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Issue 403, 23 December 2014
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Welcome to the Christmas edition of
Weekly News!
Happy holidays to everyone!
On behalf of the Trust Board, we’d like to take this
opportunity to thank you all for your hard work and
dedication in 2014. We hope that you, your friends, and
families, have a happy and safe Christmas and New Year.
Wishing you all the very best for the festive season!
Pearse Butler
Chair
Jackie Daniel
Chief Executive
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Listening into Action - 3 Big Questions
Our final Listening into Action Big Conversation was held yesterday –
and once again it was a lively event with brilliant insights from everyone
there. We know how difficult it can be to make time to attend a twohour meeting, so huge thanks to everyone who was able to make it.
We tried to pack as much as possible into those two hours, and the
feedback we have had so far suggests nearly everyone felt the same
great buzz in the room, and really understood they were starting the
ball rolling on important changes right across our Trust.
Everyone in the Trust has been very busy in the run-up to Christmas, so
we know that not everyone who would have liked to be involved was
able to attend the Big Conversations. So we have set up an online
survey to make sure those who couldn’t make it to any of the events get
the chance to have their say. Follow this link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SQVJD52, to give your answers to
Jackie Daniel’s “Three Big Questions” or click here.
And don’t forget to submit your form to express an interest in
becoming a member of one of the “First 10” pioneering schemes, who
will drive forward the first Listening into Action improvement schemes.
They are available on the Listening into Action intranet page here.
Changes to Signage in 2015
signage and any ne
New way finding signage will be in place at WGH in early 2015 quickly followed by
FGH and the RLI.The new signs and signage locations at WGH have been developed
in partnership with staff and patient representatives, who have walked the site with
us to ensure we will be giving the best possible help to those who visit our hospitals.
This process has now started at FGH and will soon move to RLI. We are also working
with colleagues to ensure that patient appointment letters will reflect the new
department names.
Please look out for information from Estates Corporate Services, who will be working with individual wards
and departments to manage the replacement of signs in your work areas as external and internal directional
signs are replaced up to ward / departmental entrances.
The new way finding system is designed to help patients, visitors and staff move around our hospitals,
improve the appearance of our circulation spaces by giving the new signage a consistent look and make any
future signage alterations easy as our hospitals evolve and change. We are also working with partners to
prepare a new replacement signage process to ensure that the signage system is kept consistently up to
date. More information, including the new sign designs, will be available for all staff to view in the next few
weeks.
WGH Medical Records
The door code to Medical Records at WGH has now
been changed. Access to the
department can be gained within
normal working hours. Staff will be
given the code on a need to know
basis. Thank you for your cooperation.
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DoLS Guidance
Please will all clinical staff note
that patients who die whilst
subject to Deprivation of Liberty
Safeguards (DoLS) now require an
inquest, click here for more
information.
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It’s not too late to vaccinate!
With the cold weather now upon us, people will be more likely to catch the flu. In other hospitals across
the North West, the influenza virus infection has already hit Intensive Care Units. This is why it is so
important that patients who arrive with severe respiratory conditions and have had a fever, muscle ache
and sore throat within a few days, an influenza test should be done, treatment should be started, and
patients should be isolated until diagnosis established. If you need any more information on this please
speak to your manager or the infection prevention team.
With this in mind have you contacted a Link Nurse near you for your flu vaccination? If you have
a team meeting coming up, get a link nurse along to vaccinate all your team and help the fight against flu!
Below is a list of some more link nurses you can contact by finding them on
the global address book or Occupational Health on RLI - ext 42290 /
WGH - ext 45173 / FGH - ext 43570.
Jackie Smith
Sue Smith
Helen Thompson
Pauline Thompson
Janet Towers
Shannon Wall
Sascha Wells
Imelda Wheeler
Kim Wilson
Paula Witter
Ward 1 FGH - Christmas Plans
During the last few years we have relocated gynaecology ward 1 care to be
co-located with maternity over the Christmas bank holiday period. Historically
gynaecology is very quiet over xmas as is the rest of the hospital, and this
arrangement has always worked really well. This allows for appropriate
annual leave to be taken, and not have staff on duty who are not required.
