staff magazine | Winter 2018
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Macmillan SALT team wins Excellence Award
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Paul Tobin wins Porter of the Year
Junior doctor’s charity row across the Atlantic
3 50 years of Emergency Medicine at LTHT 4 Echo team receives accreditation 5 Radiotherapy team strong with the Force 6 Leeds Trauma Centre accepting night flights 7 Soap dispenser design challenge winners 8 Macmillan SALT team wins Excellence Award 9 Facilities wear it pink 10 Patient travels to St James’s on vintage fire engine 11 Volunteer receives BEM in New year’s Honours 12 Donations 13 Paul Tobin named ‘Porter of the Year’ 14 New cataract machine installed at Wharfedale Hospital 15 Junior doctor in charity Atlantic row 16-17 Christmas at LTHT 18 New drug is world first for respiratory team 19 Celebrating 250 years of Leeds General Infirmary 20 Tibial Pursuit compete on Eggheads 21 My Job - Claire Burton 22-24 Farewell 25 60 Seconds - Tom Rance 26 Teams commended by West Yorkshire Police Bulletin is produced quarterly by the Communications Department. Photography by Medical Illustration Design by Octagon Design & Marketing Ltd Send your feedback, ideas and suggestions for the next edition to communications.lth@nhs.net or call exts. 64303/66494/66244. Copy deadline is 12 March 2018 For more news on a daily basis from LTHT please follow us on social media:
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‘Baby Bubble’ initiative launches on Neonatal Unit A new initiative aimed at preventing the spread of infections has launched on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Leeds General Infirmary. The ‘Baby Bubble’ initiative has been designed to protect some of the smallest and most vulnerable babies in Leeds by encouraging parents, visitors and staff to think more about how they may be bringing infections onto the unit. The baby’s bubble is an invisible barrier around each baby on the neonatal unit and ensures that they are in a safe and clean space. The bubble includes everything in and around the baby’s space including equipment and paperwork. The scheme encourages parents and visitors to always wash their hands with soap and water when they enter the ‘bubble’, take outside coats off, and not be afraid to challenge any member of staff who may not have washed or gelled their hands appropriately. It is more difficult for babies on the neonatal unit to fight infection due to their immature immune system so washing hands effectively makes a real difference in preventing the
spread of infection. Babies who acquire infections also have longer stays in hospital so the initiative could enable them to go home sooner, and require fewer courses of antibiotics. The team have created a visual wall display which outlines how the initiative works, and provides examples to parents and visitors about what the bubble includes. The display also outlines the hashtag #dontburstmybubble which sits alongside the BURST framework, which
stands for: Be vigilant, Understand, Responsibility, Stop and Talk to us. At the LGI, the team care for babies who require intensive care, surgery or other specialist care. They work closely with the fetal medicine and maternity services so that babies with complex problems can be diagnosed, monitored and delivered in a centre with expertise available if urgent treatment is required after birth.
Celebrating 50 years of Emergency Medicine Leeds Teaching Hospitals joined the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) in celebrating 50 years of Emergency Medicine after being at the forefront of this specialty since the beginning. Mr Maurice Ellis who set up the predecessor organisation Casualty Surgeons Association on 12 October 1967 was a Consultant at the LGI, and became the first A&E Consultant in the UK (with many also saying the first in the world) so we’re proud to think that Emergency Medicine all started right here in Leeds.
Civic Hall. LTHT Emergency Department teams took part in the RCEM celebrations, including teaching CPR to staff and the public, as well as local businesses and primary schools. Leeds also hosted
the Yorkshire RCEM Education and Celebration Conference. The Trust is working hard with the ‘next generation’ of emergency doctors to continue to provide world-leading care to patients in Leeds.
50 years later, the current president of the RCEM is Dr Taj Hassan, an Emergency Consultant at LTHT. Dr Graham Johnson, also an Emergency Consultant at LTHT, is the Chair of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Board of RCEM. Around the world, buildings were lit up purple to celebrate the anniversary - including Leeds Town Hall and Leeds
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Volunteers improve experience for stroke patients The Stroke Services team have been running a project over the last year looking at the different ways volunteers can work alongside staff and patients to enhance the services provided on the Acute Stroke Unit and Stroke Rehab Unit at the LGI. As a result of this project, two different schemes are now up and running. The first scheme is a partnership between the Stroke Rehabilitation Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) team, and Leeds Beckett University’s Speech and Language Therapy students. Student volunteers are invited onto the Stroke Rehab Unit to provide social opportunities for patients who have had communication problems after stroke.
survivors. The aim of the project is for stroke survivors who have had personal experience of the Stroke Service to share these experiences and support those who are currently staying on the stroke wards.
has provided guidance to the volunteers and coordinated visits with ward staff to ensure that the patients who would benefit the most get a chance to meet the volunteers each week.
Two stroke survivors visit the Acute Stroke Unit and the Stroke Rehab Unit each week. The project has been supported by Antonietta Morciano, Staff Nurse from the Brain Attack Team, who
Volunteers provide unique and valuable help in services across the Trust, so it’s great to see our teams finding new ways in which they can get involved and help our patients in ways only they can.
Research shows that people who have communication problems after stroke have less social conversations and leisure activities, both whilst in hospital, and during their daily lives. The Stroke Rehab SLT team have provided the student volunteers with training in how best to support conversations for these patients. The weekly visits by the student volunteers encourages patients to find different ways to participate in meaningful leisure activities. The second scheme has been in partnership with Different Strokes - a charity supporting younger stroke
Leeds echocardiography department receives official accreditation The echocardiography department at Leeds Teaching Hospitals has been awarded accreditation by the British Society of Echocardiography. An echocardiography, or diagnostic cardiac ultrasound, uses sound waves to create pictures of the heart’s chambers, valves, walls and blood vessels (aorta, arteries, veins) using a transducer (probe) passed over the chest. The team received accreditation in all areas of echocardiography including transthoracic echo (TTE), transoesophaeal echo (TOE), stress echo and training. The echo department is one of the busiest in the UK performing over 18,000 TTE, 450 TOE and 2,000 stress echo tests per year.
