Adult Therapies `Celebrate Success`

staff magazine | Spring 2015
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8New dialysis booklet helps
patients make the right choices
9Local pupils celebrate the‘ Get
Me?’ campaign at LTHT
12Grateful family fundraise for LTHT
after transplant
14The Helping Little Hearts appeal
comes to LTHT
17Become an Antibiotic Guardian
19LTHT celebrates landmark 4000
kidney transplants
21New facility puts LTHT at forefront
of cardiovascular research
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New SPECT-CT scanner brings more
world-leading technology to LTHT
Neonatal teams at St James’s and
LGI mark World Prematurity Day
24Chapel Allerton Orthopaedic
Centre celebrates 10
year anniversary
25 My job Mike Holwill
26 Adult Therapies celebrate success
with awards ceremony
27 New appointments bring
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Trust sexual health teams support
national HIV testing campaign
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Porter’s caricatures raise funds for charity
extra breadth of experience
to Trust Board
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PhD success for Dr Wah in cutting edge ‘heat
and ice’ treatment for tumours
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Fundraising fayre
search for ‘Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’
@LTHTrust
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Special visitors for Leeds
Children’s Hospital
The Leeds Children’s Hospital have been
treated to some very special visitors.
The Northern Ballet sent Peter Pan (aka
Gavin McCaig) and Tinkerbell (aka Alice
Bayston) to deliver some magic.
Alice said: “It was an honour to meet
some of the children and their families. It
was wonderful to see their faces light up
and their genuine excitement when they
saw us in our costumes. I’m glad we were
able to bring them a bit of festive joy.”
Our local sports teams were also keen
to show their support, with visits from
Leeds Rhinos Rugby League and Leeds
United Football Club. The players
delivered gifts to children, taking time
to chat and have photos taken with
patients, parents and staff!
Local band Hope and Social stopped
by on their ’12 gigs of Christmas’ tour.
Clarendon Wing reception was chosen as
gig number seven after Angela and Jamie
Watson, who had tickets to the band’s
evening event, were unable to make it as
Angela went into labour early.
The choir of Leeds Minster made their
annual visit to the LGI in a tradition
that is believed to stretch back to the
19th Century. The choir assembled in
the oldest part of the hospital, the
Great George Street entrance hall, and
processed through to the chapel for a
short blessing. They then visited wards to
sing carols for patients, staff and visitors.
Dr Semple and the trainees outside Trust HQ
Ethiopian
anaesthetists
visit LTHT
Anaesthetists from Ethiopia
have spent three weeks at LTHT
to learn first-hand from our
Anaesthetics team.
Magic: Gavin McCaig and Alice Bayston, dancers from
the Northern Ballet, caught the attention of our
young patients
Thrilled: Leeds Rhinos received a big
thumbs up
Dr Pete Semple, Consultant
Anaesthetist, travelled to Ethiopia
last year to deliver an MSc in clinical
anaesthesia at Gondar University.
The majority of anaesthetists in
Ethiopia are not medically trained
and the course provides clinical
teaching for them.
Dr Semple said: “I spent six months
on a sabbatical in Ethiopia lecturing
on anaesthesia and how it all works
over here. As the environment
is so different and a lot of it was
theoretical, it was hard for the
students to take in.
We invited two students and one
anaesthetist to visit us to see how
we’re set up and get some ideas on
how to put things into practice in
their own hospitals.”
Top scorers: Players from Leeds United made this patient’s day with their visit
Zewditu Abdissa Denu, Amare Worku
and Endale Gebreegziabher were
particularly interested to spend time
on Intensive Care and Neurocare as
they look for ways to improve the
future of Ethiopian healthcare.
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Staff raise awareness for
World Diabetes Day
Staff from the Manny Cussins
Diabetes Centre took over Gledhow
Wing reception at St James’s to raise
awareness for World Diabetes Day.
The aim of the day was to educate both
staff and the public about diabetes,
answer questions on the subject and
advise on precautions that can be taken
in order to reduce risks of developing
type two diabetes.
The world-wide awareness day is led by
the International Diabetes Federation
and its member associations. It was
created in 1991 by the Federation
and the World Health Organisation in
response to growing concerns about
the escalating health threat that
diabetes posed.
The day itself was chosen as it also marks
the birthday of Frederick Banting who,
along with Charles Best, first conceived
the idea which led to the discovery of
insulin in 1921.
Rachel Murphy, Diabetes Nurse Specialist,
said: “It was fantastic to be able to get
Raising awareness: The Diabetes team in Gledhow Wing reception
out and about and talk to people about
the condition. The team did a brilliant
job and we talked to hundreds of people
and answered lots of questions.
“With significant numbers of people
in the UK growing overweight and
obese, type two diabetes is becoming
increasingly prevalent within society. It’s
really important that we share messages
like this in order to offer people ways of
avoiding the condition.”
Equipment upgrade for Pathology
The Pathology CSU has signed a
partnership with Siemens Healthcare
to replace the majority of analytical
equipment throughout the department.
The £50 million contract will provide
equipment in departments such as
Microbiology, Blood Transfusion,
Histopathology and Genetics helping
to reduce complexities and significantly
reduce non-pay expenditure.
The Pathology CSU is taking the
opportunity to automate some of the
tests that are currently done manually,
which will mean that certain tests will be
carried out in different departments or
using new methodologies.
Some building work will be
required to create improved
laboratories at the LGI and St
James’s and there may be some
minor disruption to services whilst
work is ongoing. The team do not
expect service users to experience
any disruption to service standards
during the transition phase.
Once the new equipment has been
installed and tested, there will be an
improvement in quality and reliability of
the service, particularly where there is
currently high demand.
Pathology IT systems are also being
upgraded as part of the contract to give
improved resilience and flexibility.
Positive partnership: Dr Phil Wood, Clinical Director for Pathology, and Stewart Hutton, Siemens
Healthcare Director
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Dr Phil Wood, Clinical Director for
Pathology, said: “This contract will
allow us to deliver significantly
improved pathology services and take
us a step nearer our goal of becoming a
regional hub for laboratory medicine.”
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New SPECT-CT scanner brings more
world-leading technology to LTHT
Patients at St James’s are now benefiting
from an extremely advanced new
£650,000 SPECT-CT scanner which can
improve the speed and accuracy of
diagnosis for a range of conditions.
The equipment, installed in the Nuclear
Medicine Department in Bexley Wing,
utilises two different types of scans. The
images taken of a patient’s body are
then fused together to provide specialists
at the hospital with more accurate
information to aid diagnosis and decide
on treatment plans.
SPECT-CT is already in use at the LGI,
but the new machine at St James’s
benefits from recent advances in
technology, and is the most modern
of its kind currently in use anywhere
in the world. This means St James’s
will also be used as a demonstration
centre, hosting visits from hospitals
across the UK and Europe.
