may 2005 issue no. 133 trust news - chelsea and ... unit (epau) at chelsea and westminster hospital...
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May 2005 Issue No. 133 Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust
Trust NEWS• News from the
Chief Executive page 2
• Outpatientprescribinggoes electronic
pages 6 and 7
• What yousaid aboutworking here
page 16
In thisissue...
Principal Dancer of the Royal Ballet, Darcey BussellOBE, officially opened the new Early PregnancyAssessment Unit (EPAU) at Chelsea and WestminsterHospital on 12 April 2005.
■ Find out why Receptionist Bernadette O’Connell isshaking hands with the Prime Minister Tony Blair –see page 3.
Darcey Bussellopens new unit
£200,000 has beeninvested in the Unit whichoffers expert care andtreatment for women whoare experiencing problems inearly pregnancy.
The Unit offers assessment,counselling and scanningrooms, and is located next tothe gynaecology ward, AnnieZunz, in case women needto be admitted.
The Unit cares for womenthrough miscarriage, ectopicpregnancy, molar pregnancyand bereavement - as well aswomen who have hadprevious miscarriages or
ectopic pregnancies. Ms Bussell (pictured
above) gave birth to both herdaughters at the Hospital.She said: “I am so grateful toall the wonderful staff atChelsea and WestminsterHospital. They looked afterus all so well.”● See more on page 5
Hand Hygiene Weekhighlights – seepages 12 & 13
The provisional accounts for thefinancial year 2004/5 show that weachieved financial balance andmade a small surplus, although thisis dependent upon final audit. Thisin itself is a significant achievementgiven the very challenging savingsprogramme that we were facedwith. If we are now able to makeour savings recurrent Chelsea andWestminster will have a soundfinancial basis for moving forward.This does not mean that we will notbe faced with further challenges.
★★★★At the same time we continue to
improve and modernise our servicesto patients, and this edition of
Trust News has some fine examples -the Early Pregnancy AssessmentUnit and Outpatient ElectronicPrescribing - the latter providing asafer service to patients. We nowneed to progress to inpatientprescribing.
Hand Hygiene Week was verysuccessful and it remains extremelyimportant that we all continue toremember to wash our handsbetween each patient.
★★★★Congratulations to this month's
super hero – Jay Sayers, and thankyou to all staff who helped make theImproving Working Livesassessment go so well.
by the Chief Executive, Heather LawrenceHeather’s view
Monday 16thChris Poland -
Luggage, leathergoods
Tuesday 17thM & E Jewellers -
Gold jewellery
Wednesday 18thFriends - Bric-a-Brac
Thursday 19thPresence Dècor - Gifts,
interior design items
Friday 20thGillian Shooter - Handbags
Friends - Book Sale
Monday 23rdToddlers 2 Kids - Children’s
and babies’ clothing
Tuesday 24thRoger Mantell - CDs,DVDs, Videos, Books
Wednesday 25thFriends - Bric-a-Brac
Thursday 26thStaff Shop Cosmetics -
Perfume, toiletries, cosmetics
Friday 27thValentino Shoes -
Italian ShoesFriends - Book Sale
Monday 30thBank holiday
Tuesday 31stJonathan Stoops -
Miscellaneous items
Friends’ Trading for May 2005
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■ Congratulations toConsultant in PaediatricGastroenterology, Dr JohnFell, pictured left, whobecame Service Director forAcute Paediatrics at the Trustin April. Dr Fell joined theTrust in 1996. He will stillrun the PaediatricGastroenterology Departmentwith Dr Martin Brueton andDr David Rawat.
Do have a story for Trust News? It might be something interesting, exciting, or
remarkable that a colleague is doing. Perhaps they are off to work for a charity in a
developing country, or doing a bike ride or a run to raise money.
It might be a change in your services or facilities. It might be a message that you need to
communicate to colleagues.
Whatever it is, we should be pleased to hear fromyou. Call Jeanette Albert on 6829 or
Sarah McKellar on 020 7808 9899 or [email protected]
Staff News...
For more staff news turn to pages 18 & 19.
Combating TBStaff working to combat TB held a special stand on WorldTB Day in March. They were there providing information toraise awareness of the facts, symptoms and treatment of TB.More than 100 people participated in a quiz to win foodhampers, wine and cinema tickets, kindly donated by 3Mhealthcare and Odeon Cinemas - High Street Kensington. ■ From left to right are: TB Nurse Specialist Lesley Ruta,Service Administrator to TB and Infection Control,Kerryn Money, TB Nurse Specialist Breda Ward andOccupational Health Advisor Suzanne Dooney.
Five staff from Chelsea andWestminster visited one ofLondon’s most famous addresses– 10 Downing Street – whenthey attended a special receptionhosted by Prime Minister TonyBlair and Mrs Cherie Blair inMarch.
The reception was held inrecognition of the hard work ofnon-clinical staff working in theNHS.
Staff included ReceptionistBernadette O’Connell, Jeff Fournierfrom Catering, Anisa Abdul fromthe Coffee Shop, HousekeeperMaria Guerreiro and Porter MiyaAhmed Patel.
Receptionist BernadetteO’Connell said: “Mr Blair made agreat speech thanking us for ourhard work and invited us to lookround the rooms which were opento us.
Special wedding giftfor children with burnsWhen Mark and Hilary Fowlerfrom Beckenham in Kent tied theknot last summer they asked theirguests not to buy them weddinggifts but to make a donation tothe Chelsea and WestminsterBurns Unit.
They decided to make this generous
offer after their daughter Hannah, nowtwo and a half, was treated in the Unitfollowing an accident in October 2003.
Mark Fowler said: “We weredelighted with the care that Hannahreceived and wanted to give somethingback to the recognise their excellentwork.
“In some ways we know Hannah was
very lucky as there are children with farmore serious burn injuries who need alot of care and treatment. We arepleased that the money raised has gonetowards something which will benefit alarge number of children in thefuture.”
£1,300 was donated and used to buya sensory trolley. This was presented ata special Easter party at the Hospitalfor the Burns Unit Family Group on 1 April 2005.
The sensory trolley will help toprovide a soothing environment forchildren suffering from burns.
Play Specialist Sarah Howarth said:“We are delighted with this verygenerous gift and on behalf of all thestaff I would like to say a big thank you.
“In the past we would have to takechildren with burns to the outpatientsdepartment to use the sensory roomthere or borrow sensory equipmentfrom the children’s ward. Even this wasnot always possible especially for thosechildren with very severe burns.”
“The sensory trolley helps to distractchildren when they are having theirdressing done but can also be used aspart of their rehabilitation.”
Inside No. 10
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“We were served with somedelicious canapés and wine. Theformer Secretary of State for Health,John Reid, was also present.
“No. 10 was very impressive,especially one of the dining rooms
which had a very grand table andwonderful chandelier. It was a greatday and a once in a lifetimeopportunity – definitely somethingI can tell the grandchildren in yearsto come.”
Inside No. 10 ■ Consultant Simon Myers with Hilary, Hannah and Mark Fowler.
■ Pictured from left to right are Coffee Shop worker Anisa Abdul, JeffFournier from Catering and Housekeeper on Thomas Macaulay Ward,Maria Guerreiro.
