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POINT July 2017

First patients use the Friarage’s new

MRI scanner! Pages 12&13 Intensive care scoops student nurse placement award THE Intensive Care Unit at James Cook has been recognised by Teesside University as offering the best student nurse placements in the area. Student nurses were full of praise for ICU2, describing it as having “amazing, talented and knowledgeable staff” and Good news: providing “an incredible level Jessica Bell of learning”. indulges in a spot of reading Ward Manager Lesley Taylor at Playdays was delighted when Teesside ‘Good’ Ofsted University presented them with the winner’s certificate. “It’s great for us as a team as the last few months have been really rating for Playdays busy. The staff are working extra hard so it’s fantastic to get this PLAYDAYS Day Nursery at stimulating, exciting and well- special recognition. It really is a James Cook has been rated organised learning environment. great place to work.” The children are confident and ‘Good’ after its most recent motivated and develop extremely Ofsted inspection. positive attitudes towards learning in The nursery, which was visited in readiness for school.’ January, was rated as ‘Good’ in all • ‘Staff are excellent role models and four areas of inspection, these being: play alongside children to teach effectiveness of the leadership and them how to share and take turns. management; quality of teaching, All children consistently make good learning and assessment; personal progress and acquire a good range development, behaviour and welfare of skills, abilities and attitudes that and outcomes for children. prepares them well for future learning and the eventual move onto school.’ Inspection activities included joint observations with the nursery • ‘The partnerships with parents and managers, talking to staff, other professionals are very good.’ children and parents, and Nursery Manager Michele Tullius, reviewing a number of documents Pictured are Jo Williams, Maria speaking on behalf of the nursery including self-evaluation, management team, said: “We’re Duncan, Julie France, Lesley Taylor safeguarding, staff performance and student nurse Abbey Linguard pleased that the bond between all files and risk assessments. of the staff, children and parents has Comments directly from the been recognised in our latest report report included: from Ofsted and that the quality of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has not vetted the teaching was recognised to be good and advertisers in this publication and accepts no liability for work done • ‘Teaching is rooted in the experienced or goods supplied by any advertiser. 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This also compared to a national average of just 10%, putting South Tees at the leading edge of research in ’s hospital trusts. The Trust also recruited the very first patient in one global and five UK studies. STAMPEDE Trial patient Ken Bashford with, from left: Lynne Naylor, Cancer Clinical Dr Caroline Wroe, the Trust’s Director Trials Assistant, Lisa Peacock, Cancer Clinical Trials Co-ordinator and Sarah McAuliffe of Research and Innovation, said: “In 2016/17 we increased the number of patients involved in research by 17%, procedure for treating a leaky heart Research’s (NIHR) #IAmResearch compared to the 10% national average. valve with a keyhole technique, and the campaign, celebrating their year of STAMPEDE Trial, which is investigating success as part of International Clinical “So we’d like to say a massive thank different drug treatments to prevent Trials Day. you to the thousands of patients and prostate tumour regrowth. over 200 staff involved in clinical trials in Staff shared the unique reasons they 2016 to 2017.” The Trust has also recruited 44 women find research so rewarding on Twitter to the PRE-EMPT trial, looking at via @SouthTees. The 195 trials South Tees took part in treatments for women with potentially For more information on R&D at South during the last financial year include the debilitating and fertility-threatening Tees, visit www.southteeslri.co.uk/ Mini Mitral trial, comparing the gold endometriosis, while the Checkmate 227 research-and-development standard sternotomy (or open heart) trial, led by James Cook oncologists Dr Talal Mansy and Dr Louise Li is looking into new lung cancer treatments. Dr Caroline Wroe, James Cook is one of just 10 centres Helen Cuthbert, Director of Research in the world taking part in the global Lead Research and Innovation Checkmate 227 study investigating Nurse on PRE- the potential benefits of combining EMPT for South two immunotherapy drugs or Tees, with her immunotherapy with chemotherapy for #IamResearch lung cancer patients. thoughts Another highlight for the year included the cardiothoracic team at James Cook, led by Consultant Cardiologist Dr Mark de Belder, being commended by the New University-based leaders of the ISCHEMIA trial, set up to determine the best way to manage stable ischemic heart disease, for the high quality of its data and for being one of the top recruiting teams in the UK. R&D staff from across South Tees joined the National Institute of Health 3 Kelly Rowe (right) with nominator Michelle Jefcott (right) is presented Lynne Paterson (left) presents Alison Murray, picked up three awards, with her award by Head of Midwifery Corporal Natasha Balyckyi with her including overall Nightingale winner Yvonne Regan first of two awards Nursing Heroes honoured at 14th annual Nightingale Awards NURSING heroes were honoured at the 14th annual Nightingale Awards for South Tees at Middlesbrough FC’s Riverside Stadium. Kelly Rowe’s exemplary service to paediatric care since 1996, and the many innovations she has introduced as a specialist diabetes nurse saw her named overall winner of the Nightingales, as well as the best Senior Nurse and winner of the Paediatric Award. Other notable winners included Allerton Ward at The Friarage Hospital, which picked up the team of the year and Friends of The Friarage gongs and Ruth Hodgson, Neurosurgical High Dependency Sister, who picked up two awards – the Sister and Matron Awards. Cpl Natasha Balyckyi also picked up two awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award for retiring nurse Jackie Tough (centre) from Director of best Staff Nurse and the McCormack Nursing Gill Hunt and colleague Dr Mike Stewart, Medical Director in Specialist Care Award. All three of these awards followed heartfelt nominations by patients. young people – the confidence they got from doing it – was amazing.” Overall Nightingale winner Kelly said she was “overwhelmed” by her triple win, but Alison is sad to say Kelly has now former colleague Alison Murray, also a left the Trust to work as a lecturer at Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse, said Teesside University. it was well-deserved for the “passion” she But it is a role Kelly sees as helping the has shown in her role over many years. nurses of the future be the best they can. “Something big always comes out of the Kelly, who started her own nurse simplest idea she thinks of,” Alison said. training in 1993, said: “I only left James “One of the children was having Cook because I want to inspire the next problems managing diabetes at their generation of nurses. senior school and out of that, Kelly “I am just over the moon to receive developed a massive project in which these awards.” she got the children to develop an