Spotlight Spring/Summer 2021

Spotlight
THE MAGAZINE
HEART AND
FOR SUPPORTERS OF THE LIVERPOOL
CHEST HOSPITAL CHARITY
ISSUE 11 SPRING 2021
This issue:
MailForce Marvels
Training for the future
And much more
Inside: Annual
Review 20/21

WELCOME EDITOR
Welcome to our Spring and
Summer 2021 newsletter
It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years since we
started sending you this twice yearly update on how
your support makes such a difference to Liverpool
Heart and Chest Hospital.
From helping us to become the only centre in the
UK to undertake robotic heart and lung surgery to
reducing the development of delirium in our Intensive
Care Patients you have helped us change thousands
of lives for the better. Not forgetting, of course, the
steadfast way you have stood with us during the
Covid-19 pandemic and the support you have shown
to our dedicated and hard-working staff. We really
can’t thank you enough for all you do.
We hope that you enjoy this edition which highlights
some of the work that we have done this year in
our Annual Review and we look forward to seeing
you again in the Autumn in, hopefully better and
brighter times.
Mary and Robyn
Hello
Get in touch
“Front Cover
“Superheroes” and
“Hope for Better
Days” are gifts
of artwork from
Algius Krisciunas
to all dedicated
healthworkers during
these difficult times.
Call the LHCH Charity office on
0151 600 1409
Email: enquiries@lhchcharity.org.uk
Visit the website: lhchcharity.org.uk
YOUR SUPPORTERS
Heartfelt thanks from
all of us
This has been a year when
our staff have needed your
good wishes and support
more than ever before.
We want to thank all of you who
responded to our Heartfelt
Thanks Campaign in December
for showing your appreciation for
their dedication and commitment.
They were genuinely touched
by your words and we are sure
it’s not letting any secrets out of
the bag when we say that more
than a few happy tears were
shed reading your messages.
If you would like to see for
yourself - just visit our website
at https://www.lhchcharity.org.
uk/heartfelt-thanks-book where
you can see for yourself.
To donate
£10
Text HEARTFELT
to 70085
to donate and
show your support
Just some of the
hundreds of cards
we received.
Charity Registration Number 1052813
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THE DIFFERENCE YOUR SUPPORT MAKES
THE DIFFERENCE YOUR SUPPORT MAKES
“A dedicated
area for training,
education and
facilities for
on-call staff”
First floor
Architect’s
drawing of the
new Highfield
House Centre.
The difference
you have made
Highfield House Training
and Education Centre
The care, education and training of our staff have never
been more important than the last 12 months.
New practices and procedures
have had to be introduced at a
pace to deal with the Covid-19
pandemic as well as, of course,
the need for the continuous
updating of skills to ensure that
our staff are at the forefront of
the latest developments.
This is why the provision of
a dedicated area for training,
education and facilities for
on-call staff was a priority for
us during 2020. The hospital
had already provided nearly
half a million pounds for this
development and the charity
Ground floor
was able to secure a further £200,000 of funding
to make the new Highfield House Training Centre
something really special. This new development
will be key to ensuring that our staff stay as leaders
in the field of heart and lung care for many years to
come and we want to thank you for helping us to
make this happen.
Highfield House
will provide:
ɤ Considerably expanded
facilities for our on-call
staff, providing a place
where they can rest
and recharge
ɤ Two dedicated training
areas utilising the latest
technology to ensure our
expertise can be shared
not only with our own
staff but also those from
other medical institutions
ɤ A completely
refurbished library
space where students
and staff can update
their knowledge
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EDITOR
Home time
Rhubarb Cake
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°. Butter
baking tin. Whisk baking powder,
salt, and 1 cup all-purpose flour
in a medium bowl. Whisk eggs,
egg yolk, and 1½ cups sugar in
a large bowl until very pale and
thick, ab. Whisk melted butter,
sour cream, rum, and lemon zest
in a small bowl. Whisk butter
mixture into egg mixture. Add
dry ingredients and fold in until
batter is smooth; scrape into
prepared baking tin. Chill 10
minutes to let batter set.
Step 2
Arrange rhubarb over batter
trimming as needed. Don’t press
fruit into batter—just let it rest
on the surface. Sprinkle with
more sugar and bake until cake
is golden on top and browned
around the sides, 45–55 minutes.
Transfer baking tin to a wire rack
and let cake cool for 10 minutes.
Slide a knife around sides of
cake to loosen. Place on rack to
cool completely.
