Trust Matters September 2015

September 2015
Picture special covering: Staff Awards, Recovery Games,
New Beginnings open day and much more!
RDaSH
News for Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber
NHS Foundation Trust staff and members
issue 47
Welcome...
from the Chief Executive
Hello,
Welcome to the September edition of Trust Matters, which is full of YOUR
news, events and other useful information.
We’ve had a busy month at the Trust, with
some big events including the Annual
Members’ Meeting, Staff Awards, The
Recovery Games and the Care Quality
Commission inspection.
Kathryn Singh
Chief Executive
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media:
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Thanks to everyone who attended each
and every one of the events. They were all
excellent,really well attended and enjoyed by
all.
Thanks also to all of you for your cooperation and support during the CQC
inspection. I am hugely proud to be able
to share with you that the inspection team
found overwhelmingly that YOU are caring,
passionate and compassionate. They were
keen to express their thanks to everyone
who has been part of the visit, commenting
specifically on how well they have been
welcomed into RDaSH, how well supported
they have been and how well organised we
were! I want to offer my personal thanks to
each and every one you for all the work you
do, you are what makes this organisation
truly great and I’m proud to be a part of this
caring and compassionate team.
Staff in our Drugs and Alcohol Services have
been incredibly busy celebrating Recovery
Month in September. Well done to the team
for their hard work and congratulations
on being awarded the contract to deliver
Doncaster’s Drug and Alcohol Services for the
next four years in partnership with ADS.
I know all teams across the Trust are busy
and thank you to you all. If you’ve ever any
events going off, please remember to tell our
Communications Team.
Ed Miliband, one of our local MPs enjoyed
a visit to our hospice too, chatting with
patients and staff, and viewed the extended
and refurbished facility.
We also held a very successful nurse
recruitment event at St Catherine’s House. It
was great to see young nurses ready to enter
the profession and others wanting to return
to the career. From the afternoon we have
shortlisted 22 for interviews.
You can read all about these events, and
many more stories, in this edition.
Thanks for your ongoing hard work
Kathryn .
Vote for your volunteer of the year now!
We’ve launched this year’s Volunteer of the Year Awards – now we need you to tell
us who you think it should be!
All you have to do is complete an entry for either electronically here: http://aq.be/a39da8
Or you can print off this form: volunteer of the year nomination form and return it to Kay Batty, our events’ organiser.
If you’d like to display a Volunteer of the Year poster in your area of work you can print one off here: http://aq.be/fe7c3d
So go on – tell us who you think should win this year! It only takes a moment to complete the entry form.
If you work for us and have news to share in Trust matters please email [email protected]
Or call the Communications Team on 01302 796204.
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Recovery matters
RDaSH Drug and Alcohol
Services celebrate Recovery
RDaSH Drug and Alcohol Services have pulled out all the
stops to celebrate and raise positive awareness of recovery.
Scunthorpe team
crowned champs
A team from North Lincolnshire
was crowned Recovery Games
winners for 2015.
Active Recovery, who work with GPs,
medical professionals and their clients
who need prescribing appropriate
opiate substitution therapy in the
North Lincolnshire area, won the
recent Recovery Games held at
Hatfield Marina in Doncaster – and
at the same time helped to raise over
£500 for a charity that helps people
fighting cancer.
Around 400 participants turned out
to The Recovery Games, an event
organised by our drug and alcohol
staff to celebrate recovery from drug
and alcohol dependency, and at
the same time raised cash through
sponsorship for Aurora Wellbeing
Centres.
RDaSH Support Worker Neil Firbank,
who organises the event, said: “The
Recovery Games was a huge success
and raised a fantastic amount for
people with cancer.
“The event is about having fun and
breaking down barriers, and is a
chance for users of Drug and Alcohol
Services to show their commitment to
giving something back to others.”
Active Recovery helped RDaSH staff
hand over the £500 raised by the
games to Aurora at New Beginnings
in September.
See the following recovery matters
sections for photos of the day and cheque
presentation.
Balloon release on the day to celebrate
New Beginnings 10 years of service.
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Recovery matters
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Recovery matters
Winners Active Recovery watch Emma McKay (fourth from left) from Aurora receive the £500
raised during the 2015 Recovery Games from staff at New Beginnings.
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Exhibition reveals the many faces of drug and alcohol
recovery... Doncaster Recovery Week (7-12 September) kicked off with a unique photo exhibition,
which aims to change public perception of people recovering from drug and alcohol problems.
Local artist and photographer Les Monaghan was commissioned to create the ‘Faces of Recovery’ exhibition in the entrance
of Doncaster Central Library to highlight addiction, promote recovery and reduce stigma by RDaSH, in partnership with
Doncaster Council (DMBC) Public Health.
It features 12 life-size portraits of people who have experienced addiction and each one is accompanied by a few heartfelt
words written by each person describing their feelings about their individual recovery.
DMBC Public Health Improvement Officer Andy Collins said: “There are over 2,500 Doncaster people in treatment for drug or
alcohol misuse. For these people, learning to live again without the need to take substances is an ongoing challenge.
“This exhibition is an innovative way to highlight addiction, promote that recovery is possible and hopefully make people think
twice before they judge others who are trying their hardest to change their lives and become valued members of society once
again.”
DMBC Public Health Improvement Officer Andy Collins (left), DDAS Worker Sally Hickson-Clark (second left) and Artist Les Monaghan (fourth
left) with Jason Davis (third from left), Stephen Kennedy (second right) and Richard Greening (right) who feature in the exhibition.
The free exhibition will remain open until the end of September.
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New beginnings open day
Recovery matters
Unit celebrates 10 years of rehabilitation and recovery.