Sarah’s story beginswhen she flew out on 3January to Bangkok andthen to Phuket. It washere and also the islandof Phi Phi that shebegan her work to helppeople recover from theshock of the event andfrom the grief of losingloved ones.
Sarah was one of a teamof six who were supportingthe Foreign andCommonwealth Office toassist the thousands oftraumatised Britons whohad been involved in thetragedy - offering stressmanagement andbereavement support toBritish survivors or familieswho had flown out to findlost relatives.
Many of the peopleSarah encountered weretraumatised by havingsuffered bad injuries, lost
Doctor returns from helping victims of TsunamiDr Sarah Davidson, a clinical psychologist workingin paediatrics here at Chelsea and Westminster, hasjust returned after a month’s voluntary work inThailand.
Here she was helping those affected by theTsunami disaster by proving emotional support forthe many people grieving and in shock.
Sarah has been working as a volunteer for theBritish Red Cross for 27 years and is also ViceChairman. Trust News talked to Sarah about herexperiences.
loved ones or were anxiousabout the recovery of theirloved ones’ body. Somewere experiencing ‘survivorguilt’ or practical issuessuch as lost passports orproblems claiminginsurance whichcompounded many of theirpsychological problems.
Sarah said: “The people Imet were going throughemotional turmoil andsometimes profound grief -some were numb, others Ijust sat with while theycried. It’s important to letpeople talk.
“Although the pictures onTV were powerful - nothingcan actually prepare you fora disaster on such anenormous scale. This was thefirst time that I had been onlocation after a majordisaster for the Red Crossbut even for those who havedone this sort of thing beforethey all said that they had
not seen anything like it. “As far as two and a half
miles in land there werestranded boats and mangledcars. People described beingcaught up in the Tsunami asbeing in a whirlpool full ofdebris including parts ofbuildings and furniture -which caused severe injuries.
“One lady I was helpingin Phuket had lost her sonand husband and her onlysurviving daughter died twodays after her 10th birthday.She was devastated.
“In some ways there aresimilarities with my ‘day job’- of course not on the samescale. But we do see peopleat the hospital who have alsosuffered more than one loss
in their family because ofsome trauma be it a caraccident or illness.
“I was sad to leave butpleased to come back. I alsorealised how lucky I am towork here with so manygreat nurses and doctors.”
Although Sarah hasfinished her time working inThailand, the Red Cross iscontinuing with its efforts tosupport the localcommunity helping it to re-develop its tourism industry.
Sarah added: “The impacton tourism has been huge.Helping to build this upagain will help people bothfinancially and emotionally.
“Work is not just a sourceof income for the localpeople but also a way thatthey can get back to some of‘normal’ routine after ashock or trauma. TheTsunami took this away.That’s why the work of theRed Cross is so important.”
■ Dr Sarah Davidson is pictured with a colleague from theRed Cross in Phuket.
■ Phi Phi island after theTsunami
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Although thepictures on TVwere powerful -
nothing canactually prepare
you for adisaster on such
an enormousscale. ’
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Principal Dancer of RoyalBallet opens new unit
■ Darcey and the Chairman applaud staff for their efforts.
■ Specialist Sister Tina Hutchings shows Darcey around the Unit.
At the official opening of the Hospital’s new EarlyPregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU) Darcey Bussellembarked on a tour of the Unit meeting staff andpatients.
She then met with other guests on the Hospital’s stagebefore formally opening the new Unit by unveiling a plaqueand was presented with some beautiful flowers by theSpecialist Sister of the new Unit, Tina Hutchings.
Tina said: “This new Unit offers women who are havingproblems early on in their pregnancy with a more specialistservice where they can be monitored closely in a comfortableand modern environment.
“I would like to thank Sister for Annie Zunz Ward, MaryKnight, and all her staff who totally support the EPAU.Without their help the smooth running of our unit could beachieved.”
Patient Victoria Proddow, 33, from Kew visited the Unitin November last year when shesuspected she was having a miscarriage.
She said: “Tina was amazing, verysympathetic and immediately put my mindto rest. The afternoon I called she invitedme in and gave me a blood test and a scan- which confirmed that I’d had amiscarriage. I have fallen pregnant againand it’s great to know that staff at the Unitare still happy to give me advice or helpshould I need it.”
Chairman Juggy Pandit said: “We aredelighted that Ms Bussell has taken timeout of her busy schedule to open this newUnit which provides a much neededservice for local women at what can be avery emotional time in their lives.”
Clinical Director Zoe Penn thanked allthe staff involved in developing the newUnit. Also on the day David Hutchings,Tina’s son, presented a cheque to Zoe for£1,045. David helped to raise the moneyby doing a parachute sky jump last August.He was sponsored by the company heworks for, Rawlinson and Hunter.
■ ConsultantMark Johnson
chats withDarcey Bussellat the opening
ceremony.
■ David Hutchings, son to Specialist Sister Tina Hutchings,hands over a cheque to Clinical Director Zoe Penn. Heraised the money by doing a parachute jump last summer.
■ Darcey talksto Clinical
Director forWomen and
Children,Zoe Penn.
This latest innovation atone of the country’s leadinghospitals for informationtechnology is helping toreduce errors and speed upthe dispensing of patients’medication.
Currently take homemedication can also beordered electronically andthe Trust is hoping to rollout a programme so thatinpatient medication canbe prescribed electronically.
More than 150,000items are dispensed by theoutpatient pharmacy everyyear. In the past allprescriptions would behandwritten.
The OutpatientPrescribingImplementation Team ledthe work to get the newsystem up and running. Itwas led by Consultant inHIV/GU Medicine andChair of the Group DavidAsboe, Acting ChiefPharmacist KarenRobertson, Deputy ChiefPharmacist - ClinicalSupport Deirdre Linnardand EPR Pharmacist OnyeChigbu.
The first pilot started inJuly 2001 within Dr RonZeegen’s outpatient clinic.During the last ninemonths it has been rolledout across all specialtiesand completed in Marchthis year. More than 200doctors have receivedtraining by Onye Chigbuand the senior pharmacists.
The new system meansthat once a doctor hasprescribed a medication itis automatically added tothe patient’s electronicrecord.
As the printedprescriptions have a barcode pharmacists can scanit and pull up the patient’smedication record. Thismeans that they can make
Electronic prescribing ‘goes live’
■ Pictured from left to right are Deputy ChiefPharmacist Clinical Support, Deirdre Linnard,Consultant in HIV/GU Medicine and Chair of theElectronic Prescribing Implementation Group, Dr DavidAsboe and EPR Pharmacist Onye Chigbu.
any double checks theyneed to before themedication is dispensed.
Details of themedication, who prescribedit, and when, areautomatically updated tothe patient’s record. Detailsof which pharmacistclinically screened theprescription are also stored.
Patients are given aprinted copy rather than a
faded carbon copy withtheir dispensed medication.This copy is much easier toread and can be used toobtain a repeat prescriptionfrom their GP.
Onye Chigbu said: “Thesystem carries out allergychecks and alerts theprescriber if they are aboutto prescribe a medicine thepatient may be allergic to.