Jeanette Cramer Sister in information leaflet about diabetes. Gastroenterology took the Mentor Yasmin Osbourne (right) was named our “It was eventually presented at a diabetes Award, as student nurses praised her best Student of the Year pictured with conference and the change in those “motivating, inspiring and enthusiastic Practice Placement Facilitator Mel Gannon 4 Allerton Ward picked up Team of the Year and The Friends of The Friarage Award Jeanette Cramer, (left) was named Mentor of the Year Allerton Ward is toast of The Friarage nature, which makes her a nurse as nursing teams honoured that they themselves “aspire to be like”. HEARTFELT patient nominations Yasmin Osbourne was named saw Allerton Ward become the Student Nurse of the Year for her toast of the Friarage, after picking mature approach to work on the up both the Team of The Year and paediatric day unit during her Friends of The Friarage Award at second year placement. this year’s Nightingales. Clare Elstob was named Healthcare The hospital ward received Assistant of the Year for the numerous nominations - all pointing out “care, empathy, patience, support, the welcoming environment and genuinely respect and compassion” she kind and compassionate care offered by its Community Matrons win the shows “every single patient” on “exceptional” nurses. Community Award the Ward 9 medical respiratory One lady described the palliative care their pivotal role in a pilot project aimed team at James Cook, where she is provided to her partner, highlighting the an “asset”. patience and understanding with which he at preventing inappropriate admissions to hospital for patients living in a care home. And Michelle Jefcott received was cared for during his final days. the honour of being named She added: “The team were very good The pilot also aims to ensure people are Midwife of the Year for the to me too, with the healthcare assistants able to live in their own homes with “unquestionable dedication and allowing me to use a shower and community care for as long as it is safe for passion she still has after being a providing towels. I even had an offer to them to do so. midwife since 1988”. launder my clothes.” The team embraced this with passion and Lance Corporal Hayley, a Another patient said the whole team, enthusiasm on top of their usual workload Healthcare Assistant with the including Domestic Staff, Ward Hostesses, at a particularly busy time and have Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Clerical, HCAs, Nurses,Ward Sisters, Junior achieved very positive results. Nursing Corp received a special Doctors and Consultants, came together Cardiac Rhythm Management Specialist military award highlighting to make patients feel comfortable and Nurses were also named as providing the her excellent clinical leadership reassured and as a team they formed best placement/learning environment performance within Critical Care in “something very very special”. for students, due to their welcoming the past year. Community Matrons across Middlesbrough, nature and clearly set out guidance and Gill Hunt, the Trust’s Director of Redcar & Cleveland also picked up the expectations on what students would learn Nursing said she was “proud” Community Award as a team, thanks to and achieve throughout their placement. and “delighted” to be able to present our exceptional nurses Cardiac Rhythm Specialist with their awards. Nurses win the Best Learning She said: “These awards recognise Environment Award those nurses who go above and beyond the call of duty as they strive to provide the highest standards of patient care across our Trust - and we are proud to call them our colleagues.” Full details of all the award winners and all their pictures can be found at www.southtees.nhs.uk/about/ awards/nightingale/nightingale- awards-2017/ 5 Acting fast in the fight against sepsis Greg’s story sepsis and called in Vicky helped create the critical care a sepsis collection AT FIVE months old he received a heart outreach team. Vicky button on Web transplant, at five years old he battled Burton with ICE, the Trust’s test “Immediate non-Hodgkin lymphoma, then at 24, her Sepsis life saving ordering system. Greg Rodgers found himself fighting for poster treatment Now when sepsis his life again. was is searched, all of Greg feared his lymphoma had returned started the required blood when he found a lump on his neck. He on ward tests for sepsis knew he would have to face weeks of 33 and are automatically chemotherapy, but what he had not then requested in been prepared for was the battle he he was one go. was about to have against sepsis - a taken “This speeds up potentially life-threatening complication to the treatment and of an infection which can lead to tissue hospital’s ensures all the damage and organ failure. HDU where appropriate tests are he was isolated Greg’s immune system was so low completed straight away,” and closely following his chemotherapy that as monitored.” said Vicky. “This improves soon as he picked up an infection patient outcomes as well as it developed into sepsis. Luckily for After three days Greg, who making it easier for staff to request the Greg, the team on ward 33 at James works as a trauma admin clerk at the blood tests.” Cook were fast to spot the signs and hospital, was well enough to return to responded immediately. ward 33 to complete his recovery. “I was on my last run of chemo and I “The treatment I received was just got really tired. I did not want to phenomenal,” he said. “I was definitely What is sepsis? do anything else but sleep,” said Greg, in good hands!” Sepsis occurs when the body’s 26, of Great Ayton. “The next thing I response to an infection damages knew I was waking up and everyone was Speeding up sepsis tests its own tissues and organs. It can around me and I panicked and thought lead to shock, multiple organ SEPSIS must be treated as a medical what was wrong. failure and death, especially if it emergency - for every hour that is not treated quickly. “I had heard of sepsis before but I was essential treatment is delayed when just too out of it at the time to know sepsis is suspected, the risk of death is Signs and symptoms what was happening. My heart function increased by 7.6%. had dropped right down so the only If you have a suspected or As soon as sepsis is suspected a number option was to put me on the high diagnosed infection and show of blood samples must be requested dependency unit (HDU).” any of the following symptoms, and this can now be done at the touch then it is likely that you are Sepsis Nurse Jacqui Jones said: of a button at James Cook thanks to a suffering from sepsis: “His blood pressure decreased, his new improved system inspired by Vicky • New confusion and lethargy breathing was rapid, he needed more Burton, an Assistant Practitioner on the • Difficult or rapid breathing oxygen, so the staff screened him for Haematology Day Unit. • Low blood pressure • Low urine output • Mottled or discoloured skin How is it treated? Management of sepsis after admission to hospital involves a set of interventions known as the “sepsis six”. These should be initiated by the medical team within an hour of diagnosis. It includes taking blood samples, blood cultures and other relevant specimens, giving antibiotics, intravenous fluids and oxygen and close monitoring of vital Greg Rodgers signs and fluid intake and output pictured with to be able to assess progress and some of the staff severity of sepsis. from Ward 33