RDaSH Drug and Alcohol Service Manager Paula Brocklesby (left)
greets Doncaster Civic Mayor Cllr Paul Wray (centre) and Mayoress
Mrs Liz Marsden (right) to New Beginnings.
Doncaster Civic Mayor and Mayoress Cllr Paul Wray and Mrs Liz Marsden visited New Beginnings drug and alcohol
rehabilitation centre to celebrate its 10th Anniversary during Recovery Week.
Visitors took tours of the newly refurbished facilities, sampled therapies, and were treated to live music provided by a group of
peer support workers.
“RDaSH Drug and Alcohol Service Manager Paula Brocklesby said: “This event was a celebration of recovery, and the
significant role New Beginnings has played in helping Doncaster people with drug and alcohol issues to turn their lives
around.”
This was highlighted in the afternoon graduation ceremony where people who have successfully completed our detox and
rehabilitation programme paid tribute to the fantastic support from our staff and the excellent facilities available in Doncaster.
Service users and staff celebrate during the afternoon graduation ceremony.
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Doncaster team
takes Three
Peak challenge
to celebrate
recovery
On Wednesday 9 September
a team of service users and
staff from Doncaster Drug and
Alcohol Services completed the
Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
to celebrate their recovery from
drug and alcohol problems.
The 14-strong group took less than 12
hours to scale the steep ascents and
descents of Yorkshire’s three highest
peaks over a 24 mile-long journey, to
mark UK Recovery Month which runs
throughout September.
The team of service users and staff from RDaSH Doncaster Drug and Alcohol Services at
the top of Pen-y-Ghent.
Organiser Neil Firbank said: “Beating
addiction is life changing. After finding
success in their own recovery these
people decided to take on the Three
Peaks to celebrate getting their lives
back on track and raise positive
awareness of the recovery community.
“Everyone put in a sterling effort and
should be commended for taking on
such a huge challenge.”
UK Recovery Walk in Durham
A group of RDaSH staff and service users (pictured) flew the Doncaster recovery flag in Durham
on Sunday 12 September when they took part in the 7th UK Recovery Walk.
They joined thousands of people in recovery, their families and friends for the biggest gathering of recovering
people in Europe for a weekend of challenging stigma, awareness raising and celebration.
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Drug and Alcohol Services
contract awarded
Recovery matters
We’re delighted to announce that we’re part of an NHS and
charity consortium named as the new provider of drug and
alcohol services in Doncaster.
The contract has been awarded to Aspire, a partnership organisation set
up by RDaSH and registered charity The Alcohol & Drug Service (ADS),
following a tender process by Doncaster Council’s Public Health team.
The service aims to help those with drug and alcohol problems recover
from these serious addictions. It will cover all aspects of drug and
alcohol interventions including 24/7 care and support, needle exchange,
prescribing, structured day care, recovery and aftercare support, as well as inpatient detoxification and access to
residential rehabilitation.
Aspire will deliver the service from April 2016 until the end of March 2020 with an option to extend for a further two
full years.
RDaSH Chief Executive Kathryn Singh said: “We are delighted to have been awarded this contract with ADS.
“They are a longstanding valued partner of over 13 years and our Aspire partnership model uniquely brings the best of
the NHS and charitable sectors together in supporting people with drug and alcohol problems to beat their addictions,
and go on to successfully lead fulfilling, independent lives within their communities.”
ADS Chief Executive Tim Young said: “We believe community reintegration is key to sustainable recovery and pride
ourselves on being innovative and forward thinking.
“There is a thriving recovery community in Doncaster and we look forward to providing flexible, responsive services,
which offer all service users and their families the best possible recovery outcomes.”
Councillor Pat Knight, Cabinet member for Public Health and Wellbeing, said: “At any one time almost 2,500 people
in Doncaster are dependent on opiates or crack, and 5,500 people are dependent on alcohol. It is important that we
can offer people a route out of dependence as that will improve their own health as well as the health of their families,
reduce crime, unemployment and welfare dependency.’
Can you kick it?
A team from New
Beginnings (pictured)
took part in the York
in Recovery football
tournament on
Wednesday 16 September
and did themselves proud.
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Recruitment
Fair success
We recently held a
recruitment event at St
Catherine’s House to sign
up more nurses to work
for us.
We were targeting newly
qualified or just about to qualify
nurses to work for us.
The afternoon was a great
success – you can see for
yourself from these photos.
The feedback from the event
was really positive with all those
who attended expressing an
interest in working for us.
We ran an advertising
campaign on NHS Jobs and
on social media and we have
shortlisted 22 new nurses for
interviews.
If you’ve family or friends who would like to work for us visit: http://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/work-for-us/
or follow us on Twitter @rdash_nhs and search for #RDaSHwork4us
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matters
RDaSH Will Go SmokeFree on 1 March 2016
RDaSH SmokeFree Updates
Plans are moving forward for the Trust to be completely
smoke free on 1st March, 2016.
Some services have invited the local stop smoking services to
visit and help staff to quit. Staff at Yorkshire SmokeFree Service
in Rotherham have offered drop-in sessions at the Woodlands,
Rotherham, to provide carbon monoxide testing for staff members
who smoke. SmokeFreeLife North Lincolnshire has plans to go to
Mulberry Ward to help staff quit smoking. For free advice about
your smoking if you live or work in Doncaster or Rotherham:
•
Yorkshire SmokeFree on 0800 612 0011 but if you are
pregnant phone 01302 876290 (Doncaster), or
01709 422444 (Rotherham)
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If you live or work in North Lincolnshire: SmokeFreelife
North Lincolnshire on 01724 642014.
