working in the finance department for 

Nottingham Hospitals Charity. 

She said: “Without the dedication of all 

the staff at QMC and City I wouldn’t be 

where I am today, and definitely not as 

mobile. Having such a connection with 

the hospital and being so thankful 

for all it has done is what drove 

me to want to work in the 

charity and support 

the Trust. NUH, 

and particularly 

QMC, has a 

very special 

place in my 

heart.” 

Lucy’s first operation was in 1994 when 

she was just nine-years-old. She was 

operated on by Professor Chris Colton, 

the same surgeon that performed Prince 

Charles’ groundbreaking arm operation in 

1990. Between then and 2003 she had a 

further four operations, spending around 

three days at a time on the children’s 

wards at QMC. Many of these operations 

were carried out by orthopaedic surgeon 

James Hunter. 

She said: “Both surgeons are fantastic 

and felt like old friends. Mr Hunter plays 

the clarinet and so do I. I remember I 

used to bring the clarinet in and play 

it while I was waiting to go down to 

surgery. Once Mr Hunter wheeled me 

down to main reception and left me 

there to busk!” 

Lucy has fond memories of her time on 

the wards too. 

She said: “I was always on the old D35 

and the wards were Charlie Brown 

themed – I was always in Charlie Brown 

bay. When I had my first op we even 

had ward hamsters Billy and Whizz 

(who had to be moved because I was 

allergic to them) and I remember a nurse 

affectionately known as Jolly Jackie. 

“This was before there was much 

technology on wards so you had to read 

magazines and do crosswords – not an 

iPad or mobile in sight! It was a treat 

when the staff wheeled a TV into a 

bay and you all had to decide what to 

watch.” 

Despite the often intensive treatment 

Lucy used to have, she has nothing but 

praise for everyone she encountered at 

the hospital during her childhood. She 

said: “You were so well looked after and 

everyone always had a smile. You felt 

like you were part of a family. I never felt 

scared.” 



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SpotlightOn 


How many major trauma patients did 

we treat in 2016/17? 

A: 876 B: 1,153 C: 1,392 


Rewarding our Volunteers 

On 27 June we celebrated our 

Volunteer Long Service awards at 

the Crowne Plaza hotel, where 62 

volunteers celebrated a staggering 

1,312 years of combined service. 

Our team of 1,550 volunteers are vital 

and valued members of ‘Team NUH’, 

working across QMC, City Hospital and 

Ropewalk House. 

3,905 

years of 

dedication 

This year's staff Long Service 

Awards took place at Colwick Hall 

Hotel on Friday 28 July. 135 staff 

members were recognised for 

their dedication and service to our 

hospitals. 

Colleagues who attended the award 

ceremony celebrated 25, 30 and 35 

years of service at NUH. To coincide 

with QMC40 celebrations, an additional 

category of 40 years' service was 

introduced and seven colleagues 

successfully celebrated this key 

milestone at the event. 

Barbara Hart, a domestic at NUH, who 

celebrated 40 years of service said: 

"I've always loved my job and the 

people I've met have become firm 

friends. Colleagues much younger then 

me can't believe how keen I am to 

come to work every day. I love working 

at Ropewalk House and have enjoyed 

a lot of good times over the years. 

It's especially nice to be rewarded on 

QMC's 40th birthday." 

This year's event was hosted by our 

Chief Executive Peter Homa and 

Chairman Eric Morton. 

Eric said:"Thank you are the most 

important two words you can say 

to someone, we were honoured to 

celebrate a combined 3905 years of 

service at our hospitals." 

Award winners and guests enjoyed a 

celebratory meal followed by a formal 

certificate presentation. Throughout 

the evening a series of short videos 

were shown, capturing colleagues' 

experience at NUH and reflecting on 

what it has meant to be part of 'Team 

NUH'. 

At the event amongst our dedicated 

staff was Deputy Trust Secretary, 

Tracey Wright, who joined the Chief 

Executive's Office at the age of 18, 

after graduating from college. Tracey 

celebrated her 30 years’ service at the 

ceremony and reflected on her time at 

NUH and what it means to be formally 

recognised: 

“It’s nice to know that loyalty is 

appreciated, recognising people's 

commitment and dedication to the 

organisation is a really positive thing. I 

love working here; people share similar 

beliefs and principles, and there’s 

always frequent change which keeps 

my role interesting.” 