Ingredients
8 servings
4 tbsp. melted unsalted butter,
cooled, plus more roomtemperature
for pan
1 cup all-purpose flour,
plus more for pan
¾ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
2 large eggs
1 large egg yolk
1½ cups sugar, plus
more for sprinkling
¼ cup sour cream
2 tbsp. dark rum
2 tsp. finely grated lemon zest
13 oz. rhubarb stalks, halved
length wise if thick
A 9"-diameter springform
baking tin
This cake is
designed to be
mixed by hand
and make sure
you leave the
stalks whole, as
chopped rhubarb
is more likely to
be swallowed
up by the batter
and sink to the
bottom.
Summer Quiz
Test your knowledge of summer.
1. Whose summer villa is at
Castel Gandolfo?
2. Where were the 1968
Summer Olympics held?
3. Which institution consists
of TV and radio lectures
and summer schools?
4. In ‘Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland’, what was
done all on a summer’s day?
5. Which actor, later to find
fame in ‘It Ain’t Half Hot
HOME SUPPORTERS TIME
Mum’, played the part
of one of Cliff Richard’s
friends in the film ‘Summer
Holiday’?
6. Who had a hit record in 1961
with Summertime Blues?
7. The tiny Summer Isles are
a few miles North West of
which Scottish port?
8. Which group had a hit
with the song “In the
Summertime”?
Q. 2: Summer
Olympic city?
All answers
on page 22.
Things you didn’t know about your garden
Plants really do
respond to sound.
Butterflies may be more
attracted to fragrant weeds
than your flowers as
many new plants are not
developed for fragrance.
Apples, pears,
cherries, raspberries and
strawberries are all rosacea
making them cousins to the
long stemmed rose.
A little baking
soda can
help you
grow sweeter
tomatoes.
There are more micro-organisms
in one teaspoon of soil than
there are
people on
earth.

COVID CHAMPIONS EDITOR
SUPPORTERS
COVID CHAMPIONS
“A huge thank
you from all of
us at LHCH”
This amazing sum
will help us do so
much including:
Mailforce marvels
New, lighter PPE equipment will provide
more comfort for our staff working
long hours in covid wards.
As part of the
overwhelming public
response in support of
the NHS at the beginning
of the pandemic the Daily
Mail set up its own charity,
MailForce.
The aim was to raise funds to
provide hospitals throughout
the UK with the equipment they
needed to protect staff in the
fight against Covid-19.
The grant allows us to expand
our Covid Testing area.
In January 2021 we were absolutely
thrilled to learn that we were one
of the hospitals to receive a grant
of £284,000 to help us.
We can’t thank the Trustees
of MailForce and of course the
readers of the Daily Mail enough
for this magnificent donation.
It will make such a difference to
our work and will help to keep
our staff and patients safe.
So a HUGE THANK YOU from
all of us at LHCH.
Special air filtration
units will cleanse
the air in clinic
areas providing
a covid safe
environment.
ɤ Air purifying machines for
consultation areas
ɤ Special washer/dryers for our
PPE equipment
ɤ Air Powered Respirators for
our staff working on the
Intensive Care Unit
ɤ A new Theatre ventilation unit
ɤ And an extension to the
Covid-19 testing space at
Tockman Clinic.
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YOUR VIEWS
Your chance to
have your say
Coming
soon
The LHCH Charity
Annual Review
2020 to 2021
Every two years we ask
our donors to give us their
opinion on how we are
doing and if there is anything
we could be doing better.
The next Questionnaire will be
mailed to all our donors in June
so please do keep an eye out for
it and give us your thoughts and
opinions.
The questionnaire really does
play an important part in helping
us not only to plan for the future
but also to learn how you like us
to communicate with you, what
you are interested in receiving
and how often you would like
us to contact you.
This last point is particularly
important as we don’t want to
send you unwanted or unneeded
communications – saving us
money and stopping you getting
cross with us!
So if you could help us by
completing and returning it to
us when you receive it we really
would appreciate it.
A year like no other.
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REVIEW 20-21
REVIEW 20-21
Supporting our patients
This year has seen
Liverpool Heart and
Chest have to adapt and
change at a pace almost
unthinkable before the
event of the Covid-19
pandemic and LHCH
Charity has been there
every step of the way
helping them in all that
they do.
We supported the
establishment of
tele-medicine for
remote consultations.
Tele-Medicine
Thanks to you we were able to provide telemedicine
facilities for those patients who
could not visit in person due to the risk.
This is especially true of those living with Cystic
Fibrosis who are very susceptible to infection but also
most in need of routine monitoring of their condition.