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Or contact NHS SmokeFree on 0300 123 1044 to find out
your local stop smoking service.
Stoptober support
for Doncaster people
beating drug and
alcohol addiction
People in Doncaster who are
recovering from drug and alcohol
addiction are being offered
extra support to help them quit
smoking, in a bid to reduce their
risks of premature death.
Offering support in Rotherham: Mary George, development
worker for Rotherham Stop Smoking Services, is pictured left
together with Andrea Cain, modern matron at The Woodlands.
than overdosing the drugs we perceive
to be more dangerous.
“Recent reports have suggested tackling
smoking alongside other addictions can
be more beneficial. This has definitely
been reflected in our experience, with
one of our successful quitters reducing
and then stopping his heroin use while
he was giving up smoking.”
Since the beginning of 2015, a number
of service users have successfully given
up smoking with support from DDAS
staff who have all been trained to give
brief stop smoking advice.
DDAS is now urging all smokers
who use it services to take part in
this year’s Stoptober challenge, and
has committed to offer personal
encouragement and nicotine
replacement across all its Doncaster
premises to help them kick the habit for
good.
RDaSH Service Manager Stuart Green
said: “We want the best possible health
outcomes for everyone involved in our
services and quitting smoking is the
single most important intervention to
increase physical and mental quality of
life.”
Our Doncaster Drug and Alcohol
Service (DDAS is working with service
users to tackle smoking alongside their
other addictions and reduce their risk
of developing long term conditions
such as cancer and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD).
RDaSH Drug and Alcohol Practitioner
Ray Worthington said: “Everyone knows
nicotine is highly addictive, so people
who misuse drugs are highly likely to
smoke cigarettes.
“Over 90 per cent of the people we
treat are smokers, and we’re seeing
many of them developing and dying
from smoking-related illnesses, rather
Gary Barker (left) and Mark Blandford (right) launch the Stoptober challenge across Doncaster
Drug and Alcohol Services.
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Help RDaSH go smoke free by sending in your ideas!
Because our Trust is so diverse we appreciate your strength of feeling regarding going smokefree. We rolled at a staff
survey in May and had a great response but recognise that not everyone took the opportunity to fill it in. Please e-mail
[email protected] if you have any concerns or ideas about going smokefree. By going completely smokefree,
many benefits await our patients and staff members. How can we do it in the best way possible? It’s everyone’s responsibility!
Certificates for patients and staff who have quit
The certificates below are for printing out and giving to patients and staff who you have helped to support to quit smoking.
It’s to celebrate them being smokefree.
Lookout for our RDaSH SmokeFree materials with our featurung our volunteers pictured above.
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Where’s Colin?
Quality matters
Colin, our bug who promotes the key messages of our Care Quality Commission inspection – which are
Safe, Caring, Responsive, Effective and Well Led – has been on his travels this past month….just look
what he’s been up to.
He’s also made some appearances on
Twitter – just take a peak @Rdash_nhs
Are you going on your travels?
Why not take Colin with you and send
us your photo! Either email
[email protected]
or Tweet us @Rdash_nhs and
hashtag #RDaSHColin
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Town centre move for Rotherham IAPT Service
Our talking therapies service for
people experiencing common
mental health problems will
move to new premises in central
Rotherham on Tuesday 29
September.
on site, giving patients more choice
where and when they have their
appointment.”
anxiety, bereavement and self-esteem
during weekly sessions in a group
setting.
Thanks to investment into new laptops
by Rotherham Clinical Commissioning
Group, the service will introduce agile
working for staff, enabling them to
securely update patient notes from any
location within the community, and via
home working and hot-desking.
Jim added: “Our new central location
gives us more scope to arrange activities
and events to showcase our fantastic
range of services which support
Rotherham people to take control of
their mental health.”
RDaSH Service Manager Jim MacDonald
said: “This is a really positive move for
our patients in Rotherham.
Jim said: “This will revolutionise our
working practices, giving more flexibility
to our staff and releasing their clinical
time. They can go directly to patient
venues without having to visit the office
first and won’t need to travel back to
our base to update notes.”
The IAPT Service has written to all of its
patients to inform them of the move,
and rearranged appointments to avoid
disruption. Anyone wishing to contact
the service after 29 September should
also note the telephone number has
changed to (01709) 447755.
“Until now we’ve operated from an
office base at Nine Trees, and held all
our clinics in GP surgeries. Our new
building will allow us to offer therapy
Following the move, the IAPT Service
also plans to extend its popular group
programme, which helps people tackle
common problems such as stress,
For more information about the service,
or the planned move please contact
Team Manager James Bell on email
[email protected]
Rotherham Improving Access to
Psychological Therapies Service (IAPT)
will move from its current base at Nine
Trees to 23a Clifton Lane, S65 2AA to
make it even easier for people who are
depressed or suffering from anxiety to
seek help.
Burton Lifestylers help memory sufferers hit the high note
A trio of big-hearted Burton Lifestylers have donated £120 to a choir for people with memory problems
and their carers.
Lauren Clark-Vessey, Erin Wilson-Clark and Devon Drakes (all aged 15), who attend Outwood Academy Foxhills School,
organised a coffee morning and other activities to raise funds for our North Lincolnshire Memory Service’s Togetherness
Choir during the summer holidays as part of the Humberside Police Lifestyle Project, which encourages 10 to 18 year olds to
become actively involved in making a difference to their local communities.
Choir leader, Community Mental
Health Nurse Tracey Goulthorp
said: “I’d like to say a big thank
you to the girls for their generous
donation.
