Open Day Saturday 28 September 2013Derriford Hospital 10am -2pm

#openDerriford

Full programme

Opening Our Doors

Welcome along to our Open Day. We hope youenjoy looking around the open areas and gettinginvolved in some of the activities we have laid on.

Did you know that?Derriford Hospital is the largest hospital in thesouth west peninsula, covering almost 200,000sq m, spread over 12 levels.

Today, we are opening up some of the areaswhich we think may be of most interest. We appreciate that this is a bighospital so we have prepared a colour-coded map in the centre of thisguide, which shows where the different areas can be found and what isavailable to see and do in each.

Of course, we continue to care for patients in wards and clinical areasand we would ask you to please respect their privacy and dignity andvisit the areas highlighted. We have lots of staff and volunteers on handto help direct you.

We hope you enjoy finding out more and letting us know what you thinkabout the services that we offer.

If you want to meet myself and my colleagues on the Board, which runsthis hospital and other services as part of Plymouth Hospitals NHSTrust, please do come along to the Post-Graduate Medical Centre (atthe back of the hospital) at 2pm where we will be holding our AnnualGeneral Meeting. This will be followed by a Question Time event, atwhich you can put your question to the Board.

Whatever you do, enjoy your day and please fill in a feedback form andlet us know what you think at the end.

Ann James, Chief Executive

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Zone A - Level 6Main Entrance

Visit our Blue Light area where the•Police and Ambulance service will bepresent with their vehicles.

Pick up a Children’s Quiz which will•take you round the site – there will bea small prize on completion.

Take part in our Children’s Planting•Competition. We are asking childrento create a planting scheme for aflower bed outside the main entrance.The winner will be planted as a bed.

Sign up for a tour of the site and see•the bits behind the scenes that keep the hospital running. Tours,lasting 45 minutes, will run at 11am and 12noon and 1pm.Maximum of 10 per group, first-come, first served.

Sign up for a guided Bircham Valley Nature Walk taking place at•11.30am. Please note this is weather-dependent.

Sign up to take part in our fun research trial. Using chocolate, we•will demonstrate how a (clinical) trial is conducted.

What do you think great care looks like? Work with our artists to•help bring your view to life on our mural.

Find out how we support patients with a learning disability and•their carers.

Dementia affects 1 in 20 people over 65. Find out how we work to•support patients and carers affected by dementia.

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Zone A - Level 6Main Entrance

Comfortably numb: find out where your nerves are with our•anaesthetists. It won’t be painful, just fun!

Find out more about iLiveiGive, organ donation & transplantation.•

Serco: Try a taste of hospital food between 12noon and 1pm and•learn more about how the hospital is cleaned.

Talk to our pastoral care team about how they support patients•and staff.

Find out about our GU Medicine services.•

Give your feedback about our services to our Patient Services•Team, Patient Association or to Healthwatch Plymouth.

Our retailers are joining in the fun:Lloyds Pharmacy are running games & giveaways.•The League of Friends shop is running a fund raising raffle.•The Bodyshop is giving away sample packs & goody bags.•

Outside the Emergency DepartmentStep inside our Decontamination Tent.•

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Zone A - Level 6 Children’s Theatres - next to the main entrance

Bring your teddy to our Teddy Bear Hospital.•

Play a life-size operation game.•

Face painting and balloon modelling.•

Find out more about life inside a children’s operating theatre and•meet our Simulation Manikin.

Watch a real-time simulation of a grommet operation at 11am•and 1pm.

Meet the many paediatric specialist staff who care for children•across our hospital and beyond into the community

In Fracture Clinic – take the first left inside main entranceFind out all you ever wanted to know about bones, plastercasts,•splints and appliances.

Blood, glorious blood. All you ever wanted to know about•donating blood, transfusions, alternatives and what happens to theblood you donate.

Try your hand at taking blood with our model arm and learn more•about diagnostics with our Pathology team.

Zone A - Level 6:Main reception/marqueeEmergency Department CourtyardPlym Children’s TheatresFracture ClinicZone A - Level 7Physiotherapy DepartmentZone A - Level 4Main Theatres

Zone B - Level 3:Royal Eye InfirmaryZone B Macmillan Mustard Tree Centre Zone B - level 2 external entranceOncology, Healthy Bones and Radiation Physics

Zone D - Level 5:Maternity Unit

Derriford Health and Leisure Centre - back of hospitalMilitaryHealth and Leisure Centre & ZumbathonRenalHappy Days Play Area for Under-5s

Zone C - Level 5, Terence Lewis BuildingLind Research CentreDiscovery LibraryCareers and RecruitmentLove your liver?Clinical SkillsInfection ControlMeet the Emergency Department Staff

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Zone A - Level 7Physiotherapy Gym

Find out all about the therapies here

An hourly rolling programme of all aspects of physiotherapy•intervention. You can join in. Try out the treadmill test.

