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Trust sexual health teams supportnational HIV testing campaign

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Fundraising fayre

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Neonatal teams at St James’s andLGI mark World Prematurity Day

New SPECT-CT scanner brings moreworld-leading technology to LTHT

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PhD success for Dr Wah in cutting edge ‘heat and ice’ treatment for tumours

Porter’s caricatures raise funds for charity

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@LTHTrust

8 New dialysis booklet helps

patients make the right choices

9 Local pupils celebrate the‘ Get

Me?’ campaign at LTHT

12 Grateful family fundraise for LTHT

after transplant

14 The Helping Little Hearts appeal

comes to LTHT

17 Become an Antibiotic Guardian

19 LTHT celebrates landmark 4000

kidney transplants

21 New facility puts LTHT at forefront

of cardiovascular research

24 Chapel Allerton Orthopaedic

Centre celebrates 10

year anniversary

25 My job Mike Holwill

26 Adult Therapies celebrate success

with awards ceremony

27 New appointments bring

extra breadth of experience

to Trust Board

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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.

Special visitors for Leeds Children’s Hospital

Magic: Gavin McCaig and Alice Bayston, dancers from the Northern Ballet, caught the attention of our young patients

Top scorers: Players from Leeds United made this patient’s day with their visit

Thrilled: Leeds Rhinos received a big thumbs up

Anaesthetists from Ethiopia have spent three weeks at LTHT to learn first-hand from our Anaesthetics team.

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.”

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.

Ethiopian anaesthetists visit LTHT

Dr Semple and the trainees outside Trust HQ

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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.

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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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

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.”

Staff raise awareness for World Diabetes Day

Raising awareness: The Diabetes team in Gledhow Wing reception

Equipment upgrade for Pathology

Positive partnership: Dr Phil Wood, Clinical Director for Pathology, and Stewart Hutton, Siemens Healthcare Director


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 life-saving 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

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

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.”

Live liver transplant on twins is a UK first for St James’s Geraldine Rowing and Annemarie Atha thank Nikki Keep, sister, and

staff nurses Rosa Maunganidze and Claire Horsley on the ward

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.

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

the patient while also producing clearer images.”

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.

New SPECT-CT scanner brings more world-leading technology to LTHT

Julian Hartley, Chief Executive, meets Dr Fahmid Chowdhury, Consultant Radiologist and Clinical Lead for Nuclear Medicine, and the team

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Dozens of books: Barry McCormick from Asda, Senior Sister Sue Oddy and Chris Head

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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

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

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.”

Leeds couple donate books to neonatal unit in memory of foster son

“Reading to him was a great comfort to Vicky and I throughout his

treatment. It helped to maintain a sense of connection.”

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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.

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

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.

Neonatal teams at St James’s and LGI mark World Prematurity Day

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

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.”

Charity ball raises thousands for neonatal service

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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Better information: Dr Hilary Bekker from the Yorkshire Dialysis Decision Aid research team and LTHT consultant nephrologist, Dr Andrew Mooney

New dialysis booklet helps patients make the right choicesWhen 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 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 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 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: [email protected] or ring 0845 300 1499

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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.

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.

‘Get Me Better’ is a campaign to challenge perceptions and create a

better understanding of people with learning disabilities.

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! ”

Local pupils celebrate the ‘Get Me?’ campaign at LTHT

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

“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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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.

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 multi-disciplinary 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.

Teams across LTHT introduce Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Programmes

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

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.

“ERAS works because it’s really simple to follow, it’s

transferable and can be used anywhere with

great results.”

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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.”

Trust sexual health teams support national HIV testing campaign

Sexual health awareness: The team at the LGI works with community partners to encourage people across Leeds to get HIV tests

| www.leedsth.nhs.ukCharity focus A round-up of fundraising activities

for the Trust

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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. “

Kind donation

Generous support: Paul Pickup and fellow Royal Arch Masons of Yorkshire with staff on the ward

Tennis coach Adam Cox has raised £700 for the Transplant Co-ordination Fund at LTHT after his mother, Alison, successfully underwent a kidney transplant.

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.

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.

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.

“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

so far is just a small part of what I hopefully aim to raise over the coming months.

“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.”

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.”

Grateful family fundraise for LTHT after transplant

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.

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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.”

Cardiology department hosts regional meeting for Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions

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 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

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.

Leeds Children’s Hospital holds first Youth Forum

The group discuss their experiences as their views are captured by an artist

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.”

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.

Tommy said: “My heart operation gave me a new lease of life. I had always

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.”

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.”

The Helping Little Hearts appeal comes to LTHT

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

Young fundraisers: Sarah Smith, Katharina Lubiecki and Kate Myers present their donation to Lorraine Jones

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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.