“The Togetherness Choir is a
real lifeline for its members,
giving people living with memory
problems and their carers an
opportunity to take part in a social
activity they can enjoy together.
“These funds are a huge boost
for us and will go towards
refreshments at our rehearsals,
new song books and even help us
put on a Christmas party!”
Pictured (from left to right): Community Mental Health Nurse Tracey Goulthorp receives a cheque for
£112 from Lifestylers Lauren Clark-Vessey, Erin Wilson-Clark and Devon Drakes.
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Gardeners and patients mark
National Allotment Week
Gardeners and patients
who volunteer at a
Sandal Beat allotments
project have marked
National Allotment Week
by having a get together
and harvesting some of
their produce.
The get together by patients,
our staff and the local
community was to celebrate
what they achieve by coming
together to run the allotment
project.
Colin Mounfield, who helps
manage the project for
RDaSH, said: “The project
aims to increase patients’
motivation, help them to gain
confidence, to recover and to
Patients, staff and local community members are pictured with some of the produce.
break down the stigma of
mental health. They benefit so much by seeing what they can achieve by working together on the allotment.”
Produce grown at the allotment includes rasberries, beans, potatoes, leeks, celery, apples, radish and much more.
Are you a breastfeeding mum? If so, we need you!
Doncaster mums who breastfeed their babies are being asked if they want to learn how to help other
mothers.
Mums are being invited to join a free training course to learn how to offer breast feeding support.
Once the mums have completed the training they are able to help new mothers who would like a little extra advice and
support. Called Breastfeeding Peer Supporters, the mums can be vital in helping a new mother get breastfeeding off to a
good start.
Jayne Mundy, one of our health promotion nursery nurses, said: “We always encourage breastfeeding due to the many
benefits for both the baby and mum.
“Our volunteer mums offer fantastic help and support to other mums across Doncaster. They help new mums who are breast
feeding, and because they have all breastfed their own babies, they can pass on really good ideas and tips,” added Jayne.
“They offer an excellent service. The new mums we will train will be a vital asset to Doncaster.”
The course lasts for 10 weeks and is held on Wednesdays. It started September 16, and is run between 9.30am and 12 noon
at The Central Children’s Centre, Welcome Way, Doncaster, DN1 3LE.
If you are a mum and would like to get involved with breastfeeding support please call Jayne or the Health
Promotion Team on 07795367051
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Helping shape
mental health
services
The Rotherham Transformation
Team hosted a patient and carer
workshop on 27 August as part
of a series of stakeholder events
to shape plans for the next phase
of the Adult (18+) Rotherham
Transformation Plan.
There are three themes in Phase 2:
improving access to services; service
re-design to reduce artificial barriers
between services and a more integrated
offer between mental health and social
care.
There was a clear message from those
who attended – the service is good
once you can access it, but getting in
can be a problem. There is a need
for simplified pathways and improved
discharge pathways. There were lots
of positive suggestions including how
we can work more closely with carers
going forward. Some things, like
ensuring there are named photos of
the team on display, will be acted on
quickly. The feedback will be developed
into high level recommendations which
will be considered by commissioners
next month.
At the end of the session a carer said
that it had been a good afternoon and
that she had felt listened to and it had
definitely been worth attending. A
voluntary care colleague said that ‘ the
staff are extremely open and friendly - I
thought the information was clear and
well-structured and that carers made
some valuable observations. ‘
New baby drop-ins
launched
Baby clinics across Doncaster are being re-designed.
Our Health Visitors will be launching the new clinics after
listening to what parents have had to say.
Instead of concentrating on the weight of babies, the new
style baby clinic re-named “Growing friends “will offer a
range of acitvities to do either during the session or to take
home that help children’s physical, social and emotional
development.
As part of the changes every family will have a named health
visitor from the antenatal period through to their child’s first
birthday, this will enable RDaSH to provide a personalised
service in the home which will include growth monitoring.
Pam Ley, RDaSH Manager, said: “We have been listening to
our families in Doncaster and made changes to modernise
the service we offer.
We’ve responded to the positive comments received from
parents since the introduction of our healthy child drop in
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A further stakeholder event will be held
on: Friday 25 September 1.30pm –
3.30pm at the Unity Centre Rotherham
To book a place please contact
[email protected]
People can also leave online feedback
via a special page on the RDaSH website
for local people to tell them what they
feel they are getting right and more
importantly – what needs to change.
To take part in the survey please visit:
http://aq.be/33fc86. Paper copies are
available by ringing Denise Holden on
(01709) 447046 or in writing to Denise
Holden at The Woodlands, Oakwood
Drive, Rotherham S60 2UD.
sessions a couple of years ago and want to build on that
success.
“We’ve also made it easier for working parents to attend as
they can now go to any of our groups across Doncaster, not
just their local one.”
The sessions will be held in a range of venues across the
borough and for dates, times and locations parents can call
01302 890167.
The Health Visitors are also sharing information about the
sessions on Facebook. Simply search for Doncaster Health
Visitors.
Deaf mental health awareness event in Doncaster
An event for the borough’s Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) community was held at Doncaster Deaf Trust
to raise awareness of mental health and general wellbeing on Wednesday 16 September.
Organised by South Yorkshire Service for Deaf People with Mental Health Needs, which is run by RDaSH, the event included
stalls and presentations offering a whole host of advice including mental and physical health, drug and alcohol services and
stopping smoking.
The service is jointly commissioned by clinical commissioning groups in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. It works
with mental health teams across South Yorkshire to support the care and treatment of deaf people, as well as working with
deaf and hearing carers to support them in looking after their relatives with mental health problems.
