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Issue 14 AUGUST 2015

Tommy On Tour / John’s Campaign

Welcome to the latest issue of the Nursing, Midwifery and AHP newsletter. I can’t believe we are already into September. Where has the year gone!? I hope as many of you as possible have managed to take a break or even managed a week somewhere hot (let’s face it, the weather this year was a huge disappointment again!) I wanted to start with some wonderful news. I am delighted to announce that we have once again become one of the first hospitals in the country to be awarded ‘gold standard’ status in end of life care. Well done too all the team on Ward 9 at FGH who have achieved the highest standards against the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Quality Hallmark Award in end of life care.

I am delighted that we are supporting UHMBT making a difference in dementia care!

Tommy’s aim - fuelled by his personal experience when his Mother was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia. So far Tommy’s campaign has in-spired over 4000 individuals to reflect on the experiences of people with dementia.

We are happy to welcome Tommy on Tour to the Trust. The inspiring and educational conference will take place at The Storey, meeting House Labe. Lancaster on September 16th 9:30 - 4pm.

John’s mission - The purpose of John’s campaign is that carers of peo-ple with dementia should be able to support their loved ones whatever time is most helpful to them and whatever time is do able for the carer.

Both campaigns have the potential to transform the lives of people liv-ing with Dementia.

You will have seen the posters round the hospital’s. Have you made your pledge?

The Gold Standards Framework (GSF) is the UK’s leading

provider of training for generalist health and social care

professionals working in end of life care. The award is

co-badged by the GSF Centre and the British Geriatrics Society

(BGS). This is a special achievement as the team went through

the process when the CQC were in. I would like to say a special

congratulations to Michelle, Heidi and all staff on Ward 9, this is

an achievement to be proud of and one the patients and

families of those in your care will be benefit from. WELL DONE.

In other news I am looking for a Registered healthcare professional to join my Transform Healthcare Cambodia team at the end of October. If you are interested please email me -sue.smith@mbht.nhs.uk

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UHMBT actively promotes tissue donation within our hospitals. Certain tissues from the body can be donated to help others. These tissues include eyes, heart valves, skin, bone, and tendons. Every newly bereaved family should be given the choice of finding out more about the possibility of their loved one becoming a tissue donor. Donating tissues will enhance the quality of life for the person who receives it and in certain circumstances may save a life. Eyes – restores sight to those with injury or disease and can also be used during operations to rebuild the eye. Heart valves – saves the life of a child with heart defects or an adult with damaged heart valves. Skin – is used as a natural dressing for those with serious burns, stopping infection and reducing scarring and pain. Bone – is used for some joint replacements, or replacing diseased bone removed through illness or injury and will improve pain and mobility. Tendons – will re-build damaged joints

From 7th—13th September it’s Organ Donation week!

Through Organ donation one person can save and improve the lives of many. The most important message is that we talk to our next of kin and family about our wishes, so if they are ever in the position that end of life decisions are to be made then it is a little easier for our loved ones as they will know what our wishes were. As a trust we successfully facili-tated 7 Organ retrievals last year which means that firstly we were able to honour the end of life decisions for those pa-tients and also support their families through a very difficult time but knowing that it will give them some comfort in the difficult months ahead. We always offer families the choice of information after the retrieval and they are able to learn a little bit about the recipients. We can also pass on letters written to donor families from those that have been given this amazing gift.

improving mobility. Who can donate? Almost anyone, even the elderly, and those with chronic disease or cancer. Rigorous testing is carried out on the donated tissue to protect the person receiving the tissue from infection. Can you choose which tissues to donate? Yes. How long after the death can tissue be donated? Within 24 hours of death is best, however it is possible to donate some tissues up to 48 hours. Donation will not interfere with funeral arrangements. Following donation the specialist team will ensure the donor maintains their natural appearance. What do I have to do to become a donor? Most importantly, talk to your family and tell them what you want. Register on the donor register here or for more information contact NHS Blood and Transplant Tel: 0300 123 23 23 or speak to a Nurse from the National Referral Centre Tel: 0800 432 0559

Organ Donor Week It is hard to put into words how wonderful these letters are, the recipients are just so full of gratitude and thanks to these courageous donor families. Solid Organ donation really can only be facilitated in the ED or ITU but tissue donation can be offered to any family after the death of a loved one. The bereavement team and Kirrin Ingham, clinical lead in ED have worked very hard to ensure training surrounding Tissue donation, when and how to approach families is given within the trust.