6 Organ donation team praised for high consent rates

FOR the past three years South Tees has consistently achieved the highest Daisy Carter with patients Ethel Smith of Berwick Hills (right), Margaret Eve of Great consent rates in the UK Ayton, Mary Robinson of Northallerton (left) on Ward 34 when it comes to families considering organ donation after brain death. Hip fracture project As a result the Specialist Nurse Organ Donation Team were delighted to welcome Sally aims to save 100 lives Johnson, Director of Organ Donation and Transplantation SOUTH Tees has teamed up ‘MOT’ while they are in and help improve at NHS Blood and Transplant with five other NHS Trusts from things before they are discharged.” (pictured centre), to James Cook. The HIP QIP Scaling Up improvement England and Scotland in an The aim of Sally’s visit, as well programme provides the opportunity ambitious two-year project aimed as commending the Trust’s to further enhance services and share achievement, was to see at improving the care of hip best practice. Thanks to funding from fracture patients and decreasing the programme, Ward 34 have recruited what lessons could be learnt mortality rates. Nutritional Assistant, Daisy Carter, to help to improve consent rates increase nutritional support to patients throughout the country. The HIP QIP Scaling Up improvement following surgery. programme is being led by Northumbria Dr David Reaich, Clinical Lead Healthcare in partnership with the British Part of Daisy’s role involves providing for Organ Donation, gave Sally Orthopaedic Association (BOA). snack rounds between meals, arranging a tour of the hospital before ward tea parties, offering supplement she enjoyed lunch in the HDU South Tees was invited to take part in drinks and completing food diaries. seminar room with the Specialist the programme after being identified as Nurse Organ Donation Team and one of the trusts leading the way in hip “It’s just about having the time to go the ITU consultants. fracture care: round and encourage people to eat rather than placing it in front of them Specialist Nurse Jill Featherstone • Our dedicated hip fracture unit has and leaving them to it,” said Daisy. reduced the average patient’s hospital said: “Sally congratulated and stay by five days since its advent in 2012 Ward 34 are also working closely with thanked the teams for their part accident and emergency colleagues in achieving outstanding results • Our 30 day mortality rates are already to speed up access to pain relief. for consent for organ donation. below the national average A&E now administer targeted pain She was keen to explore how this • We received excellent feedback from blocks directly to the patient’s hip on Trust has such a positive approach a peer review conducted in December admission so that they receive faster, to organ donation as a whole.” 2016 by the BOA. more effective pain relief and The hip fracture unit on ward 34 at require less opioid pain medication James Cook prides itself on looking after such as morphine which in turn the patient as a whole – and not just the reduces unwanted side effects. fractured hip, covering everything from As part of the programme the team nutrition to falls prevention. This aims will also be collating improvement to speed up recovery and reduce the risk data, feedback from patient of re-admissions. experiences and participating in Specialist Nurse Anne Tate said: “We care further peer review visits. for the whole person and not just the Trauma Lead, Julie O’Hara, said: “I fractured hip because these patients are think it’s a fantastic opportunity to usually complex and very frail. There is showcase what this Trust is able to often a medical reason why they have do for this very vulnerable group fallen and we can give them a medical of people.” 7 Thank You South Cleveland Heart Fund! SENIOR staff at South Tees high-powered 3T Scanner, freeing up Hospitals said a special “thank scanning time to enable an extended you” to South Cleveland Heart cardiothoracic service to patients on the newly upgraded machine. Fund (SCHF), following a successful £1m appeal. Siobhan McArdle, Chief Executive of South Tees, presented Adrian Davies, Members of the SCHF attended James Chairman of South Cleveland Heart Cook’s Radiology Department to view Fund, with a framed photograph new and upgraded MRI scanners paid marking the end of the appeal, as a for with the £1m they raised in 18 special ‘Thank You’ gift. months – with a little help from their friends in the local community. Mr Davies said the support of the public had been fantastic in helping SCHF Last year, as a result of their reach its £1m target. fundraising efforts, the charity signed a cheque “It’s a fantastic day for for £450,000 to upgrade “We’re providing South Cleveland Heart an existing cardiac Fund, now it’s all scanner so that it more scans than we come to fruition in now produces top previously did and we’re collaboration with level imaging, the Trust in the form The new 3T scanner was demonstrated enabling cardiac able to offer scans to of this fantastic 3T to members of the South Cleveland Heart consultants across a greater breadth of machine and the Fund Committee North and South newly upgraded Tees to carry out a patients than cardiac scanner,” grateful patients; and then you have full Cardiovascular we previously he said. the ripple effect of more donations Magnetic Resonance coming in.” (CMR) imaging service could.” “The £1m was raised for patients. in just 18 months through Dr Neil Maredia, Consultant Cardiologist various initiatives including a at James Cook, said: “The £1m appeal The remainder of the £1 million, Middlesbrough Rotary Club draw and has enabled us to install this completely raised by hundreds of supporters of The Gazette’s Help Save A Life Appeal. new scanner and upgrade the existing SCHF across Teesside, was invested cardio scanner. in the installation of a brand new “Donations were also received from “We’re using them to provide a wide range of cardiac and general MRI scanning for patients from Teesside and the wider region. We’re providing more scans than we previously did and we’re able to offer scans to a greater breadth of patients than we previously could.” South Cleveland Heart Fund is continuing to raise money for other developments in cardiac care across Teesside. Earlier this year, SCHF also provided a £20,000 donation to fund new resuscitation manikins, which will be used on a daily basis to provide all levels of life support training to 5,000 staff across South Tees. You can find out more and get involved with fundraising efforts for SCHF at www.schf.org.uk Members of South Cleveland Heart Fund including Chairman Adrian Davies, receiving a commemorative photo from Trust Chief Executive Siobhan McArdle (centre). A video on this story is Also pictured (far right) is Dr Michael Stewart, Medical Director of Specialist Care, also available at and Dr Neil Maredia, second from right www.youtube.com/southtees 8 1,000 patient voices heard THE 1,000 Voices patient experience programme reached a milestone in May when it captured feedback from its 1,000th patient. Rebecca Morgan, a patient on Ward 37 at James Cook, became the 1,000th person to be interviewed by the team about the care she received while staying in hospital. The programme was launched in January this year and has been very positively received. Rebecca Phillips, Patient Experience Facilitator, said: “I don’t think we could ever have imagined just how well the project would be welcomed by both staff and patients. The patients are delighted to be able to provide timely Patient Rebecca Morgan with Patient Experience Project Manager Lucy Tait and Patient feedback and know their comments Experience Facilitators Jemma Peacock, Rebecca Phillips and Bethany Radigan make a difference.” to give any other comments. programme is on a phased roll out The team has four patient with all wards taking part by the end experience facilitators who visit in- Reports are then generated from of July 2017. patient wards across the Trust to these interviews within 24 hours and gather patient feedback. each ward is given a score out of 10, For more information, contact the highlighting areas for improvement and Patients answer a number of questions patient experience team on also many areas of excellence. about the ward and the quality of care 01642 835964 (ext 55964) or email they have received with an opportunity The 1,000 Voices patient experience [email protected]

Plaque marks world first for Trust A NEW plaque An initial three patients patients with the tiny WiSE Cook said: “We’re very adorning the entrance benefited from the device Technology wireless device. pleased to be able to offer this new treatment last year, and since then, Simon James, Consultant to the cardiothoracic option to patients. the Trust has fitted more Cardiologist at James outpatients “Because the pacemaker department at is implanted directly into James Cook has the innermost layer of tissue that lines the left been installed to chamber of the heart, it commemorate a world- can treat heart failure first for cardiologists more effectively than conventional pacemakers or at the hospital. defibrillators, and without the need for wires and the The bold metal plate, risk of complications that presented to the Trust come with them. by the pacemaker’s manufacturer EBR Systems “Patients are responding well to this new type of Inc, recognises the Trust as treatment and we are the first in the world to use confident the device will a tiny pacemaker the size Dr Andrew Turley, Dr Simon James and Professor Andrew help more patients to live of a grain of rice, outside Owens (left to right) who completed the first WiSE a longer, more active life of clinical trials. pacemaker surgery in the world, outside of clinical trials in future.”

