Pennine News 83 - June 2010 - Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

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pennine news Network ready to hear YOUR voice THE Trust has launched its first Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic support network. With backing from the Trust Board, chief executive, John Saxby, opened the first meeting of the group which aims to meet every three months. Open to all employees of Pennine Acute, the network has been created to provide support to members of staff from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. Pennine employs 15.43% of its staff from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, and so it is important to ensure that we listen to the views and experiences of staff. Patient partnership manager Angela Wood is keen to get the message out that the Trust is here to listen. This will help us to ensure that: � the health care services we provide reflect the needs of our local communities and are accessible to all; � the needs of staff are considered within recruitment and retention; � that existing staff have fair and equitable access to training and promotion opportunities. Angela said: “At the moment we are seeking opinion as to how we can move the network forward, what its aims will be and basically what staff of all grades would want from the group.” For more information contact: equality@pat.nhs.uk or telephone 0161 604 5891. Wendy’s ready for the challenge of new job On the move - new W&C unit at North Manchester The new women and children’s services are due to open at North Manchester this month. Located in a brand new state-ofthe-art £3 million development, the following services at NMGH will transfer into the new building: Sat 19 and Sun 20 June � paediatric inpatients � paediatric day surgery � paediatric observation and assessment unit � paediatric theatres Dig out the pink to highlight benefits of breastfeeding A ‘pink pram posse’ of mums are due to launch national breastfeeding week on Monday 1 June. Led by infant feeding co-ordinator Val Finigan, MBE, the mums and babies will be donning pink clothing and decorating their prams pink. Meeting in Heaton Park at 1 midday, they will be taking a gentle stroll around the grounds, walking one to two miles, and then taking part in a picnic. Val who is going to dress up as Teletubby Tinky Winky, said: “The walk is open to all families and children and as we will be having a picnic, people can bring along their own food to join in. “As well as being a great way to exercise, the day will highlight the awareness of breastfeeding and we will have breastfeeding information and goodies at each of the cafes in the park.” a midwife with 31 years’ experience is eager to play her part in the greater Manchester Making it Better maternity improvement programme. Wendy Grundy has been appointed as the matron for inpatient services and is looking forward to her new role in the new women and children’s building at North Manchester, which opens this month. Responsible for the operational day to day management of inpatient services covering North Manchester and Bury, the former specialist midwife for safeguarding across all the four Trust hospital sites, will be participating in providing high standards of care to women, children and their families. Wendy said: “This is an exciting time for Pennine Acute as the new development at North Manchester will enable us to provide state-of-the-art high quality care to our patients. I will be actively involved in achieving Breastfeeding brings benefits to babies including: � perfect nutrition for the first six months � helping protect them against stomach bugs and chest infections, and � cutting the chance of being over-weight in later childhood. Benefits to mums include: � weight loss, national and corporate nursing and midwifery agendas.” As a senior midwife used to working in hospital and clinical settings, Wendy believes that she is a positive role model for the job as she has good organisational and analytical skills. “The biggest challenge in my job will undoubtedly be the Making it Better reconfiguration in 010 and 011 with the transfer of maternity inpatient services from Fairfield to the North Manchester site. I hope however, to play a part, along with all my colleagues in the successful transfer of services. “It will start straightaway this month with the opening of the fantastic new development and then continue on into the summer of next year. “I intend to be instrumental in ensuring that women receive the highest standard of care and that as a team we achieve both corporate and divisional objectives in meeting national standards in relation to maternity care.” Sat 26 and Sun 27 June � Antenatal ward � postnatal ward � labour ward � neonatal unit For further information, contact Keith Swindell, commissioning manager on 43940. � making it easier for their wombs to return to normal, and � reducing the risk of pre-menopausal breast and ovarian cancer. For more information, contact Val Finigan, infant feeding co-ordinator on 784 0. page 6 …To provide the very best care for each patient on every occasion…
Have your hands gone green? MOST staff at the Trust went green during the week of 19 to 25 april! They weren't taking part in a mass recycling exercise, but instead underwent their annual handwashing training and if they were assessed as competent, received a green tick sticker to affix to their ID badge. The Trust Board, executive directors and all grades of clinical and non-clinical staff took part in the training which was delivered on all sites, as close to individual places of work as possible. Vic Crumbleholme, associate director of nursing, said: "We've been delighted with how many staff have signed up to the short training sessions and would like to thank all those involved. "Whether you have a clinical role or not, handwashing training is the single most important measure in reducing the transmission of infection at work and in the home. It only takes a few minutes to complete the training but it's time well spent. The Trust’s target for hospital-acquired MRSA bacteraemia infections is only one per month and despite our excellent progress last year – due in no small part to staff really picking up on hand hygiene – we’re expected to see a 40% improvement in 010-11.” MOre wards at the Trust have been awarded with their infection prevention accreditation certificate. The scheme which aims to motivate wards to achieve success in infection prevention and control, utilises established audit processes and existing action plans. Mark Ronan, infection prevention/performance nurse at North Manchester, said: “Congratulations to all the staff on ward F6 who have A presentation took place in April to acknowledge the achievements of security guards on the North Manchester site. The awards which commemorate outstanding acts or acts of helpfulness were presented to the guards by Diane Lever, contract manager for Securitas. During the ceremony Diane outlined the difficult situations which guards can face and also remembered Alan Bickerstaffe, a security guard who had tragically passed away recently and who is sorely missed by his colleagues and staff on the hospital site. His mother and brother collected his award on his behalf. Presented with a glass award, a framed certificate and champagne, the guards are pictured, left to right: Dean Finegan - helpfulness and outstanding act; Ian – on behalf of Alan Bickerstaffe – outstanding act; Stephen Newbiggin – helpfulness; Liam Howarth – outstanding act; Dave Thomson – outstanding act; Jeff Newell – outstanding act and Dean Mellor – outstanding act. If you have not undergone your 010 handwashing training, contact the infection prevention staff on your site: …To provide the very best care for each patient on every occasion… pennine news Lorraine Durham 719 at Oldham, Mike Beesley 4 935 at North Manchester, Sylvia Maxfield 8 4 8 at Fairfield and Anne Taylor 56150 at Rochdale. recently completed the ward accreditation programme. Staff nurse Jeanette Dean has been the driving force behind this programme and has worked extremely hard educating staff, supporting the ward sisters and gathering the relevant evidence for the ward portfolio.” Also receiving their accreditation (above right) were five wards at Fairfield. Vic Crumbleholme, associate director of nursing is pictured presenting wards 3, 5, 8, 1 and 0 with their certificates. Recognising the outstanding acts of the security guards page 7
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