Dr Fahmid Chowdhury, Consultant
Radiologist and Clinical Lead for
Nuclear Medicine, said: “This new
scanner offers our team a tremendous
opportunity to improve the experience
of our patients.
Julian Hartley, Chief Executive, meets Dr Fahmid Chowdhury, Consultant Radiologist and Clinical Lead for Nuclear
Medicine, and the team
The principal advantage is the
potential to improve the accuracy
of diagnosis, reducing the need for
patients to undergo multiple scans.
In addition, the time taken to carry
out a scan can be reduced by at least
25%, which is more comfortable for
Live liver transplant
on twins is a UK
first for St James’s
St James’s Hospital has become the first
centre in the UK to conduct a live liver
transplant between identical twins.
Geraldine Rowing and Annemarie Atha,
from Rothwell, have praised the lifesaving work of the live liver transplant
team at LTHT after undergoing surgery
last April.
The procedure took place after Geraldine
was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver
as a result of liver disease in 2010.
Annemarie, liver donator, said, “We
thought the worst was over after
The department sees around 9000
patients every year, and it is expected
that around 1000 patients a year will
benefit from this highly specialised
new equipment.
Geraldine Rowing and Annemarie Atha thank Nikki Keep, sister, and
staff nurses Rosa Maunganidze and Claire Horsley on the ward
Geraldine had survived cancer, so the
diagnosis of cirrhosis came as a real
shock. I wanted to do anything I could
to help her so we talked about liver
donation with her Hepatologist Dr
Mervyn Davies.
“We didn’t realise we were genetically
identical until Geraldine was placed on
the Organ Transplant waiting list. Dr
Davies suggested that we looked similar
and that he believed that we would be a
match. It was very much to our surprise
that 98% of our genes are the same!”
After finding out that they
the patient while also producing
clearer images.”
were a match and undergoing a
psychological assessment alongside
physical evaluations, the transplant
procedure finally went ahead without
serious incident.
Mr Raj Prasad, Consultant Surgeon,
said “Being a genetic match meant
that Geraldine did not have to undergo
immunosuppression and that her
transplant was less likely to be rejected.
“I’m very proud of our team here at
St James’s to have carried out this
procedure, the first of its kind in the UK
between identical twins.”
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Dozens of books: Barry McCormick from Asda, Senior Sister Sue Oddy and Chris Head
Leeds couple donate books to
neonatal unit in memory of foster son
Chris and Vicky Head have donated
dozens of books to the neonatal unit
based at the LGI with the support of
colleagues from Asda Leeds Home
Shopping Centre.
The donation came about after the
couple fostered a baby, who was taken
into care with complex medical needs
and sadly passed away despite the best
efforts of hospital staff. Throughout the
baby’s time in hospital, foster dad, Chris,
would read to the infant while being
cared for on the ward.
After hearing about Chris’s experience,
colleagues from Asda Leeds Home
Shopping Centre raised £70 for the unit,
in addition to £200 that Chris and Vicky
had donated.
The couple have donated enough books
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for each cot on the unit, including titles
such as The Gruffalo and Peppa Pig.
Chris said “During his time in hospital
we couldn’t hold or hug our son because
of the nature of his condition. We
“Reading to him was a
great comfort to Vicky
and I throughout his
treatment. It helped to
maintain a sense
of connection.”
were always by his side but because we
couldn’t touch him it felt like we were a
million miles away. Reading to him was a
great comfort to Vicky and I throughout
his treatment. It helped to maintain a
sense of connection.
“Despite our loss, we would like to thank
everyone at the Leeds Children’s Hospital for
everything they did for us. We hope that these
books can bring comfort to other parents and
help get them through difficult times.”
Sue Oddy, Senior Sister for the Neonatal
Unit at LGI, said “This is a fantastic
donation and will bring comfort to the
hundreds of parents we see every year.
Everyone on the Neonatal unit would
like to say a big ‘thank you’ to Chris and
Vicky and everyone at Asda Leeds Home
Shopping Centre.”
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Neonatal teams at St James’s and
LGI mark World Prematurity Day
The Leeds Neonatal Service cares for
around 1600 premature babies every
year in their units at St James’s and LGI.
Our neonatal teams at St James’s and LGI
supported World Prematurity Day to raise
awareness of these babies that are born
too soon.
ward in support.”
Afterwards many families and staff took
to the streets to walk around the LGI
and then on to the First Direct Arena on
the Little Lights Walk. Here they were
greeted by Bliss Charity as they watched
the well-known Leeds landmark light up
purple in honour of the event.
Around the world 15 million babies
are born prematurely each year. World
Prematurity Day, on the 17 November, is
an annual event to raise awareness of the
troubles that premature babies, as well
as their families, face during this time. It
is also chance to celebrate the increase in
care for premature babies.
To celebrate the day and show their
support, our neonatal wards were
decorated with balloons, bunting
and banners in the selected colour
for the day - purple. Staff and
visitors on the ward were treated to
afternoon tea, complete with purple
cupcakes, and the consultants wore
purple shirts and badges.
Jacky Riley, Ward Manager for the
Neonatal Unit at St James’s, said: “It was
a busy and lovely day. We celebrated
with the babies who were recently
born preterm and some of our previous
patients, as they came back to visit the
Expert care: Jacky Riley, Ward Manager at St James’s, and Gwynn Bissell, Clinical Nurse Educator at the LGI, with
baby Malachi and his mum Heather Watson-Clark
Charity ball raises thousands
for neonatal service
Thank you to RBS
Invoice Finance for
choosing the Leeds
Neonatal Service as one
of two beneficiaries
from their charity ball,
which raised over £8000
for the service.
An RBS staff member
has had two premature
babies cared for by
our neonatal team, in
particular the nurse
led neonatal outreach
team, and nominated
the service to benefit
from the company’s
fundraising.
Sue Peak, Lead Nurse
for Neonatal Outreach,
said: “We are really
grateful for this
fantastic donation
and it’s lovely to
have that personal
connection. We look
forward to spending
the money on some
key equipment for the
neonatal unit.”
The Leeds Neonatal Service is the largest and busiest in the country
delivering all levels of neonatal intensive care to around 1600
babies per year. We also have two transitional care units where
mothers and babies are cared for together.
The service looks after babies with the most complex
conditions from across Yorkshire and the Humber and often
outside of region.
They also work closely with teams in a range of specialties including
surgery, cardiology, renal medicine, hepatology, neurology and
children’s hospices.
Many of the babies they care for are born up to four months early
and are still in hospital to celebrate their 100th day birthday.
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New dialysis booklet helps patients
make the right choices
When patients are told their kidneys
are failing and they need renal
replacement treatment such as dialysis
or a transplant, it can be a difficult
and daunting time. A new resource
developed with the help of LTHT is
providing information and support to
help patients make an informed decision
about which type of dialysis treatment is
right for them.