9 Passionate Parkinson’s Team Scoop Second Award THE passionate team at rapid access to a range of services in our local area. and support. the Parkinson’s Advanced “Many of our PASU patients come to us when Symptom Unit (PASU) in This has been shown to decrease they are experiencing a high degree of distress, Redcar has been honoured emergency requiring access to our services in a crisis; with a second award. admissions and whether their symptoms are physical or mental. improve the Patient “Yet when the unit opened The groundbreaking new unit, management Simon Laverick based at Redcar Hospital, is the first of patients’ has thanked in September 2015, of its kind in the UK, combining the mental PASU for the combining specialists expertise of clinicians from South health support it has from mental health Tees with mental health specialists symptoms. given him services and an from neighbouring Tees Esk and acute hospital In recognition, Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. trust for the PASU received the dedicated Since opening in September 2015, UK Parkinson’s it has been providing a dedicated Excellence treatment of service to Parkinson’s patients Network award Parkinson’s when they are at their most for outstanding patients was a vulnerable, with complex and services at the groundbreaking distressing symptoms including Positive Steps idea.” impaired movement, dementia in Parkinson’s Other trusts and psychosis. conference in across the country Leicestershire, This is achieved are now looking to add to its through team recent Patient to replicate the PASU work between “We are Safety Award. model – something Dr the local mental Archibald believes is “vital” for health trust delighted to Neil Archibald, patients like Simon Laverick, who together with be able to Consultant was just 41 when he received the devastating South Tees’ Neurologist at South diagnosis he had Parkinson’s Disease. neurologists, provide this Tees, said: “We are specialist nurses vital community delighted to be able The 47-year-old engineer, from Darlington, and dedicated to provide this vital has gone on to raise thousands of pounds for pharmacy and service.” community service on Parkinson’s research since his diagnosis - and physiotherapy behalf of some of the credits the unit as an important factor in helping staff, who ensure most vulnerable patients him maintain a positive attitude. “At first I was having real trouble with the medication I was taking,” he said. “I was having difficulty sleeping - it had become the norm that I just didn’t sleep on a night - and my quality of life was not very good. “I was invited to come here within a week of calling the specialist nurses and spent an hour with a team of people – not just the neurologists but a team of different disciplines and we all came up with a solution. It was absolutely unbelievable. I can’t thank them enough.” Since his diagnosis, Simon has also developed a love of photography and some of his works of art now have pride of place in the PASU unit waiting room. You can see Simon talking about life Neil Archibald and Physiotherapist Janet Duffy with the unit’s two awards with Parkinson’s Disease on our YouTube and two of Simon’s pictures of local landmarks in the background site: www.youtube.com/southtees 10 New role provides vital support for brain injury patients A NEW nursing role is making a members and carers in every stage following real difference to patients who acquired brain injury. are admitted to James Cook with “It’s such a rewarding role. I go home at the end of the day really feeling that I have acquired brain injuries. helped people.” Kerry Reynolds took on the Headway Based at James Cook, Kerry can be found Acute Trauma Support (HATS) Nurse role in supporting patients right across the hospital February as part of a two-year pilot scheme but can most often be spotted in A&E, critical supported by the Big Lottery Fund. care, HDU, neurosurgery, neuro HDU and Kerry Every year 350,000 people are admitted neuro rehab. Reynolds (left) to hospital with an acquired brain injury Kerry explains what will happen during the is supporting (ABI) related condition. Brain injury can patient’s hospital stay and helps people find wards across devastate lives, shatter families and leave the right support once they are able to go James Cook people in desperate need of support, and back home. that’s where the HATS nurse role can make As the region’s dedicated HATS nurse she is a real difference. also a valuable source of information and “When someone has a brain injury it’s such support for all medical staff from nurses on information library and financial assistance a traumatic time that people just need the wards to local GPs, who can see a lot of via its Headways Emergency Fund. Any support - they don’t know where to turn people with minor head injuries. healthcare professional can apply for up to and sometimes they just can’t take all the Headway provides support to all brain £500 on behalf of a patient. information in,” said Kerry. injured patients and their families and For more details email kerry.reynolds@stees. “My job is to provide practical and emotional their carers. The charity offers a nurse led nhs.uk, call 07827 911690 or bleep Kerry support, information and advice to family helpline (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm), an Reynolds via the main hospital switchboard.

