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Time to Recognise Those 'Going the Extra Mile' for Patients www.heartofengland.nhs.uk newsHeartlands Hospital and Birmingham Chest Clinic June 2017 Page 2 Pages 8–9 Page 13 ‘Recognising the Carer’ Nurses and Family Fun Day Conference returns Midwives celebrated in pictures For further information about the Building Healthier Lives Awards and how to nominate, visit buildinghealthierlivesawards.co.uk or The winners from the 2016 awards call 0121 424 1811. You can also email: [email protected] Time to recognise those ‘going the extra mile’ for patients The Building Healthier Lives Awards, which Award, as well as the Outstanding Clinical The Trust’s Interim Chief Executive, Last year’s awards were reward the outstanding achievements of Care Award, the Outstanding Non-Clinical Dame Julie Moore, said: “It is important our staff and volunteers, are back again Care Award and the Charity Supporter of we constantly re-examine what we do, really fantastic and I’m very for 2017 with some new and revamped the Year Award. and how we celebrate achievement is no categories. A Compassion Award will also be exception to that. much looking forward to announced on the night, the winner of “The new and revamped categories ensure this year’s event and to The Building Healthier Lives Awards which will come from the members of the Building Healthier Lives Awards reflect recognise and reward staff and volunteers staff who have received a compassion the broad spectrum of staff that make up reading your nominations.” from across our hospitals and community card throughout the last 12 months for HEFT and the significant contributions they services for going above and beyond to care particularly outstanding care and are make. for patients and support our services. automatically entered for this prize. “Last year’s awards were really fantastic Dame Julie Moore, Many of last year’s favourite categories Meanwhile, the Behind the Scenes Award and I’m very much looking forward to Interim Chief Executive remain such as the Chair’s Award, the Chief has been introduced to recognise the vital this year’s event and to reading your Executive’s Award, the Chief Nurse’s Award, support staff at the Trust. From porters to nominations.” the Patient Carer Award, the Team of the PAs, cleaners to catering, HR to finance, All of the 13 awards are open to staff and Awards letterboxes in the main receptions Year, the Volunteer of the Year Award the Trust employs an army of support staff, the public to nominate and you can submit at Birmingham Chest Clinic, Heartlands and the Governors’ Going and Above and working behind the scenes to ensure the as many nomination forms as you like. You and Solihull Hospitals, as well as the main Beyond Award. smooth running of the Trust. can also submit the same service for more reception in the Treatment Centre at Good However, this year some of the awards This award is to recognise an unsung hero than one award as long as it matches the Hope. categories have been re-badged to allow among those employees who consistently individual criteria. The awards will be presented at a for a wider range of nominees so we now performs above and beyond the call of duty Nomination forms can be found online glittering award ceremony in November and have the Training, Education & Wellbeing in carrying out their day-to-day tasks. and also at the Building Healthier Lives nominations close on 31 July. For patients, staff, visitors and volunteers Find your way around the hospital page 16 2 June 2017 BHBN’s LATEST RADIO SCHEDULE Carers play such an BHBN Hospital Radio broadcasts patient important role – they requests, music, news, live sport and a range of speciality programmes to NHS hospitals provide help and support, across Birmingham. The station, founded in 1952, is based in new studios in the Heritage without payment, to Building (original Queen Elizabeth Hospital), someone who could not they are on air 24 hours a day. They can also be heard via their website www.bhbn.net manage to stay at home and the TuneInRadio app. without their help. This MONDAY unique event is for them.” Music from Stage and Screen – 4pm Miranda Burns 5pm Good Vibrations – Donna Joseph Margaret Meixner, 7pm Hospital Request – Miranda Burns Education manager, HEFT 8pm The Evening Show – Dale Hobson TUESDAY 4pm Playing it Cool – Pete Bayliss Ed and Christine Doolan will be attending this year’s ‘Recognising the Carer’ Conference 6pm Easy Listening – Kelly Howell Queen Elizabeth Hospital Requests – 7pm Nick Whitehouse 8pm The Evening Show – Paul Millington WEDNESDAY 4pm The Rock Years 6pm Words & Music – Brian Henderson Good Hope Hospital Requests – 7pm Ed’s story headlines James Chew 8pm The Evening Show – David Elliot THURSDAY 5pm Thursday Tea Time Show– Bill & Jo Solihull Hospital Requests – Geoff 7pm at Carer Conference O’Brien 8pm The Evening Show – Chris Friday The wife of the hugely popular BBC Ed and they have