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Radiotherapy team receive praise from Star Wars actors Play Specialist Lobke Marsden has been feeling ‘the force’ with Twitter shoutouts from Star Wars Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Darth Maul (Ray Park).
easier for children and young people.
Lobke paints the masks that some of our young patients wear when undergoing radiotherapy treatment. The children and young people are able to choose their own characters, and 13-year-old Denys wanted to be Darth Maul from Star Wars.
Since then, Lobke and the team have been painting lots more masks for young patients including one for Hasan AKA, Catboy who recently celebrated the end of his treatment at Children’s Radiotherapy at St James’s.
After one of Lobke’s tweets featuring Denys’s mask went viral with over 12,000 likes, the Star Wars actors tweeted to praise the fantastic work the team are doing to make treatment a little bit
Taking on personas of superheroes, such as Catboy, gives children the extra courage and confidence to get through their treatment, and makes for perfect distraction therapy.
Denys was thrilled to see his mask for the first time - and couldn’t wait to try it on!
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Leeds Major Trauma Centre now accepting night flights thanks to generous donation from the HELP Appeal Seriously ill or injured patients from across Yorkshire are benefitting from extended air ambulance flying hours thanks to a generous donation to the Trust. Over £123,000 was donated by the HELP Appeal, a national charity set up to help provide Major Trauma Centres like Leeds with the necessary new or upgraded base infrastructure to enable night landing and so support the specialist skills of the pilots and clinical teams. The donation has been used to fund important lighting and fire fighting equipment on the helideck at the Leeds General Infirmary, which is enabling air ambulances to land later into the evening, therefore increasing access to the Major Trauma Centre. Leeds is one of 22 Major Trauma Centres in England providing around-the-clock life-saving treatment for seriously injured patients from West Yorkshire (adults), and Yorkshire and Humber
(children). Often, patients are flown in to the service by air ambulance because of the extent of their injuries and the need for rapid treatment. Professor Peter Giannoudis, Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said: “The HELP Appeal’s kind donation will have a huge impact on patient care. It will facilitate the prompt transfer of seriously injured patients to Leeds Major Trauma Centre allowing the medical staff to intervene early, save lives and reduce morbidity. All the staff at the Major Trauma Centre are delighted with this advancement.” Robert Bertram, Chief Executive of the HELP Appeal said: “People can become
seriously ill or injured anytime of the day or night and with clocks changing, there is even less daylight for air ambulances to land safely on hospital helipads. This new, state of the art lighting system at Leeds General Infirmary’s helipad solves this problem, allowing helicopters to land, even when it’s dark, so patients can get the urgent treatment they need quickly at any time of the day. “We were also delighted to donate the funds needed for the helipad to have a new static firefighting system, which will help to extinguish fires really efficiently, doesn’t interrupt what the emergency care teams need to do and isn’t affected by the wind – a must when the helipad is on the roof.”
‘Sit Up, Get Dressed, Keep Moving’ campaign flashmob As part of the official launch of the ‘Sit Up, Get Dressed, Keep Moving’ campaign, teams surprised everyone in the canteen with a flashmob to raise awareness. The campaign aims to get patients out of bed, into their own clothes and up and about during their time in hospital to #endPJparalysis. This simple idea can support a faster recovery and enable patients to go home sooner. The teams danced away to DJ Casper’s Cha Cha Slide, complete with all the dance moves. To watch the video visit: https://tinyurl.com/ LTHTflashmob.
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Haematologist wins prestigious research grant Consultant haematologist Dr Quentin Hill has been awarded a BMA research grant. Quentin was awarded the J Moulton grant to assist research into Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP), an acquired autoimmune condition that results in low platelets and bleeding. The research will take place over two years and Quentin will work alongside Dr James Robinson, Post-doctoral research fellow, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine and the UK ITP Registry team (Chief investigator Dr Vickie McDonald). Quentin said: “To be awarded such a prestigious grant is a real honour and
I look forward to beginning this work, which could make a real difference to our patients.” The BMA Foundation for Medical Research funds important, innovative research to advance medicine, medical research and the medical profession. Through the foundation, the BMA has been supporting medical research since 1839 and is the oldest medical organisation in the world to award grants and prizes to encourage further medical research. Thanks to the support of generous individuals, in 2017 twelve research grants totalling £625,000 were awarded to winning applicants.
Soap dispensers design challenge As part of a continuous programme to include children in the fight against infection and encourage hand hygiene, a competition was held earlier this year where patients from Leeds Children’s Hospital were asked to design covers for the soap and hand sanitiser dispensers. There were lots of fantastic entries, but after a tough decision, the two winners chosen by senior representatives from the Children’s Hospital were Amy Hinchliffe and Jessica Itzinger. The winning designs have since been made into dispensers and are now currently being installed across the Children’s Hospital. Anne Stanton, Head of Nursing for the Children’s Hospital presented the two winners with their very own dispensers and a £50 voucher (kindly donated by Deb, the manufacturer of the dispensers). Attending the presentation were: Anne Stanton, Head of Nursing; Sue Horvath, Senior Nurse in Infection Prevention; Claire Fraser, Play Leader; and Martyn Hodgkinson and Colin Quigley, from Deb Ltd.
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Speech and Language Therapy team wins Macmillan Excellence Award The Macmillan Speech and Language Therapy team in Head and Neck Oncology at the Cancer Centre won a prestigious award in Innovation at the Macmillan Excellence Awards during a ceremony held in London in November.
In particular they highlight those individuals and teams whose exceptional leadership in the categories of service improvement, innovation, and integration has benefited people affected by cancer
The Macmillan Professionals National Excellence Awards acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding work of Macmillan professionals of all disciplines.
The team was shortlisted for designing a reliable and exemplary speech and language therapy oncology service that manages one of the heaviest caseloads in
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the country. Team members include: Emma Taylor, Sally Scudamore, Paula Barnes, Helen Rant, Sally Pratten, Olivia Clarke, Alison Croasdale, Helen Downie, Jen Carne, and Chandy Charlton. The incredible achievement is a testament to the amazing work the SLT Head and Neck team do on a daily basis.
