Keeping Staff Fit and Well
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Keeping staff fit and well Hand in hand against photograpy competition infection page 3 results page 16 Assisted Conception Unit celebrates 10 year anniversary with families page 4-5 Autumn / Winter 2011 Contents Chesterman 3 awarded for 8&9 superb care Well done to Chesterman 3 who have been nominated for the Sheffield’s Best Carer Award at the Sheffield’s Night of Honour awards ceremony. The ward was nominated by a patient for the excellent care they provide. Nurse Jean Maloney scoops national award Jean has been presented with an award for her work in supporting heart patients. She was presented with the award for ‘Outstanding 4 14&15 contribution to Arrhythmia Management’ by the charity Arrhythmia Congratulations Alliance at the 2011 Heart Rhythm Congress in Birmingham. Jean said: “Whilst this award was presented to me individually, I could not have achieved my aspirations without the help and support of everyone working within cardiology.” 16 19 4-5 Assisted Conception Unit celebrates 10 16-17 Professor awarded medal for research year anniversary with families into coeliac disease 6 Young People Get PASH-ionate 18 Snapshot – Photography Competition About Sexual Health 19 Right place, right time for Diabetes care 7 Year of Radiotherapy 8 - 9 One step at a time in a bid to keep fit 20 Getting to Know You Philip Wainwright, and healthy Research Communications Officer 10 Special service for those touched by 21 Karen Drake inspires spinal injuries Organ donation patients with visit 11 School helps promote hand hygiene 22 Cystic Fibrosis Unit given 12 Staff survey generous donation 13 STH researchers help move step closer to HIV vaccine 23 Link Lifestyle 14-15 Shaping our future 32 Out of the frying pan... Page 2 • Link - Autumn / winter 2011 United against infections New campaign to stamp out unnecessary infections in our hospitals Thanks to everyone’s hard work investing over £1million in additional A new awareness raising and we have recently gone 12 months measures to support staff in achieving information campaign will also be run without a single case of Trust a further reduction in the number of within our hospitals and across the South attributable MRSA Bacteraemia cases of C.difficile, wound infections, Yorkshire health community to encourage found anywhere in our hospital. This Norovirus and MRSA. These include: people to work together to prevent is an amazing achievement given our • Reinforcing best practice in terms of infections spreading. The Hand in Hand size and the fact that we treat over 1 antibiotic prescribing Fighting Infection Together campaign will million patients every year. • Additional ‘deep’ cleaning for wards on be highly visible and ask people to think top of the regular cleaning programme about the part they can play in helping Despite this we cannot be and ongoing ward refurbishments reduce the spread of infection. complacent as one infection is one • Trial of some new cleaning products Look out for the campaign and if you too many when it comes to protecting which may be even more effective than would like further information contact our patients. That is why the Trust is current products James Coxon. We all have a part to play in preventing C.difficile Since 2007 we have seen a should also be wiped before meals. when it’s right to do so 70% reduction in cases of • Staff should wear disposable • Visitors should be reminded not Trust attributable Clostridium gloves and aprons when caring to visit if they have been unwell in Difficile. However in the year for anyone who has a C.difficile the last 72 hours. the numbers began to rise again infection or when they’re in • When the patient has been free and this is something none of contact with the patient’s of symptoms (i.e. has had no us want to happen. Therefore environment whether this is a diarrhoea or is passing formed everyone is asked to play their single room or a bed space in a stools) for 72 hours, they no part in helping to prevent C. bay. Whenever possible, people longer need to be cared for in a difficile in our hospitals. It’s who are infected with C.difficile single room and no longer need important that we follow the should have their own room and barrier precautions. It’s important correct practices in STH and toilet facilities to avoid passing the that the single room or bed area these simple actions can make infection onto others. and all equipment is cleaned with all the difference: • Surfaces that may have come ChlorClean® to remove spores left • All staff (clinical and non clinical), into contact with the bacteria or behind in the environment and help patients and visitors should spores, such