Awards success for Trust’s apprentices TRUST apprentices enjoyed success and Learning Team has welcomed at the Health Education England 369 apprentices, of which 265 have completed their apprenticeship North East Apprenticeship Awards, programme; and 64 are still in the process with one South Tees employee of completing their apprenticeship. being named North East Apprentice The number of participants is also of the Year. increasing year on year, and during The awards were held during National National Apprenticeship Week the team Apprenticeship Week, which the Trust raised awareness of the availability of also participated in by celebrating apprenticeship programmes and celebrated its successes. previous apprentice successes and Dawn Cochrane receiving her North East highlighting the ongoing hard work of “More and more departments and wards Apprentice of the Year Award our current apprentices. are taking advantage of the excellent Dawn Cochrane won the award for the Kate Harrison, Training Advisor and Assessor opportunities offered by the vocational Apprentice who has made the Greatest in the South Tees Widening Participation training programmes every year,” said Katie. Progress – and also went on to be named and Learning Team, said: “We were over the “We would encourage anyone within the North East Apprentice of the Year. moon that South Tees was also successful Trust who wants to talk to us about further with Dawn’s achievement of the overall This meant she went on to represent opportunities to employ apprentices to award for North East Apprentice of the contact us.” the North East during the national Year and went to London to represent the For more information on NHS Apprenticeship Awards held in London. North East at the National Health Education apprenticeships, visit: England NHS Apprenticeship Awards. www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk “Jayne Robbins, one of our Health and Business Administration Level 2 Apprentices, was also nominated as Intermediate Apprentice of the Year at the regional awards. “Our team is very proud of this success, which it hopes to build on by continuing to support a wide range of apprentices, work experience programmes and volunteers Laura Bothwell, Kate Harrison, Jayne across our hospital sites.” Robbins, Dawn Cochrane, Jane Bates, Since the academic year 2006/2007, Apprentices hard at work during National Caroline Hamilton South Tees’ Widening Participation Apprenticeship Week 11 News from North …. fundraisers make MRI Scanner a reality SOUTH Tees Hospitals Charity would like to thank the thousands of fundraisers who are making a new MRI scanner at The Friarage, a reality. The brand new MRI scanner was airlifted into the Friarage in March, following the success of hundreds of charity events, from skydives to those involving the quieter pastimes of knitting or baking. Since the launch of the fundraising campaign three years ago, members of the community have put their unique and quirky skills to the test to get behind the Friarage MRI Scanner Appeal and raise in excess of £1.4m to date. This included a £500,000 donation The Radiology Team at The Friarage Hospital welcome the new scanner from Friends of The Friarage who have Charity’s Head of Fundraising, the first patients – and radiology staff - supported this campaign in partnership described seeing the MRI scanner using this equipment.” with the charity. being lifted into the hospital as the As well as providing the crucial While fundraising continues to reach the “realisation of years of hard work and diagnostic test for numerous conditions £2m target for the scanner, the efforts of fundraising” by generous members of to more people closer to their homes, fundraisers are already being rewarded, the public. the new MRI scanner will have the as patients across Teesside and North He said: “The hard work really started knock-on effect of reducing waiting Yorkshire began having MRI scans at the a few years ago when we launched this times at James Cook. hospital from April. appeal and its success can be directly Before the new scanner opened at the When fully operational, the scanner attributed to the generosity of the Friarage, 27,000 scans were being carried will examine 22 patients a day, seven residents of North Yorkshire who have out every year at James Cook – including days a week, to help detect a range of really done us proud,” he said. 6,500 for patients living in Hambleton conditions in almost any part of the body. “While the scanner is not yet fully and Richmondshire. Paul Watkins, South Tees Hospital operational, it was a proud day to see Dr Upendra Somasundram, Chairman of the Friends of The Friarage, said: “We are delighted to have been able to donate a significant amount to this fundraising campaign and would like to thank our supporters who have made this possible. “We will continue to support the development of future hospital services in Northallerton through our fundraising, for the benefit of the local population.” Tony Bellamy, Chartered Construction Manager at Interserve, which has worked in partnership with the Trust to deliver the scanner to the Friarage, said: “It has been a privilege for Interserve to construct and work on this project. “The hard work and dedication that the local community has committed has paid The scanner is lifted into the Friarage Hospital (Picture courtesy of Interserve) dividends, and Interserve is proud to be 12 Friends’ donations help keep The Friarage at the leading edge A NUMBER of recent £7,500 for a new blood gas analyser donations by the Friends of for the respiratory department, which allows nursing staff to take blood The Friarage are helping to samples and get immediate results in keep patient care and staff the patient’s own home, rather than training at the Northallerton them having to come into hospital. hospital at the This not only cutting edge. makes the service One of the first MRI scans taking place at more responsive, The Friarage Hospital The Friends, who but is particularly continue to celebrate beneficial to elderly part of that.” their diamond and housebound jubilee this year, patients with The Trust’s Chief Executive Siobhan provided £11,773 disabling respiratory McArdle said: “I would like to thank to the resuscitation conditions, as it both South Tees Hospitals Charity department, to reduces unnecessary and the Friends of the Friarage on fund two training clinic appointments behalf of our organisation for their manikins, which are and can even remarkable fundraising efforts and already providing Respiratory Nurse Specialist prevent admissions continued support. clinicians with a more into hospital. Sarah Turnbull with the new “The new MRI scanner, along with authentic and realistic training experience. blood gas analyser The Friends have other planned service developments also given £28,000 to such as The Sir Robert Ogden Cancer Janine Langthorne, Resuscitation the ophthalmology [eye] department Centre, demonstrates our long-term Officer at the Friarage, believes for a service providing injections commitment to delivering clinically safe the advanced features of the adult to patients suffering age-related and sustainable services to the people and junior manikins, coupled with macular degeneration, which leads to of Hambleton, Richmondshire, Whitby their ability to enable training in sight loss. and the surrounding area from our staff’s own clinical environment, Dr Upendra Somasundram, Chairman Friarage site.” could help to improve teamwork of Friends of the Friarage, said: and communication in emergency To reach our target, fundraising “We’re delighted to be able to scenarios. This also further enhances by South Tees Hospitals Charity is support investments like this, which regular checks to ensure equipment still ongoing for The Friarage MRI will benefit staff and patients at and the clinical environment is safe scanner appeal. The Friarage and the wider local and fit for purpose. Anybody who would like to make community for many years to come a donation or organise an event Other recent donations by The and we wish to thank all our local can find out more at Friends of The Friarage have included fundraisers who make this possible.” www.friaragescannerappeal.org.uk

Plans signed off for Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre IN MARCH, an improved experience. relatives from the North Yorkshire and South Tees areas and will include: Council rubber-stamped plans “I am extremely pleased to be involved for building work to begin in one more project with Macmillan • A chemotherapy treatment lounge on The Sir Robert Ogden Cancer Support,” he said. with capacity to treat up to 35 patients a day Macmillan Centre. “Another Centre in Yorkshire will • Complementary therapy facilities North Yorkshire-based philanthropist come to reality where many people Sir Robert Ogden is funding the project suffering with cancer from a vast area • Treatment and consulting room with Macmillan - his third similar will receive the treatment and support • A Macmillan cancer information and project in partnership with the charity they need and deserve, bringing support centre – and Sir Robert and Lady Ogden are them some feeling of wellbeing and also contributing to the design process comfort during the most difficult time • Supporting accommodation (including of the centre. of their lives.” telemedicine facilities) Their aim is to create a relaxing and The project will provide the latest up to Building work is expected to start this comfortable environment to ensure date treatment and create a state-of- summer, with the project due to be patients undergoing treatment have the-art facility for patients, carers and completed in the summer of 2018.

13 Lynn selected for prestigious Fellowship PHYSIOTHERAPIST Lynn Iveson has been selected as one of 30 healthcare professionals to take part in a prestigious fellowship to help improve older people’s care.