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Facilities teams Wear It Pink for breast cancer research Over 50 members of the facilities team at St James’s Hospital showed their support for the fight against breast cancer on Wear It Pink Day.
Wear It Pink Day takes place every year during Breast Cancer Awareness month to raise money for the charity Breast Cancer Now which funds lifesaving research.
The teams who took part included housekeepers, receptionists, domestics and staff from facilities, many of whom work at Leeds Cancer Centre.
Nicola Watson, Maxine Byrne and Pamela Ewart, who work in Beckett Wing were the driving force and their efforts were hailed as inspirational by Claire Flanagan,
facilities manager. She said: “Everyone is so proud of how they pulled it all together, it shows that we are one big team here at St James’s. The Bexley Wing is an oncology block so research into breast cancer is a cause close to all of our hearts, we appreciate what it is that patients are going through.”
Leeds Children’s Hospital team volunteer in Cameroon A team from Leeds Children’s Hospital have been volunteering in Cameroon to help children with cancer. Rachel Hollis, lead nurse for children’s cancer, Dr Susan Picton, paediatric oncology consultant and Dr Roly Squire, paediatric surgeon, volunteered for a charity called World Child Cancer after the Leeds Children’s Hospital joined the programme as a twinning partner. World Child Cancer builds partnerships between doctors and nurses at hospitals in the developed world who provide training and mentoring for doctors in
nursing team to develop their role through training and education and they are pictured on the way to Mbingo Baptist Hospital.
developing countries. It also helps with transport, food and accommodation costs to meet the wider needs of families who have a child with cancer. The team worked with the programme’s
Rachel said: “To volunteer for a programme such as this is a privilege. Your knowledge, skills and expertise can have a significant impact in the setting of a country with limited resources. “World Child Cancer helps to address the gap in survival between children in countries like the UK, and those in countries like Cameroon.”
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Patient transported to St James’s on vintage fire engine A patient attending St James’s for radiotherapy treatment chose a variety of novelty vehicles to travel to her appointments, including a vintage fire engine. Mandy has been finding different forms of transport to get from her home in Brighouse to her appointments, as a way of shifting the focus from her breast cancer treatment and on to something fun and positive. Mandy said: “Each time I go for an appointment it’s in a different vehicle with a different driver. No one is allowed to mention cancer at all, and we can only sing. I come with different people every time and it’s up to them to choose the karaoke playlist we sing along to.”
For one of her appointments, Mandy made the journey in a vintage fire engine together with two friends, two crew members, and a dog, singing songs and having a good time. “I have to travel a long way for my appointments and I’m a bit of a scaredycat. I knew if it was up to me to travel all this way by myself I just wouldn’t do it at all,” she said.
“I want to show women it needn’t be a scary process,” Mandy explained. “The whole idea behind this was to leave a legacy of positivity. It’s about education, it’s about fundraising, and it’s about changing the way people see cancer and cancer treatment. “Rather than seeing it as a time of worry and stress, I’m making good memories to look back on.”
Parkinson’s QI team in the running for national award The Parkinson’s Quality Improvement Collaborative are in the running to win a UK Parkinson’s Excellence Network Award.
made a difference. Clinical Director of the Excellence Network, Dr Donald Grosset, said: “The quality of this year’s entries was incredibly high and it was extremely difficult for our judging panel to narrow the entrants down to these three finalists.
Now in their second year, the awards aim to recognise and celebrate outstanding services that make a difference to people in the UK affected by Parkinson’s. The team at LTHT were nominated for their work creating an intervention bundle for patients with Parkinson’s, which consists of resources such as an alarm clock and the Get It On Time laminated clock as well as a 6 monthly educational masterclass day. They have seen some dramatic results across the trust, with the delay of the first medication on admission going
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down from over 7 hours to below 1 hour. The average percentage of Parkinson’s medication doses omitted over a 24 hour period has also fallen from 15% to 5%. The team still want to make improvements, but this shows that the incredible effort of everyone has
“These entrants clearly demonstrated how they have worked to perfect several areas that were identified as particularly challenging for services across the UK in the most recently published Audit findings.” The UK Parkinson’s Excellence Network is a collaboration between health and social care professionals, Parkinson’s UK and people affected by Parkinson’s.
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Leeds volunteer awarded BEM in New Year’s Honours For over twenty years, Sheila Miller has been volunteering at Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTHT) and St Gemma’s Hospice supporting patients and their families. Sheila was nominated for a British Empire Medal (BEM) by her colleagues for the difference she has made to patients and staff as a Spiritual Care volunteer. Every week Sheila volunteers in the Emergency Department (ED) and on J93 at St James’s Hospital. Sheila’s role helps to free up nursing time in a busy Emergency Department, and her work includes supporting staff by providing refreshments, information on waiting times and good company for patients and families during their time in ED. Sheila’s experience in bereavement support is also invaluable to families who suffer bereavement while in the department.
“I can’t put into words how much I love volunteering and the work that I do.”
Rosie Horsman, Lead Nurse for Patient Experience at LTHT, who nominated Sheila for the Honour said: “Whenever Sheila turns up for work, the nursing staff in ED feel assured and confident that patients and their families will be well looked after. Sheila is also helping us to recruit new volunteers by providing training and shadowing opportunities. As a result, we now have a volunteer working in ED every day which is making a huge difference to patients. “Sheila is an inspiration and very deserving of this award for everything she has done for us at LTHT and in the community. It has been a pleasure to work with her over the years.”
Having worked as a registered nurse Sheila wanted to spend her retirement using the skills she learnt during this time to improve care for patients.
and make a cup of tea. Quite often it’s those little acts of kindness that mean a great deal to people when they’re scared or upset.
Sheila also works at St Gemma’s Hospice, providing support to families, conducting memorial services and leading their Christmas ‘Light up a life’ service. Sheila meets and supports visiting priests and runs a monthly bereavement support group.
“I can’t put into words how much I love volunteering and the work that I do. Coming into hospital or a hospice is a really difficult time and I just want to make it a little bit brighter for patients and their families. I sit with people and hold their hand, answer questions
“I still can’t quite believe I was nominated for a BEM. There is a lot of wonderful work being done by volunteers all across the city and I am delighted to accept this honour on behalf of them all, and everyone I work with at LTHT and St Gemma’s.”