as patients’ rooms and reduce the risk of further infection. wash their hands regularly and bedspaces, toilets, and thoroughly. Alcohol hand gel is not bathrooms, bedpans effective against C.difficile spores, and beds, must also so the use of soap and water is be cleaned thoroughly essential before and after any every day with water contact with the patient or their and a cleaning product single room/bed area. It’s also combining detergent important to do this after removing and chlorine such as disposable aprons and gloves. ChlorClean®. • It’s also particularly important that • Commodes must patients are encouraged to clean be cleaned after their hands before meals, either every use. independently if they’re able to or • Checking for by offering a bowl or wipes if they symptoms in patients need assistance. Patients’ tables and sending samples Page 3 • Link - Autumn / winter 2011 Assisted Conception Unit celebrates 10 year anniversary with families The Jessop Wing Assisted mothers having single births by replacement therapy but had no Another family that took Conception Unit celebrated implanting only one embryo at success then, as a last try, they part in the celebrations was the 2000 families whose a time, making births safer for attempted IVF. It worked and nine Alison Davies, Karine Zbinden dreams came true over the both mother and baby.” months later, baby Brooklyn, now and their three children. Karine past ten years – thanks to The Unit recently held a party almost two years old, was born. and Alison were very pleased the dedicated team at at a local children's play centre The first baby to be born at the with the way the Unit worked the Unit. for families to celebrate the Unit was Jude Lawson, now nine hard to ensure their needs were With current success rates, anniversary along with the staff years old. Jude’s parents Karen met on their journey to create one in three couples will have that helped them fulfill their and Robert Lawson then went on a family. The couple wanted to a baby at the end of their dreams of being parents. to have Jonas, now seven, who ensure the three children were treatment. The Unit is constantly One family that attended was the first baby born from a biologically related but also striving for improvement and has the party was May and James frozen embryo at the Unit. wanted to both carry a baby strong links with the university to Jones from Bolton-upon- Proud dad Robert said: in the womb. The Unit helped ensure it remains at the forefront dearne, Rotherham with their “Without the Jessop Wing’s them in their choices and of developments. toddler Brooklyn. Assisted Conception Unit we ensured the same sperm donor Jonathan Skull Consultant in The couple, were trying for wouldn’t have our two boys. was used for each pregnancy. Reproductive Medicine at the a baby with little success until We are so grateful for them for Alison gave birth to both the Unit said: “It is fantastic to reach they discovered the Assisted giving us our boys and for the couples little girls and Karine this landmark. We have created Conception Unit. James, 43, way we were cared for. I can see gave birth to their little boy. nearly 2000 babies over the explains. “They were brilliant at the Unit has achieved so much Karine said: “The care we past ten years, and the numbers the Assisted Conception Unit. in the past 10 years. We were received was excellent and of births are steadily increasing Nothing was too much for them there with the very first patients we felt as though we were every year. Over the last few and they made us feel welcome and we hope the Unit continues understood and in good hands, years we have been working and at home.” to help other families like it has we had a lovely experience here on increasing the chances of The couple tried IUI hormone helped us.” at the Assisted Conception Unit.” Alison and Karine (central) with their three beautiful children and the Assisted Conception Unit team staff Dr No. Dr 10. Washington George 9. Duggan Mark Mark 8. Lanka Sri 7. Iraq 6. Lotus 5. Wiltshire 4. Azkaban of Prisoner the and Potter Harry 3. Wallace Jessie 2. Yellow 1. Quiz Answers Quiz Page 4 • Link - Autumn / winter 2011 Assisted Conception Unit celebrates 10 year anniversary with families We care about First baby Jude with brother Jonas customer care A new customer care guide, which has been developed in partnership with patients and staff, has been launched as part of an ongoing commitment to ensure patients and visitors get the very best service. The Commitment to Customer Care guide sets out 10 core standards to ensure the same level of service is delivered by receptionists to every patient, relative, visitor and colleague that reception staff encounter.