“It also checks against
Chelsea and Westminster is one of the first hospitals in the UK to ‘golive’ with electronic prescribing in all outpatient clinics. This newdevelopment brings the Trust a step closer to having electronicprescribing across all areas within the hospital.
Even the aged and less IT literateconsultants find it
easy to use!
Medical Director Dr Michael Anderson
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■ Pictured is Clinical Director for Medicine and Consultant Physician, Dr RichardMorgan with patient Ms Nora Barnacle in Outpatients 3.
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medicines the patient hashad from the hospital inthe past, warning theprescriber if they mightadversely interact with newmedicines.
“Doctors can also createtheir own list of medicineswhich they prescribefrequently, saving themfrom having to scrollthrough the wholecompendium.”
Senior PharmacyTechnician, KulvinderSandhu, said: “Labellingprescriptions is muchquicker because the printedprescriptions are clearer.This is especially noticeablewith new and junior staff,who are often unfamiliarwith medication names andwith the consultant costcodes used for booking outmedicines.”
Senior ResidentPharmacist Sara Miltonsaid: “It has speeded up thedispensing process because
■ Pharmacy Technician Shetal Patel is pictureddispensing medicines in the Outpatient Pharmacy.
Electronic prescribing ‘goes live’
Top tips for staff● Yellow handwritten prescriptions should be
removed from clinic rooms as they should nolonger be used.
● If a medication is not listed on the system it canstill be prescribed electronically as ‘free text’.
● If a patient does not have a current episode toprescribe against, a new one can be quickly createdin a few seconds.
● All new prescribers (including locums) will now betrained to use the outpatient prescribing moduleduring their mandatory EPR induction. Existing prescribers requiring training orassistance should contact the EPR trainers on ext2691 for training held in the EPR Dept, or bleep5594 before the end of May for a trainer to visityour clinical area.
● An electronic prescribing guide is available for usein all clinic rooms.
This is a really important step forward for patient safety.
Patients appreciate what we aredoing by keeping a record of all
the medication we haveprescribed for them in an
electronic format. It puts us at theforefront of this new technology.
We are ahead of the game!
Dr Richard Morgan’
there are fewer prescriptionqueries. Prescribers nowoften include reasons forprescribing unusual regimesand any specialinstructions.
“As well as saving thepharmacist time queryingthe prescription, these pre-emptive measures mean the
prescriber is not disturbedduring busy clinics”
Onye added: “We wouldlike to say a special thanksto Director of GeneralMedicine Dr RichardMorgan; Sister LizBarnshaw from MedicineOutpatients; HIV/GUMedicine Lead Directorate
Pharmacist Liz Davies andHaley Hill, PharmacyDispensary Manager.
“Their input during theearly stages has been veryvaluable. The leaddirectorate pharmacists,clinic sisters and IT staffalso deserve a special
mention. “Finally thanks to all the
outpatient doctors, nursesand pharmacy staff; theirpatience, flexibility andwillingness to participatehas meant the rollout wasable to proceed quickly andsmoothly.”
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■ Acting Dispensary Manager Deirdre Brady is picturedat the Outpatient Pharmacy reception, clinically screeningprescriptions as they are handed in.
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New recruits wanted!Our Patient Environment Action Team – which looks
at key areas such as food and cleanliness in thehospital – is launching some new user groups and islooking for patients to get involved. The groups are
Catering, Security and Waste and Environment. If youwould like to become involved in any of the abovenew user groups and help shape and influence the
future direction of these services then please contactSoft Services Manager Philip Holmes on ext 6866.
Camille Hair Design, on 2nd floor lift bank D, isopen Tuesday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm andSaturday 10am to 4pm. Evening appointmentsare also available. During May, clients presentingthis voucher are entitled to a 20% discount on allcolour treatments.
Please telephone (020 8746) 8681 to book yourappointment.
Camille Hair Design20% off all Colour Treatments
Chelsea and Westminster HospitalValid until 31st May 2005
Special offer from Camille Hair Design
Racefor lifeThe Trust’s corporate plan - which sets out the overall vision for the
organisation in the coming year - has now been published.
Our vision for the year
Hollywood glamour for maternity staff
Amanda Pritchard,pictured right, Director ofStrategy and ServiceDevelopment said: “Weproduce an overall planfor the Trust every yearwhich sets out our visionfor the organisation. Itreflects the Trust’scorporate objectives andnational targets – as wellas the top priorities fordirectorates anddepartments.”
The corporate plan canbe accessed via theinternet under the ChiefExecutive section.
Key areas includereducing the maximum
journey time for electivepatients from referral totreatment to 18 weeks by2008, maintaining thestandard of 98% of
patients spending lessthan four hours in A&Eand being designated as aBurns Centre.
More than 100 peopleattended businessplanning workshops anddirectorates held theirown business planningworkshops and meetingsduring February.
You can contactAmanda Pritchard,Director of Strategy andService Development([email protected] if youhave any ideas orquestions about thecorporate plan.
The Maternity Department had some glitz and glamourin March by holding their first ever Maternity ‘Oscars’.More than 80 staff attended the event held in Barbarella’sRestaurant and Bar.
The event, organised by Senior Midwife and Labour WardTeam Leader, Veronica Henry had 13 ‘Oscar’ categories. Staffwere able to vote before the event and on the night. Winnerswere awarded with special trophies.
Some of the categories were ‘Honorary Award for Services tothe Unit’ won by Maternity Administrator Supervisor, LynDineen and ‘Most Supportive Male’ won by Health CareAssistant, Michael Adair. More light hearted categoriesincluded ‘Funniest Female’, won by Bank Midwife ElaineBowden and ‘Best Male Dancer’ won by Specialist Registrar forObstetrics and Gynaecology Dr Morten Sorensen.
Veronica said: “The night was excellent for staff morale.There were lots of new and old staff there, so it was a goodopportunity to welcome new people and to show appreciationto old staff for their hard work. It was also an opportunity tothank all staff members, both clinical and non-clinical for thework they do in the department.”■ Pictured above at the Maternity ‘Oscars’ are (left toright) Senior Registrar Chandrima Biswas, Scrub NurseTash Wilcox and Midwife Susana Endress.
Sixteen staff on DavidErskine Ward took part inthe ‘Race for Life’ to raisemoney for Cancer Researchwhich took place on 4 May.
The team, consisting ofnurses, administration andclerical staff, occupationaltherapists andphysiotherapists would liketo raise a minimum of£1,000. They will befundraising until mid May.If you would like to sponsorthe team please contactSister Lesley-Anne Marke at: [email protected] or phoneext 8551.
Look out for details onhow the team did in theJune edition of Trust News.
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Q What does assimilation to Agenda for Changeterms and conditions mean?
A This means you can be paid on Agenda for Change(AFC) pay bands. There are nine bands in total.
This would be agreed after matching and evaluation of anagreed job description by a panel.
Q How will I be informed that I can transfer toAgenda for Change terms and conditions?
A The Agenda for Change team will prepareassimilation letters for each individual member of
staff whose post has been matched and evaluated. Theletter will contain details of staff Trust and Whitley payand AFC pay.
Q As Agenda for Change terms and conditions wereeffective from 1 October 2004 and I have not yet
been assimilated - will I be entitled to back pay?