Driving out delirium
Our appeal to help us significantly
reduce the development of
delirium in intensive care patients
was a fantastic success.
To date we have been able to install
Sky Tiles in each of the 6 intensive care
rooms with no access to natural light.
Although we have been slowed down
by the pandemic - plans are now well in
hand to enable us to adapt our outdoor
garden space to make it accessible
for our patients whatever the British
weather throws at us!
Sky Tiles helping to reduce
the development of
delirium in our most
poorly patients.
Every little
helps
As well as large projects
such as these we have also
made a number of small
grants that have made a
big difference.
For example we were able to
purchase special badges for
our patients who have hidden
disabilities so that staff can take
the extra care that they need and
an app to help our therapists in
their work with people on the
long road to recovery.
Using tele-medicine meant that our patients could
meet with multiple health professionals at one time
to discuss their condition, minimising their risk,
reducing their need to travel as well as making it more
efficient for our staff enabling us to see more people.
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REVIEW 20-21 REVIEW 20-21
Supporting our
staff now and
into the future
Our staff are what makes
Liverpool Heart and Chest
Hospital the outstanding
hospital it is.
Caring for them and
making sure that they
have the skills and tools
they need to do the job
is one of our highest
priorities. This has never
been more important
and we have assisted with
several projects to make
life better and easier for
our dedicated team.
Staff enjoy
catching up in
the Staff Hub.
The Staff Hub
At the beginning of the pandemic LHCH
Charity provided the funds to change
an old record office into a warm and
welcoming Staff Hub.
A place where they could go, relax, recharge and
share their experiences with others. This has proved
an invaluable place for staff and has helped them to
carry on during some of the most difficult times of
their working lives.
Making the working
environment better
We also offered wards
and other areas grants
of £500 to improve their
own working areas.
From the purchase of microwaves
so they could grab a hot snack
to providing more comfortable
seating in staff areas – every grant
made working long shifts in PPE
just a little easier.
The skills to
do the job
We have made a major investment
in ensuring our staff and students
have the best training and
education facilities.
You will have seen the plans for the
development of Highfield House on
Pages 4 and 5.
This will make a huge difference not
only for our current staff but also for
our ability to train the medical staff
of tomorrow.
A break
outside
Getting outside, away from the
wards and enjoying the fresh air
for a few minutes also proved to
be an invaluable aid to helping
staff cope. LHCH Charity, in
conjunction with NHS Charities
Together, was able to provide
the funds to purchase outdoor
seating areas for staff to enjoy.
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EDITOR
SHARE YOUR VIEWS
Couldn’t happen
without you!
We would not have been able to provide
any of these things without your help so
from everyone here at Liverpool
Heart and Chest Hospital a
huge, heartfelt and deeply
felt THANK YOU!
We need your help
Liverpool Heart and Chest
Hospital is investing in its
nationally and internationally
recognised Interventional
Cardiology Service with a
programme of new, state of
the art Catheterisation Labs.
In order to make this the best and
most patient and family friendly
service we can we would love to
get your input into its design.
If you would be interested in
taking part and liaising with our
Cath Lab Teams as the project
develops please drop us an email
at enquiries@lhchcharity.org.uk
using the heading Cath Labs and
we will get back to you and let you
know how you can play your part
in making this major development
even better.
Thank
you!
Our new Cath Labs will
be state of the art and
you can have your input
in their design.
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WHAT YOU’VE BEEN UP TO
WHAT YOU’VE BEEN UP TO
Phil with his
friends and
colleagues from
the Vodafone
Operational
Readiness Team.
Top of the world!
Snowdonia.
Ian Kelsall
“The hardest
thing I have
ever done”
For many people the challenge of tackling
Mount Snowden would be daunting enough
but for 37 year old Philip Thornhill there were
additional obstacles that would make even
the most fearless of us have second thoughts.
Philip was born with a condition where the two
main blood vessels to the heart are switched from
their “normal” position meaning that blood flows
to the lung, picks up oxygen and, instead of flowing
around the body it goes back to the lungs. At just 1
year old he had to undergo surgery to reverse this.
In addition Philip also lives with Arthritis in multiple
joints and Ankylosing Spondylitis in his spine.
Despite this he remains cheerful
and optimistic and puts this
down to the support of his
wife, 3 children and Liverpool
Heart and Chest Hospital who
have helped him manage his
condition for over 20 years.
He says: “The hospital’s been
great over the years so when
my employer challenged us
to do something for charity I
knew immediately who I wanted
to support. I shared my story
with my colleagues who voted
unanimously for LHCH Charity.