The booklet was developed through
a Kidney Research UK supported
study, led by the Yorkshire Dialysis
Decision Aid (YoDDA) research team
(including Dr Hilary Bekker and
Dr Anna Winterbottom) based at
the University of Leeds and run in
collaboration with Baxter Healthcare
Ltd, the British Renal Society and
Renal Association.
The Dialysis Decision Aid booklet is
designed for people who have, or know
someone with chronic kidney disease
to help them understand more about
kidney disease, give information on
each different dialysis treatment option
available, and enable them to think
about which treatment might fit best
into their lives.
The research team included LTHT
Consultant Nephrologist Dr Andrew
Mooney and many other nurses and
nephrologists from the Trust. The team
also worked with healthcare partners in
Sheffield and health services research at
the University of Leeds.
Patients from Leeds who use the existing
service were also involved in providing
feedback and ideas. The layout and
content has been very carefully planned
with various prompts guiding people
through the booklet.
The Decision Aid booklet was ‘highly
commended’ at the recent BMA
Patient Information Awards and has
already received recognition by the
European Renal Association (ERA)/
European Dialysis and Transplantation
Association (EDTA).
More information and details on how to
get a copy of the Booklet is available by
visiting https://www.kidneyresearchuk.
org/DialysisDecisionAid or
Email: kidneyhealth@kidneyresearchuk.
org or ring 0845 300 1499
Better information: Dr Hilary Bekker from the Yorkshire Dialysis Decision Aid research team and LTHT consultant nephrologist, Dr Andrew Mooney
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Sharing experiences: Pupils from the John Jamieson school meet Julian Hartley, Chief Executive, Sadie Dunne, Lead Nurse Learning Disabilities, and Ann Shutter, Get Me?
Better champion
Local pupils celebrate the
‘Get Me?’ campaign at LTHT
Pupils from the John Jamieson specialist
school for inclusive learning visited the
Trust to meet Chief Executive, Julian
Hartley. The young people also attended
two ‘Get Me Better’ workshops at the
LGI and visited ward L52, The Learning
Zone and the Emergency department.
These workshops aim to reduce
anxieties about hospital and give young
people the opportunity to meet hospital
staff, ask questions and experience the
hospital environment.
better understanding of people with
learning disabilities.
The young people were supported at
the sessions by Sadie Dunne, Lead Nurse
Learning Disabilities, and Nicci Isaac,
Professional Lead for Children’s Learning
Disability Nursing, East CAMHS. Ann
Shutter, Get Me Better champion for ED,
also attended the presentation.
Sadie Dunne said: “It has been really
good to be able to invite young people in
to the hospital and let them experience
the environment. I would like to thank
the hospital staff who supported the
sessions. They put together really
interesting sessions and the young
people were really engaged. Although
the most exciting session was the visit to
the helipad! ”
‘Get Me Better’ is a campaign to
challenge perceptions and create a
“It has been really good
to be able to invite young
people in to the hospital
and let them experience
the environment.”
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Teams across LTHT introduce
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
(ERAS) Programmes
Here at LTHT we’re always looking for
ways to improve patient experience and
ensure the best possible outcomes.
One of the ways we are achieving
both of these goals has been with the
introduction of the Enhanced Recovery
After Surgery (ERAS) Programme.
The ERAS programme sets out recovery
expectations for patients following their
surgery to help them speed up their
recovery and empower them to take
more responsibility for their care.
The programmes have been implemented
across several of our Clinical Service Units
(CSUs) with Colorectal first launching it in
the Trust in 2011. Liver surgery teams are
now applying the principles and are also
seeing great results. More teams across
the Trust are due to follow.
“ERAS works because it’s
really simple to follow, it’s
transferable and can be
used anywhere with
great results.”
The programme is already having a
positive impact on patients. Mr Tim
Armitage followed the ERAS pathways
when undergoing colorectal surgery
and said:
“I was apprehensive initially but when
you see what can be done for you, by
the hospital and what you can do to help
yourself, you can see that there is some
light. I’m happy with my recovery so far.”
Patient education classes are being
set up for patients to attend in order
to prepare them for their time in
hospital. The classes have a multidisciplinary approach with input
from dieticians, physiotherapists,
pain teams and ward nurses. During
these sessions patients will learn
what they can expect when coming
in for their surgery, what will
happen afterwards and things they
can do to speed up their recovery
process and potentially get back on
their feet much sooner.
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Improving outcomes: Ann Marjoram and Samantha
Limbert, Enhanced Recovery Nurses for Colorectal,
have already seen positive improvements for patients
by following the ERAS programme
Ann Marjoram, Enhanced Recovery Nurse
in Colorectal, said: “The programme can
be applied to each individual patient in
a way that works for them. It’s a great
way of ensuring patients are better
prepared to come into hospital but also
to empower them in their own recovery.”
Samantha Limbert, Enhanced Recovery
Nurse in Colorectal, said: “ERAS works
because it’s really simple to follow, it’s
transferable and can be used anywhere
with great results.”
If you’d like more information on ERAS
and implementing the programme
in your team, please contact Ann or
Samantha on 64225.
Enhanced recovery is a relatively
new approach to the preoperative,
intra-operative & postoperative care
of patients undergoing surgery.
The programme demonstrates
that length of hospital stay can be
greatly reduced by limiting pain and
promoting gut function and early
mobilisation. Originally pioneered by
Henri Kehlet in Denmark in 2001, this
approach has since been successfully
implemented in Trusts across England.
There are three main points:
• The patient is in the best possible
condition for surgery
• The patient has the best possible
management during and after
their operation
• The patient experiences the best
post-operative rehabilitation
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Sexual health awareness: The team at the LGI works with community partners to encourage people across Leeds to get HIV tests
Trust sexual health teams support
national HIV testing campaign
In November, sexual health teams at
LTHT took part in national HIV testing
week to engage people living in ‘high
risk’ areas of the city and encourage
them to get tested.
Chief Executive, Julian Hartley, showed
his support for the campaign by touring
the sexual health clinic based at the LGI
to find out more about prevalence in the
city and how the Trust is working with
both NHS and community partners to
highlight the issue.
With one in 500 people testing
positive for HIV, Leeds is a key priority
for reducing rates of infection after
becoming the only ‘High Prevalence’ area
for HIV in the Yorkshire and Humberside
region in 2012.
Clinicians aim to ensure that people
living with HIV are aware that they
have the condition and the best ways
to treat the virus and prevent its
spread. By discovering HIV early the
NHS can save around £350,000 per
person, meaning that resources can be
used more effectively and more cash
put into research.
Julian Hartley said “Many people still
associate HIV with the stigma that
was attached to it when the disease
first became widespread in the early
1980s. What we’re hoping to do here
in Leeds is break that stigma and
encourage people who are at higher
risk of contracting the condition to
get tested.”
Dr Amy Evans, Lead Clinician for
Sexual Health at the LGI, said “We are
looking to encourage as many people
as we can between the ages of 15 to
59 to get tested.