RDaSH Service Manager Michaela Power said: “This event was a one-stop shop to give health-related help and advice to the
borough’s Deaf community to showcase the wide variety of services available to them and their carers.”
For more information about the South Yorkshire Service for Deaf People, please email [email protected], or send
an SMS to 07810 855987.
RDaSH Grounded
Research shortlisted in
HSJ Awards 2015
Congratulations to the RDaSH Grounded Research team who
have been shortlisted in the Clinical Research Impact category
of this year’s Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards for their
work to develop research in RDaSH over the past year.
On Wednesday 7 October they will head to London along
with Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust and
eight other trusts in their category to present their entry to a
judging panel.
The HSJ Awards recognise, celebrate and spread best practice
and leading edge performance. They have grown to become
the largest celebration of UK healthcare over the last thirty
four years.
The winners will be announced at a glittering awards
ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on
Wednesday 18 November.
An example of the RDaSH team’s fantastic achievements is
the third annual Grounded Research Conference taking place
on 15 October 2015 at Castle Park, Doncaster.
The Conference provides an opportunity for all parties
interested in research in RDaSH to come together to share
ideas, hear from partners, showcase their work and network
with other people. There’s still time to book your place –
please follow this link http://aq.be/faa6ab
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Youngsters graduate
Youngsters attending a Doncaster nursery have graduated in style.
The little ones, who attend The Warren Nursery, on the Tickhill Road Hospital site, which is run by Rotherham Doncaster
and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH), enjoyed a party with their parents after being handed their graduation
certificates by RDaSH Chairman Lawson Pater.
Sharon Gladwin, Nursery Manager, said: “We’ve had a lovely day and the youngsters have had a great time. They told a story
called ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ to their parents and visitors. We’re going to miss them all so much and wish them all the
best of luck at their new schools.”
The youngsters are pictured with their graduation certificates together with Lawson Pater, RDaSH Chairman (back) and nursery staff.
Could your new baby be Doncaster’s tiniest teacher?
A leading UK charity is calling for babies from across Doncaster to help primary school pupils understand
their feelings and the feelings of others.
Action for Children wants parents and their babies to volunteer with Roots of Empathy, an internationally-acclaimed
programme which encourages children to interact in a nurturing manner by taking a baby – known as a ‘Tiny Teacher’ - into
the classroom throughout the school year.
Twenty Roots of Empathy programmes will be delivered in ten schools across Doncaster funded through our RDaSH NHS
innovation fund and Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council’s Collaborative Partnerships Fund
During classroom visits, the Roots of Empathy instructor guides children to observe, consider and comment on how the baby
is feeling using toys, song, reading, artwork and discussion. This helps pupils to describe and understand their own feelings
and those of others, raising levels of empathy amongst classmates and encouraging more respectful relationships, therefore
reducing bullying.
Tiny Teachers need to be between 2-4 months at the start of the programme, meaning they will have been born in June, July
or August. If you think your newborn has what it takes to be a Tiny Teacher, please contact Charlotte Dack on 0191 2724990
or email [email protected]
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Caterers recipe for
success
A caterer from Doncaster has the recipe for
success when it comes to Tae Kwon Do and is
now trying to raise sponsorship to compete in
America.
Audrey Parker (pictured) is part of the Tickhill Road
Hospital catering team where she has worked for 29 years.
Now Audrey has qualified for the World Tae Kwon Do
Championships, to be staged in the USA in October this
year, and has to raise £1300 to be able to travel and stay
there.
Audrey, who is a senior instructor of Martial Arts and a
grading examiner, has trained for over 20 years and holds
a 6th degree black belt in the sport, as well as many other
qualifications. She is also the WTKA England Team Coach
for Tae Kwon Do and in 2013 she was awarded the top
instructor award in The Martial Arts Illustrated UK Hall of
Fame.
Audrey said: “I’ve worked so hard to reach this level and it
would be a dream come true to compete in America. I’m
trying really hard to raise the cash and would appreciate
any sponsorship to help me achieve my goal.”
Anyone who can help sponsor her should call 01302
858335 or email [email protected]
SPA relaunched
The Single Point of Access is being re launched and extended to provide call
management, clinical triage and assessment for community nursing services and
adult mental health services in Doncaster.
The new service will be launched on
Monday 28th September for patients,
carers and GP referrals requiring the
existing community nursing service
and access to Adult Community Mental
Health Services. In addition it will also
provide a mental health crisis service
hub for all ages accessible 24 hours a
day 365 days a year.
Nursing Services and Mental Health
Services should contact the Single Point
of Access in one of the following ways:
Please note the introduction of this
service does not affect routine referrals
for Older People’s Mental Health
Services or Children and Young People’s
Mental Health Services.
•
Patients, their carers and professionals
wishing to access Doncaster Community
•
•
•
•
By telephone on 01302 566999
Fax on 01302 566789
By task on SystmOne to the Single
Point of Contact task group
By secure email to NHS.net mailbox
- [email protected]
Electronic Referral Form to
NHS.net mailbox
All enquiries will be answered by staff
who have had specific training in
handling physical and mental health
related calls who will direct them to the
most appropriate place at the right time
whether the issue be one of physical or
mental health need.
Referrals will be assessed and clinically
triaged by appropriately trained
registered nurses who will then decide
on the most suitable service to meet
the individuals needs at that point in
time. Referrals which are assessed as
not requiring input from services may
be signposted to the correct team or
agency .The referrer may be contacted
by a triaging clinician for further
information in order to accurately
ensure that the person receives the
most appropriate service.
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Hospice matters
Ed visits hospice
to view £1.8
million revamp
Doncaster MP Ed Miliband has
paid a visit to our Balby-based
hospice, meeting patients,
volunteers and staff and viewed
the extended and refurbished
facility.