A As from 1 October 2004 all staff have theopportunity to transfer to Agenda for Change terms
and conditions. Provided they agree to change within aspecified time period outlined in their assimilation letterthen they are entitled to back pay.
Q I am keen to transfer to Agenda for Changeterms and conditions and consequently acquire
extra annual leave effective from 1 October 2004.However I am concerned about losing increased Agendafor Change leave entitlement as my leave year is aboutto end soon and I have not received an assimilationletter. Any advice?
A Annual leave increased entitlements are effectivefrom 1 October 2004 and are as follows:
Length of Service Annual Leave entitlementOn appointment 27 days + 8 public holidaysAfter 5 years service 29 days + 8 public holidaysAfter 10 years service 33 days + 8 public holidays
Agenda for Change......your questions answered
If extra leave is acquired by a member of staff bytransferring to Agenda for Change terms and conditionsthen any extra AFC annual leave entitlement is back datedand can be carried forward into their next leave year.
Q What is ‘reckonable service’ and how will itaffect my annual leave entitlement?
A Reckonable service is the time you have spent inemployment that can then be counted towards your
length of service when determining some benefitentitlements. All NHS employment will count towardAFC annual leave entitlements and you do not need tohave worked continuously in the NHS.
Q I understand that ‘London weighting’ has beenreplaced, is this true?
A Yes, all London allowances - which includes Londonweighting, London supplement and cost of living
allowances - have been replaced with a new High CostArea (HCA) Supplement.
HCA supplement is 20% of basic salary subject to aminimum payment of £3,197 per annum and a maximumpayment of £5,328 per annum as at 1 October 2004.
In the coming weeks the term ‘assimilation’will be heard a lot around the hospital - hereare answers to some of the most frequentlyasked questions ...
There is a new support group in Hammersmith tohelp people with high blood pressure to shareexperiences and learn more about managing theircondition.
High blood pressure causes half of all heart attacks andstrokes - the biggest single causes of death and disability
Local support group tobanish killer diseases
in the UK. Thereare usually nosymptoms, yetonce detectedthrough a simpletest, it is acontrollablecondition.
Overseen bynational charity the BloodPressure Association, theHammersmith BloodPressure Support Group isrun by people with highblood pressure and, throughregular meetings, willaddress all aspects of livingwith the condition.
For more informationand/or to attend themeeting please contact CrisNikolov on: 020 8748 0788- or email: [email protected]
The Friends’libraryservice hasbeenextendedso that youcan borrowcassette players and ‘TalkingBooks’. Keep an eye out forthe Mobile Library, whichvisits the wards on Tuesday,Wednesday and Fridaymornings and ask a volunteerto loan you a machine, orcall the Library on ext 8827.
■ Pictured is theAgenda for ChangeAssimilationAnalyst, LauraNeligan, whoreturned to the Trustin April after ayear’s career break.Laura will bepreparinginformation on thenew pay grades forstaff whose postshave been matched.
Communication CommitteeChair
Audit CommitteeRemuneration CommitteeFacilities Assurance
Committee
CardiologyChest Medicine
Clinical HaematologyDermatology
GastroenterologyEmergency Care
Endoscopy
Medicine for the ElderlyNeurology
Renal MedicineRheumatology
Skin Treatment & ResearchTherapeutics
Oncology
Multi-Professional EducationCommittee Chair
Audit CommitteeCharitable Funds CommitteeRemuneration CommitteeClinical Governance Assurance
Committee Chair
Charles Wilson
MarilynFrampton
Clinical Governance AssuranceCommittee
Charitable Funds CommitteeRemuneration Committee
vacant
Audit Committee ChairRemuneration Committee
Remuneration Committee
Andrew Havery
RemunerationCommittee Chair
ChairmanJuggy Pandit
Caldicott GuardianHospital at NightModernising Medical Careers
MedicalDirectorDr Mike
Anderson
Clinical Governanceincluding Risk ManagementCorporate AffairsLegal ServicesPR and Communications
Governanceand Corporate
AffairsPippa Roberts
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
ANAESTHETICS & IMAGINGDIRECTORATE
HIV/GUM DIRECTORATE
MEDICINE DIRECTORATE
Chelsea and Westminster Healthca
HIV/GUMSt Stephen’s Clinic
Victoria Clinic for Sexual HealthPathology
West London Centre for Sexual Health/HIV(Charing Cross Hospital)
Private Patients
FacilitiesAssuranceCommittee Chair
Representativeof University
of LondonProfessor Sir
Ara Darzi
ClinicalDirector
Dr MargaretPhelan
GeneralManagerKate Hall
ClinicalDirectorDr Simon
Barton
GeneralManager
Paul Walsh
ClinicalDirector
Dr RichardMorgan
GeneralManager
Nicola Hunt
AnaestheticsDay Surgery
Intensive Care Main Theatres
UltrasoundX-Ray Imaging
Nuclear Medicine
Strategic PlanningBusiness PlanningService DevelopmentCommissioningIMPACT
Strategy &Service
DevelopmentAmandaPritchard
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CancerWaiting Times & ListsNutrition & DieteticsMedical RecordsAccess / BookingsFacilitiesHealth & SafetySecurityDiversity & EqualityBed ManagementPharmacyGeneral Managers
General SurgeryTrauma & Orthopaedics
Burns & PlasticsOphthalmology
Urology
Children’s ServicesGynaecology
Maternity ServicesNeonatal Services
Trust WideMedicines Management
Dispensing ServicesAseptic Services
Medicine Information
ISS MedicleanHaden
Corporate HR StrategyMedical StaffingStaff BankPay & BenefitsTraining & DevelopmentOccupational HealthHospital ArtsHR Policies and ProceduresWorkforce DevelopmentStaff Involvement
Contract Negotiation &Monitoring
Financial Planning Financial ServicesFinancial ManagementPerformance ManagementStatutory Reporting &
RegulationsCodingFinancial ManagementInformaticsProcurementInternal AuditCounter Fraud
ChiefExecutive
HeatherLawrence
HumanResources
Maxine Foster
Finance/Information &
SystemsServices
Lorraine Bewes
OperationsEdward Donald
Information SystemsCorporate IS StrategyIT HelpdeskHISS/EPRInfrastructure ServicesGP ConnectData WarehouseInformation Governance
Information,Computing and
TechnologyAlex Geddes
Chaplaincy / VolunteersClinical Site ManagersInfection Control NursesPatient Affairs / PALSProfessional Practice &
LeadershipBed ManagementTherapiesPatient and Public
InvolvementEducation and Lifelong
LearningChildren’s Champion
Nursing andLifelongLearning Andrew
MacCallum
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
SURGERY DIRECTORATE
WOMEN & CHILDREN’SDIRECTORATE PHARMACY FACILITIES
re – Corporate organisational chart
May 2005
ClinicalManager
Mr JeremyThompson
GeneralManagerKate Hall
ClinicalDirectorZoe Penn
GeneralManagerSherrynElsworth
ChiefPharmacist
KarenRobertson
FacilitiesManager
HelenElkington
CampusDean
ProfessorMervyn Maze
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HAND HYGIENE AWARENESS WEEK 2005‘Barry the Bug’ paid a visit to Chelseaand Westminster Hospital for thefourth year running to remind staff,patients and visitors to wash theirhands as part of Hand HygieneAwareness Week (11 - 15 April 2005).