Staff members were presented with a 

commemorative badge and certificate 

in recognition of their service to NUH. 

This year's awards ceremony proved 

poignant to Chief Executive, Peter 

Homa, as it was his last opportunity to 

formally thank staff for their years of 

service, before he retires, with his last 

day at NUH on 27 October, Peter was 

presented with a special certificate on 

the night, marking his 11 years’ service 

at NUH. 

This year's awards ceremony was only 

made possible due to the generous 

sponsorship by the League of Friends 

at both QMC and City Hospital. Their 

continued commitment and support 

allows us to formally recognise and 

reward staff and improve the event 

year on year. 

Opp.page top to bottom: all of our 2017 Long Service staff; Chairman Eric Morton; Staff receiving 40 years Long Service Awards. 

Above top: Peter Homa addresses volunteers at the 2017 Volunteers Long Service Awards. 

Above bottom L to R: awards from the Volunteer Long Service Awards. 

Pauline Robinson who celebrated 25 

years of service at this year’s event 

said: “The awards ceremony is a nice 

gesture; it’s great to feel appreciated, 

valued and rewarded.” 

62 volunteers were recognised for 

reaching the following key milestones 

in 2017; 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 

20 years, 25 years, through to an 

impressive 30 years’ of service. 

This year’s event was hosted by Peter 

Homa and Eric Morton and kindly 

sponsored by the QMC and City 

League of Friends. 

Peter said: “On behalf of the NUH 

Trust Board, I would like to thank 

our volunteers for all they do. Our 

volunteers contribute significantly to the 

soul of our organisation and enrich the 

lives of so many we serve – patients, 

their families and carers. Our volunteers 

are intimate and valued members of 

the NUH family, and today’s event was 

all about saying ‘thank you’ for their 

dedication and for the difference they 

make.” 

After the formal presentation, award 

winners and their guests enjoyed a 

celebratory meal at the Crowne Plaza 

Hotel. 

Karen Nowicki who celebrated five 

years of service at this year’s event 

remarked that her role as a volunteer in 

renal transplant proved very important 

on a personal level. Karen is on her 

third kidney transplant and felt strongly 

that it is important “to give something 

back” to the NHS and is proud to be a 

member of ‘Team NUH’. 

Kindly supported by 



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CharityNews 

Memory 

Menus 

coming to 

NUH 

Turning back time 

Over the past three months, patients 

and the public have been given the 

chance to put forward suggestions 

of their favourite dishes and menu 

suggestions, to be added to the patient 

menu as part of a new initiative. 

The Trust hopes adding popular nostalgic 

meals will encourage patients to tuck in and 

help their recovery as well as, helping older 

patients with dementia eat well and provide 

a lift to others being treated in hospital. 

So far, the campaign has been viewed over 

one million times on social media and food 

items suggested for the Memory Menu will 

be collated over the next few weeks. 

Chris Neale, Head of Catering at NUH, is 

responsible for producing the 1,800 meals 

that the Trust prepares for patients each day 

using fresh local ingredients. 

He said: “We have received lots of 

interaction from patients and public about 

the memory menu, and we are looking 

forward to seeing which nostalgic food 

suggestions are from patients. 

“Once we have collated the new menu 

options, we will have to develop the recipes 

for these and submit the dishes to our taste 

panel. I like Shephard’s Pie and a beef hot 

pot, so I’m hoping some of our popular 

dishes are already on the menu.” 

Nicola Strawther, Chief Dietetic Technician 

at NUH, said: "Good nutrition and 

hydration is a fundamental part of patient 

care. Providing food with the correct 

nutrients that people will enjoy eating has 

An innovative project that encourages 

patients with dementia to engage with 

museum artefacts is helping to reduce 

distress and support social interactions. 

Activity co-ordinators at NUH are delivering 

engagement sessions for patients thanks 

to Nottingham City Museums and Galleries 

who are loaning items to the Healthcare of 

Older People wards. 

Themed boxes from the museum's 

collection include household items from the 

past and present, sporting memorabilia, 

personal care items and toys from 

childhood. 