Also we have some nursing and support worker staffing issues (sickness and
recruitment) that are not yet solved: this plan allows safe and appropriate
care of gynaecology patients during this period, with team working between
maternity midwives and support workers.
Any inpatients will be moved to a discreet bay on maternity. Any GAU patients who need to be seen can be
seen by prior arrangement with the gynaecology nurse in the GAU area on ward 1 with a doctor present on
an individual basis. All phones will be switched over to maternity.
Wednesday 24 December
Thursday 25 - Sunday 28 December
Monday 29 December
Close by 20.30 and move to Maternity with 1 Gynae Staff Nurse
1 Staff nurse on duty Early, Late and Night.
Re-open staffed as normal 2 Staff Nurses and 1 CSW
Mary Seacole Programme 2015 - Leadership Development
The Leadership Academy has announced that recruitment is now taking place for the Mary
Seacole leadership programme, for the Spring 2015 cohort. The closing date for applications is
Friday 23 January 2015.
The programme is open to all NHS staff both clinical and non clinical, aimed at those who are
either in their first leadership role or aspiring to this.
For more information, contact [email protected] / [email protected] or click here.
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Merry Christmas from our Nursing and
Midwifery leadership team!
The Christmas edition of the Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Briefing
from Executive Chief Nurse, Sue Smith, is out now.
Find out more about international recruitment, Student Quality
Ambassadors, investments in Wards and much more. Read it here.
Dermatology Grand Christmas Raffle
Dermatology held a Grand Christmas Raffle to raise funds for much-needed
equipment for the department. Everyone on the unit worked tirelessly to
make the raffle a success. All members of staff from Dermatology joined in by
donating prizes with some local businesses also helping by donating prizes as
well.
The raffle was drawn on 8 December and the Christmas Hamper was won by a dermatology patient.
Over £500 was raised! Thank you to everyone who took part - staff, patients and visitors from
throughout the hospital helped to achieve this wonderful amount!
Job of the week
We require a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacist AFC band 6 at FGH. You will work in a supportive,
friendly and forward thinking environment.
Our Trust operates on three main sites with a wide range of medical and surgical specialties. As a teaching
hospital there are ample opportunities for interprofessional learning and junior pharmacists are encouraged
to attend.
To arrange for an informal visit or for further information about the job, please contact Ros Meju, Lead
Pharmacist (Education & Training and Governance) on 01524 516201 / [email protected] or Tony Rigby,
Principal Pharmacist (Clinical Services) on 01229491055 / [email protected].
Changes to the Hospital menu
From Monday 5 January 2015, the hospital menu will no longer include ‘D = Suitable for people with
Diabetes’ as a dietary code. This is in response to patient feedback as well as modernising the hospital
menu so that it is in line with current dietary advice. It will also support people with Diabetes Mellitus to
make their own food choices whilst they are in hospital.
The hospital menu will still include a range of starters, main courses and sweets that are coded; ‘HEALTHY
EATING ( )’ or ‘HIGH ENERGY (E)’, to allow patients to make their own choices about
what type of food they need for their own circumstances.
The Nutrition & Dietetic Team can provide wards with laminated sheets with
more advice and guidance for patients with diabetes, if they wish to
know more about food choices and carbohydrate whilst in hospital.
EQIP Horizon Scanning Bulletin Issue 42
The 42nd issue of the EQIP (Efficiency and Quality Improvement Programme) Horizon
Scanning Bulletin is available now and you can access it here. Previous editions of the bulletin are also available via the Scanning the Horizon - EQIP intranet pages here.
If you have any comments or require further information about any of the subjects covered,
please contact the Library Team on Ext 44447.
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Christmas Carollers Bring Festive Cheer to Wards
Our chaplains brought festive cheer to our hospitals this December. Ian
Dewar and Ed Northey, of the RLI and FGH respectively, spread the Christmas
spirit with the help of some enthusiastic carollers.
At FGH the Chaplaincy had a record number of 30 singers, which meant they
could cover every ward and sing at least four carols in each. The patients and
nurses had fun requesting their favourite carols and really appreciated the
Christmas cheer! All the singers loved the experience, felt truly welcomed by
the Hospital and all the Wards and are already looking forward to it next
year.