More than 1,000 staff attended thepopular event which was organised bythe hospital’s Infection Control Team.It included a wide range of attentiongrabbing activities from a pub quiz inthe canteen to a comedy night and livemusic.
The Mayor of Kensington andChelsea, Barry Phelps, judged a specialhand hygiene drawing competition andthere was entertainment from ColonelCustard and ‘Bugs’ Bunny.
25 lectures were also held for staffwith high profile speakers from theDepartment of Health and HealthProtection Agency.
Senior Infection Control Nurse, RozWallis, said: “Patients and visitorsshould be reassured that we are doingeverything we can to improve infectioncontrol across the Hospital.
“The week was about raising theprofile of hand hygiene to beat the bugsand how everyone can help make adifference. Not all infections can beprevented but it is accepted that about30 per cent could be avoided by betterinfection control.
“That’s why prevention is soimportant and why washing our handsand using alcohol gels is one of themost effective ways of reducing thespread of bugs.”
■ Pictured with Barry the Bug during Hand Hygiene Awareness Week are(front l-r) Infection Control Nurse Shona Perkins, Director of InfectionControl Dr Berge Azadian, Senior Infection Control Nurse Roz Wallis, (backl-r) Infection Control Practitioner Claudia Cummings and Staff NurseMichelle Chase.■ Below: Pictured making their mark on the hand hygiene hand printmontage are Staff Nurse in Main Theatres Bosco Harris and OperatingDepartment Practitioner Caroline Wilburn.
■ Pictured with Director of Infection Control Dr Berge Azadian are, fromleft to right, Bugs Bunny, Colonel Custard and Barry the Bug.
HAND HYGIENE AWARENESS WEEK 2005
■ Barbershop Quartet ‘Chordination’ are pictured singing duringHand Hygiene Week.
■ Pictured from left to right are, Chairman Juggy Pandit, The Mayor of the RoyalBorough of Kensington and Chelsea Councillor Barry Phelps, Chief ExecutiveHeather Lawrence, Senior Infection Control Nurse Roz Wallis and Director ofInfection Control Dr Berge Azadian.
■ Information Officer Shamim Juma is pictured gettingsome hand reflexology done as a part of the week’s activities.
■ Operating Department Practitioner Caroline Wilburn ispictured finessing her hand print contribution to the handhygiene montage painting.
How you canhelp us...
• You can help to keep thehospital clean. If an area is notup to scratch you can speak tothe nurse in charge on theward or pick up phone and callthe Facilities Help Desk on ext2424.
• You can talk to the PALs officebased opposite the escalatorson the ground floor.
• You can also help stop thespread of bugs by washingyour hands and using thealcohol gels.
■ Patient KhaledAli aged 11 ispictured with hisart work doneespecially for theChildren’s HandHygiene ArtCompetition; theHospital Schoolwon a £20 bookvoucher as thestudents whoentered thecompetition allhad such a highstandard ofwork.
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Congratulations to Health Care Assistant inPaediatric Theatres Jay Sayers (pictured right) whois April’s Employee of the Month. Jay has worked atthe Trust for five years and before then was a dentalnurse for many years.
Healthcare Assistant in Paediatric Theatres Jilly Hale,one of Jay’s co workers, said: “We have found Jay’s dentalskills invaluable and she is often to be found teachingthose around her on a much higher grade than herself. Jayis relied upon by the theatres team and often goes beyondthe call of duty.”
Other staff that should be commended are: ● Liz Barnshaw, Senior Sister in Medical Outpatients● Paula Mandelli, Domestic in Kobler Day Clinic● Paula O’Detti, Domestic on Thomas Macaulay Ward● Yvette Teng, Payroll Team Leader● Kristi von Rosenveld, Sister on St Mary Abbott’s Ward.
Improving Working Lives... Improving WoManaging
stressTo complement theStress ManagementWorkshops currentlybeing run in the Trust,we are now running‘Stress Awareness’courses for all staff.
These one day coursesare designed to provideall staff with theinformation, knowledgeand skills to identify theearly warning signs ofstress and deal with theeffects of stress at workpositively andconstructively.
Dates for managers
(i.e. anyone who linemanages staff)Fri 3 June 2005
Fri 2 September 2005
Dates for staffWed 18 May 2005
Thurs 30 June 2005Wed 21 September 2005
To book a place,please contact StellaSawyer, OccupationalHealth Manager on ext8330 or by email.Information regardingdates for Stress RiskAssessment training isalso available fromOccupational Health.The Trust’s Stress Policyis now available on theIntranet (under‘Departments/Healthand Safety’).
Human Resources and the ImprovingWorking Lives Team (IWL) would like tosay a big thank you to staff who have takentime out of their busy schedules toparticipate in the IWL Focus Groupsduring the Self Assessment Programme.
Human Resources will be keeping staff
updated regularly on the Improving WorkingLives Project and other HR initiatives throughout the year. Contact Caroline Chalmers onext 5930 or email [email protected] if you have any further queriesabout the Focus Group process or how youcan get involved in the IWL Programme.
This month’s super hero
If you would like to nominatesomeone you feel has gone thatextra mile to bring a smile to yourface then place your vote now.
Every month we are lookingfor people to unmask oursuper heroes. Winners willappear in Trust News andreceive a month’s freemembership to David Lloyd
Leisure Centre. Nomination forms are available from
the intranet (under HumanResources) or from the HumanResources Office 9, on the LowerGround Floor of the Hospital.
Forms can be submitted to thenomination box in Office 9 oremail caroline.chalmers@
chelwest.nhs.uk
Vote for your super hero
A big ‘thank you’
Hospital ArtsThursday 19th May 1-1.45pm The Mall
2-3pm WardsPositively Testcard
Kwela music Thursday 26th May
1-1.45 The Mall2-3pm Wards
Opera on The RunSongs from the shows
■ Pictured from left to right are: IWL Assessor Jamie Forde, Staff Side Lead Noal Fee,Assistant General Manager in Medicine Corinne Sullivan, Equality and Diversity LeadJohn McDermott, Corporate HR Adviser Caroline Chalmers, Deputy HR Director NorahMason, IWL Assessor Team Leader Phil Blazeby, Working Family Advisor Amber Payne,Occupational Health Manager Stella Sawyer, Recruitment and Retention Manager JazMallan, Assistant Director of HR / Learning and Development Nigel Grant, IWL AssessorSharon O’Byrne, IWL Assessor Sue Cooper and Acting Director of HR Maxine Foster.
Pictured manning the Trust’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Week stand in March areClinical Nurse Specialist for Urological Cancers and Acting Lead Cancer Nurse JessicaGreenwood with Macmillan Centre Manager Russ Hargreaves.
orking Lives... Improving Working Lives...
Children on Neptune andMercury wards got a tastysurprise at Easter with aspecial delivery of Eastereggs donated by DavidLloyd Health Club atFulham Broadway.