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Donation than Every week we gratefully receive donations that make a real our patients, staff and visitors - here are a few photos: Grateful family donate £15,000 to neuro ICU Nick Hester had a serious accident in York earlier this year suffering severe head trauma, and breaking his spine. His family have raised £15,000 to thank the team on the Neuro Intensive Care Unit at Leeds General Infirmary who cared for him. Nick’s sister Emily completed three triathlons to raise the money for the ward, which cared for her brother when he was critically ill.
Blood pressure machine donation Two year-old Florence Inman and her family kindly donated three blood pressure machines and stands to the children’s dialysis unit and Ward L50. The donation will make a real difference to young patients and will help the team to take manual blood pressure measurements especially on renal patients.
George Bell Donation L52 Ward L52 recently received a wonderful donation of £5,000 from young patient George Bell and his family. George was a patient on the ward for brain surgery and his mum Caroline said the ward staff were really kind and delivered fantastic care the whole time. She was particularly thankful to Mr John Goodden, Consultant Neurosurgeon, who took time to put George at ease, chatting about things and discussing the latest Star Wars film.
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Emily said: “Had it not been for the troop of neuro surgeons, spinal surgeons, doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and dietitians at Leeds Neuro Intensive Care Unit working round the clock to keep Nick alive, we would have sadly lost him. And for that, his family and friends will be eternally grateful.” “It was hard not to become part of a new family at Neuro ICU over the month Nick was in a coma, they looked after us in a time of great need... the supply of digestive biscuits and celebrations chocolates given to the nurses from the
Caroline said: “The wellequipped playroom and kids’ activities were an essential distraction. The staff also stepped in when mum, dad, or George were having a bad day. Quite
Hesters on a weekly basis didn’t really cut it in the grand scheme of things!” Emily completed a Trio of Triathlons: the Nuffield Health Eton SuperSprint Sunday, Shock Absorber Women Only Triathlon and the Duchenne UK Triathlon. The team are hoping to spend the money on a new bladder scanner, which will make a real difference to the care of patients on the unit. Laura Sedgley, Senior Sister said: “It’s great to see Nick doing so well after his accident and we’d like to say a huge thank you to Emily and her family for this kind donation which we’re hoping to spend on a new bladder scanner - this will make a real difference to patients on our ward.”
frankly, it was because of the staff’s dedication, love and generosity that we all managed to cope.”
Andrew, set up several fundraising events and sponsorship drives to raise money for the ward.
To say thank you, George, Caroline, and George’s dad,
Julie Cooper, Senior Sister on L52, said the ward team are planning on putting the funds to good use, including purchasing further monitors for the ward, improving the parents’ facilities and perhaps an iPad for the children to use. She said: “We’re really grateful for the money George’s family has so kindly donated. It will go a long way to helping improve the ward environment and our young patients’ experience.”
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Transplant patient thanks teams for saving his life Colin Clayton spent Christmas 2016 on J83 - Leeds Liver Unit - at St James’s. He had received a liver transplant earlier that month. Colin said: “I was told I had approximately 6-8 weeks to live at one point. I started being unwell early April 2017 and went to my GP thinking nothing of it, throughout the year my health deteriorated and in November I was transferred to Leeds. The thought of a transplant never crossed my mind and I never thought about what would happen if I needed a transplant until it happened. You never think it’s going to happen. But it did.” Colin was discharged home to Preston on New Year’s Eve. “I had a few complications following my transplant so it took me longer to recover but throughout I was supported by the specialists at Leeds. When I left hospital I was physically a different person, but I was alive. My goal after the transplant was to return home and start living again.” Colin’s son Josh was inspired to hike Trolltunga, a mountain in Norway, on a trek of 26km. Josh and his friend Jamie raised £1000 for the unit that saved his dad’s life and supported their family throughout.
Paul Tobin wins Porter of the Year Congratulations to Porter Paul Tobin who was announced as the national and regional winner of the Skills for Health ‘Our Health Heroes’ Operational Services Support Worker awards. Paul won for his work setting up the UK’s first ever Porters Huddles, where porters come together with clinical teams to discuss patient safety and improvements. This is the first of its kind in the country
and Paul has made a real difference in collaborative working between teams and improving patient safety. Paul said: “I want every patient to feel that they’ve received the best possible care. That’s why I set up the porter huddles so that we can all work together to improve the service we provide and keep patients at the centre of everything we do. That’s what matters the most.”
Cardiology consultant wins national award Dr Kate Gatenby, Cardiology consultant at Leeds General Infirmary, received a ‘You’re Simply Marvellous’ award from The Pumping Marvellous Foundation after being nominated by a patient. Heart failure patient Rich Cleverley commended Kate for her outstanding patient care in enabling him to understand his condition. Rich commented: “At the start Kate gave me my diagnosis last summer and was the person I saw throughout my hospital stay and outpatients appointments until my discharge this summer. Kate was always straight to the point but very supportive. She made sure she spoke at a level that could be understood without being patronising and is the person I regard as being instrumental in me still being here and the progress I have made.”
As the representative of the UK Heart Failure patients’ voice, The Pumping Marvellous Foundation emphasises the importance of the patient perspective in recognising and rewarding Health Care Professionals. Kate was one of only three chosen Healthcare Professionals across the United Kingdom to be nominated by the charity’s patients.
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St James’s ICU team take on Coast-toCoast cycle challenge Cyclists from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) team at St James’s successfully took on the coast-to-coast cycle challenge in September. The challenge took the cyclists across the width of England, taking in 150 miles from Whitehaven on the west coast to Tynemouth on the east. Altogether it took three, somewhat eventful, days. The team were: Anna Dewsbury, sister; Matt Powell, consultant; Linda O’Brien, staff nurse; Hannah Kerr, staff nurse; Jessica Weemes, staff nurse; Helen Atkins, staff nurse; and Ben Harris, junior registrar. The team were all keen cyclists to begin with, with one team member cycling 140 miles just to get to the start point. The journey was plagued by typically wet September weather, in addition to one puncture, one broken toe, four falls, and a broken derailleur - which meant they had to stop at a bike shop for nearly two hours for repairs. For the first night they stayed at a pub, and on the second they stayed at a lonely bunkhouse on the moors. On day two (the hilliest day with lots of climbs), the team stopped at the only pub en route for a meal, utterly famished, only to discover the pub didn’t serve food, which meant they were only fuelled by crisps and nuts until they arrived at the bunkhouse. The team used the cycle challenge to raise money for re-decorating the relatives’ rooms on the ICU at St James’s. Altogether they raised £2305.