The Allied Health Professional has been selected for the Older Person’s Fellowship at King’s College London. Gill Husband (left) and Shane Lester leading some discussion on improving patient pathways Now in its third year, the national programme is sponsored by Health Education England and recruits high calibre, experienced nurses and allied Workshop aims to health professionals, who are passionate about service transformation in older people’s care. speed up diagnosis of As part of the programme, Lynn, the clinical lead physiotherapist for community services in Hambleton and head and neck cancer Richmondshire, will be tasked with developing a quality improvement A WORKSHOP aimed at improving care for patients project to improve older people’s care in with a suspected head and neck cancer has been the local area. hailed a success. “It’s just an amazing opportunity to share A wide variety of specialists experiences and develop including Radiologists, Pathologists, ideas with colleagues “The Fellowship Ear Nose and Throat Specialists and from right across the the Oral MaxilloFacial Specialists country,” said Lynn. gives frontline Academic Lead at the met at South Tees Institute of “I love my job, I practitioners Florence Nightingale Learning, Research and Innovation love this area - I the confidence Faculty of Nursing (LRI) on the James Cook site, to have lived here and Midwifery, said: discuss how to reduce the time it all my life - and and skills to lead “The Older Person’s takes to diagnose cancers. I’m very passionate change.” Fellowship recognises about making the best the enormous potential The specialists examined every step between a patient’s first hospital possible services for and capability of nurses appointment to their eventual diagnosis, the older people in and AHPs to deliver to identify improvements that could our communities. contemporary models of care for speed up diagnosis and enable treatment older people. “This fellowship is recognition to begin sooner. of how hard the whole team has “The Fellowship gives frontline The ‘workstream improvement process,’ worked and gives us a great chance practitioners the confidence and based on the ‘Kaizen’ approach used in to raise awareness and really make a skills to lead change, better support Japanese industry, is aimed at continuous difference for future patients.” older people and their families, improvement involving all employees from the top level to the assembly line. Clinical Director for Clinical Support and to influence wider strategic Services Barbara Stoker added: “We are planning for older adult services in Gill Husband, the Trust’s Lead for Service Improvement and Innovation was praised very proud that Lynn has been selected. their organisations.” by ENT consultant Shane Lester as the It’s a great achievement, and an For further information, visit the “driving force” behind the workshop – inspiring example of developing clinical Older Person’s Fellowship website at managing to condense into one day what and leadership skills.” www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/Older-Persons- many service improvement specialists in Dr Corina Naughton, the Fellowship’s Fellowship/Index.aspx. 14 Trauma patients will reap rewards of “game changing” device The TEESSIDE patients are getting geko™ to surgery faster thanks to the device innovative thinking of James Cook’s trauma team. Gill Husband (left) and Shane Lester leading some discussion on improving patient pathways Every year up to 200 people undergo ankle fracture surgery at the Middlesbrough hospital. For some this Workshop aims to can mean spending up to a week in a hospital bed waiting for the swelling to reduce to a level on which surgeons speed up diagnosis of can operate. But now a neuromuscular electro- stimulation device known as a head and neck cancer geko™ is being used to help reduce the swelling to get people into the A WORKSHOP aimed at improving care for patients operating theatre quicker. with a suspected head and neck cancer has been The geko™, which looks a bit like a watch, sticks onto the patient’s leg hailed a success. above their plaster cast and causes the Japanese Industry complete over five days. muscles to contract to help increase blood circulation and reduce swelling. “Gill was the real driver behind this Orthopaedic Surgeon Paul Baker and excellent day and should be commended The device is more commonly used Senior Sister Stacey Brown demonstrate for the magnificent effort she has put into to help prevent DVT (deep vein the geko™ device this,” he said. thrombosis), but experts at James Cook recognised that it could “It’s very difficult to get such a wide range are aware this has never potentially benefit trauma of specialists together at the same time so been used for ankle we tried to make the most of it!” patients so they teamed fractures before. up with manufacturers “This could be “Immediately after their first clinic Sky Medical “It’s much better for appointment, patients will soon be able Technology to trial a game changer patients as sitting in to walk straight to radiology for a date the idea. for the treatment a hospital bed for for a scan and this is among the many a week can be very improvements being made in speeding up An initial study of swelling frustrating and can the diagnosis of head and neck cancers. involving 20 patients also cause people to produced extremely for ankle “A surgeon-led clinic for people with a neck lose muscle mass.” positive results – lump, in which a sample can be taken on fractures.” patients were happy Senior Sister Stacey the same day and a result given within five to wear the device and Brown said it was days also has the potential to speed up the in many cases swelling had exciting to be the first patient pathway by two to three weeks.” greatly reduced within 24 hours. to use the device in this Gill added: “It is very rare to get the way: “Patients have tolerated it opportunity to get a group like this Orthopaedic Surgeon Paul Baker is really well and the results have together so every minute of the Kaizen now planning to carry out more in- been remarkable.” depth research and to use the device day was utilised and the commitment to The collaboration helped Sky on future patients. improving patient care was paramount. Medical Technology scoop a We now need to implement the agreed “This could be a game changer for Medilink North West Healthcare changes and make sure they are sustained.” the treatment of swelling for ankle Business Award for partnership fractures,” he said. “As far as we working with the NHS. 15 Farewell to well-loved team member IT WAS with great sadness that we said goodbye to ICT Senior Systems Administrator Anthony Jackson in February. Anthony died peacefully after a short illness in hospital surrounded by his family. The Come Dine With Us event at James Cook proved popular once again Anthony, 38, started working for South Come dine with us! Tees in July 1998 when FROM patients enjoying he became afternoon tea on hospital wards a Finance and in care homes, to visitors Systems Assistant. sampling patient meals at a Within this role he was responsible for the finance Oracle system. Come Dine With Me style event, This role provided him with the there was plenty going on across knowledge and experience to move the Trust to mark Nutrition and on and apply for an engineer’s post Hydration Week. within ICT. The Come Dine With Me event had In 1999 he moved in to ICT and something to get everyone’s taste buds worked his way up to his role of tingling with everything from turkey Senior Systems Administrator. cottage pie to apricot crumble. Afternoon tea on Zetland Ward was a hit Anthony was a dedicated member with the patients of staff who worked extremely hard Staff and patients tucked into the free to ensure that the Trust’s IT systems samples and rated each meal for flavour relaunched on the James Cook site to were up and running. He often and presentation. There was even a live provide additional nutrition between worked late at night and weekends taste test on BBC Tees Radio! meals and Fruity Friday kebab snack to upgrade servers out of hours to Georgia Payne, Head of Dietetics rounds were held at the Friarage to cause minimum disruption to users. and Adult Speech and Language further encourage healthy eating. He had a great sense of humour Therapy, said: “It’s great because Throughout March Planned Care also and liked to play pranks on family we get feedback from a wide range ran a nutritional screening campaign, and friends. He was an avid of people which helps us continue focusing on staff training and increasing Formula 1 fan and could always be to improve the hospital meals we awareness with patients. found watching the sport on TV, provide to our patients. Zetland Ward at Redcar Primary Care and woe betide anyone who tried “It also highlights the importance of Hospital and Tocketts Ward at East to contact him whilst he watched it! good nutrition and hydration which Cleveland Primary Care Hospital also Anthony was the beloved son of is such a key part of patient care as it had a full week of activities including Pat and Barry Jackson and much supports faster healing and recovery.” afternoon teas and bake off events. loved brother of Craig and sister in law Donna. John Carr from catering partner Carillion Jane Henderson, Stroke Dietitian said: added: “We believe we have one of the “We focused on ‘meal times matter’ He was a well-loved and valued better patient dining models within the member of the Trust and this was throughout the whole week on Zetland NHS, with expanded scope for Dementia Ward with the stroke therapy assistants evident by the number of people sufferers, dysphagic patients, halal aiding with assisted feeding and looking who took the time to attend his menus and much more. funeral and celebrate his life. His at correct positioning at meal times. family asked for donations to “I’m pleased the event was so well Speech and language therapists were be made to the Great North Air received as we really value the feedback also on hand at meal times to offer ambulance instead of flowers and it generates.” advice and support regarding texture £400 was raised. As part of Nutrition and Hydration modified diets with the opportunity for Week, the patient snacks menu was staff to sample the meals provided.” 16 Taking action to improve your health and wellbeing! HERE at South Tees we are continually looking at ways to improve the health and wellbeing of our 9,000 staff but this summer we are stepping this up a gear – and we need your help!