Georgina Kaye from thecentre’s Sales Departmentorganised an Easter EggDrive by encouraging theirmembers to donate Eggs forthe children here at thehospital. Over 80 EasterEggs were distributedthroughout the wards andmet with much delight fromthe children – and parents!
Eggtastic Easter for children’s wards
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
There’s a Chill in the Air...
Over 100 people visitedthe stand when it pitched upin the Main Mall. Visitorswere able to get informationon treatment methods as wellas the possible signs andsymptoms of prostate cancerin order to raise awareness.Dietary advice to helpreduce the risk ofdeveloping prostate cancer
was also given. Prostate cancer occurs
mostly in men over 50. Itcan occur in younger men,although this is quite rare.Each year around 27,000men are diagnosed withprostate cancer.Unfortunately, 10,000 diefrom the disease in this time.Every hour one man will die
from this disease. In its early stages it is
curable however once at anadvanced stage the emphasisof treatment is on controlrather than cure. Almost halfof men are diagnosed at a latestage therefore it is importantto raise awareness so that menknow the possible signs of thedisease so it can be caughtearly.
The Trust will be starting aprostate cancer group to offersupport and information tomen at the hospital. Pleasecall Russ on 020 8237 2386for further information.
For more information goto www.prostate-cancer.org.uk, or call theProstate Cancer Charity’sconfidential hotline numberon 0845 300 8383 or youcan visit the MacmillanCancer Information Centreon the Ground floor of theHospital
BargainHunt
NHS Discounts is anonline communitydedicated to helping allmembers of the NHS tosave money.
Launched in August2001 the site is completelyfree to join and has alreadyattracted over 50,000members from all sectors ofthe NHS.
It negotiates discountswith many well-knownHigh Street brands such asDixons, Currys,WHSmith, PC World, theAA, Eaglestar Insuranceand the Halifax.
Members can also enter awide range of competitionsto win cash prizes of up to£1000, submit jokes to winprizes and catch-up on allthe latest news in thehealth service.
Some discounts include:● A reduced mortgage rate
with the Halifax ● Discounts off household
appliances at Currys andDixons
● Up to 50% off books andmedical titles atWHSmiths
● 5% off computers andgames consoles at PCWorld
● Up to 75% off gymmemberships.Membership to the site is
only available to NHSemployees and theirfamilies.
For further assistancecontact Caroline [email protected] or ext5930. More informationcan be found atwww.nhsdiscounts.com
The NHS DiscountsRoad Show will be
visiting Chelsea andWestminster on 9 June.
UrbanChill, a London Head and ShoulderMassage Company, are visiting the Trustonce a week to provide staff with aninnovative way to de-stress.
Staff are offered a five minute head andshoulder massage in return for a small feedepending on what people believe their
‘chilling’ experience is worth. UrbanChill are located in the canteen on
the lower ground floor - usually onTuesdays. Staff are encouraged to give theirfeedback to Caroline on ext 5930 as towhether they find this fun new servicevaluable and would like it to continue.
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● 64% of staff said they had received an appraisal. Thegroup that had the lowest percentage of appraisals withinthe Trust were administration and clerical staff (38%)representing a deterioration from last year’s results of48%.
● 92% of staff said they received at least one day’s trainingon a taught course in the previous 12 months; this hasincreased from 87% last year.
● 92% staff said they worked in teams. The number of staffwho viewed these teams as well structured was up slightlyfrom 42% last year to 43% this year.
● 79% of staff said that they worked extra hours. Althoughthe number of staff who reported that they worked extrahours fell by 8% this year, there is still a very highnumber of staff working over and above their contractedhours.
Health and safety ● Only 54% said they received health and safety training
within the previous 12 months. The percentage ofadministration and clerical staff receiving health andsafety training rose significantly from 28% last year to42% in 2004. A high number of staff knew that they hadaccess to occupational health services (98%) and tocounselling services (80%).
Stress in the work place ● 40% of staff said they suffered from stress - a reduction of
13% from last year. A stress awareness and riskmanagement training programme is underway.
● The number of respondents who reported suffering workrelated injuries in the previous 12 months fell by 5% to21% in 2004.
Errors and incidents● 60% of staff said they had witnessed potentially harmful
errors or near misses that could hurt staff or patients.89% of respondents knew how to report such errors andincidents and 82% believed that the Trust encouraged thereporting of such these.
Your job● 71% of staff agreed or strongly agreed that they had clear,
planned goals and objectives for their job. 60% weresatisfied or very satisfied with the freedom they had tochoose their own method of working.
Communication ● Only 40% of respondents felt that communication
within the Trust was effective, down 4% from last year,and only 33% viewed communication betweenmanagement and staff as effective. 61% of respondentswould be happy to be a patient of the Trust, and 14%would not.
Harassment, bullying and violenceStaff indicated that in the previous 12 months 39% hadexperienced harassment, bullying or abuse from patients orrelatives, and 22% from other staff. This placed us withinthe worst 20% of trusts nationally. This was also the case forstaff perception of effective action from the Trust towardsviolence and harassment. ● 12% of staff reported experiencing physical violence from
patients and relatives (down 1% from 2003) ● 2% had experienced physical violence from other staff
(again, down 1% from last year).
What you said about working hereResults of the 2004 and 2005 staff survey
Every year the HealthcareCommission publishes the resultsof surveys carried out with staff toget their views about working inthe NHS.
In this month’s Trust News wereport back on the results of thissurvey. The questionnaire was sentto all staff who were in post at theend of September last year.
We had a return rate of56.88%, just below the average for
other acute NHS Trusts. 88% ofrespondents were full time, 12%part-time, 75% were female and23% male. 28% were from a non-white background and 3% saidthey were disabled.
In three areas we were in thebest performing 20 per cent ofNHS Trusts across the country. We scored well for areas such astraining and development,appraisals, work / life balance and
team working. The Trust scoredhighly again for how staff viewedthe quality of senior managementleadership.
Areas for concern include staffworking long hours, work relatedstress, physical violence from otherstaff, harassment, bullying andabuse and communicatingoutcomes from incident reporting.
Here are some of the results ofthe survey...
What next?Acting Director of HR, Maxine Foster, said: “A big
thank you to all staff for taking part in the survey - it’simportant for us to get the views of our staff so we can
make improvements.“There are some key areas of concern that require
further exploration in partnership with Staff Side todevelop detailed action plans. I would really encourage
staff to get involved and help us to find solutions tosome of the problems they are facing.”
Help us to improve!If you would like to be involved in developing the
solutions to some of the issues raised we would like tohear from you.
Please contact Norah Mason, Deputy Director of HRon ext 6731 or via internal email.
The full report can be found on the HealthcareCommission website: www.healthcarecommission.
org.uk/staffsurveys or on the intranet.
Tackling violence and aggression
Have you ever wanted to get more involved in whatis happening at your local hospital? If so this couldbe your chance.
Have your say?The Patient and Public
Involvement Forum (PPIF) isa group of volunteers who areinterested in working withChelsea and WestminsterNHS Trust to makeimprovements for patientsand staff.
Member of the Forum RajJogia said: “We arecompletely independent ofthe Trust. We monitor andreview the range and qualityof services provided, carry outinspections, and provideadvice, reports andrecommendations to theTrust management.
