AUTUMN 2017 // ISSUE 125

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Perfect Theatre Week

Veterans at RNOH

Freedom to Speak Up Guardian

Michelle Sicheri, Play Specialist and Janet Quinn, Patient

Reintegration Practitioner

Tina Pugh, Ward Manger on Coxen and ADU tellsArticulate about a special thank they received.“We received an amazing gift from an ex patient. Whilstchocolates are always welcome, a unique framed original poemwritten by our patient was amazing. It really did sum up thewhole experience. We all found that it really highlighted whatactually matters to our patients as well as raising a few smiles.

What really touched all of our staff was that thispatient, a 13 year old, had taken the time to write thisafter discharge, when really she could be forgiven forwanting to forget about us completely. It is a huge boostto morale to know that the care we are giving ourpatients is worthy of such praise. It is now proudlydisplayed in the office for everyone to see.”

Framing thanks

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Caption competition:WINNING ENTRy FROM ISSUE 124:

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❝ There’s got to be mortar life ❞

Submitted by Jesus Siozon, Infection Control

Send entries to: Communications.Dept@rnoh.nhs.ukSubject line: Caption Competition

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Adult Orthopaedic Team

PNI - Team of the Quarter 2017

RNOH Staff RecognitionThe Staff Recognition Awards are one part of the VAL-YOU campaign's work to make the RNOH amore positive, supportive and inclusive place to work. If you feel one of your colleagues or a teamat the Trust deserve recognition for the way they have demonstrated our Trust values and rolemodelled the VAL-YOU 'Charter of Behaviours’ you can nominate them for one of the awards.

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You can vote for Employee of the month andTeam of the Quarter by going to the Grapevineand clicking on the Staff Recognition Awardsbutton on the left of the homepage. To beeligible for an award, you must describe howyour nominated team or individual made anoutstanding contribution in one of thefollowing areas:

• Patient experience• Staff working environment• Teamwork or collaboration between

staff groups• Quality and/or safety of the services we

provide to patients

Each quarter, you get to vote on who youthink should be Team of the Quarter. Thefirst worthy recipients of this honour was thePeripheral Nerve Injury (PNI) unit.

The second team was the Adult OrthopaedicTherapies team, who were congratulated byLucy Davies, Chief Operating Officer, RachelDalton, Clinical Director for Therapies, andTom Nettel, Director of Workforce andOrganisational Development.

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Rose Symons, who works on margaret Hart Ward, was anotherpatient nomination, this time for the Trust value of ‘Excellence’. Thepatient said Rose showed “total excellence of care during my post-op complications in the middle of the night, drawing from her manyyears of experience. She was not my designated nurse but gaveexcellent care in two very frightening situations.”

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Ivana Trhlikova, Duke of Gloucester ward. Showing Trust valuesof Patients first, Excellence, Ivana’s nomination also came via apatient who said “everyone at the Duke of Gloucester ward hasbeen absolutely brilliant, but Ivana stood out to me after only onenight of her care, due to her willingness to go the extra mile, herenthusiasm and energy (on a night shift no less!) and her kindnessand care were second to none”.

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In the past few months, we’ve awarded colleagues with employee of themonth. Congratulations to the following:

Penina edel was nominated by three RNOH Colleagues who wrotethat she demonstrated all four of the Trust Values – “Patients first”,“Excellence”, “Trust, honesty and respect” and “Equality. They said“the trust values are encompassed in her daily life… always put theneeds of the patient first” and “has worked exceptionally hard tomake sure patients have had all that they need”

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Lucy Swift, Occupational Therapist, was nominated by a patientwho said demonstrated all four Trust values and always made herfeel “valued and important, was always willing to go that extra bitfurther for me, comforted me through pain and tears, treated mewith gentleness and respect. I felt I could trust her and rely on her tohelp me, was able to calm my fears and offer me techniques tomake my fears less scary. She treated me with great care andcompassion and I truly felt equal in her eyes. Lucy excelled in hercare for me.”

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We will soon beasking our youngpatients on theCoxen Ward andADU to onceagain designChristmas cardsto be sold in thehospital. The competition will beopen to children up to the age of 16 who arecurrently patients at the RNOH. There will bethree age categories: up to 7 years; 8 - 11 years;and 12 - 16 years. There will be a winner in eachcategory, and their design will be made into a Christmas card which willbe sold in the hospital to raise funds for The RNOH Charity. The winningentrants picked by our judging panel will receive a £10 gift voucher, a packof their cards, a thank-you letter and a certificate.More details to follow soon.

Friday 15thDecember will seeChristmas JumperDay returning tothe RNOH.To take part in ChristmasJumper Day, you will needto wear a Christmasjumper, or even aChristmas tie, hat orearrings. Prizes will beawarded for the most festive team or department.More details to follow soon.

Christmas Jumper Day

Christmas Card Competition

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