New cataract biometry machine at Wharfedale Hospital improves preassessment outcomes for patients A brand new, state-of-the-art cataract biometry machine has been installed in the Pre-assessment department at Wharfedale Hospital. The device brings benefits to patients by achieving greater accuracy in images, which leads to more reliable surgical outcomes. The machine - an IOLMaster 700, manufactured by Zeiss - cost £47,000, and was purchased for the department by Leeds Hospital Charitable Foundation. Patients who require cataract surgery will undergo a test with the machine that maps out the patient’s eyes on a high definition screen. Karen Waterhouse, Senior Sister in Pre-Assessment, commented: “The Preassessment nursing team are delighted with the new IOL eye machine. The advanced technology means quicker and more efficient readings. Due to its reliability and accuracy, we are reducing the need for patients to attend St James’s Hospital for further measurements. This will help make the patient experience at Wharfedale Hospital more satisfying.” The device uses sophisticated technology to attain a highly detailed, full-length scan of the entire eye, making it easier to detect subtle flaws in eye geometry, meaning a
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higher likelihood of post-operative satisfaction for patients. A ‘fixation check’ mechanism ensures patients are focusing correctly so that the rendered scans show correct measurements. Paula Hudders, Staff Nurse, said: “We are very thankful to have received the new IOLMaster here in the Pre-assessment department. It has given us the opportunity to provide a first-class service to our cataract patients at Wharfedale Hospital. Patients are now able to receive a fully comprehensive treatment from diagnosis to discharge. A very satisfying outcome for all concerned.” Sarah Dodsworth, Pre-assessment Patient Services Co-Ordinator, commented: “The new machine is a huge coup for our department and joins an already impressive repertoire of patient services at Wharfedale Hospital. It gets readings spot on every time - making the patient journey more efficient and outcomes more reliable.” David Welch, Chief Executive of Leeds Hospital Charitable Foundation said: “We’re delighted to have provided the funding for such a worthwhile cause. It’s clear that the machine is already making a dramatic difference to staff and patients and we’re extremely proud to be a part of this.”
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Junior Doctor from St James’s to row across Atlantic for charity Greg Bailey, a locum SHO at St James’s, is attempting an arduous crossing of the Atlantic Ocean with his brother Jude. Dubbed the Ocean Brothers, their epic row will take them from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean. They are aiming to raise £100,000 in donations for the British Skin Foundation as well as awareness around the causes of skin cancer. The voyage has already attracted national media interest as well as endorsements from explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes and survivalist Bear Grylls. The two brothers are rowing, unsupported, in a 24 foot-long boat for 3,000 miles from Gran Canaria to Barbados. Working a shift pattern of two hours on, two hours off, the brothers are rowing 24 hours a day, seven days a week, non-stop. They
expect the gruelling undertaking to last for eight weeks - and that assumes they won’t run into any storms along the way.
that included several operations. Greg said: “It has left the family heartbroken for the past few years - it really affected everyone.”
A GPS signal will relay the brothers’ precise position live to their website, so anxious supporters can keep up-to-date with the boat’s progress.
“We wanted to do something that would give us some headspace, draw a line under what we’ve been through, and come to terms with Peter’s passing,” he said.
Without any kind of support boat to aid them during the trip, the brothers must be entirely self-sufficient. They will take everything they need with them, including 200kg of freeze-dried vegan meals, three changes of clothes each. All the while they must take every measure to keep their bodies in top condition. Greg lost his step-father - Jude’s father - Peter Massey, to skin cancer in 2015, following a long period of treatment
“This is for ourselves, and for Peter, but we also wanted to do something that will make people aware of skin cancer prevention, and fundraise for researching a cure,” he added. Julie Groves, Senior Sister at St James’s Emergency Department, said: “We are all very proud of the endeavour that Greg is about to undertake with his brother Jude. We will be avidly tracking their journey via the webpage.”
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Christmas Patients, staff and visitors got into the festive spirit across LTHT to celebrate Christmas. Young patients at Leeds Children’s Hospital had lots of visitors who brought presents and cheer to the wards including Leeds Rhinos, Leeds United, Leeds Carnegie and of course Santa! The Leeds Children’s Hospital Appeal also received hundreds of generous donations for patients who were in hospital during the Christmas period. The Leeds Children’s Hospital team held another successful pantomime, bringing smiles to young patients and the Youth Forum held their Christmas party complete with real reindeer and fundraising stalls in Clarendon wing. Vocal sensations G4 made a special visit to J98 to sing for patients and staff as a thank you for the care they provided to band member Jonathan’s wife Debbie. Staff from across the Trust took part in campaigns including Reverse Advent where hundreds of donations were made to St George’s Crypt for homeless people in Leeds at Christmas. A ‘Be Santa to a Senior’ event was
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at LTHT held where staff donated presents to members of the elderly community in Leeds and this included music from the staff choir and children from the staff nursery. J83 were crowned winners of the Trust Christmas card competition with a fantastic team photo. There were hundreds of fantastic entries which all celebrated Christmas at LTHT.
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New drug is world first for respiratory team The Sleep and Non-Invasive Ventilation service at Leeds has been providing sleep and home ventilation for patients since 1993. The unit are the first centre in the world to prescribe Idebenone, a potentially life changing drug for patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The team, based at St James’s Hospital, are the tertiary referral centre for complex ventilation across large parts of Yorkshire and parts of Lancashire. They care for more than 4500 patients who use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines and about 1100 patients on home ventilation. This is the first time the drug has been prescribed outside a clinical trial setting and, if it works as the studies suggest, then it will delay the decline of lung function for these patients and might delay the need to have support with ventilation (NIV). Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder characterized by
progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. Dipansu Ghosh, Consultant Respiratory Physician said: “Usually most of these patients would need ventilatory support by their early teens, which has huge implications for them and
their carers. Idebenone is a drug that has been shown to slow down the decline of respiratory function for patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and it will be prescribed as part of MHRA Early Access to Medicines scheme (EAMS).”