“We also meet regularlyand provide patients and thepublic with a chance to havetheir say about Trust servicesand any proposed changes.
“We are currently workingwith the Trust to gatherpatient experiences of thehospital appointmentssystem. Our questionnairescan be found in ournewsletter which can bepicked up at the PALS officein front of the escalators.
“We are also interviewinglocal community groups toask what they think of thebooking system and otherservices at the hospital.
“We will then analyse theresponses and inform theTrust of the issues that itspatients and users feel needmost attention.
“The Trust has invited aPPIF member to sit on theirBookings and AppointmentsBoard and once the new
appointments system is upand running we will monitorit to see whether previousproblems highlighted havebeen eradicated.”
For more information onthe PPIF and how to haveyour say, contact AneesaChaudhry on 020 7937 9512or [email protected]
■ Raj Jogia, member of thePatient and PublicInvolvement Forum
Volunteerswanted
Breakthrough BreastCancer is looking for
volunteers to helpwith their two day
walk in London from23 to 25 Septemberwhich will benefit
Breakthrough BreastCancer.
They are looking fordoctors, nurses,chiropodists and
physiotherapists. Onthat weekend
thousands of menand women will walk
60 km and raisemoney to helpsupport breast
cancer research andeducation. If you areinterested please call
0870 950 8888.
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Who to call in an emergency:If you feel that your safety is at risk because ofviolent or aggressive behaviour you can call 6999to contact the security team directly.If you have been the victim of a violent incidentyou can talk in confidence by ringing ext 6565.
For more information:Once approved the new security policy will beadded to the Trust’s home page on the intranet.
The Trust will soon be launching a Trust-widesecurity policy for staff to help them deal withviolent and aggressive behaviour.
be used at the expense of theclinical needs of a patient -that will always come first.But it will send a clearmessage that violent andaggressive behaviour will notbe tolerated.”
As well as the new cardsystem the Trust will beimplementing riskassessment and introducinga focused trainingprogramme identifyinggroups who are most at risk.
Philip Holmes said: “Atfirst we will be focusing onhigh risk areas such as A&E,Maternity, Outpatients andstaff working in thecommunity. We will then be
rolling out the new trainingprogramme to all membersof staff. There is now anational target that everyemployee receives trainingby 2007.
“We will also be lookingcarefully at recent assess-ments by the Governmentinto the effectiveness ofvarious new technologiessuch as identity cards whichinclude panic buttons. Allincidents are now reviewedby an executive once a week,where an appropriate actionis agreed.”
Watch this space as roadshows are also beingplanned for staff in summer.
The Government’s NHSSecurity ManagementService is introducing anumber of new initiatives totackle this issue nationallythroughout the NHS.
Leading this initiativewithin the Trust is ExecutiveDirector Edward Donaldworking with Soft ServicesManager Philip Holmes andSecurity Manager DominicHutchings.
The Trust has seen a risein the number of incidentsreported by staff since staffhave been encouraged toidentify and reportincidents. The Health andSafety Executive hascommented that suchincreases are not a reflectionof more incidents but apositive reflection of anorganisation's success indeveloping a new culture ofopenness.
Edward Donald said: “Wewant all our staff and patients
to feel safe and protectedwhilst in this hospital.
“We already haveinitiatives in place to helptackle this issue - such asdedicated security guardswithin the EmergencyDepartment, but we hopeby introducing thesenational initiatives we willbe able to strengthen anddemonstrate the Trust’scommitment to ensuring thesafety and security of ourstaff at all times.
“The Trust has securedcapital funding to renew theexisting panic alarm systemand the tenders have alreadybeen issued.”
The policy will introducea yellow and red card systemwhich is already used insome hospitals in the capital.This works in a similar wayto the card system used byreferees in football matches.
Edward Donald said:“The red card would never
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■ Occupational TherapyAssistant Judi Small, picturedright, will be getting on herbike and cycling over 14London bridges on May 22 toraise money for the StrokeAssociation.
Riding a total of 32 milesshe will start at City Hallfirst cycling over Tower Bridgeand finally over HamptonCourt Bridge.
Her neighbour’s fatherrecently had a major strokegiving Judi a bigger incentiveto ride. She has also latelystopped smoking so feels fitter than ever. If you would like tosponsor Judi, please email her at [email protected] can also contact her on ext 2781.
■ Jayne Rogers (picturedbelow) former MaternityRisk Manager is nowMidwifery Manager at theTrust. She started this rolein April.
Pedal power...
New Embryologists
■ The Trust’s new Embryologists, from left to right, are:Stella Andronikou, Victoria Wells and Maria Vourliotis.
The Trust has two new Trainee Embryologists and a JuniorEmbryologist.
Stella Andronikou is a Trainee Embryologist on a two yearcontract. She studied here and has a BSc in Microbiologyand a Masters in Human Reproduction. She is currentlyworking towards her Association of Clinical Embryologists(ACE) Diploma. She is originally from Mykonos, Greece.
Victoria Wells is a Junior Embryologist. Prior to joiningthe Trust she worked at the London Women’s Clinic inHarley Street for one year. Before this she worked at TheBridge Centre - a fertility clinic in London Bridge. Victoriadid a BSc in Biochemistry at Sheffield University.
Maria Vourliotis is a Trainee Embryologist. Prior tojoining the Trust she worked at Birmingham Women’sHospital as a Medical Technical Officer. Maria studiedGenetics at the University of Aberystwyth in Wales. She didher Masters in Reproduction and Development at BristolUniversity. Maria was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
...more pedal power ■ Senior Staff Nurse in the West London Centre for SexualHealth, Kate Forey, will be flying off to Africa to cycle acrossthe varied terrain in Namibia to raise money for Maggie’sCancer Centres in June.
Over a five day period Kate will cycle between 70-90km aday. Kate decided to do the challenge after the DecemberTsunami. She felt inspired to do something active for a goodcause. A relative of hers also died from cancer, making herchoice to raise money for Maggie’s more poignant.
If you would like to sponsor Kate, please email her atkate.forey@ chelwest.nhs.uk You can also phone her on020 8846 7719. Good luck Kate!
New Nursing Directorate PAs
■ The corporate nursingteam have two new recruitswho joined the Trust inApril. Sue Buchan, picturedleft, is PA to the Director ofNursing, AndrewMacCallum and Maria Leeis Administrator to theCorporate Nursing Team,consisting of seven people.
Prior to joining us, Sueretired from her lastemployer, law firm Evershedsin August 2004. She was
there for 30 years, lastworking as PA to theManaging Partner. Sue canbe contacted on ext 6721.
Maria previously workedat Fulham Job Centre Plusas a Support Worker to theWest London Lone ParentAdvisors. She was there fortwo years.
Before this, she worked atFulham Job Centre as anInterventions Officer. Mariacan be contacted on ext 2480.
Prior to joining theTrust in January 2004,Jayne worked in a varietyof clinical and managerialpositions.
These have includedhelping to set up NHSDirect as a Lead Nurse andthen later as a GeneralManager for theorganisation.
When describing hernew role at Chelsea andWestminster, Jayne said:“The service has a historyof success and I amdelighted to be involved,working with the team,moving maternity servicesforward.”
