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Connections Is Your Magazine The magazine for NHS Lothian staff celebrates 70 years of the service July 2018 THERAPY THE WHY WE PONIES UNSUNG NEEDED HERO THE NHS 6 8 9 70A message years from Jim Crombie, of Deputy Chiefthe Executive, NHS NHS Lothian It’s remarkable to me the advances that the NHS have made. Even from my career which started about 38 years ago. The positive impact we’re having on people’s lives everyday makes me proud! The technological advancements are one thing. We’ve seen the evolution of imaging technology including MRI, new interventional and other clinical procedures that have dramatically improved patient’s outcomes. More important to me personally is the advances we’ve made with our people. I think the NHS has provided a really great Care and Compassion opportunityDignity for people to learn,Openness, develop and careand for patients in an environmentHonesty and Respect Responsibility that also conducive to their own wellbeing. Every day I’m presented with examples of our staff going above and beyond what I think the 70th anniversary is an opportunity to reflect theyQualit needyT to do to make people feeleamwor better.k Quality Quality on what we’ve done in the last 70 years. Back in the So I think the 70th anniversary is an 40s there was this idea to create a service that allowed opportunity to say to everybody - thank you! Thanks for your efforts, thanks for Dignity Dignity and and everyone access to high quality health care. I think your work and thanks for making a Respect Respect over the last 70 years we’ve continued that commitment. difference in people’s lives! Care and Care and Connections is your magazine. If you’ve a story you wish to be considered Compassion Compassion or if you have feedback about the magazine please send (no more than 200 words) along with a high quality photo to Allan Benzies, Openness, Openness, [email protected] or call 07713 088 010 Honesty and Honesty and Responsibility Responsibility Teamwork Teamwork Health and Wellbeing Groups Teamwork While some areas are still developing their Health and Wellbeing groups it’s good to hear from one of the areas that are already up and running: The West Lothian Health and Wellbeing Group was created as a joint group between St John’s and West Lothian HSCP due to having so many staff working across acute and the community. As their area covers a range of staff, they tailor methods of distribution to meet their needs. They communicate by emails, The group have a mix of very active representatives from clinical posters are put up around key places and a Health and Wellbeing and support service backgrounds, having an interest in improving notice board in their main site. As some areas may not have regular the health and wellbeing of staff within their areas. They began by access to email they send materials out to areas such as laundry creating a wellbeing survey and then developed action plans and transport so they then put up the posters in their own area. around the results. Throughout the year they’ve put on poster campaigns such as promoting active travel, events like They plan activities in St John’s Hospital and then replicate them mindfulness sessions and every year they hold a Health and at health centres/community hospitals across the West Lothian Wellbeing event where staff can come along and get information HSCP. This is to make sure that they are considering the needs about all the activities. of staff from all areas. The group also has strong links with West Lothian Council’s health promotion. Jim Crombie, Deputy Chief Executive, Open culture NHS Lothian Every day we’re presented with examples of people highlighting issues and concerns. In NHS Lothian I believe we’ve really tried to create an environment that allows our people to be open and honest about their experiences. I firmly believe that a learning organisation should encourage its people to be able to talk about how well they’ve done and the differences they’ve made but when they’re concerned about something they should equally feel safe and supported to tell us about that too. I would once again formally and publicly commit our organisation and its leadership to work within a culture that demonstrates our values every single day! One of the by-products of talking to completely committed to. I want Patients gardening, you about this is I hope people will take everyone to feel proud to be part of Royal Victoria Hospital, a look at our values because that should the NHS Lothian family and if we’re 1980s offer an insurance to everyone that not getting it right then each one of our this is how we work, and where people 25,000 staff should feel able to say so! feel individuals are not living up to our Editors note: In most cases the easiest values I support them to point that out! and quickest way will be to raise a When I think about staff, I think about concern is with your line manager the remarkable teamwork that is (tutor or educational supervisor). If you exhibited every day. I think about the don’t think it’s appropriate you can dedication and resilience of our staff. raise your concerns with your trade Sometimes in the pressured union, professional organisation or environment we work in people can with one of our whistleblowing contacts. be anxious or concerned but you If for any reason you don’t feel know what – it’s ok to put your hand comfortable raising your concern up or go speak to your line manager internally you can seek advice from and say “I don’t think this is right”. If the national alert line. You can find all speaking to a line manager is a wee this information, including the Board’s bit too difficult there are others in the whistleblowing policy, at Computers in occupational organisation that you can talk to. This http://hronline.lothian.scot.nhs.uk/ therapy, St John’s, 1980s is something the executive team are Pages/HROnline.aspx 2 JULY 2018 Care and Compassion Recognition for our staff Heather Duff @HevEWilliams As always - so grateful for New mum – day surgery @NHS_Lothian. No idea Posted by KL83 (as a service user), where I’d be without them. Thank you to all the doctors, nurses and staff at St John’s My family and I received excellent care on ward 210. I was nervous about for going above and beyond general anaesthetic as I am a new mum and so need to consider my son. The - and all with a smile too! staff were great at putting me at ease, but more importantly they looked after my #thankyou husband and my son while I was in theatre. I felt so reassured that they would be there when I returned to the ward and I got great updates from my consultants and the junior medical staff also did everything they could to facilitate my discharge and ongoing care. The nurses were great and provided Lesley Murray me with a private [area] for me and my family to wait for my bed so I could @_lesley_runs_ breastfeed, and both husband and son got some much needed rest! Big shout out to all staff at Thank you! St John’s Hospital Livingston for taking such great care of me before & after surgery. Esp their #studentnurses who sian tucker spent time talking with me @sevensian about learning & placement Thanks so much to the fantastic team at the RIE emergency experiences. #ingoodhands department for treating my gymnast daughter last night after a #NHSheroes @NHS_Lothian tumbling accident. She looked more like a boxer than a gymnast! @NHS_HS #WeNurses @NHS_Lothian @RCNScot MBE from the Duke of Cambridge Former midwife from RIE’s Simpsons unit Sara Fitzsimmons has recently received an MBE for her services to bereaved families. Sara was a midwife in Simpsons for 21 that could be used to capture memories years until November 2017 but still of a very short, but precious time together. continues as a registered midwife It was also lovely to see my colleagues supporting parents and speaking at study have something tangible they could offer days, conferences and seminars. She is the parents and support them with now the Chief Executive Director and memory making.” co-founder of the SiMBA charity. SiMBA supports anyone affected by Sara said: “Back in 2005 myself and my the loss of a baby, during pregnancy or work colleagues had very little to offer shortly after birth. They donate Memory bereaved parents when caring for them Boxes, refurbish family rooms within during a most devastating time - I wanted maternity units, install Memorial Trees of to be able to offer much more! The Tranquility and run awareness/support Memory Box concept was something groups and events. On top of all that they familiar to me as I have one for my son also deliver free advanced bereavement If you’d like to know more about SiMBA’s Luke who is now 20. I wanted bereaved and palliative care study days to medical services go to www.simbacharity.org.uk. parents to have their own Memory Box staff and students. 3 A new trial helping patients with Type 1 diabetes Quality Children and young people in Edinburgh with Type 1 diabetes were recently invited to participate in an exciting study into the development of ‘closed loop’ insulin therapy. This study has been run by the Paediatric Diabetes and Research Team in RHSC who are working in collaboration with Cambridge University to advance diabetes care.
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