With the number of organ donors in the UK falling for the first time in over a decade and a growing transplant list it is hoped that the Millom and Kendal Organ donor campaign will get people registered and talking about organ donation.

Sarah Ralley – Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation. Based at RLI and FGH if you would like any information regarding Organ donor please contact Sarah, she is always very happy to give teaching sessions or information regarding this.

Tissue Donation

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You should have all received your information from the NMC on revalidation and how nurses and midwives can prepare for it. Revalidation is the new renewal process which every nurse and midwife will have to undertake every three years. The revalida-tion process will be entirely online, so it’s essential that every nurse and midwife gets an NMC Online account and finds out their renewal date. It’s also important to read the provisional guidance and become familiar with the requirements. Watch out for your ‘Are you revalidation ready?’ postcard, which lists the top three things to do before the process comes into effect. The postcard will be emailed to those who already have an NMC Online account, and posted to those who haven’t yet signed up. For more revalidation information, tools and resources, you can visit the NMC’s website www.nmc.org.uk/revalidation

Around £100,000 has been invested in 14 day rooms at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT). The revamp was part of the Trust’s investment strategy to im-prove patient experience, by making them brighter and more welcoming for patients and visitors. Angela McNally, Ward Manager of the Ripley Suite at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, said: “Our day room was formally a resource room, and we officially re-opened it as a day room last month. We have 22 patients on our ward and they don’t have TVs by their beds, so they have definitely welcomed having somewhere to go to sit and socialise. They have told staff that the rooms are a lovely, bright place to go and sit.” The day rooms which have been revamped are: Ward 16, Ward 20, Ward 21, Ward 22, Ward 23, Ward 33 and Ward 34 at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Ward 6, Ward 7, Ward 9, High Dependency Unit Complex and Coronary Care Unit, Children’s Ward, Relative’s Room, Maternity Ward and Gynaecology

Day rooms investment

Clinic Quiet Room at Furness General Hospital. Each room has been decorated by the Estates team and now features new furniture and flat screen TVs. Jan Maguire, Planning Services Manager, Paul Coward, Estates Officer and Mary Carr, Commission-ing Officer, all worked on the project, with the sup-port of ward staff. Jan Maguire, Planning Services Manager, UHMBT, said: “It is really important that these rooms are welcoming and inviting for patients and visitors. To help with that, we introduced colour with the furniture upholstery and wall decoration, pattern in the curtain fabric, texture with the wood effect vinyl flooring, and colour and interest in the artwork made up of local views and scenery.

Revalidation

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To commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the arrival of three hundred child Holocaust Survivors who arrived in the Lake District on 14 August 1945, Karmini McCann (HR Business Partner) and Lynne Wyre were invited by Trevor Avery, of the Lake District Holocaust Project, to a special gathering in the grounds of the Library in Windermere on 13th August 2015 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the three hundred child Holocaust Survivors arriving in the Lakes direct from Eastern Europe.

One of the guest speakers was Ben Helfgott MBE, the president of the Holocaust Memorial Trust who was himself one of the “Windermere Boys”. Lynne and Karmini then had the privilege of viewing the “The Flowers of Auschwitz” exhibition and the “Memory Quilt” which celebrate the lives of “The Boys”.

For the third year running UHMBT are very excited to be hosting a

stand at the Westmorland County Show, with the theme of better

care together – and all local partners have been invited to attend.

The stand, larger than previous years, will include;

Health MOTs

Alcohol awareness

Infection prevention

A teddy bear hospital

Organ donation

Better care together

Food demonstration

Plus many more great interaction and educational stalls.