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.

Friends join forces to raise money for kid’s ward

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.

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.”

Porter’s caricatures raise funds for charity

Artistic: Porter Stephen Hyde

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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

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 non-medics 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

patient care. This award will also enable me to support other non-medical researchers who want to pursue a clinical academic career.”

“I will be championing clinical research within the Trust, including contributing to strategic planning, mentoring and capacity building of non-medical 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.

Congratulations to Heidi on national award

Clinical research champion: Dr Heidi Siddle

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.

A campaign plan has been developed for 2015 showing national campaigns that the Trust will be championing.

Staff Health & Wellbeing

If you’d like to take part or have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Month Campaigns supported by LTHT

March 11 • No Smoking Day

May

May 11-17

May 11-15

May 25-31

• National Walking Month

• Mental Health Awareness Week

• Walk to Work Week

• Bike to Work Week

September 14-20 • Sexual Health Week

October

October

October 5-11

• Flu awareness

• Stoptober

• Back Care Awareness Week

November 15-22

November 22-29

• Alcohol Awareness Week

• HIV Testing Week

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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.

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.

Become an Antibiotic GuardianFollow 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

Antibiotic Guardians: Suzanne Hinchliffe, Chief Nurse, Julian Hartley, Chief Executive, and Dr Yvette Oade, Chief Medical Officer, have made their pledges

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.

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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.

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.


PhD success for Dr Wah in cutting edge ‘heat and ice’ treatment for tumours

Dr Wah is one of only two consultants in the UK to carry out the specialist thermal ablative treatment

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!

“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.”

During Judith Capper’s procedure

“I had never heard of this treatment before but I was elated when Dr Wah said she’d be

able to treat me”

Thank you: Transplant patients Samera Kauser, Raymond Fox, Hannah Whittaker and John Nellist spoke about their experiences and thanked staff

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The Renal Transplant Team, support staff, former patients and their families attended a celebratory event in November to mark 4000 renal transplants at LTHT.

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.

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

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.

“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.”

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.”

LTHT celebrates landmark 4000 kidney transplants


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Hospitals frequently feature in films and TV dramas. Our hospitals across Leeds have set the scene for many well-known 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.

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

Lights. Camera. Action.

Transformation: Chapel Allerton Hospital undergoes a name change

On set: Our wards are the perfect backdrop for 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.”

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.

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.”

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!

The crews use vacant wards and bring along

all their own equipment, including generators and

catering vans.


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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.”

New facility puts LTHT at forefront of cardiovascular research

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

| www.leedsth.nhs.ukFarewell

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A fond farewell to our long-serving staff

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.

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.’

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.”

Carol Longbottom, Head of Facilities Staff Support Services, has worked at the Trust for 24 years starting as Manager of Orchard Nursery at

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.”

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.”

www.leedsth.nhs.uk | Farewell

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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.”

Food collections at St James’s support local community

Team effort: Laura Nealon, Katherine Adair, Kirsty Heslop and Amanda Murray-Hind received a thank you from the Leeds West Foodbank

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.

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.”

Fundraising fayre

Kelly Furniss and Sabrina Beecroft from the Estates & Facilities team present their fundraising cheque to Alison Raycraft, Matron for Elderly Care Services

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| www.leedsth.nhs.uk News

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 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 unit provides same day admission for patients undergoing certain surgeries and features its own post-operative 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.

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.”

Chapel Allerton Orthopaedic Centre celebrates 10 year anniversary

The team celebrate great success and look ahead to their future

“As a team we are fiercely proud of our unit and the things we have achieved.”

www.leedsth.nhs.uk | My Job

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 nurse-led 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

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?

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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Mike Holwill, Liver Transplant Recipient Co-ordinator, at St James’s, has worked at the Trust for 16 years.

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The Adult Therapies CSU hosted an awards ceremony to celebrate the successes and achievements of their teams.

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.

Adult Therapies celebrate success with awards ceremony

Admin Team of the Year - Dietetic Team

Clinical Team of the Year - Occupational Therapy Neurosciences Team

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

Adult Therapies CSU awards winners

Clinical team of the year: The Occupational Therapy Neurosciences team with their award

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.

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.

Dermatology department delighted to receive donations

Grateful: Members of the Dermatology Friends of Chapel Allerton Hospital group with the donation from Lloyds Bank

“The money will buy five dermatoscopes for the department to help with the early detection

of skin cancer.”

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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

future direction of the Trust and developing innovative ways of delivering services to improve patient care.”

Mark Ellerby added: “I am committed to the

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.”

Carl Chambers Mark Ellerby

60 seconds

Caroline Bates, Estates Manager (Operational), has worked at the Trust for five years.

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.

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.

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