faced during his great that we can be a part of Carers Week FRIDAY radio personality Ed Doolan MBE will be courageous battle. this year. 4pm Let’s Get Quizzical – Emma Boydell speaking at the third annual ‘Recognising Supporting the Doolans during the talk “Carers play such an important role and 6pm Pick & Mix – Brendan Delaney the Carer’ Conference in Solihull this will be Ed’s doctor Professor George Tadros, can be of any age or from any background 8pm The Evening Show – Rhi Sprague June about caring for a loved one with a consultant in old age liaison psychiatry but share the common thread that they CBSO Concerts when broadcast dementia. and a clinical lead for the pioneering Rapid provide help and support, without are on Fridays from 7pm Assessment, Interface and Discharge (RAID) payment, to someone who could not SATURDAY Following the great success of the Trust’s service based at Heartlands Hospital. manage to stay at home without their help. 7am Weekend Breakfast – Dave Horton second Recognising the Carer Conference Another special guest at this year’s This unique event is for them. 9am BHBN Gold – Colin Monnaf in 2016, this year’s event has been brought Conference will be Birmingham’s own Don “This year will be extra special having 11am The Frock Show – Sarah Morris forward to Friday 16 June to coincide with Maclean MBE, the popular comedian and Ed and Christine Doolan attending to talk Queen Elizabeth Hospital Requests – Anita Carers Week. It will this year be hosted at broadcaster and latterly a famed Panto about caring and dementia and to have 1pm Shah, Michelle Woodhouse (Military the Renewal Centre, in Lode Lane, Solihull, dame, who will act as host through the Don Maclean hosting as well is sure to make Ward) (Alternate Weeks) from 8.30am to 1pm. event and lead a Q&A panel session with it both a moving and enjoyable event.” Birmingham Sport – Live Commentaries One of the highlights of the event this the day’s guests for the finale of the event. The event is open to carers, but also to 2pm from Villa Park, St Andrews or The time around will be Christine and Ed The Trust’s Interim Chair, the Rt nurses, matrons, allied health professionals, Hawthornes Doolan’s appearance talking about the Hon Jacqui Smith, is also set to be in charities, community health and outreach 5pm Saturday Disco – Marky B beloved radio DJs ongoing battle with attendance to open and close proceedings. teams, dementia champions, dementia/ 8pm Saturday Alternative – Olya Jeneson dementia. Christine will present a talk Refreshments and a range of stalls giving older people nurses, directors/heads of 9pm The Reggae Selection entitled ‘’Don’t lose it’ – a Carer’s journey’. information and advice from a variety of adult social care and older people’s services. SUNDAY It was on January 22, 2015, that Ed organisations will also be on offer. 8am Laid Back Sunday – Bill Waldron revealed to listeners of his BBC WM show Organiser and the Trust’s education To reserve your place and to find out more 10am Kitch & Kool – Brendan Delaney live on air that he had been battling manager Margaret Meixner said: “We about what is happening on the day, Noon Mystery DJ / Music Selection dementia for two years. He and his family are looking forward to holding our third please visit www.hefteducation.co.uk/ 1pm The Sunday Bash – Graham Allen appeared on BBC Inside Out programme ‘Recognising the Carer’ Conference after content/carers-Conference-2017 or call 0121 Hospital Requests and Duets From 4pm earlier this year to talk about the challenges the terrific success of the first two, and it’s 42 44191. Places are limited so do not delay. The Decades – Shaz Hill 6pm Asian Mix – Raveeta Banger 8pm The Evening Show – Doug Jackson 10pm BHBN Country – Dave Horton CEO Team Briefs 2017 Get in touch 11pm BHBN Classical Collection Trust Interim Chief Executive Dame Julie Hello and welcome to the June edition ALL OTHER TIMES – THE BHBN MUSIC All staff briefing sessions 2017 SELECTION – including the light lunch Moore and her team now hold quarterly of news@. weekdays at 1pm and three hours of late night meetings with all staff and monthly ■ 28 July – 9am–10am We hope you enjoy reading about some love songs from 11pm. Available on channel 9 on the premier bedside meetings with the senior management Lecture Theatre, Solihull of the great things going on across the units and in all parts of the hospital by logging team and clinical leads. (with video conferencing to Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust. onto the qe charity-guest wifi and following Invites have been sent for each of GHH & BHH Lecture Theatres) the listen live links on bhbn.net these meetings and it will then be the ■ 31 October – 12 noon–1pm If you have a story or an event coming bhbn.net to donate: responsibility of those managers to Lecture Theatre, Heartlands up which you think could be suitable cascade the briefing to their teams.
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