Ed, who is a Patron of the St John’s
Hospice Appeal, visited the hospice off
of Weston Road, to chat to patients and
to see the £1.8 million pound extension,
of which £500,000 was funded through
donations, legacies and fundraising by
Doncaster residents.
Thanks to the improvement work the
hospice now provides a more modern,
welcoming, comforting and supportive
environment for Doncaster’s patients
facing a life-limiting illness.
The extensive work has seen the main
entrance relocated to provide easier
access. The former ward area has been
transformed to provide ten en-suite
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Patient Dorothy Richards is pictured with Ed Miliband MP at St John’s Hospice.
single rooms and the day care area has
also been completely refurbished.
campaigns and fundraising drives that
help with their upkeep.
Ed also met with St John’s Information
Centre staff, meeting the team who
provide information, counselling and
support to patients.
“People right across Doncaster have
supported the hospice for many years
and I’m happy to play my part too.”
Doncaster North MP Ed Miliband said:
“I’ve always been hugely impressed
by the care and compassion shown by
the team at St John’s, and the work it
does for people across Doncaster, and
beyond.
“I believe it is crucial to highlight their
work and raise awareness of the
Chairman of RDaSH, Lawson Pater, said:
“It was a pleasure to take Ed on a tour
of our hospice. The patients and their
carers, the volunteers and staff enjoyed
meeting our local MP and talking about
their experiences of hospice care. It was
also a honour to show Ed the extension
– which was partly funded by Doncaster
residents. We are so grateful for the
support of our local residents.”
Hospice matters
Best foot forward for
hospice appeal
A Doncaster woman has put her best foot forward
to raise at least £1,412 for our St John’s Hospice
Appeal.
Cat Sharp, originally from Sprotbrough but now lives in
York, took part in a 100 kilometre walk from London to
Cambridge, which she completed in 23 hours.
Cat raised £1,162, plus gift aid, and her employer, Aviva,
will be donating a further £250. The money has been
raised through the walk and a variety of other fundraising
events.
Cat decided to raise the money after her dad Carl Wood
sadly passed away at the hospice in May 2014, after losing
his brave battle with bowel cancer.
Cat said: “After raising £1,375 last year for the hospice by
doing a skydive I knew I had to do something different to
Cat is pictured at the finish line with her St Johns Hospice T-shirt.
keep the fundraising coming in. St John’s Hospice and
their amazing staff have been an incredible support to me and my family, ensuring that my dad passed away with
dignity and comfort. They have continued to give us support over a year later and I am eternally grateful. Knowing that
this money will go towards helping others is a great comfort and made the challenge worth doing. “
Chris Smith, of the hospice appeal, said: “I want to say a huge thank you to Cat for this donation. It’s a magnificent
amount and every penny will go towards making our patients’ lives more comfortable.”
Donations can still be made to Cat by visiting www.justgiving.com/catsharp100km
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Membership matters
What have we
been up to?
Nicola, our Learning Disability
Service User Governor has been
working with the Learning
Disability Business Division
to help improve written
communication with service
users. Thanks for your input
Nicola.
Nicola is pictured with Glynis
Smith, who works in the Learning
Disabilities Team.
Members’
opinions matter...
Why not have your say on the surveys below.
Fairness is Everbody’s Business
This survey is about working towards making Doncaster
a fairer place to live and work. You can comment here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NZGVC53
Shaping Mental Health in
Rotherham
Members in Rotherham were recently invited to a
workshop to comment on how to shape mental health
services in the borough. There’s still time to have a say here:
http://www.rdash.nhs.uk/rotherham-services-feedback/
Dates for your diary
If you would like to be more involved as a member,
why not come along to one of our meetings or events.
Public Board of Directors meetings:
29 October at 9 am at the Spectrum, Rotherham.
Council of Governors meeting:
18 November at 9.30am at the RED Centre, Tickhill
Road Hospital, Balby, Doncaster.
Monthly members Drop in:
Third Tuesday of each month, 2pm to 4pm
at Swallownest Court, Aughton Road, Rotherham.
Watch out for details of similar sessions coming
soon in Doncaster.
Out on the road with
the #membershipselfie
campaign...Watch out for the Foundation
Trust team and get involved! See some more
examples at: #membershipselfie
You can now find out more about what Governors
and members have been up to at:
@ FTMembership
Rdash Members Page
Contact us... If you have
a question about Trust services or would like to share your views
then your Governor is there to help. All our Governors can be contacted through the Foundation
Trust Office on Freephone 0800 015 0370 or email [email protected]
Find out who your Governor is by visiting: http://aq.be/aafa05
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Flu fighter is back
We’re launching our flu fighter
campaign on October 1…so why not
pencil in your diary to arrange to
get your flu jab now and you might win £250 of
shopping vouchers.
From October 1 there will be clinics across the Trust where
staff can go to get this year’s flu jab.
We’re also taking the health bus out and about to make it
easier for you to access the flu vaccination clinics. On some
of the health bus sessions staff who smoke can also receive
support if they wish to quit smoking.
And if you have your jab there’s a range of fantastic prizes
to win. We will be running a weekly draw with the winner
receiving a £10 Love to Shop gift voucher. In addition, 3
grand prize draws will take place where you will have a
chance to win a £250 Love to Shop gift voucher. The draws
will take place at the end of October, end of November and
mid-December and will include all staff vaccinated since the
start of the campaign.
For full information on the flu vaccinations please click
here: http://aq.be/98f9ca
Staff Survey Update
The 2015 Staff Surveys will be arriving shortly and as in
previous years our Staff Survey coordinator is Quality Health.