“By discovering HIV earlier on, we
can ensure that treatment is much
more effective and help people to
live virtually normal and healthy
lives. It also means that we can
be there to support people right
through their patient journey and
answer any and all the questions
they may have.
“We also hope to increase awareness and
make sure that everyone is aware of how
to prevent the spread.”
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A round-up of
fundraising activities
for the Trust
Grateful family fundraise
for LTHT after transplant
Tennis coach Adam Cox has
raised £700 for the Transplant
Co-ordination Fund at LTHT after
his mother, Alison, successfully
underwent a kidney transplant.
Generous support: Paul Pickup and fellow Royal
Arch Masons of Yorkshire with staff on the ward
Kind
donation
Staff on Ward 49, a male
nephrology and transplant ward,
were delighted to receive a cheque
for £200 recently from the Royal
Arch Masons of Yorkshire.
Paul Pickup has raised thousands
of pounds to thank the staff
on the ward for the care they
provided to his father, Roy, who
was treated there before he sadly
passed away.
Iain Henderson, Charge Nurse on
Ward 49 said: “We can’t thank
Paul and his fellow fundraisers
enough for their generous
support of our ward. It has
enabled us to really improve the
environment for patients and
makes such a huge difference to
their experience. “
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The family took part in a three-way
kidney donation which prompted
Adam to raise money through a series
of challenges.
Adam wanted to donate his kidney
after his mum was diagnosed with
polycystic kidney disease. Unfortunately,
Adam and Alison weren’t a match, but
help was at hand as the Transplant
team, based at St James’s, suggested
that they may be able to undergo a
multiple transplant exchange, with two
other couples.
Adam Cox and his mum Alison present a cheque to
Consultant Nephrologists Dr Richard Baker and Dr
Matthew Wellberry-Smith and live donor transplant
coordinators Joanne Barwick and Rachel Youngs.
The national living donor kidney
sharing scheme matched Adam with
another recipient and donor pair in
the UK, and a donor was matched
with Alison. Through Adam’s
donation, the three-way exchange was
able to take place allowing his mother
to receive a blood group and tissue
matched kidney.
so far is just a small part of what
I hopefully aim to raise over the
coming months.
Adam said: “Mum had to undergo
dialysis every night to keep her alive. It
was really stressful and limited what she
could do and reduced her quality of life.
Dr Matthew Wellberry Smith,
Consultant Nephrologist, said: “We’d
like to thank Adam for this wonderful
donation and wish him all the best
for his future charitable ventures. It’s
always appreciated when people
make charitable contributions to our
department - the money will go towards
helping improve renal transplants here at
St James’s.”
“I’m really looking forward to doing
much more to raise money for the
Renal Transplant team here at St
James’s after everything they’ve
done for my Mum. The money raised
“I’d really like to say thank you to
everyone involved with Mum’s care, it’s
made such a massive difference to her
day-to-day and has given her a new lease
of life.”
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Cardiology department hosts
regional meeting for Inherited
Cardiovascular Conditions
St James’s welcomed cardiologists
and geneticists from across Yorkshire
and Humberside to discuss Inherited
Cardiovascular Conditions (ICC) services
provided by LTHT.
ICCs include a wide range of genetic
diseases that primarily affect the
heart such as hypertrophic or dilated
cardiomyopathy, electrical disorders
such as long QT syndrome or Brugada
syndrome, and a number of multisystem
disorders such as Marfan syndrome or
muscular dystrophy.
The meeting was organised and run by
Dr Stephen Page, Consultant Cardiologist
& Electrophysiologist, to update clinicians
on new national guidelines and changes
to the way ICC services are commissioned.
The meeting was an opportunity to
demonstrate to clinicians what services
the ICC team in Leeds provide and the
high quality care patients can expect.
Dr Stephen Page said, “This is a very
exciting time to be working in this field.
There is genuine support both nationally
and locally to develop ICC services and
ultimately provide really high quality
care for individuals and their families.
These conditions tend be quite rare, can
be difficult to diagnose and are linked
with a risk of sudden cardiac death.
Managing individuals and their families
therefore requires a truly collaborative
team-based approach.”
The Regional ICC service at the Yorkshire
Heart Centre, based at the LGI, is one
of the most established services in the
country and is growing rapidly, providing
services for patients from across
West, North and East Yorkshire and
Humberside. The team includes adult and
paediatric cardiologists and geneticists as
well as a number of highly skilled allied
professionals. The service is coordinated
by Kath Ashcroft, a genetics counsellor.
Dr Page said, “Modern guidelines are
recommending that all patients with
these conditions are seen in specialist
clinics, rather than in general clinics
as has been the case in the past. This
allows expertise to be focussed and
allows investigation and management
to be tailored to the individual. Our
recently restructured service allows us to
accommodate the rising demand while
maintaining the high quality that a
specialist regional service requires.”
The Yorkshire ICC team are joined by representatives from meeting sponsors Genzyme and partners Cardiomyopathy Association (CMA) and Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS)
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The Helping Little Hearts appeal
comes to LTHT
LTHT welcomed partners from Heart
Research UK to launch the Helping Little
Hearts appeal to fund a new exercise
toolkit for young people with congenital
heart disease.
The charity aims to raise £100,000 to set
up this toolkit, which will help to make
sure that children’s heart patients get
enough exercise after their operations.
Barbara Harpham, National Director
of Heart Research UK said; “These
special youngsters should know that
it’s good to run around, be in a team just be active - not sit on the side-lines
watching. The unique thing about this
whole new approach is the personal
exercise prescription signed by a
medical professional.”
been fairly active, but the operation
has allowed me to carry on with my life.
If my parents had stopped me being
active and wrapped me in cotton wool
I wouldn’t have got into boxing, a sport
I love.”
Sheffield boxer, Tommy Frank, who had
his heart repaired when he was five,
joined three-year-old heart patient, Riley
Platts to help launch the appeal.
Dr Dom Hares, Consultant Paediatric
Cardiologist at the Trust, said: “We are
proud to be at the forefront of this
research and to work with the other pilot
units to improve the lives of patients with
multiple sub-types of cardiac disease.”
Tommy said: “My heart operation gave
me a new lease of life. I had always
Tommy Frank, boxer and former heart patient, Barbara Harpham, National Director of Heart Research UK, and three-year-old Riley Platts help to launch the appeal
Leeds Children’s Hospital holds first Youth Forum
The Leeds Children’s Hospital
hosted its first Youth Forum,
where young people can express
their opinions about our hospitals
and share their experiences.
The day was facilitated by senior
members of the Play and Youth
Work teams across the Trust,
alongside nursing staff from within
Children’s Services.
This fun filled and dynamic afternoon
was attended by 12 young people
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aged between 12-19 years, each with
a variety of backgrounds and different
experiences. The doughnuts provided
on the day also went down well!
Two artists captured the views of the
young people and other aspects of the
afternoon. Leeds Children’s Hospital
TV were also involved with filming
and photographing the session.