We decided to undertake a
sponsored climb of Snowden
and we thrilled to raise £856.
This was matched by Vodaphone
so in total we were able to present
the charity with £1,721 in total.”
Philip goes on to say: “For me
personally the walk up Snowden
was the hardest thing I have ever
done but thanks to my family
and colleagues I kept at it and I
was delighted to be able to give
something back to the hospital
that has done so much for me.”
What a tremendous achievement
and our grateful thanks go to
Philip and everyone involved in
raising such a fantastic amount!
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JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION
Happy Anniversary Liverpool
Heart and Chest Hospital!
It’s hard to believe that it’s only 30 years since Liverpool
Heart and Chest Hospital came into being as the, then,
Cardiothoracic Centre.
Established in 1991 on the
Broadgreen site Liverpool
Heart and Chest cares for
those living with complex
heart and lung problems.
From that small beginning
the last 3 decades has seen
LHCH grow into the largest
single site specialist centre in
the UK treating over 115,000
patients each year. Nationally
and internationally recognised
as a leader in our field we are
one of only five hospitals in
the country to be awarded
“outstanding” status twice by
the Care Quality Commission
and the only hospital in the UK
to undertake robotic heart and
lung surgery.
Highfield TB
Sanatorium
the original
hospital on site
pictured in 1903.
JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION
Take the 30 day
challenge!
To mark this very special
anniversary and to celebrate
the outstanding care that
LHCH provides we are
asking you to take up our
“30 Day Challenge” and it’s
so simple to take part.
All you have to do is set
yourself a challenge for the
month of June, make sure that
you complete it every day and
get sponsored to do it. It could
be walking a lap of your garden,
climbing up and down the stairs,
giving up chocolate, a glass of
wine or even making sure you
get your five a day.
Whatever you choose, just
contact us and we can help you
every step of the way and not
only will you be helping us
celebrate 30 amazing years
you’ll be supporting our work
in the future too!
Tell us your plans
Call 0151 600 1409
Email enquiries@lhchcharity.org.uk
What will
your 30 Day
Challenge be?
Daily
exercise in
the garden
or park?
Or can you
cut out
chocolate
for 30 days?
Climb
the stairs
every day
Get your 5
a day every
day for
30 days
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MAKE YOUR MARK ON THE FUTURE
MAKE YOUR MARK ON THE FUTURE
Where there’s a will
It’s an astonishing fact that
nearly two thirds of people
in the UK die without
leaving a will.
This can cause unnecessary
distress and even loss of
inheritance to loved ones at a time
when they are already grieving.
To help you plan and make your
will as tax efficient as possible we
have teamed up with Hill Dickinson
Solicitors who are hosting a “Tax
Efficient Estate Planning Seminar”
on 15th April at 1.00 p.m. They will
provide help, guidance and some
handy tips about what you need to
think about when you are planning
for the future.
Attendance is strictly limited to 40
people so don’t delay and sign up
today. You can register by sending
an email to enquiries@lhchcharity.
org.uk with the title “Tax Efficient
Estate Planning” and we will send
you all the details about how you
can participate.
Don’t miss this opportunity to
make sure that your family and
loved ones future is as secure as
you want it to be.
You are
invited
To our Webinar on Tax Efficient
Estate Planning
Hometime quiz answers
1. The Pope
2. Mexico
3. Open
University
Thursday 15 April at 1pm.
Book now:
enquiries@lhchcharity.org.uk
4. Queen of
Hearts made
some tarts
5. Melvyn Hayes
6. Eddie Cochran
7. Ullapool
8. Mungo Jerry
How your gift can make
a difference
You can make heart and lung diseases
a thing of the past by supporting one
of our legacy programmes
For those who want our
dedicated staff to have the
latest and best equipment.
For those who want us to
be able to provide additional
amenities for our patients
and their families.
For those who want to support
our researchers in finding new
ways of treating and curing
heart and lung diseases.
To find out more contact Mary at the
LHCH Charity Office on 0151 600 1409 or
enquiries@lhchcharity.org.uk and we can
send you our complete legacy pack with
all the information you need.
“I was so grateful for
all the time and effort
they gave to saving my
life, it felt like it was
the least I could do to
ensure that they can
continue to help when
I have gone.”
Mr B of Merseyside
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SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
Your support makes all the difference.
Take a minute to send us your donation and we can keep changing lives for the better.
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Account Name: Liverpool Heart and Chest
Hospital Charity
Account Number: 10147745
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