For all staff in Corporate Directorates with the exception
of Estates & Facilities all employees will receive the survey
electronically.
For staff in Operational Directorates they will be as follows:
Mental Health Directorate
Adult Metal Health – combination of online and paper
based questionnaires
Forensics – all paper based questionnaires
Older Peoples – combination of online and paper based
questionnaires
Business Support Unit – all online questionnaires
Children and Communities
CAMHS – all online questionnaires
DCIS – combination of online and paper based questionnaires
Drug and Alcohol Services – all paper based questionnaires
Learning Disabilities – all paper based questionnaires
Business Support Unit – all online questionnaires
Staff are reminded that any information provided on the
questionnaire is confidential and is only seen by Quality
Health who are running our staff survey this year. Please take
the time to complete and return your survey as this is an ideal
way to ensure the trust is aware of your views and thoughts.
To find out about the latest
updates about our Clinical Systems
Review, read the latest edition of
Connect here: http://aq.be/b9ae07
More than £600 raised
Nursing assistant Simon McFarlane hosted
a fundraiser recently to raise money for
Weston Park Hospital in Sheffield…..and raised £663.
Simon, of Doncaster, who works at Sapphire Lodge, held a
coffee morning and tombola at Our Lady’s Church Hall in
Bentley as a way of saying thank you for the care a family
member had received at the hospital.
Your chance to shape strategy with
NHS England
The future for Nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff is at an
exciting point in time as NHS England come to the end of
Compassion in Practice in March 2016. They now have the
opportunity to develop a follow-on strategy that provides
NHS England with a greater voice as well as harnesses and
strengthens the collective clinical contribution to ensure we
continue to deliver the best possible health and care for
people in England now and in the decades to come.
We have given this national strategy the working title of ‘Our
Vision’ recognising that this is both a reflection of the need
to respond to the challenges we face as well as a chance
to be aspirational and shape a future that we and future
generations can be proud of.
To add your comments click here: http://aq.be/48036d
Your opinion counts! Have your say
The Health and Wellbeing Board is currently refreshing the
Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Doncaster to ensure that it
is focusing on the right priorities for its residents.
Before publishing the final Strategy we would like your
opinion on the content of the draft. To do this we have
created a short survey for you to complete.
Access to the draft Strategy and the survey can be found
here.
Your answers will enable us to make sure the Strategy is fit
for purpose and is clear about the vision and actions being
taken to improve health and wellbeing in Doncaster.
Thank you for taking time to complete the survey.
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Staff matters
Professional strategy approved
Our Professional Strategy has now been approved and can be found here http://aq.be/0821ff
The aim of this strategy is to support staff from all professional groups to provide safe, effective and caring services.
It sets out a framework for RDaSH to deliver the highest professional standards of care.
New starters...
John Lancaster, at Jubilee Close; Oliver Davis, Kiran Mirza, Brian McGregor, Abby Baker, Tasha Bolton and Liam Taylor at
Amber Lodge; Lisa Sharp, Sarah Carter, Beverley Walls and Hayley Whatley, who join the Central District Nursing Team;
Kelly Deehan, joins Community Drugs Team; Maurice Murphy, Domestics; Helen Lynch, Doncaster Access Team; Karen
McIvor, Doncaster IAPT; Hayley Blades, Great Oaks; Joshua Fellingham-Boyce and Christopher Lovell join IT; Emma Chinn,
Adam McShane and Norman Pepper, John Street; Katherine Burnett, LD Speech Therapy; Adele Holt and Caroline Jones,
join Nurse Bank; Debra Eyre, Nursing and Partnerships; Sarah Sharratt, Older People’s Doncaster Community Care Home
Liaison; Dr Ina Sawhney and Dr Alison Wood join Older People’s MHS Management Team; Joanne Lloyd, Older People’s North
Lincolnshire Inpatients Management; Rebecca Braisdell, Older People’s Rotherham Community AHP; Sarah Watson, Older
People’s Rotherham Community Care Home Liaison; Terri Harban, Osprey Ward; Anders Cox, Rotherham Access Team; Joanne
Ramsden, Rotherham Intensive Community Therapy, and Alison Oakley, South Children’s School Nurses.
Farewell to…
Scott Phillips, Sandra Jackson, Ellery Fiddler, Stephen Turner, Michael Copley, Gillian Smith, Hayley Wright, Simone Harrison,
Joanne Clark, Lisa Poxton, Marline Stone, Francine Washington, Robert Murray, Lee Kelly, Christina Parkinson, Jill Shakespeare,
Tessa Mullinger, Graham Titterton, Rebecca Goodwin, Dr Elizabeth Gilham, Dr Helena Cobb, Dr Yetunde Eribake, Margo
Grierson, Rebecca Parry, Michael Evans, Damian Krysztofiak, Rachael Watson, Dr Rachel Keighley, Alice Hanning, Janine Smith,
Dr Arran Marriott, Dr Natalie Roberts, Matthew Parker, Miranda Tuxworth, Sarah Bell, Debbie Lunt, Emily Drury, Dr Soumya
Rao, Dr Tissa Weeratunge, Lee Kelly, Richard Thompson, Claire Pipe and Lesley Wise.
Diary dates
latest news
RDaSH Research Café – Wednesday 30 September, 2pm to 4pm – Opal Centre, Doncaster.
Please follow this link to find out more:
http://nww.intranet.rdash.nhs.uk/50144/rdash-research-cafe-wednesday-30-september/
Grounded Research Conference 15 October
Interested in Research? Why not attend this year’s RDaSH Grounded Research Conference, which is happening on 15 October
2015 at Castle Park, Doncaster.