The Youth Forum is now due to meet
monthly to continue sharing learning
and experiences.
The group discuss their experiences as their views are
captured by an artist
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Young fundraisers: Sarah Smith, Katharina Lubiecki and Kate Myers present their donation to Lorraine Jones
Porter’s caricatures
raise funds for charity
Artistic porter Stephen Hyde has donated
over £100 to the Take Heart charity,
based at the LGI, and is now continuing
his fundraising for LTHT by drawing
caricatures of his colleagues.
Stephen, who works as a porter at Chapel
Allerton, drew a caricature of a fellow
porter as a birthday gift and was then
approached by other members of the team
who wanted pictures done of themselves.
A group of friends wanted to
raise money for ward L49, a
children’s day case unit. The
children sold cakes and soft
toys at the end of their street
to raise £50.
Stephen said: “Originally my drawings
were just going to be a one off for a
colleague. When everyone started asking
for their own caricatures, I thought I could
turn it into a positive thing for one of the
charities within the Trust.
I’m working my way through a list of
people who have asked for pictures, which
will hopefully help to raise lots of money
for charity.”
Friends
join forces
to raise
money for
kid’s ward
Artistic: Porter Stephen Hyde
As patients usually stay on the
unit for 4 - 6 hours, the play
team have used the funds to
buy new board games so the
children can use this time to
play games with their parents
whilst waiting to be discharged.
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Congratulations to Heidi on national award
Dr Heidi Siddle from the
Foot Health Department at
Chapel Allerton Hospital has
just been awarded a National
Institute for Health Research
(NIHR) Clinical Lectureship.
She is the first non-medic
to receive one in Leeds and
is only the third podiatrist
nationally to be awarded a
NIHR Clinical Lectureship.
The NIHR Clinical Lectureship
is a personal research training
award for non-medics/
dentists to develop careers
that combine clinical research
and academic leadership with
continued clinical practice and
clinical development.
Heidi has been working for
the Trust for the past 15 years
as the specialist podiatrist
patient care. This award will
also enable me to support
other non-medical researchers
who want to pursue a clinical
academic career.”
in rheumatology. Heidi
obtained her PhD in 2013.
Her award provides an
exciting opportunity for
the Trust to work with
partners in the NIHR Leeds
Musculoskeletal Biomedical
Research Unit and the
University of Leeds to engage
and support allied health
professionals and non-medics/
dentists in research, as well
as establishing a clinical
academic pathway for nonmedics in the Trust.
Heidi said: “This NIHR Clinical
Lectureship is the opportunity
for me to formally combine
my programme of clinical
research with continued
clinical practice and
development to benefit
“I will be championing clinical
research within the Trust,
including contributing to
strategic planning, mentoring
and capacity building of nonmedical research in Leeds.”
Professor Steve Smye,
Director of Research &
Innovation, said: “I would
like to congratulate
Heidi on her outstanding
achievement in securing this
prestigious national award
and hope that her success
will inspire Trust clinicians
from all professions to
combine high quality research
with clinical practice.”
Heidi is also one of only
four non-medics to receive
an Honorary Clinical
Associate Professor award
at the University of Leeds
based on these clinical
research achievements.
Clinical research champion:
Dr Heidi Siddle
Staff Health & Wellbeing
LTHT people have access to a
wide range of activities, services
and information which aim to
improve and promote health
and wellbeing.
Look out for the new logo
which will be used to promote
the Trust’s health and wellbeing
packages that will support you in
being as healthy as possible.
The first campaign of the year
was ‘Dry January’, which was
championed by Dean Royles,
HR Director. Those who
took part received regular
supportive emails from the
national campaign and
were also given a wristband
showing their commitment to
this initiative.
Month
Campaigns supported by LTHT
March 11
• No Smoking Day
May
• National Walking Month
May 11-17
• Mental Health Awareness Week
May 11-15
• Walk to Work Week
May 25-31
• Bike to Work Week
A campaign plan has been
developed for 2015 showing
national campaigns that the
Trust will be championing.
September 14-20
• Sexual Health Week
October
• Flu awareness
October
• Stoptober
October 5-11
• Back Care Awareness Week
November 15-22
•A
lcohol Awareness Week
November 22-29
•H
IV Testing Week
If you’d like to take part or have any
questions, please contact
[email protected].
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Antibiotic Guardians: Suzanne Hinchliffe, Chief Nurse, Julian Hartley, Chief Executive, and Dr Yvette Oade, Chief Medical Officer, have made their pledges
Become an Antibiotic Guardian
LTHT has joined colleagues across the NHS in
a campaign to encourage staff and patients
to sign up to be Antibiotics Guardians.
Antibiotics are losing their effectiveness,
and there are few new antibiotics in the
production pipeline so it is really important
we get behind this campaign to preserve our
current antibiotics for as long as possible.
There are plenty of ways
to avoid infections that
might require antibiotics
such as following good
infection prevention and
control practices, and also
getting the flu vaccine.
Antibiotics have added an extra 20
years to life expectancy since their
introduction in the 1940s and without
them, we won’t be able to do routine
surgery or give chemotherapy safely.
However, antibiotic resistance is directly
linked to antibiotic usage, so we need
to use less of them. They also have
unwanted side-effects such as diarrhoea,
so let’s use them only when necessary.
There are plenty of ways to avoid
infections that might require antibiotics
such as following good infection
prevention and control practices, and
also getting the flu vaccine.
Choose a simple action-based pledge and
encourage your team, family and patients to
join you in protecting antibiotics against the
threat of resistance.
You can make your pledge on the Antibiotic
Guardian website www.antibioticguardian.com.
Follow the Department
of Health guidance for
Antimicrobial Stewardship
“Start Smart then Focus”
• Put indication & duration
on all prescriptions
• Review all IV
antibiotics daily & fill
in the review code
• Follow the Leeds
Health Pathways
antimicrobial guidelines
• Check allergy & MRSA
status before prescribing
“Antibiotic stewardship”
is about selecting the right
drug and optimising its use
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PhD success for Dr Wah in cutting edge
‘heat and ice’ treatment for tumours
Congratulations to Dr Tze Wah,
Consultant Radiologist, who has
recently obtained a PhD in Radiology
on her work in Interventional Oncology
whilst continuing to work as a
consultant at the Trust. This is a huge
step forward for the development of
academic radiology at LTHT.
Dr Wah is an expert in Interventional
Oncology on the use of image guided
thermal ablative technology. It uses heat
and ice to destroy tumours in a minimally
invasive procedure performed under
image guidance. This treatment enables
tumours to be treated without harming
the remainder of the organ.
“I had never heard of
this treatment before
but I was elated when
Dr Wah said she’d be
able to treat me”
Dr Wah is one of two consultants in
England with extensive experience to
perform this leading edge treatment
on kidneys.