The Trust has the aim of making small changes that joined forces could make a big difference to the health with public and wellbeing of our staff, patients and If you organise a staff activity at the Trust health their families. which you would like including teams from Eagle-eyed staff will have already noticed on the list please email details to Middlesbrough some changes taking place across the [email protected] and Redcar Trust including more healthy options in and Cleveland Staff can get involved by completing a our staff restaurants – and less unhealthy to relaunch quick two minute survey (available via the temptations by the tills! Extra Life – intranet) and by posting suggestions in the Staff Forum. a local initiative But now we want to know what changes aimed at you would like to see on site that would Ideas already put forward range from creating healthier make the Trust a healthier place to work. developing a recreational garden work places and And we want you to help us compile a area to providing healthier choices in healthier people. “What’s On” style guide of all existing vending machines. As one of the area’s staff activities covering everything from So what would you like to see? biggest employers we choirs to walking groups so that staff can Visit southtees.nhs.uk/health to find have signed up with easily see what is available. out more! Team work on fighting flu leads to award THE communication and Nationally, 63.4% of frontline healthcare engagement team saw its workers were vaccinated against flu in successful campaign encouraging 2016/2017, according to figures from Public Health England. staff to have their flu jab recognised at the NHS Employers The award was presented to Marie Levy, Internal Communications Manager, Sarah Flu Fighter Awards 2017. Walker, Communication Executive, Mark South Tees’ communication professionals Oxley, Videographer and Claire Barrass, picked up the Digital and Social Media Graphic Designer. It was presented gong at the awards, with judges saying by Dr Pasi Penttinen, Head of Disease the team were the “standout winners” Programme Influenza and Other against numerous entries from trusts Respiratory Viruses from the European across the country. Claire Barrass, Dr Pasi Penttinen, Mark Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The team’s hard-hitting photo Oxley, Sarah Walker, Marie Levy and Amanda Marksby, Head of Reputation campaign involved real-life patients Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Management at South Tees Hospitals, and was featured in the local press and Employers (left to right) said: “The campaign really got staff and professional publications, including the members of the general public talking Nursing Times and Nursing Standard. An intranet countdown also helped with its use of hard-hitting posters The team were also praised for engaging achieve the target of vaccinating 75% of featuring real patients. staff by the December deadline. with staff on their views of whether or “The award also recognises the great not to have the flu jab using a live forum In total, 77.1% of staff at South Tees work done by the Trust’s wider Flu on the Trust intranet; and its extensive protected their patients by having the jab Fighter Team including our occupational social media campaign. in 2016/2017. health and flu champions, who worked This featured numerous videos and A total of 620 more frontline staff tirelessly to vaccinate our staff - it striking posters and saw almost a third had been vaccinated by December promotes partnership working between of staff vaccinated within 10 days of the 2016 compared to December 2015 – a healthcare workers and communications campaign launch. 12% increase. professionals at its very best.”

17 Health and ‘Outstanding’ Hand Social Care Therapy Group praised Community by Grateful Patient Hub opens A GRATEFUL patient has praised the care she A COMMUNITY hub, which received from the hand therapy team, after a bad contains a range of health and social care services, has wrist break resulted in intensive physiotherapy. opened at Redcar Primary Pam Pedersen, 73, from Great “Being in a group meant you Care Hospital. Ayton, says she “couldn’t have concentrated on the exercises and were asked for better treatment” shown how to do them correctly for a In partnership with South Tees full hour, whereas at home you might Clinical Commissioning Group after being placed in the hands do a few exercises and then think, (CCG) and Tees Valley Rural of Gary Rigby, a physiotherapist “that’s enough” – or you might forget Community Council (TVRCC), specialising in treatment of the to do them altogether one day. Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council is piloting the hub hands at James Cook. “It meant you had a whole hour of as part of a programme to Pam benefited from a group therapy therapy at least once a week, at the better integrate health and session after enduring a particularly bad same time as the camaraderie of social care services for people break to her left wrist when she slipped the group. suffering with social and at home. emotional issues. “As a result the movement and The break, which had already caused strength in my hand has improved The pilot, which is being funded considerably reduced strength in her very much and I understand that by by the Better Care Fund, will be hand and wrist, also led to her needing continuing with the exercises, it is evaluated and, if successful, will surgery for Carpel Tunnel Syndrome going to keep on improving.” be rolled out to other areas of – a condition that causes tingling and Redcar and Cleveland. numbness of the hands and fingers. Pam added the empathy and kindness Gary showed to all his patients also A GP Link Worker will be based However, she says the exercises she made this a “wonderful” service. at the Redcar hub and regular did under Gary’s guidance as part of a advice sessions will be held on group of six to eight patients has seen She said: “Gary has so much selected days including: her condition improve dramatically. knowledge and expertise and is also supportive and caring. He is an She said: “I joined the group for • Lifeline – supporting individuals excellent physiotherapist running six weeks and because we shared with drug or alcohol addiction a pioneering group demonstrating experiences and built up relationships, outstanding and innovative practice, • Community Agents – we looked forward to going to the enabling vulnerable people hour-long sessions once a week. which truly benefits patients. to remain independent in “He made a bad situation so much their own homes better for me and other people in the • Redcar and Cleveland Mind group also remarked on how impressed – offering recovery based they were with their treatment.” interventions for adults with Gary says that everyone who finishes mental health problems the six week group course sees an • Homecall – offering a service improvement in their hand function. to keep elderly and vulnerable “Patients all come back with better people independent at home scores on hand function following the for as long as possible group course and I’m pleased this has • NECA – improving the been the case for Pam,” Gary said. lives of those in long term recovery from substances and “Seeing patients like Pam improving and gambling misuse working in hand therapy as a whole is very rewarding. • Citizens Advice – providing free, confidential and “You don’t realise how much impartial advice Gary you take the ability to use your Rigby with hands for granted and it’s a To see a timetable visit: patient Pam great feeling being able to www.peoplesinfonet.org.uk Pedersen help people get back to their old life.” 18 Community hospitals