Book your place: http://nww.intranet.rdash.nhs.uk/48916/grounded-research-conference-book-your-place/
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World’s Biggest Coffee Mornings:
Diary dates
Macmillan fundraiser will raise awareness of
mental health
Sandfield House - Ashby
Cuppas and cakes will be on offer at a coffee afternoon
to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support in
Ashby on Friday 18 September.
The charity event will be held between 1pm and
3pm at Sandfield House on Ashby High Street by
staff from North Lincolnshire’s Adult Mental Health
Services, who will also be offering visitors advice on how
to look after their general mental wellbeing.
Park Lodge
Park Lodge staff are holding a coffee morning in support of Macmillan. A variety of cakes and baked goods will be on offer,
Staff also have the opportunity to win a cash prize in the sweepstake!
Please feel free to drop in and join the staff in the Boardroom at Park Lodge between 10:00-13:30 on the Friday 25th
September for a cuppa and cake!
Coffee Lounge, 41 Thorne Road, Doncaster
RDaSH staff will be holding a coffee morning and cake sale on September 25th between 10.30am until 1pm at The
Coffee Lounge, 41 Thorne Road, Doncaster.
Last year the staff raised £326.91 and want to raise the same or beat it this year! EVERYONE welcome.
Jubilee Close
Patients at Jubilee Close are holding an Afternoon Tea Treat on Friday 25 September between 1pm and 3pm.
They will have a range of cakes and buns and would like to see as many of you as possible. There is an opportunity to take
part in a „Guess the Number of Spots on the cake. The suggested donation is £2 and the person who gets closest to the
actual number will receive half of the sweepstake money. This is available in the reception area at Jubilee Close, so pop in and
see if you can guess how many spots are on the cake.
So pop the date in your diary and visit Jubilee Close: Friday 25 September 2015 between 1-3 pm.
Promoting cancer support
On Friday, September 25, RDaSH staff will be on the health bus celebrating the nationwide Macmillan coffee morning.
Armed with tea, coffee and cakes they will be targeting men during Blue September – which raises awareness of male cancers
- at the Lakeside Village, Doncaster, during the morning and outside The Servery during the afternoon.
While on Saturday October 3, they will be at the Doncaster Rovers and Belles home matches at the Keepmoat
Stadium promoting breast cancer awareness.
Cheering up Coral Lodge garden
A big thanks to patient Nigel Sherburn
who helped spruce up the raised beds in
the Coral Lodge garden. Thanks also to
Reablement workers Julia Kellock and Ally
Breadlin for their support.
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Their opinion counts
It’s morale-boosting to get a pat on the back, or a ‘thank you’ from colleagues,
managers – and perhaps especially, patients and service users.
Here, in ‘Their opinion counts’, a new regular feature in Trust Matters, is a selection of
comments and compliments from the Your Opinion Counts forms.
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Trust services for all...
Did you know that these services are available to the public too?
sewing service
01302 796009
the
service
01302 796014
Sew & Sew
We have an onsite sewing room for work for wards and departments, ordering/altering staff
uniforms. We also provide this service to external customers. From curtain making/alterations,
soft furnishings, embroidery, to garment repairs and alternations, why not contact them today
for more information or a quote on 01302 796009.
The Laundry
The Tickhill Road Laundry offers a personal laundry washing and ironing service. Staff can
drop their dirty laundry at work and collect it the next working day, clean and folded. Visit the
laundry website for details and prices: http://www.thelaundryservice.org.uk/index.php
Contact the laundry for information on the laundry delivery service. It’s only £7 for a bag of 30
items, including local collection and delivery. Contact the team on 01302 796014.
01302 796125
Print Services
Based at Walnut Lodge at St Catherine’s, our in-house print service prides itself on quality and
a quick turnaround. If you need any printing for business cards, invitations, flyers, greeting
cards, calendars or catalogues, contact the team for a quote. We will price match any orders.
If you require design services please contact the RDaSH Communications Department on
01302 798053.
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Trust Catering
Visit one of our three retail catering outlets on the Balby site.
The Food and Drink Café is based on the Tickhill Road Hospital (TRH) site and serves hot
and cold freshly produced meals and snacks. The Coffee Shop is based in the main entrance
rsery
rren N
of TRH and serves
a arange
ofubeverages
and sandwiches. Or why not visit the Victorian Tea
The W
Room in St Catherine’s House for a speciality coffee and a slice of cake? While you are there
you could pop into the Walled Garden Centre and take a browse in the gift shop and garden
centre.
services
Warren Nursery
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Warren Nursery
The Warren Nursery is a well-established, award winning 89 place nursery, which is open
Monday to Friday between 7.30am to 5.30pm. We cater for children from four months to
four years in two purpose-built buildings.
Nursery
Our aim is to provide a safe, caring and nurturing environment for our children and strive to
deliver an outstanding service to parents.
We offer affordable quality childcare with highly experienced staff, all qualified to a minimum
of level 3. We also have an early years professional.
The Hutch
The Hutch play scheme is a 40-place holiday play scheme, operating during Doncaster school
holidays, from 7.30am to 5.30pm.
We cater for up to 40 children aged from four years (in full-time education) to 12 years, in a
newly refurbished building.
01302 796451
RDaSH
We offer affordable quality childcare with our dedicated team of play leaders and assistants,
boasting a wide range of skills to help devise activities to entertain our children - from arts and
crafts and sport, to cookery and days out - all in the care of qualified and caring staff.
For more information about the Warren Nursery and the Hutch Playsheme visit:
www.thewarrennursery.org