Patient Mrs Judith Capper said: “I had
never heard of this treatment before but
I was elated when Dr Wah said she’d be
able to treat me.
During Judith Capper’s procedure
Without this treatment I would have had
to have my kidney removed and would
be on dialysis. Everywhere I looked there
was a brick wall, and Dr Wah has been
a door in the wall giving me a quality of
life I wouldn’t have had before.”
Dr Wah said: “Everything I do comes back
to wanting to do the best for patients
and providing the best care.
“I wanted to be able to answer all the
questions that patients ask me so I
started to get involved in the research
behind it all and it led me to my PhD
looking at patient outcomes and how
to deliver the treatment better with
better imaging techniques to monitor the
treatment response.
“There’s a lot more I’d like to do. My
next project will be to investigate patient
experience using this treatment, cost
effectiveness and evaluating how we can
use the different types of technology for
different tumours.
“It would be great if we could have a
dedicated suite for IO too so we can
continue to push the boundaries of this
treatment. It doesn’t stop here!
Dr Wah is one of only two consultants in the UK to carry out the specialist thermal ablative treatment
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“Finally, I would like to thank my academic
supervisors and mentors Professor Peter
Selby, Professor David Buckley and Dr
Derek Magee for providing guidance and
encouragement during my PhD journey.
I am also grateful to all the members in
my IO team who have loyally supported
the programme over the last 12 years and
continually strive to provide quality care to
patients in Yorkshire and beyond.”
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Thank you: Transplant patients Samera Kauser, Raymond Fox, Hannah Whittaker and John Nellist spoke about their experiences and thanked staff
LTHT celebrates landmark
4000 kidney transplants
The Renal Transplant Team, support
staff, former patients and their
families attended a celebratory event
in November to mark 4000 renal
transplants at LTHT.
the unit at St James’s for the care that
he had received: “I’d just like to thank
everybody at LTHT. If it wasn’t for their
hard work and dedication, I wouldn’t be
here today.
Senior clinicians delivered presentations
on developments around kidney
transplantation at the Trust and how
new techniques and procedures were
revolutionising outcomes and saving
lives. They also took the opportunity
to thank the thousands of staff that
had made the past 52 years of renal
transplants in Leeds a possibility.
“The Renal Transplant Team has given
me my life back; I’m back to work
and now back in training. I’m looking
forward to taking part in physical
events to raise money for the Kidney
Patients Association.”
Patients Samera Kauser, Raymond
Fox, Hannah Whitaker and John
Nellist also spoke about their
experiences and to give special
thanks to the teams at the hospital.
Transplant patient John Nellist praised
Mr Niaz Ahmad, Consultant Transplant
Surgeon, said: “This landmark figure
shows how far we have come since the
first kidney transplant at the LGI in 1962.
“Our survival rates are much higher
and we can clearly see how the quality
of life for our patients has improved.
Sadly however, we still see three people
a day die nationally waiting for an
organ transplant. This is why it’s really
important that people sign up to the
organ donor register and let their
families know.”
Clare Ecuyer, Transplant Co-ordinator,
added: “I’m proud to work for the
Trust and feel privileged to have been
involved in over 2000 renal transplants
performed here. It’s wonderful to see
how it can change the lives of patients
living on dialysis.
“Today was also an opportunity for
us to thank those families who have
lost a loved one and by supporting
organ donation, helped save the life
of another person. Without those
wonderful families, we would not
be able to carry out many of the
procedures that we do, leading to the
deaths of many more people.”
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Lights. Camera. Action.
Hospitals frequently feature in films
and TV dramas. Our hospitals across
Leeds have set the scene for many wellknown television shows over the years,
providing an authentic look on set for
film crews.
Popular dramas have been filmed at the
old Wharfedale General and Seacroft
because of their period features.
Chapel Allerton Hospital and
Wharfedale Hospital have more recently
accommodated film crews working on
exciting new series of DCI Banks and
The Syndicate.
Filming usually takes place out of hours
in the early morning, evenings and
at weekends to keep disruption to a
minimum. The crews use vacant wards
and bring along all their own equipment,
including generators and catering vans,
so LTHT provide very little resource to
support the filming.
Overseeing security: Peter Foy, Trust Security Advisor, on the set of DCI Banks with Kenny Glemaan, Director, and
actors Stephen Tompkinson and Jack Deam
and caring for our patients is our
top priority and it is imperative that
filming doesn’t get in the way of this.
Someone is always on hand to make
sure that everything runs smoothly.”
Our hospitals have been given many
different names over the years, with
a change of signage completing the
transformation. They’ve also played
host to some famous faces with
Sean Bean, James Nesbitt, Stephen
Tompkinson and Lenny Henry making
appearances. Some of our staff have
also appeared as extras.
Peter Foy, Trust Security Advisor,
said: “We’re always really clear that
the daily running of our hospitals
These filming contracts enable our
hospitals to be a real part of our local
community and are also a valuable source
of funding. All funds paid to the Trust by
film crews contribute to patient care and
support for staff.
Transformation: Chapel Allerton Hospital undergoes a
name change
The crews use vacant
wards and bring along
all their own equipment,
including generators and
catering vans.
Brian Young, Head of Facilities
(Contract Management), said,
“Allowing film crews to use our
hospitals for their projects has been
really beneficial for us as a Trust. We’ve
been able to purchase equipment that
we wouldn’t have been able to without
this additional funding. We have also
been able to fund extra facilities for
patients such as free TV and phone calls
over the festive period.”
On set: Our wards are the perfect backdrop for filming
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The facilities team are already working
on some prospective new contracts for
later in the year, so next time you sit
down to watch your favourite TV shows
you might just recognise the location!
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Professor Steve Smye, Director of Research; Professor Suzanne Hinchliffe, Chief Nurse; Mr Edward Ziff, Chair of LTH Charitable Foundation; Professor John Greenwood,
Director of the Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility; Dr Yvette Oade, Chief Medical Officer; Professor Paul Stewart, Dean of Medicine, University of Leeds
New facility puts LTHT at forefront
of cardiovascular research
The new Cardiovascular Clinical Research
Facility in the Jubilee Wing at LGI has
been officially opened by Mr Edward
Ziff, Chair of our Charitable Foundation.
The Foundation, which is the charitable
arm of LTHT, has provided funding of
£250,000 to make the facility a reality,
using a series of generous bequests.
The new location gives patients
access to early phase and high quality
research into diseases of the heart and
blood vessels.
High quality cardiovascular research has
occurred for many years at LTHT. This
facility brings it together in a dedicated
space for the first time so teams from
the Trust and the University of Leeds
can carry out this important research.
The centre is already operational, and is
seeing up to 150 patients a month with
17 studies currently ongoing.
Patients from around the region were
approached during clinic visits at the LGI
if the clinician feels they are suitable for
a study. Patients can then choose if they
would like to take part.