This one day event will take place on Thursday 10th September 2015

Westmorland County Show

Flowers of Auschwitz

Behind each square is a story of survival and celebration of life. They also visited the permanent exhibition in the library “From Auschwitz to Ambleside”. Lynne said: “Until the event I hadn’t realised that Windermere had played such an important role in the aftermath of the holocaust.

Flowers of Auschwitz is on show from 14 August - 31

October 2015 at the Library in Windermere.

Morecambe Bay Investigation - Staff drop-ins

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We would like to take the opportunity to update you about what we have been doing to implement the recommendations made in the Morecambe Bay Investigation and answer any questions you may have. Come along to a staff drop-in session and find out: what we have been doing; Ask any questions; Sessions are informal - your chance for a face to face update; All sessions are 1pm – 2pm in the Education Centre at each hospital. Hosted by a Project Lead on the Kirkup Programme RLI Monday 28th September, Room 3 – Kathy Duffy, Education, Learning & Development Monday 26th October, Room 1 – Sascha Wells, Clinical Quality Friday 27th November, Room 1 – Rupert Wainwright, Workforce FGH Monday 28th September, Room 5 – Louise Jones, Communications Friday 30th October, Room 5 – Lindsay Lewis, Kirkup Programme Monday 30 November, Room 5 – Andy Waddington, Estates

WGH Thursday 1st October, Room 3 – Val Wilson, Governance Thursday 29th October, Room 5 – Tina Turner, Kirkup Programme Thursday 26th November, Room 5 – Val Wilson, Governance

Welcome

I wanted to welcome the following new members of staff to the UHMBT family: Coralie Rogers, our new Deputy Head of Midwifery (pictured) Michelle Millburn, our new Domestic Violence

Safeguarding Lead Michelle Newby, our newest member of the IP team Maria Romanowski our new ward manager on ward 34 Danny Bakey, our new Theatres Manager Kayleigh Archer, our new Senior Communications and Marketing Officer Our new Advanced Practitioners for Surgery - Lucy Campbell,

Laura Cosgrave, Michelle Kay and Charlotte Pinder Elaine Jones and Amy Foster, our new Advanced Practitioners for Medicine.

NW Cancer Survivorship Conference

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Well done

Congratulations and well done to Ian Leeds, Clinical Support Worker on successfully completing his Diploma in Perioperative Support. It is people like Ian who make me very proud to be the Chief Nurse at UHMB! I have encouraged Ian to go on and continue with his studies. Well done to Deborah Whittle who has been asked to speak at the national advanced practice educator’s conference in March 2016 at Salford University. Deborah will present about how as an advanced nurse you can innovate practice Well done to Lynne Wyre our Assistant Chief Nurse on cycling with 26,000 other riders through the centre of London and the Surrey countryside to raise funds for The Alzheimer’s Society. Lynne tells me it was an amazing experience, especially when she made it to the final stretch down the Mall. Lynne would like to thank all of those who sponsored her. So far Lynne has raised £650 for the Alzheimer’s society. It’s not too late to sponsor Lynne here

Oops! In last month’s issue we said in the Radiology

article that a Bereavement service had been

introduced at Lancaster and some availability was

offered at FGH. Of course we meant to say that this

referred to Medical Illustrations ability to now offer

professional sensitive photography in hospital for

families with the dying relative If they want this. A

bereavement service has of course been run by Carole

Palmer at FGH or the past 2 years.

Paddlers for Life UK recently launched a FREE NW Cancer Survivorship Conference. The aim is to encourage the local community to take a closer look at what’s happening nation-ally and locally to help the development of effective cancer survivorship support and services. There is an incredible line up of national and local speakers.

The venue is right here on your doorstep, in the Lake Dis-trict, home to Britain's finest scenery, greenest countryside and grandest views. It’s not too late to join the many people, including clinicians, researchers, policy makers and those living with and beyond cancer, who have chosen to support this amazing event. Join us to give hope and to inspire living well after cancer in the North West. For more information, follow the link here.