Jo McAulay, Advanced Practitioner in 

Older Peoples' Mental Health at NUH, 

said: "The boxes have been a very popular 

intervention. As soon as we put something 

out people pick it up and start talking about 

it. Because it's so visual and tactile, they can 

hold it and it prompts more memories than 

a picture would. 

"Everything has a story associated with it, 

and it's great to share people's stories. 

"There are numerous benefits to this type 

of exercise. The positive engagement can 

an important role to play in supporting 

recovery from illness or surgery. 

"Food is medicine but also has a huge 

impact on our own health and emotional 

wellbeing." 

Ann-Marie Riley, Deputy Chief Nurse 

(operations), said: "We recognise that when 

people are in hospital their appetite can 

be affected so we are trying to make sure 

we have as many tempting options on our 

menus as possible. 

"Making sure patients are well nourished is 

an important part of their recovery. It also 

helps them avoid losing any of their mobility 

and independence which is important in 

helping them go home sooner." 

Ann-Marie said the work formed part of 

NUH's #endPJparalysis campaign which 

aims to encourage and help patients to 

get dressed and mobile as soon as they are 

well enough and ready. Inactivity whilst 

in hospital can lead to deconditioning 

especially in older patients. In just 24 hours 

patients could lose 2-5% of their muscle 

mass. 

The new NUH Memory Menu is set to be 

taste-tested and approved by the end of the 

year. 

minimise the risk of falls, it can mitigate 

against apathy and prevent deterioration in 

wellbeing, mobility and cognition." 

Nurses work with the activity co-ordinators 

to identify patients who may benefit from 

the sessions. The 45-minute sessions are 

held twice a week and for those who 

cannot attend the group sessions the 

activity co-ordinators provide one-to-one 

sessions at the patient's bedside. 

A patient who has participated in a session 

said: "It's very interesting, reminiscing 

about the old and new." 

Another patient added: "It's fascinating 

and I enjoyed talking to people." 

A spokesperson from the museums 

and artefacts team said: "We have also 

benefitted from the joint project. The 

feedback from the activity co-ordinators has 

helped us to better understand some of the 

complex needs of patients with dementia. 

It has also been great fun looking at and 

searching out different items for various 

occasions and has helped us improve what 

we can offer as a whole." 

Miracle boy's family back Big Appeal 

The family of a four-year-old boy who is making a ‘miracle’ recovery after a near-drowning 

experience are supporting the Big Appeal after he was treated at Nottingham Children’s Hospital. 

John-Henry Birtle, from Newark, has been 

hailed a ‘miracle boy’ after the neardrowning 

experience in a hotel swimming 

pool left him starved of oxygen for almost 

half an hour. He was treated at Nottingham 

Children’s Hospital and, to thank them 

for John-Henry’s care, his family is raising 

money for Nottingham Hospitals Charity’s 

Big Appeal, which aims to raise £3m for 

family accommodation, state-of-the-art 

equipment and vital research. 

John-Henry was on holiday with his family 

when he was found at the bottom of the 

hotel pool. He had been in the water an 

estimated nine minutes. His mum, Roseann, 

pulled him out and a member of hotel staff 

administered CPR for 20 minutes before his 

pulse returned. 

The little boy spent 13 days on life support 

before being transferred to Nottingham 

Children’s Hospital for specialist treatment. 

Doctors were initially pessimistic about his 

recovery and his parents were told he was 

unlikely to walk or talk again, but just a few 

'SuperSeptember' 

Whether you prefer something fun, daring or challenging, 

we’ve got an event for you in our “SuperSeptember”. 

You can raise money for your chosen 

area of the hospitals – and if you’re 

a member of NUH staff, why not 

take on our Challenge 1,000 and 

help raise £1,000 for your area of the 

hospital by taking part in one of our 

upcoming events? 

Total Wipeout and Big Fun Day 

Sat 2 Sept, City Hospital 

Teams of six can take part in what 

promises to be a hilarious day of 

competitive, bouncy fun, based on the 

popular TV show. 

QMC Abseil 

Sat 16 and Sun 17 Sept 

John-Henry Birtle 

Abseil down the side of to raise money 

for the Big Appeal, in aid of Nottingham 

Children’s Hospital. 