There is evidence to show that patient
outcomes are better in hospitals that
participate in active clinical trials like
this and being involved in cutting edge
research helps us to provide better care
to our patients.
Professor John Greenwood, the
Director of the Cardiovascular Clinical
Research Facility and Cardiology
Consultant at the Trust, said: “The
opening completes the last piece of
a jigsaw in terms of research facilities
here in Leeds, allowing the city to
compete on equal terms with the
leading centres in the UK.
“It will allow us to improve the patient
experience, focus resources and provide
a base to develop new clinical studies,
allowing us to build research capacity
and develop new partnerships with
industry and the academic sector.”
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A fond farewell to our long-serving staff
After qualifying in 1981, Elizabeth
has worked in a variety of roles. Most
recently, Elizabeth worked as a nurse
specialist in Connective Tissue Diseases
supporting Rheumatology patients at
Chapel Allerton. Elizabeth’s team said
that she ‘has a very calm and reassuring
way. Both her patients and colleagues in
the department will miss her greatly.’
Seacroft Hospital. During her career,
Carol has achieved Facilities Manager
of the Year, a national Going for Gold
award linked to the Olympic Games,
the Ofsted Outstanding award and
Investors in People - Gold Award. Carol’s
team would like to thank her for her
“continued support and the many
laughs we have shared together.”
Kath Oddy, Head of Nursing for
Neurosciences CSU, will be well known
to many people across the Trust. Kath
had worked at LTHT for 24 years in a
number of areas including Oncology
and most recently Neurosciences. Cathy
Bishop, Acting Head of Nursing, said:
“Kath was a fun loving, hard-working
and inspirational leader within nursing,
and she will be sorely missed.”
After 42 years working in NHS
Finance, Alan Whittaker, Pensions
Manager, has retired from the Trust.
Many people have benefitted from
the advice and help that Alan has
provided in his 20 years at LTHT.
He has also played an active role
in regional and national pension
forums, providing an experienced and
knowledgeable perspective on the
future shape of the pensions’ scheme.
Mark Johnson, Payroll Manager, said
“Alan will be a hard act to follow and
his contribution to the Trust and the
wider NHS cannot be underestimated
during the last 40+ years.”
Sam Mungar is one of the Trust’s
longest serving nurses and has worked
on the ICU at St James’s since October
1972. Sam is a real inspiration to his
colleagues, having also undergone a
liver transplant and since returning
to work. Sam is looking forward to
spending his retirement back home in
Mauritius. Sam’s colleagues said he is
‘a remarkable man and a much loved
member of the team.’
Phil Summers started working for the
Trust in 1977. He has held a variety
of roles, including his first job at
the incinerator in the LGI generator
complex where he worked for 22 years.
Phil is looking forward to spending
time with his children and also getting
a passport to have his first holiday
abroad. Phil’s team described him as ‘a
credit to the estates department over
the years and a real gentleman who will
be missed by everyone here.’
Elizabeth Tyas started her career with
the Trust as a student nurse in 1978.
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Carol Longbottom, Head of Facilities
Staff Support Services, has worked
at the Trust for 24 years starting
as Manager of Orchard Nursery at
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Food collections at St James’s
support local community
The Outpatient Services team at St James’s have
provided 1,337 meals for the Leeds West Foodbank
by organising food collections at the hospital.
Kirsty Heslop, Assistant Patient Services
Coordinator, organised the collection and sorted
through all the donations. Amanda Murray-Hind,
Patient Services Coordinator, helped to deliver
the items and clerical officers Laura Nealon and
Katherine Adair managed the collection point at
St James’s.
In total, 644 individual food items were collected,
weighing 334.4kg, and equated to over one
thousand meals for those who needed them. 46%
of these meals went to children.
Kirsty said: “We often take things for granted,
but unfortunately there are families within
our communities who cannot afford the
luxuries which we enjoy. I wanted to organise
a foodbank collection so we could give a little
something to those people in need within our
communities. The generosity of everyone has
been overwhelming.”
Team effort: Laura Nealon, Katherine Adair, Kirsty Heslop and Amanda Murray-Hind received a
thank you from the Leeds West Foodbank
Fundraising fayre
A team from Estates and Facilities
have raised £2186 for Elderly
Care Services based at St James’s.
Kelly Furniss, Service
Development Manager, Sabrina
Beecroft, PA to Estates and
Facilities, and Beverly Pettican,
Contracts Manager, organised a
Christmas Fayre in Gledhow Wing
at St James’s.
Stalls included a range of
handmade cards, gifts, regional
food and jewellery as well as a
tombola featuring prizes donated
by Trust suppliers.
The event was also attended by
local Health and Wellbeing and
Care Services teams, as well as
security advisors and the helideck
team who were available to talk
to visitors.
Kelly Furniss and Sabrina Beecroft from the Estates & Facilities team present their fundraising cheque to Alison Raycraft,
Matron for Elderly Care Services
The donation was presented
to Alison Raycraft, Matron
for Elderly Care Services,
who expressed her thanks to
Estates and Facilities and to
everyone who supported the
event. She said: “It will make
a huge difference to patients
on our wards.”
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Chapel Allerton Orthopaedic Centre
celebrates 10 year anniversary
The team at Chapel Allerton Hospital
Orthopaedic Centre (CHOC) are
celebrating their 10 year anniversary.
The centre was set up following the
merger of Trauma services between St
James’s, the LGI and Chapel Allerton in
2005. This showed an opportunity to
develop a new purpose built elective
orthopaedic service, with a £29 million
upgrade of existing theatres, the
admissions lounge and wards three and
four at Chapel Allerton Hospital.
The unit provides same day admission
for patients undergoing certain
surgeries and features its own postoperative recovery facility. This means
that patients can be admitted, recover
and be rehabilitated in a self-contained
environment. This set up has improved
patient safety and patient outcomes.
The CHOC building and patient journey
were influenced by best practice from
existing UK units and those further afield
in Scandinavia and the Netherlands to
develop a unit that was unique at the
time of opening.
The team celebrate great success and look ahead to their future
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“As a team we are fiercely
proud of our unit and the
things we have achieved.”
In the last 10 years, over 45,000 patients
have been operated on at the Centre.
During that time the team has had only
two cases of healthcare acquired MRSA
bacteraemia with the last of these over
five years ago. The last case of C Difficile
was over three years ago.
The centre’s Friends and Family Test and
I Want Great Care patient feedback
scores are consistently some of the best
in the Trust.
Colin Higginbotham, Charge Nurse, has
worked at CHOC since it opened and
said: “As a team we are fiercely proud
of our unit and the things we have
achieved. Our ambition is to continue
to improve and develop our unit for
patients and staff.”
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My Job
for 18 months on the Acute
Surgical Ward at the LGI.
Here I started to get a taste
for Critical Care nursing and
moved to St James’s in 2000
to work on the new HDU.
This led me to a job working
with a fantastic team on ICU
at St James’s. I stayed there
for 12 years and left in May
to take up my current role.