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STAFF on Tocketts Ward at East Cleveland Hospital are leading the way when it comes to falls prevention work. Ward Sister Heather Collins, Occupational Therapists Sue Molnar and Jenna Eccles, The Tocketts Ward team supports the launch of Always Events at South Tees Physiotherapist Mike Arkwright and Healthcare Assistant Kendra Harrison held a special falls Improving outcomes for prevention coffee afternoon at the Brotton hospital. our patients The event was aimed at patients and their families/carers and COMMUNITY hospitals Tocketts Ward at East Cleveland Primary focussed on providing advice on reducing falls risks once they and nursing teams have Care Hospital in Brotton was first to pilot the initiative with the community return home. launched a new initiative nursing team from Low Grange Health Patients talked through potential to improve patient care Village, Eston. risk factors and simple tasks they which covers everything could perform to reduce the Clinical Matron, Angela Artley said: likelihood of a fall occurring. from preventing pressure “The pilot proved successful They were also shown a basic ulcers to medication and now the team have recovery technique to help them error avoidance. turned their eyes to in the event of a fall. “The pilot proved implementation of Colleagues have successful and now the a full roll out to all Heather said: “The event was worked together to team have turned their community hospital deemed a huge success by staff, develop and promote and community patients and relatives and is precautionary steps eyes to implementation nursing sites something we are now hoping to patients can take of a full roll out to all within undertake on a regular basis.” to help them avoid community hospital the problems that could and nursing sites Trust.” delay their recovery within the Trust.” such as a fall or The Always pressure ulcer. Event videos are available Bitesize videos, information to all levels of leaflets and posters have been created staff working within to help spread the Always Event community hospitals and messages which all feature the strapline: community nursing teams. “Our business is to keep you safe and They can be viewed on you can support us by. . .” the infection prevention These are already being used to support and control pages of the people in their own homes and on the Trust intranet. wards across South Tees and Hambleton If you have any questions and Richmondshire areas. regarding roll out to Aids for staff have also been your ward or clinical developed which focus on topics such area contact Sharon as medication error avoidance and Lance or Angela Artley catheter management. on 01287 284400. 19 Funds to the tune of over £1,000! WHEN retired engineer David “I have a passion for Cookson decided to support the musical instruments - I Friarage MRI Scanner Appeal he make, repair and restore guitars, knew exactly what would hit the mandolins, right note! ukuleles, The grandad-of-three spent the winter in banjos and his garage repairing musical instruments, more. So I set restoring everything from ukuleles to myself a target mandolins and then selling them online. of raising £1,000 And his efforts paid off, with sales raising from the sale of repaired and £1,100 for the appeal. restored instruments. “Last year I found myself in need of the “These were either generously donated or services of the Friarage Hospital,” said sourced on the internet and they were all David, 66, of Northallerton. “Thanks to the in serious need of restorative work to make excellent treatment I received I made a full them playable! For six months throughout and speedy recovery. the winter I worked away in my garage “It occurred to me that I ought to do rebuilding and repairing them before something to help them in return and selling them on the internet.” when I saw the notice board on my way David Cookson with a Neapolitan See one of the instruments in out highlighting the MRI Scanner Appeal I mandolin restoration project and a self- action at www.youtube.com/ knew exactly what I should do! built octave mandolin/mandola watch?v=dZgzN1j3NWo

Follow in Robbie’s 10k footsteps to In memory of Linda raise vital funds! BIRTHDAY celebrations nurse and prescribing nurse A FABULOUS fundraiser who helped raise £800 for the where her no-nonsense raised £7,000 for South Tees Friarage MRI Scanner approach was much Hospitals Charity is hoping to appeal in memory of a appreciated and she was in inspire would-be runners to get former Northallerton nurse. high demand. sponsored for the Tees Pride 10k in Andrew Thompson had Linda was diagnosed with Middlesbrough on September 3. a 50th birthday party peritoneal cancer in 2013 Robbie Varey, 43, from Linthorpe at the Troubadour in and fought it bravely with raised more than £1,000 in his first Northallerton and guests humour and fortitude. week of collecting sponsorship after donated to the appeal George took early deciding to complete the annual race in lieu of presents in retirement and they got for James Cook’s Breast Cancer Unit. memory of his auntie, two great years Robbie was inspired by wife Natalie, Robbie Varey, who raised £7,000 Linda Layfield. together fighting a nurse, who used to work on the for the James Cook Breast Linda trained at the disease, unit and now works in the hospital’s Cancer Unit which provides the Friarage travelling the renal unit – as well as a family friend complementary therapies to from 1974. country and who underwent a mastectomy for women undergoing treatment She met even taking breast cancer within one week of for breast cancer husband a couple going to her GP with a lump. George when of holidays runners to consider getting behind He said: “I had started training for dancing at abroad. the charity and run for a cause close the run anyway, and I thought, “why a Christmas to their hearts this year. Linda not raise some money as well”. show for passed away He said: “If you’re going to do the “I had a target of about £300 but I charity in in February run anyway, why not raise a couple of work in construction and the lads are the Nurses’ 2014 having pounds along the way as well?” very generous. Recreational Hall reached her “Before long, people were giving me And if you weren’t planning on doing in 1975. They were final target of £10 or £20 and saying “my sister has it, what better reason could there be together 40 years. celebrating her 60th breast cancer” or “I lost my Mum to to lace up your trainers and get fit! Linda worked in birthday a couple of it”. It seemed to be close to a lot of For more on the race and to register, Darlington, York and weeks earlier. people’s hearts and the fundraising visit www.everyoneactive.com/ Middlesbrough before George said: “I’m sure this just took off.” runmiddlesbrough/ returning to Northallerton scanner will save the lives South Tees Hospitals Charity takes To run for South Tees Hospitals in 1987 where they settled of many people. She would donations on behalf of all the Trust’s Charity, or to discuss another with their three children. have been proud that Andy wards and departments to help make fundraising idea, call 01642 854160, She became a practice nurse has done this in her name life in hospital that little bit more email [email protected] or at Mayford House Surgery and I would like to thank comfortable for all our patients. visit www.southtees.nhs.uk/about/ specialising in diabetics and Andy and all his friends for Robbie is now encouraging other fundraising/guide/ eventually became lead contributing to the appeal.”

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