Robin Hood Marathon 

Sun 24 Sept, Nottingham 

Challenge yourself and take part in the 

marathon or half marathon, and take in 

the sights of Nottingham along the way. 

weeks after the incident, John-Henry was 

walking, eating and drinking normally and 

his speech was beginning to return. 

Mum Roseann said: “He was starved 

of oxygen for 28 minutes. For those 28 

minutes he was gone. Doctors said he 

won’t have a good quality of life, he would 

not walk or talk or be able to recognise us, 

but he proved them all wrong and actually 

walked out of hospital five weeks later. He 

is expected to make a full recovery. He is my 

miracle boy.” 

She praised staff at Nottingham Children’s 

Hospital for their dedication and skill and 

said the family is now planning to raise 

money for the Big Appeal. 

“All the clinical staff, the nurses, 

speech therapists, the physio team and 

occupational therapy team, have been 

absolutely fantastic. When you get to spend 

a long time in hospital you see how hard 

they work and what a brilliant job they do.” 

For more information, to receive a 

fundraising pack or to sign up to 

any of our events, call Naomi at 

Nottingham Hospitals Charity on 

ext 55935 or email 

naomi.walters@nuh.nhs.uk 

EVENTS 

For details see the Charity events page: www.nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk/events/ 

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). 

Reaching for 

the skies 

The Executive team at NUH has raised 

over £3,700 to support a range of 

causes close to their hearts – including 

nursing and midwifery excellence – 

by taking part in a skydive in aid of 

Nottingham Hospitals Charity. 

NUH Chief Executive Peter Homa, 

Chief Nurse Mandie Sunderland, 

Director of HR Nicky Hill and Director 

of Communications and External 

Relations Laura Skaife-Knight, along 

with family members, raised £3,700 

for Nottingham Hospitals Charity by 

jumping out of a plane at over 10,000 

feet, at Langar Airfield. 

Money raised will go towards 

supporting excellence in nursing and 

midwifery through the Magnet® 

accreditation programme, towards 

which the Charity has pledged funding 

over the next three years, as well as 

other services including Hayward 

House. 

Peter Homa, Chief Executive said: 

"Raising funds each year to support our 

hospitals is one of the many highlights 

of my job. Doing a skydive is definitely 

an exhilarating experience and I am 

particularly pleased that my colleagues 

also decided to take on the challenge. 

"Fundraising for Nottingham Hospitals 

Charity, means the money goes directly 

into improving the services we provide 

for our patients, visitors and staff. We 

know that our efforts will help to make 

a real difference." 

Staff across the Trust are being 

encouraged to follow the Executive 

team’s lead and take part in fundraising 

as part of Challenge 1,000, which 

challenges each area of the hospital to 

raise £1,000 for the Hospital Charity. 

You could hold a cake sale or book 

stall, take part in an active challenge 

like the Robin Hood Marathon and 

Half Marathon on 24 September, or 

sign up to a Charity event such as Total 

Wipeout on 2 September. 



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Feedback 

DiaryPage 

Yourviews 

Some of your feedback from social media, NHS Choices 

and Patient Opinion websites... 

This team was highly organised, well-motivated, welltrained, 

caring, compassionate and considerate. At 

all times my mother was treated with care, dignity, 

compassion and respect. My visiting relatives also 

received a high level of care and compassion. The staff 

embody the NHS values and made me proud to be part of 

the NHS. I have no hesitation whatsoever in thoroughly 

recommending them. 

Why send out incorrect information? This might explain why 

some people do not attend appointments as they are unable 

to contact you without going on a fact finding mission 

in order to contact you. I get annoyed at the number of 

missed appointments but the correct contact information 

could reduce this. 

The midwife was attentive, caring, kind, professional and 

very human in their approach. I left the ward feeling 

extremely lucky to have received such wonderful care. The 

consultant and members of the theatre team were equally 

supportive and professional. 

I know A and E is overstretched but there was no trauma 

led or informed care by anyone that night. I felt that 

I had managed to carry out the Crisis plan my CPN had 

written but that this was a waste of time. I left feeling 

totally hopeless and invalidated and terrified and in a 

much worse state than when I had arrived. 