What’s the best thing about
your job?
Making that phone call at
an ungodly hour to break
the news that we may have
a liver! We will already
have done quite a bit of
groundwork getting things
ready before we ring the
patient, and often they are
quite shocked. It is lovely
to be able to support them
throughout the journey
from coming in to hospital,
going to theatre and then
seeing them on ICU after
the transplant.
What is the one thing you
would change at LTHT to
help you do your job better?
Mike Holwill, Liver Transplant
Recipient Co-ordinator, at St
James’s, has worked at the
Trust for 16 years.
Summarise the main aspects of
your role?
My role involves the care of
patients and their families
before and after liver
transplant. There are nine
of us working closely with
the hepatology team and
liver transplant surgeons.
We look after patients from
their initial appointment,
right through the assessment
process, and we place patients
on the transplant list after full
discussion with them and their
family. There are weekly nurseled clinics supporting patients
waiting for a liver transplant.
We also share the responsibility
of organising the retrieval of
organs for transplant from
hospitals all over the country
and set up the surgical team
when a liver transplant is to
take place at St James’s.
What else have you done in
your career so far?
After qualifying I worked
Apart from mobile phone
reception in Bexley wing, I
would love to see beds on
the ward and ICU being
available when they are
needed. This would mean
patients could be admitted
for transplant assessment
without the worry of bed
availability, and it would
allow us to get patients
on the waiting list before
they become too sick to
have a transplant.
What’s your best advice to a
new starter at the Trust?
Treat patients with a smile
and a friendly greeting.
Remember that you are often
meeting patients at a very
stressful time for them, and
how you interact with them
can go a long way to making
their stay much less stressful
and even enjoyable.
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Adult Therapies celebrate
success with awards ceremony
The Adult Therapies CSU hosted
an awards ceremony to celebrate
the successes and achievements of
their teams.
Grateful: Members of the Dermatology Friends
of Chapel Allerton Hospital group with the
donation from Lloyds Bank
Dermatology
department
delighted
to receive
donations
Adult therapy covers everything from the
chaplaincy to speech therapy, providing
invaluable support and vital care to
patients across the Trust.
The ceremony was a chance to recognise
and acknowledge the contribution
that all those who work in the various
disciplines make to excellent patient care.
The event was introduced by Jo Bewley,
General Manager for the Adult Therapies
CSU, who praised all the staff within the
CSU for their hard work, ‘can-do’ attitude
and commitment to achieving the
highest possible standard of patient care
over the past year.
Over 100 staff had been nominated by
their peers and colleagues within 10
award categories and, in an Oscars-style
process, all nominees were listed before
the awards were presented to the
worthy winners.
The Dermatology Friends of Chapel
Allerton Hospital group are delighted
to have received over £4000 to buy
new equipment for the Dermatology
department at the Trust.
The group nominated the Dermatology
department for a Lloyds Bank Community
Fund award and received £2000 following
a public vote. This generous donation
was topped up with contributions from
Mr and Mrs Victor Boughton, the group’s
chairman, and other patients.
“The money will buy
five dermatoscopes for
the department to help
with the early detection
of skin cancer.”
Clinical team of the year: The Occupational Therapy Neurosciences team with their award
Adult Therapies CSU awards winners
Admin Team of the Year - Dietetic Team
Clinical Team of the Year - Occupational Therapy Neurosciences Team
Professor Bill Cunliffe, secretary of
the group and former Professor of
Dermatology at LTHT, said; “The money
will buy five dermatoscopes for the
department to help with the early
detection of skin cancer. This means
that the team will be better placed to
help patients.”
As well as this, the Dermatology
Patient Panel has been involved in
the Model Outpatient Project. The
results of a questionnaire showed
that patients visiting the Dermatology
department are hugely satisfied with
the environment they are treated in
and the care they receive from nursing
and reception staff.
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Clinician of the Year - Maddy Kenny (physio)
Support Worker of the Year - Ravindar Bhakar (Speech & Language Therapist)
Leader of the Year/Outstanding Leadership - Karen Woodford (Speech &
Language Therapist
CSU Newcomer of the Year - Mandy Scott
Creative Thinking - innovative project or audit - Ruth MacDonald
(Occupational Therapist)
Contribution to research/audit - Heidi Siddle (Podiatrist)
Individual who consistently demonstrates ‘The Leeds Way’ - Going the Extra Mile Faye Costello (Physio)
Laugh out loud award (for most humorous event or for maintaining humour
against adversity!) - MSK Physio Team - Christmas Jumper Event
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What do you do to wind
down and relax after a
hard week at work?
Spend time with my family.
What is your ideal holiday
destination and why?
St Andrews, Scotland. It
reminds me of all the good
times I had on holiday with
family when I was young.
There is the ideal mixture
of quiet countryside and
the closeness to Edinburgh
for all that shopping and
culture.
What is your
favourite food?
I love Italian. Pasta and
sauce is my idea of a
good meal.
Caroline Bates, Estates Manager
(Operational), has worked at the
Trust for five years.
What did you want
to be when you were
growing up?
A plumber. Something I
achieved as I was the 3rd
woman in England to join
the Register of Plumbers
run by the Charted
Institute of Plumbers and
Heating Engineers.
What is your favourite film?
It’s hard to choose just one. I
love watching films, anything
from comedies to science
fiction. If I had to take just
one to a desert island it would
be Inception.
Tell us something we don’t
know about you …
I’m the only female estates
manager in the Trust. My
background is in construction
and before coming to work
at the Trust I helped project
manage the building of the
Xscape buildings in Milton
Keynes and Castleford.
New appointments bring extra breadth
of commercial and business experience
to Trust Board
The NHS Trust Development
Authority (NHS TDA) has
confirmed the appointment
of two new Non-executive
Directors to the Board of the
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS
Trust - Carl Chambers and
Mark Ellerby.
Carl and Mark have both
had very varied careers and
bring with them a wealth of
experience and knowledge
that will complement the
Board perfectly.
Carl is a barrister and
chartered accountant
by profession. He has
considerable experience in
the financial sector and as a
director in industry covering a
range of sectors including gas,
water and electricity supply
specialist engineering services,
facilities management,
security training and
telecommunications.
Mark, who is a Fellow
of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants
of England and Wales,
was formerly Divisional
Managing Director of Bupa
Care Services, globally
responsible for providing
residential care home
services, retirement villages,
assisted living facilities,
medical alarm systems and
nurse-led home healthcare
to over 50,000 customers.
Commenting on his new role,
Carl Chambers said: “I hope
my knowledge and experience
will be useful in shaping the
Carl Chambers
future direction of the Trust
and developing innovative
ways of delivering services to
improve patient care.”
Mark Ellerby added: “I
am committed to the
Mark Ellerby
development of a world-class
NHS and feel my knowledge
of the healthcare sector and
procurement will bring an
additional perspective to the
work of the Board.”
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