Trust wins Silver Award for work with reservists Leeds Teaching Hospitals received a Silver award in the Defence Employer Recognition scheme in October to recognise the Trust’s work with the Armed Forces.
we have been undertaking some great work to recognise the value that our Armed Forces colleagues bring to the organisation and have strengthened our connections with local Armed Forces partners.”
Earlier this year the Trust signed the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a pledge to recognise the valuable contributions workforce reservists make and a commitment to supporting them fully. A new dedicated Reservist Procedure has been developed and increased leave has been made available to facilitate training attendance for our reservists.
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“This award is a credit to all our staff who have Armed Forces training, and brings important benefits to patient care at Leeds Teaching Hospitals,” he added.
Dean Royles, Director of HR, said: “We are delighted to have been recognised for
our support for the Armed Forces. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country,
The Trust was formally presented with the award by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Dame Ingrid Roscoe DCVO, at an awards ceremony in Sheffield.
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Celebrating 250 years of Leeds General Infirmary To celebrate 250 years of the Leeds General Infirmary, a timeline has been installed in the Jubilee Wing displaying key dates in the hospital’s history. From its original purpose as a hospital ‘for the relief of the sick and poor’, the LGI has grown to become one of the foremost healthcare providers in the country. By far the longest-established of the City’s hospitals, it dates back to October 1767 and was set up in a private house in Kirkgate, close to where Leeds Market is today. The timeline, generously funded by the Leeds Hospital Charitable Foundation, is displayed along the blue bridge in Jubilee wing, bringing historic imagery to a modern healthcare building.
surgery to the UK’s first kidney transplant and the UK’s first hand transplant and first double hand transplant. In the next few years the ambition is to transform the hospital and build a stateof-the-art healthcare building on the site of the old nurses home which will enable LTHT to continue to innovate and develop services and be at the forefront of healthcare innovations for many years to come. These plans will also see the Children’s Hospital in Clarendon Wing developed and remodelled to provide a dedicated and bespoke child friendly environment for young patients.
It pinpoints key dates in the history of the hospital and travels through the centuries detailing extensions and the addition of several wings including Clarendon, which was built in 1984 and replaced the old Women’s and Children’s Hospital, which was connected to the main site for many years by a long corridor on stilts.
Linda Pollard, Trust Chair said: “Our thanks go to everyone who has generously given their advice and time to help with this project. It is fantastic to see the rich history of the LGI displayed for our patients, staff and visitors and we look forward to unveiling more of our ambitious plans for the future of the hospital, which will enable us to continue to provide outstanding services for future generations into the 21st century.”
Over the past 250 years the LGI has been at the forefront of the development of medicine and surgery in the UK, developing many techniques ranging from aseptic
Celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the LGI will continue throughout the year and will also coincide with the NHS 70 anniversary.
Maternity service shortlisted for national award Midwives at the Trust are in the running to win a top national award for their work to give the best possible care to mums and babies. The Midwifery Service of the Year Award - part of the Royal College of Midwives Annual Awards - seeks to recognise excellence, significant improvement and/or innovation in the provision of maternity care and team working. Around 10,000 babies are born in Leeds each year at the city’s two largest hospitals - the Leeds General Infirmary and St James’s Hospital with a few women also opting to give birth at home.
“We are delighted to have been recognised nationally for our work to make Leeds the best city to give birth in.” Sue Gibson, Head of Midwifery for the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust says: “We are delighted to have been recognised nationally for our work to make Leeds the best city to give birth in. We pride ourselves on being forward-thinking and bringing innovative ideas which will help babies to have the best start in life and aim to continue offering new and better ways to help families and babies.” The Leeds team is empowered to make local improvements that they feel meet the needs of their patients, which has led to the introduction of innovations including the Baby Box - a first for Yorkshire - which supports parentsto-be with an education syllabus to help them prepare for parenthood.
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Celebrating 10 years of the Bexley wing The Bexley Wing celebrated its 10th birthday with a celebration in the atrium. This included a bake off, raffle, and a painting competition judged by Suman Kaur, star of the BBC Big Painting Challenge. Staff, patients and visitors also showed off their artistic skills by drawing their own picture of the Bexley wing. There were lots of stalls and a raffle on the day with all proceeds going to the Yorkshire Cancer Centre Appeal. The public shared their support on social media following the event:
“10 years ago in January I started chemotherapy here, a long and arduous journey sometimes but thanks to the NHS and it’s wonderful staff, I made it and have worked here now for the past four years. My heartfelt gratitude to all involved.”
grade do their job. The clients are stressed and feel vulnerable but the staff soon put you at your ease Congratulations to you all.”
“THE flagship for cancer care. I am so proud to have worked in Bexley Wing. And so grateful for the care that my dad and other family members and friends have received here. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is AMAZING.” “I was treated here this year. As a retired healthcare professional I can find no words to express my admiration for the professional way in which all the staff of whatever
Tibial Pursuit compete on Eggheads A team of Radiographers from the Trust competed on the game show Eggheads. The radiographically apt team were named ‘Tibial Pursuit’ and were neck and neck with the Eggheads, until the end! The team are pictured with the eggheads and presenter Jeremy Vine. Seated left to right: Mark McLaughlin (Diagnostic Radiographer) Conor Reid (Former Senior Radiographer) Kane Moreton (Diagnostic Radiographer) Katie Stoney (Diagnostic Radiographer) Jordan Froggett (Reporting Radiographer Practitioner) and Mark Fuller (Diagnostic Radiographer). The episode was aired on 7 November.