Have a tour of our hydrotherapy pool•@11am and 1pm. This is viewing onlyas classes will be taking place.

Find out the real age of your body with•our dietetics team and their Tanitascales.

Demonstration of the aids used to help•people with communication difficulties by the Speech andLanguage Department.

See our huge plate of food by the Dietetic Team and find out how•we support patients with eating and drinking.

Have a look inside your own ear!•

Find out how we carry out newborn hearing screening & see the•Bluetooth compatible hearing aids - NHS supplied.

“Optimising independence” by the Occupational Therapy Team.•

Moving you safely: our manual handling team show you how.•

Zone B Royal Eye Infirmary - external entrance round the side of the hospital

See in 3D with•our binoculartests.

Feeling a bit•sporty? Try outour Orthoptist’sgame.

Find out more•about how wetest children’svision.

Eye-patchwork posters for children – come and decorate your own•posters.

Macmillan Mustard Tree Centre - external entranceOur Macmillan Mustard Tree Centre – a haven for those affected by•cancer – is open to pop into and talk to the team there.

Oncology, Healthy Bones & Radiation Physics- external entranceFind out about Healthy Bones in the Oncology Courtyard. Take the•one-minute bone-health self- assessment and get moreinformation.

See our new LINAC scanner and find out how it works.•

Find out about the uses and risks of radiation with our Radiation•Physics team.

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Zone C - Terence Lewis Building

You will find the Terence Lewis building round the back of the hospitalor you can access it through maternity or by heading towards maternityfrom the main entrance. Head for Level 5 of this building.

Discover our beautiful Discovery•Library and see the HistoricCollection of the Plymouth MedicalSociety which includes booksdating from the late 1600s.

Visit our Careers and•Recruitment Fair in the libraryand find out how we support thewellbeing of our staff.

Find out how we manage the•personal information of ourpatients in the library.

Now head for the Lind Research Centre for:Love your liver? Have it checked to see how healthy it is.•

Try a hands-on demo in the Clinical Skills unit with the Plymouth•University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry.

The Lind Research Centre: we are one of the leading centres for•Research and Development. Come and visit us, meet our nursesand find out what’s involved and why Plymouth is leading the way.

Meet our Infection Control team and try our the glowbox.•

Meet our Emergency Department staff and learn how ultrasound•is used in emergency medicine and find out about our strong linkwith the Antarctic Survey Medical Unit.

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Zone D - Maternity Unit

You can access maternity by anexternal entrance, where the FireService will be, or through thehospital

Watch our new virtual tour of•the unit.

Join in our Great Expectations•antenatal taster sessions at 12noon and 1pm. Open to everyone,no bump required.

See a low risk and high risk birthing room ‘set up’ and spot the•differences.

Find out more about homebirth with our Jubilee Team.•

Learn about how we care for the most premature babies.•

Have a cuppa and a chat with one of the Supervisors of Midwives•about your experiences of maternity care.

Derriford Maternity unit is a fully accredited UNICEF baby friendly•facility. We provide the highest standard of maternity care, helpingnew parents to explore feeding choices and offer on-going support.Pop in and have a chat about feeding choices for your baby, andwho will be there for you after your baby arrives.

Meet our midwives of tomorrow and find out whether a career in•midwifery is for you.

Ever wondered how far we go? Find out about our community•midwifery services and more besides ….

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Derriford Health and Leisure Centre

You will find the Derriford Health and Leisure Centre at the back of thehospital, just down from the Royal Eye Infirmary, near Car Park C

Get your heart pumping with our fun half-hour Family Fun•Zumbathon sessions, running at 11.45am or again at 12.45pm.

Children's Entertainer Emazdad will be doing balloon modelling•between 10.30am - 11.30am.

How fit are you? Take a fitness test with one of our instructors•or join in with our fitness competitions.

Kidney care: meet our renal team•

Play area for children under 5 provided by Happy Days. •

Meet the militaryWe have around 200 military colleagues working here. Watch them:

Stage a casualty simulation including make-up of wounds in•children.Learn about the Queen Alexandra Royal Navy Nursing Service.•See different equipment used by the military medics in the field.•Watch the Care Under fire demonstration including how to move•a casualty.

In need of refreshment? Why not visit:The Lounge in the Derriford Health and Leisure Centre.•The Restaurant on Level 7.•One of the Tarazze Coffee shops: Maternity Level 5, Oncology•Level 2 and Terence Lewis Building Level 3 and Level 5.The newly refurbished Warrens Bakery in the main entrance.•

Please note we are a No Smoking Site and an accredited BabyFriendly facility. We welcome mothers breastfeeding in any of ourpublic areas or in designated feeding areas.