Staff news... Staff news... Staff news...New Service Directorfor Paediatric Surgery
■ Congratulations to MrMunther Haddad, picturedright, who started his positionas Service Director forPaediatric Surgery in April.
In his new role Mr Haddadwill oversee children’s generalsurgery and other paediatricsurgical specialties.
Mr Haddad who is aConsultant PaediatricSurgeon with a specialinterest in laparoscopic andgastro-intestinal paediatricsurgery joined the Trust in1995. Prior to joining theTrust Mr Haddad worked as
■ Sherryn Elsworth (picturedabove) joined the Trust inApril as General Manager forthe Women and Children’sDirectorate.
Prior to this role, Sherrynwas Associate Director forOrthopaedic ServiceImprovement at the NHSModernisation Agency whereshe co-ordinated the TailoredSupport Programme of theNational Orthopaedic Project.
Sherryn has worked in theNHS for 15 years and hasoperational andcommissioning experience inprimary and secondary care.
Sherryn is a keen musicianand in her spare time, enjoyshelping to organise regularperforming arts events.
an Assistant Professor ofPaediatric Surgery at JordanUniversity Hospital in Jordan.He was there for five years.
■ Congratulations to Jane-Marie Hamill (ClinicalNurse Lead ICU) who gavebirth to a healthy baby boyon 17th March. PatrickTerence weighed in at 9lbs2oz. Both are doing well.
■ Michael Thompson Staff Nurse at the West LondonCentre for Sexual Health, pictured right, successfullycompleted his first ever London Marathon raising money forthe Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.
He chose this charity as his mother died from lung cancera couple of years ago. Michael managed to complete the runin an impressive three hours, 44 minutes and 10 seconds.
Michael is still collecting money for his charity. If youwould like to sponsor him please go to www.justgiving.co.uk/iron-mike or send cheques for his attention to the WestLondon Centre for Sexual Health made payable to the RoyCastle Lung Cancer Foundation. Alternatively send chequesto Ward Sister Christina Casley on Thomas Macaulay Ward.
Marathon effort
■ Melanie Ashdown, picturedabove, is the new BusinessManager in Pharmacy. Shestarted this position in March.Melanie has worked at theTrust for three and a halfyears. Prior to this she was PAto the Chief Pharmacist. Beforethis she was PA to the Directorof Operations.
Her first role at the Trustwas in the Drug TreatmentCentre. Melanie is currentlystudying for her BSc in Healthand Social Care through theLearning Resource Centre atthe Trust and Open University.
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Do you have a storyfor Trust News?
It might be somethinginteresting or remarkablethat a colleague is doing.Whatever it is, we wouldbe pleased to hear from
you. Call Jeanette Alberton ext 6829 or Sarah
McKellar on 020 78089899 or email
Emergency Department SpecialistRegistrar, Dr Glynn Barnett wongold and silver medals for longrange rifle shooting in theCommonwealth ShootingFederation Championships thisMarch in Australia.
He will also shoot in the 2006Commonwealth Games.
Dr Barnett gained his gold medalin a pairs match with colleague andfriend, ENT SpR at St Peter’sHospital, Dr Parag Patel. This hasnot been achieved by England since1990. Dr Barnett’s silver medal wasachieved by shooting in a singlesmatch.
No stranger to representing England at an international level,2006 will be Dr Barnett’s third Commonwealth Games. Hepreviously won a silver and two bronze medals in 1994 and 2002.The Commonwealth Games is the highest level to compete at inDr Barnett’s category, as it is not an Olympic discipline.
Going for gold
■ Dr Glynn Barnett
■ Trust Radiographer, Olivia Egan ran her first ever London Marathon in April, raising£1,400 for Colon Cancer Concern. She managed to complete the run in five hours, twominutes. Olivia said: “I enjoyed every minute of it and I think I will do it again nextyear.” Brave girl! Well done Olivia!
Would youlike to knowabout NVQawards?
From 20 April the weeklydrop in sessions aboutNational Vocational
Qualifications will be heldon the hospital’s stage onthe 2nd floor by lift bank
D from 2-4pm. For more information
contact Helen Brown,Lead Nurse for Support
Workers on 020 8237 5150.
‘Books that do the talking’
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Trust News is written and produced by the PR and Communications Department of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10. Tel 020 8846 6829
Specialist Registrar Dr AnatoleMenon-Johansson was secondjoint runner up in the NHSInnovation Awards.
The aim of the award is to identifyexamples of innovation from NHSorganisations in the London region thathave the potential to lead toimprovements in health care delivery.
Anatole was recognised for developingnew software for hand held computers tohelp doctors choose the best drugcombinations for patients with HIV. Hewas awarded a certificate for hisachievement and a bottle of bubbly!
Dr Anatole Menon-Johanssonexplained: "HIV patients may suffer sideeffects from their antiretroviral treatment(ART) or may have other conditionssuch as co-infections or pregnancy thatmay restrict what treatment can beprescribed.
"HIV doctors need to make sure theHIV virus is not resistant to ART. Ifthere is HIV resistance then it isimportant to prescribe ART that isunaffected by mutations in the virus.Consequently, prescribing the best ART
combination can be very complex."This is where the new software steps
in. It helps us to decide the bestcombination of drugs for our patients. Itwill never replace the weekly Consultantled 'virtual clinics', where we discuss thetreatment of patients, but it is aimed toassist less expert doctors to select the bestpossible ART."
Doctor picks up innovation award
■ Dr Anatole Menon-Johanssonreceives his certificate of achievementfrom David Owen, OBE.
A new award winning programme designed for budget holders in theNHS is available for staff here at Chelsea and Westminster.
‘Every Decision Counts’ was awarded a Greater London TrainingAward in 2004. Staff who complete the programme are awarded aBTEC professional certificate at level four entitled Managing financein the NHS. If you are interested in finding out more about the coursecontact the Learning Resource Centre on ext 8815. ■ Pictured is Clinical Nurse Lead for Paediatrics, Sue Harris andNeptune Ward Manager, Gareth Teakle who both recently completedthe Every Decision Counts finance course.
Every decision counts
In the April edition of Trust News, we published that Alex McKenna wasa Charge Nurse on Thomas MacaulayWard. He is actually a Primary Nurse
on the ward.
e-KSF has arrived!The new Knowledge and SkillsFramework (KSF) for all NHS staff hasnow gone electronic.
KSF is part of Agenda for Change and looksat the skills and the knowledge which you needto do your job effectively. As highlighted inprevious issues of Trust News KSF provides acommon basis for staff review anddevelopment across all disciplines of the NHS.
e-KSF is a new online tool that has beendeveloped to help you manage developing yourpersonal development plans.
Assistant Director of HR, Learning andDevelopment, Nigel Grant said, “We hope tohave all staff put on e-KSF by the end of May.All users will have their own ID andinformation will remain completelyconfidential
“Staff can maintain their own electroniclearning portfolio of development and becauseit is internet based it means that you can logon anywhere.”
The web address is www.e-ksf.org and yousimply sign in with your usual email user ID.If you haven’t already received an email noticeadvising you of your login details you willshortly! Would you like more information?Email: [email protected]