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Claire Burton What else have you done in your career so far? I started life as a qualified nurse on a general medical and gastroenterology ward in 1996 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Bradford. Following this I had a short spell on a plastic surgery and maxillofacial ward at Bradford Royal Infirmary, before moving into renal medicine back at St. Luke’s Hospital. I stayed in renal medicine for 15 years, initially as a haemodialysis nurse but predominantly as a renal transplant coordinator, eventually managing the service. In 2014 I took up my post as Specialist Screening Practitioner with the Harrogate, Leeds and York Bowel Cancer Screening Service, predominantly covering the Leeds patch, until I started my new role as Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Nurse in May 2017.
What’s the best thing about your job? The huge potential to prevent premature deaths, and chronic ill health caused by coronary heart disease. If Familial Hypercholesterolaemia is identified early and treated appropriately the additional risk of coronary heart disease can be virtually eliminated.
Claire Burton, Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Nurse has worked at the Trust for four years. Summarise the main aspects of your role? Familial Hypercholesterolaemia is an inherited condition resulting in high cholesterol levels from birth. It occurs in 1-2 of every 500 people. My role includes assessing patients to determine eligibility for genetic testing for this condition and coordinating cascade testing of family members should a gene be identified. There is a big emphasis on lifestyle modification, in addition to treatment with statins, to maximise prevention of coronary heart disease. Health promotion and education is therefore a key aspect of the job.
What is the one thing you would change at LTHT to help you do your job better? The number of different systems I need access to, to be able to fulfil my role, and the amount of time it takes logging in and out of them during my working day!
What’s your best advice to a new starter at the Trust? Ask, ask, ask! Starting a brand new role in a new hospital means there is so much you don’t know. Setting up this new service has required support from many different people, all of whom have been really supportive and happy to help.
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A fond farewell to our long-serving staff
Sandra Gray
Jackie Thackray Medical Secretary Jackie has worked in the trust for more than 30 years and worked for Martin Griffith-Jones, Consultant Gynaecologist, for 22 years. She celebrated her retirement on 1 November 2017 with many former and current colleagues.
Felicity Fisher Ward L06 and L07 wish Felicity Fisher a long and happy retirement. Fliss has been a trust employee for 42 years, the majority of which has been in critical care. She retires a much-loved and respected senior sister whose depth of skills and knowledge will be sorely missed. Over the years Fliss has played a key role in the development of the unit and helped to build a strong team. Fliss has been a great support to all her colleagues and will be missed for her personal touch and constant professionalism.
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During her time with the Trust she has seen many changes - in fact she started work on a manual typewriter, needing carbon paper and tippex! Jackie has embraced every new technology and change and has been described as the ‘core of gynaecology.’ Jackie will be very sadly missed. She and her husband Mick are avid caravaners and plan on spending their retirement touring the length and breadth of the UK as well as travelling around Europe.
Jane Godfrey Colleagues at Leeds Children’s Hospital gathered to say farewell to paediatric discharge coordinator Jane Godfrey who has retired after 25 years. Jane started in the Trust on the neonatal unit in 1985 and held a number of roles including working in orthopaedic, surgical and neurology. Jane had a spell as an inpatient bed manager before starting as a children’s epilepsy nurse specialist where she worked for a number of years. For the past two years Jane was the first discharge coordinator in the children’s hospital developing pathways and helping support safe discharge for children with complex needs. Jane’s colleagues will miss her very much but wish her well in her new life in Florida.
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Jennifer Ogden Jennifer has retired after 32 years of NHS service. She has worked for the Trust as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Rheumatology and will be fondly remembered for her personality, sense of humour, and dedication to her role. She will be greatly missed by all her colleagues on C5 at Chapel Allerton, who wish her a full and happy retirement.
Doug Campbell
Karen qualified in 1984 and held various nursing posts in the Leeds Western Health Authority. She then worked in resource management and as a clinical workload advisor using early technology to assess the dependency of patients in wards.
Consultant Orthopaedic Hand & Wrist Surgeon Doug Campbell has retired from the Trust after over 20 years’ service. He was instrumental in helping set up and develop the Hand Unit in Leeds, which is now recognised nationally as one of the leading units in Hand & Wrist surgery. Doug has remained heavily involved in surgical education throughout his career, both in hands-on teaching of Orthopaedic Registrars and nationally appointed Hand Fellows, and as Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds, and examiner for the European Diploma in Hand Surgery. He has published widely in Orthopaedic Hand & Wrist Surgery literature, has supervised clinical research and has lectured throughout the world as visiting Professor. He remains active in new product development as Chairman of the AO International Hand Expert Group. Doug will be greatly missed on the Hand Unit by all his colleagues for his professionalism, expertise and good humour. His colleagues would like to wish him well in his retirement in the hope he can spend more time with his family and pursuing his leisure activities on the fairways.
Janet Wilkinson Janet trained in Dewsbury Hospital, worked initally as a staff nurse in Renal at SJUH. Started work in ICU (Ward 21) LGI in 1988 becoming a Junior Sister in 1991, Senior Sister in 1994. moved to new ICU (Ward 3) LGI in 1998 continuing to work as a sister then as a Clinical educator, becomming ICU Manager/Matron in more recent years. Known by many accross the trust, Janet will be sorely missed by her friends and colleagues.
Karen Bowes
Joan Shelton Joan has worked in the Trust for 6 years, starting with the Corporate Nursing Team. She moved onto the Savile Investigation before becoming medical secretary in the Urology department. Following this Joan provided support to Executive Directors Tony Whitfield and Simon Neville before joining the Quality team.
In 1996 Karen started work on L24 which is now L25.She progressed to a Sister’s post in 2011 and from January 2014 became the Senior Sister for L25 where she was a well-respected Sister whose neurosurgical knowledge was exemplary and was shared with her team and medical staff new to the ward, who benefitted from her experience and knowledge on a daily basis.
Joan will be particularly remembered for her sense of humour, helpfulness and the support that she provided to the Risk Management Committee. She really is a great example of the Leeds Way values, and her colleagues will miss her for her commitment and hard work.
She was a compassionate and caring nurse and also a good leader who supported her team through personal and professional challenges. Karen will be missed by all her colleagues in Neurosciences as she retires from her clinical post but will be welcomed back as a clinical governance coordinator for the CSU.