At the RLI the carolling was described by old hands as ‘the most successful to
date.’ Carollers toured the wards singing for patients and staff. ‘Rudolph’ hit
the mark on the children’s ward and ‘Mary’s Boy Child’ got a new twist in the
Maternity Unit when a new born and parents happened to walk down the corridor whilst the choir were
singing!
A special thank you to all who came and everyone who helped organise these festive events!
Drug Safety Updates
For the current Drug Safety Updates in 2014
from the Medicines and Healthcare Products
Regulatory Agency, click here. For further
information or advice please contact
UHMB Medicines Information Service on
43633 or [email protected].
Christmas Opening Times for WGH’s
Cafe and Restaurant
Find the full breakdown of
the Christmas and New Year
opening times of WGH’s
restaurant and 2go cafe here.
Pharmacy and Medicine Management: Antibiotic Guidelines
It is important that all prescribers and nursing staff are aware of changes to the use of
antibiotics. Relevant senior staff have been informed via a Pharmacy & Medicines
Management notification.
This document is available on the Pharmacy Intranet page under Pharmacy
Notifications here. A copy of the revised Antibiotic Guidelines Summary/Ward Poster is
available on Heritage and on the Pharmacy Intranet page here.
Endoscopy Christmas Opening Times
Endoscopy at FGH and the RLI are closing Christmas Eve at 5pm then re-opening Monday 29th Dec at 8am.
They will then close again on New Years Eve at 6pm then re-opening again on Friday 2 January 2015 at
8am.
At the RLI can all wards assist by ensuring referrals for Urgent Inpatient Endoscopy are faxed to
3292 for staff to triage when we re-open. At FGH any emergency endoscopy will be provided in
theatre.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all in Endoscopy!
Changes to Phone Conferencing
Cisco Meeting Place Express, the Trust’s legacy Voice Conferencing system, will be switched off
in early 2015. It is to be replaced with a new system called WebEx. Anyone who regularly uses
Cisco Meeting Place Express should contact IT to be setup with a WebEx account.
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Star of the Month
The Winners!
Acute Medicine
Eve Vallente
Eve has dedicated her life to A&E
and Nursing, for over 40 years.
She is kind and makes everyone
feel involved and valuable.
Corporate
Heidi Bowron - Membership Officer
Heidi consistently goes above and
beyond her role, organising external
awareness events and promoting
the Trust’s work.
Estates and Facilities
Phil Marsden - Painter
Phil is an asset and an unsung hero
behind the scenes who deserves
recognition for his tireless
dedication.
Core Clinical
Dale Wright - Business Analyst
Dale has only just started work
in the division and has made an
instant impact. Dale has
responded to our requests
quickly and efficiently.
Elective Medicine
Julie Porter - Waiting List Officer
Julie always has a smile on her
face. She comes in early and never
goes home on time. She ensures
patients are happy and informed.
Surgery
Karen Hollywood - Orderly
Karen is punctual and hard
working with an exceptional
sickness record and nothing is
too much trouble for her.
Women and Childrens
Ania Barska - Play Specialist
Ania went above and
beyond in the care given to a
bereaved family.
Is there a Star in your department?
Head to the Engage intranet page here to
nominate them.
Roadworks on the A590
We have been given early notification about resurfacing work taking place on the A590 between
Newby Bridge and Backbarrow over two weekends in January, which will cause traffic issues for people
travelling between Barrow-in-Furness and the rest of the Trust area.
The works will mean that the road is completely closed overnight on the following dates and any staff
travelling on this section of the A590 between these times will need to make a 30-mile diversion.
Friday 9 January 8pm to 6am Saturday 10 January
Saturday 10 January 8pm to 6am 11 January
Sunday 11 January 8pm to 6am 12 January
Friday 16 January 8pm to 6am 17 January
Saturday 17 January 8pm to 6am 18 January
Sunday 18 January 8pm to 6am 19 January
There will be diversions in place in both directions, find out more about them here.
Works will be suspended to allow emergency Blue Light vehicles through the works.