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Ftithe Information Newsletter for Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Members April 2009 Cancer Patients Act F.A.S.T Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust FTiThe information newsletter for Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust members www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk April 2009 Cancer patients Act F.A.S.T. enjoy new Do you know complementary how to spot the It’s the one part of the NHS mosttherapies people tend to identify signs of a stroke? withSee page straight 4 away See page 7 Cleanest hospital set to get cleaner Patients at Barnsley Hospital look set to benefit from an even cleaner hospital and more time for nursing thanks to a new cleaning contract starting this month, which will see extra cleaners and a 55 per cent increase in hours spent cleaning each week. Last year, Barnsley Hospital was one of just a few hospitals in the country to pass the tough new hygiene code inspections set by health watchdog, the Healthcare Commission, who praised hospital staff for their high cleaning standards and commitment to reducing infections such as C. difficile and MRSA. David Peverelle, chief operating officer for the hospital said: “With cleanliness and hospital infection rates being a very high priority with patients and visitors, the new contract with extra cleaners will help to maintain Barnsley’s position as one of the cleanest hospitals in the country. The new service will also have an impact on patient care as domestic staff take over the role of cleaning nursing equipment; a role previously done by nursing staff. Items such as wheelchairs and dressing trolleys will be expertly cleaned and save over 84 hours of nurse time a week, leaving nurses more time to spend caring for patients.” “Our domestic staff are well trained Cleaners like Margaret Brae (pictured in hospital cleaning and by having the right) will take over the role of cleaning right equipment and the time to carry out nursing equipment leaving staff like cleaning tasks, they can make sure every Sandra Newman (middle) more time to piece of equipment is cleaned to the very spend with her patients. highest standard.” 2 FTi April 2009 www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk TheNews A word from our Chief Executive - Making Barnsley the number one choice in 2009 On behalf of Barnsley Hospital, welcome making patient safety a number one ternity services also go from strength to hospital.nhs.uk with up to date infor- to our first FTi of 2009. Before talking priority. We also submitted a three year strength offering women a real choice mation and advice for patients, visitors about the year ahead, it is useful to plan to Monitor (our regulator) in May and a safe, high quality service. and members reflect on some of our considerable which achieved the highest financial, Since April 2008 we have: In 2009, we plan to deliver service de- achievements from 2008 and how service and governance ratings we have • Cut MRSA infections to just velopments across the hospital, maintain we have worked to make Barnsley ever received. eight cases a high level of service and bring in more Hospital the first choice for healthcare. If that wasn’t enough to make • Slashed Clostridium difficile cases by services, more resources and more ex- We have been rated by the Healthcare Barnsley Hospital your number one 22 per cent pertise to Barnsley than ever before. Commission as “Excellent” for our choice for 2009, then our range of first • Reduced waiting times even further If you wish to learn more about our services and “Good” for our use of class services certainly will! Amongst • Put in a new phone system in outpa- plans for 2009, you can download a resources, as well as being one of only several services which are subject to ex- tients to help us increase the number copy of our Annual Plan from a few trusts in the country to be found ternal accreditation, our breast screening of calls getting through www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk. fully compliant with the Hygiene Code. services have maintained their very high • Been successful in getting planning The glowing report noted how our rating and 2008 also saw tremendous permission for a new 300 space car Sandra Taylor staff, at every level, demonstrated their success in achieving accreditation of park to make it easier to find a space Chief Executive commitment to reducing infections and our bowel screening services. Our ma- • Created a new website www.barnsley- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Your appointment Over 243,000 people attended for an outpatient appoint- trained staff will assess if you are fit and well enough for ment at Barnsley Hospital in 2007/2008 and the number surgery and the anaesthetic and also screen you for MRSA. looks set to grow throughout 2009. Many of these pa- Going to your pre-assessment appointment is essential as all tients received tests such as x-rays, scans and endos- surgical procedures carry a certain amount of risk, some more copies through our excellent clinical support services. than others and in certain cases, it may be harmful for you to Coming for an appointment is pretty straightforward but undergo surgery until you are fitter. Some examples of where what about late clinics or being told you are not fit for surgery? we may ask you to go back to your GP and improve your What should you do then? Hopefully this guide will explain condition before surgery include being overweight, having an why these issues sometimes happen and what you can do to infection or having a condition like sleep apnoea. avoid them: What can I do to help? Late clinics or appointments As a patient, you can help us to keep waiting times short While the vast majority of our clinics run to time, there are for all and save yourself time by arriving at least ten minutes times when they run late. Sometimes the doctor running the before your appointment time, leaving enough time for your clinic might need to be called to an emergency or a patient journey and parking up if you are driving. If you cannot attend may have required more complex tests resulting in a longer or wish to change your appointment please let us know by appointment. Should there be a delay, a member of staff will ringing the number on your appointment letter or the keep you informed and you will be seen as soon as possible. appointments call centre on 01226 434343. Long appointments MRSA screening We sometimes need to do procedures or further tests at Almost all patients undergoing surgery have to be your appointment which require a detailed examination at MRSA screened. Screening is a simple procedure and short notice. This may result in your appointment being longer involves taking two painless swabs from your nose and than you expected but we do this in order to save you another groin to check for signs of infection. MRSA can be a visit and where needed, start your treatment sooner. Should nasty infection to have when you’ve just had surgery as you feel that you are not prepared to undergo any procedure it can infect your post-surgery wounds. If you have the at your appointment, please discuss this with the doctor/nurse infection, don’t panic; we will organise for your GP to Quitting saves to arrange a more suitable date and time. prescribe a simple treatment that should clear it right up before going for surgery. If you have any more questions Having surgery about MRSA screening, please speak to your you quids If your doctor recommends you need surgery, you will be pre-assessment nurse. asked to go along to the pre-assessment unit where specially- With the credit crunch still biting, many of us are try- ing to save money with shopping and household bills but for smokers, they could be treating themselves to allsorts of luxuries and treats and boosting their savings this year…if only they just quit smoking! It’s a fact that as well as damaging your health, smoking seriously damages your pocket. On average a packet of 20 cigarettes costs £5.30. If you smoke a packet a day, everyday for a year, it totals almost £2000; imagine what you could buy, where you could go or what you could pay off with that sort of money. Smoking is the single largest cause of preventable cancer deaths in the UK claiming the lives of over 32,000 people every year from lung cancer and thousands more from other cancers. It raises your risk of heart disease, ages your skin quicker and can cause infertility in men and women. If you’re a smoker, giving up is probably one of the toughest things to go through but it can also be the great- est single step you can take to improving your health. There’s plenty of help on offer too to help you quit, you just need the motivation. An extra £2000 or more in your back pocket every year would certainly be a good starter for six! You can get free help and advice and even patches from Barnsley’s very own NHS Stop Smoking Service. Based on Eldon Street in town and now in the outpatient depart- ment at Barnsley Hospital, their friendly team is on hand to help you every step of the way. If you want to quit smoking and are coming to hospital for an appointment, ask your doctor or nurse to make you an appointment with the Stop Smoking Service or call 01226 737077 for more information. www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk FTi April 2009 3 TheNews Governors on the Go New Faces Since the last edition of FTi, the Governing Council has been joined by some new faces.
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