The pharmacy staff were very informative, helpful and 

courteous throughout all of this. I am very grateful to 

them and thought the service was exemplary. I would be 

grateful if you could pass my thanks on to them please. 

I could see how busy they were but yet I was treated 

with the utmost respect. 

Thank u to @nottmhospitals 4 amazing labour suite & maternity 

ward care. We were v impressed & will return with thank you 

pressies soon 

@nottmhospitals Shout out to Dan at QMC for being one of the 

nicest and most adaptable nurses I've ever met 

@nottmhospitals why do deaf people have to ring to change 

audiology appointment. We are DEAF 

Excellent care today by the Audiology team at Ropewalk house. 

Professional, kind and knowledgeable, thank you @nottmhospitals 

@nottmhospitals care at City Hospital day surgery today was 

excellent 

Once again I have cause to say massive thankyou staff 

@nottmhospitals in busy childrens ED last night #greatcare 

#greatpeople #IlovetheNHS 

@nottmhospitals in need of help to contact my neurologist 

secretary. They haven't got back to me for weeks after multiple 

voicemails left. 

Well @nottmhospitals. The guys on Edward 2, City Hospital deserve 

a medal. #ThankYouNHS 

@nottmhospitals QMC over seven hours waiting and still not been 

seen I understand it's busy but no one is keeping us updated 

GetIntouch 

Your feedback on our services is so important to us. If you’ve had a 

great experience or feel there is something we could be doing better 

there are a number of ways you can let us know. 

NHS Choices 

www.nhs.uk 

Patient Opinion 

www.patientopinion.org.uk 

Tweet us 

@nottmhospitals | @nottmchildrens 

Facebook 

www.facebook.com/nottinghamhospitals 

Membersnews 

Sophie's 

welcome 

I would like to take this opportunity 

to formally introduce myself to Trust 

Members. My name is Sophie Kaye and 

I'm your new contact for membership. 

Please let me know if you have any 

thoughts and suggestions on how 

we can continue to improve our 

membership programme. I am keen to 

get your feedback and ideas for new 

Medicine for Members events. Please 

feel free to share topics which would 

prove of particular interest to you. I look 

forward to meeting with you soon and 

hope to see you at one of the upcoming 

members events. 

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If you’d like to suggest something you 

think Members would be interested in, 

please email us on: ft@nuh.nhs.uk or call 

us on 0115 924 9924 ext 63953. 

Inside Pathology Open Day 

23 Sept, 10am–1pm 

Pathology Laboratories, 

Queen’s Medical Centre 

End of Life Care Event 

(date and time tbc) 

Postgraduate Education Centre, 

City Hospital 

Book your place now using the details here 

WINTER 2017 

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Communications and Events Officer 

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Creating 'Tomorrow's NUH' 

– our long-term strategy 

Artwork 

brings joy 

to patients 

and staff at 

Ropewalk 

House 

Peter Homa 

Two new artworks have been unveiled 

at Ropewalk House to pay tribute to 

the development of cochlear implants 

in Nottingham. 

Almost 2,000 implants have been carried 

out over the last 28 years, an area of 

healthcare that Nottingham has pioneered 

for adults and children with hearing loss. 

The new artworks commissioned from 

artist Kate Green and supported by 

Cochlear UK, were created with input from 

patients and staff to visualise the benefits 

patients experience through cochlear 

implantation. The two works are on display 

in the children’s and adult waiting areas 

in Ropewalk House, and were unveiled by 

Chief Executive Peter Homa. 

Staff, and some of the most recent cochlear 

implant recipients and their families, were 

on hand to see the artworks for the first 

time. 

Cochlear Implantation was also recognised 

by the University of Nottingham, who this 

summer awarded an honorary degree to 

Dr Sue Archbold, Chief Executive of the 

Ear Foundation. Sue was the teacher of 

the first child in the UK to have a cochlear 

implant. She then helped establish The 

Ear Foundation to fund the first paediatric 

cochlear implants in the UK, and went on 

to co-ordinate the Nottingham Paediatric 

Cochlear Implant Programme from its 

inception in 1989 until 2004. There she 

developed methods of assessing and 

monitoring young children for implantation 

and a database to manage a cochlear 

implant programme. 



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