Steve Burras
Linda Blackburn
Colleagues joined Steve Burras for a double celebration of his retirement and his 60th birthday in December. Steve has worked in the Trust for more than thirty years, firstly as a Building Officer in operational Estates and then as a Building Schemes Designer in the Capital team. Most recently he was responsible for designing both the Hyperpolarised MRI Unit at LGI and the refurbishment of Block 20 at SJUH. Steve’s dedication, attention to detail and sense of humour will be greatly missed.
After 30 years working in the Payroll Department, Linda Blackburn retired on 30 November 2017 from her post as Senior Payroll Officer. Colleagues both past and present gathered to bid Linda farewell and to pay tribute to the contribution she has made to the department and to the various NHS organisations that she has worked for over many years of dedicated service. She will be missed by all, not only as a work colleague but as a friend. Linda said that she is looking forward to being able to spend more time with her family and in particular her grandchildren and great grandchild. Everyone from Payroll would like to wish Linda a very enjoyable, healthy and happy retirement.
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Rose Cundiff
Shirley Jackson
Rose has worked for the trust since qualifying 36 years ago. She joined the renal unit 27 years ago, initially on the haemodialysis unit, and then the male renal ward. For the past 15 years Rose has been a Nurse specialist in the pre-dialysis team. During her time in pre-dialysis Rose has cared for many of her patients over a number of years and they, together with her colleagues, all wish her a fond farewell. Rose is looking forward to her retirement and planning her future ventures.
Talented Pod entertainer, Shirley Jackson, has officially hung up her balloon pump and retired. Shirley followed in her family’s footsteps as both her mother and father built careers as magicians.
Sandra Gray Sandra has worked for the Trust for 22 years. During this time she’s worked within obstetrics, x-ray and finally on CCU. Sandra has been a valuable member of the team and will be sadly missed by all of us. She is going to spend her retirement looking after her new grandson. All her colleagues wish her a long and happy retirement.
Ruth Ould Ruth Ould, Senior Assistant Technical Officer (performs non-invasive cardiology tests), at Wharfedale Hospital has worked at the Trust for 35 years. She worked in cardiology for 17 years and before that was in nursing. Ruth works with such a wonderful team at Wharfedale she intends to return after her retirement on reduced hours.
Sheila O’Shea The Yorkshire Cancer Centre said a fond farewell to Appeal Director Sheila O’Shea after over 20 years in Oncology Fundraising; formerly at Cookridge and shortly after its doors opened, Leeds Cancer Centre. The team described working with Sheila as a great privilege and fortune over the years and her popularity was reflected in the number of well-wishers that attended her “send off” and left messages in her card. The Yorkshire Cancer Centre Team thanked Sheila for everything and wished her the very best in her retirement.
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She sprinkled magic and laughter everywhere she and her trusty sidekick puppet went. She performed her last bedside show last Thursday afternoon on L52 (Children’s Neurosciences) and it was safe to say she received some fairly complicated balloon animals to create such as a chicken! Her last performance was for a young boy who was extremely appreciative of the performance and didn’t want her, or her doggy companion, to leave. Shirley will be sadly missed - the Children’s team wish her a fond farewell and hope she has a wonderful retirement!
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What do you do to wind down and relax after a hard week at work As much as I’d like to say “reflecting on my e-portfolio”; realistically I go home, drink overlygentrified beer, and rewatch the 2010/11 ashes highlights pretending they’re still relevant. Followed by watching Moeen Ali lean on cover drives from when he was in form.
Tom is a foundation year one doctor and he has worked at the Trust for five months.
What did you want to be when you were growing up? My fifth UCAS choice was Brewing at Strathclyde University. I was heartbroken when I got into Leeds Medical School.
What is your favourite film? Submarine. Fantastic ‘coming-of-age’ film directed by Richard Ayoade, with music by Alex Turner.
What is your ideal holiday destination and why
Tell us something we don’t know about you?
A mythical place with Riga’s nightlife, Austria’s skiing, Tennessee’s live music, and India’s food.
I’m quite a good cook, although when I brought in some leftover goat’s cheese risotto some of the nurses wondered where the smell of pseudomonas was coming from...
What is your favourite food? Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding.
Nurses on the frontline of wound care A special event was held in partnership with the University of Leeds, and dedicated to the memory of former Leeds nurse Nellie Spindler. The ‘Nurses on the frontline of wound care’ event showcased personal stories of nursing in the First World War, brought to life through diary readings as well as medical field equipment visitors could examine and hold. The interactive exhibition included a recreated field hospital “staffed” by reenactment group Wenches in Trenches, who were raising awareness of the Voluntary Aid Detachment members, nurses and other women who served in the war. The exhibition showed items and objects from the University’s Special Collections, the Thackray Medical Museum, and the West Yorkshire Archive Service, as well as a poster display of research into wound care
past and present. There were also talks from academic researchers and practising nurses, including Dr Heather Iles-Smith, Head
of Nursing for Research and Innovation. Suzanne Hinchliffe, Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Executive, opened the event with a speech on nursing practices then and now.
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Teams commended by West Yorkshire Police Safeguarding is a significant responsibility and staff from across the Trust have to deal with challenging and sometimes distressing cases throughout their careers. Whilst this work is not widely discussed due to its sensitive nature, the contribution made by teams does not go unnoticed.
Hamish Mclure wins AAGBI award Dr Hamish Mclure, Consultant Anaesthetist, received an award from the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. The award recognises his contribution to the field of anaesthesia, and in particular his level-headed approach to promoting patient safety and the health and wellbeing of his colleagues. Leeds has gained an excellent reputation among trainees, in part due to Hamish’s recognition of the importance of consultant training during his time as Clinical Director.
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The Children’s Hospital and Emergency and Speciality Medicine CSUs were recognised by West Yorkshire Police at a special commendation at Elland Road police station for their role in bringing to justice an individual who committed serious crimes against a child. It was a harrowing and difficult case but
despite the challenges faced, the team were able to act with professionalism throughout to obtain evidence needed for the criminal investigation to come to a successful conclusion. They were thanked for their work and received certificates to highlight the role they played in the case.
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