New Home for Comet Staff and Patients
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June 2013 Issue 38 Meet our Recycling New Home for Comet Champions Staff and Patients Look out for our first group of recycling champions who will be spreading the word about our ambitious recycling programme. Over 400 new bins have now Staff in the Comet Day Unit are settling into their new and improved been installed in every office ward at Crawley Hospital. The team, who provide chemotherapy and staff room. Trust logistics and supportive treatments, have moved across the corridor to their manager Phil Stone said: “Many bright and spacious home. This move will allow more patients to be of us recycle at home but it’s treated locally in the specialist unit and Macmillan lead cancer important that we also do this in nurse Jane Penny said: “We’re absolutely thrilled with the new our workplace. We want to be Comet Day Unit. It’s a much nicer, brighter place to treat patients in.” as green as possible and Macmillan lead chemotherapy reduce costs – it’s a win win nurse Nicola Vanner added: “We situation.” have had so much support from We produce 36 tonnes of black everyone at the hospital. The bag waste every month at East builders have been fantastic, the Surrey Hospital. The goal is to cleaners, Estates and Facilities, they’ve all gone the extra mile. We reduce this by 50% within a couldn’t have done it without the year. (More details on page 2.) help of a vast number of people.” Trust Headquarters East Surrey Hospital Redhill, Surrey RH1 5RH Tel: 01737 768511 Web: www.surreyandsussex.nhs.uk Recycling News It’s Ok to Ask! Staff still need to empty their new bins and put clear bags into the large blue collection bins and black bags into the green collection bins. Did you know there are currently 33 research studies supported by 70 members of staff and the message on the recent International Clinical Trials Day was “It’s Ok to Ask.” The campaign aims to raise the profile of research within the NHS and to encourage patients to ask clinicians about participation in research in their area of treatment. A dozen departments at SASH are involved in trials including Oncology, Dermatology, Diabetes and Cardiology. The research team want all clinicians to think about how they respond to patient questions about research participation and to consider where to signpost a patient who might be interested in exploring their research options. For more information please contact Anne Shears, SASH Research and Development Manager on ext 6217. (Unfortunately we cannot do this at Crawley SASH Star of the Month Award Hospital as we do not provide estates facilities there.) Poster Competition An incredibly moving nomination Put your design hats on and enter our made through our Your care matters green poster competition. We want to survey saw ED junior sister Heather Van Der Starre receive her award cut the amount of paper we use and are from SASH chief executive Michael looking for eye catching posters we can Wilson this month. put up in photocopying areas. On offer The support Heather offered to a to the winners are car parking or Three woman whose mother had just died is Arches vouchers. E mail your poster to beautifully detailed in the nomination [email protected] by 25 July. below. Patient Experience Survey manager Cathy White said: “It is lovely Flying the SASH Flag - Dr Tom Pain to see relatives using Your care matters to recognise the fantastic presented his organ donation project work of staff who go above and beyond. The survey also helps us to at the Society for Acute Medicine. His highlight areas where we can make changes. I do hope everyone will work looked at junior doctors attitudes read this nomination.” to organ donation and an audit of “My mother died very suddenly in A&E. I remember standing in a very trust practice. busy, long corridor feeling alone, lost and wondering what I was WePlus need exam your success help in for our the green Core poster nd supposed to do next and a nurse called Heather Starre noticed me. Medical trainees who took the 2 part competition. The trust is trying to cut Without saying a word she put her arm around me, and I wasn’t alone of the MRCP exams and all passed! down on how much paper is used every any more – I cried and cried. She took me to a quiet room away from monCongratulationsth. to our stoma nurses the maddening crowds and we talked for a while (actually I talked, she who organised a very popular open listened). She gave me the strength to call my family and sat and held morning for more than 100 patients, mum’s hand with me until my sister arrived. I would like to thank relatives and carers. Exhibitions by Heather for the dignity and respect she showed my mother and the manufacturers and support groups compassion and kindness she afforded me. I only met her for an hour were on offer and Mr Neil Smith and at the most difficult time of my life but will remember her actions dietician Lindsay Watkins gave talks. always. A credit to your profession and hospital. Thank you.” Trust News…. Praise for our Porters Bones, fractures and physiology were on the agenda at a recent orthopaedic study organised for staff from across the trust. The patient journey was represented by 28 people from the Operating department, X-ray, Physiotherapy, Leigh ward, DSU at Crawley and Admissions. Lectures covered anatomy, fracture classification and the In the spotlight this month are our team of hard working porters who history of fracture management. work around the clock to help our hospital run smoothly. The staff also spent part of the Around 40 people do everything from making sure patients are in the day involved in hands-on practical right place at the right time to collecting gas and sample s and moving sessions. They used a variety of equipment and furniture. In May alone they moved 2,650 patients in instruments on plastic bones to just 3 departments. get first-hand experience of the On top of this they also move 40 tonnes of clinical waste, 36 tonnes of surgical procedures. domestic waste, 10 tonnes of cardboard and 4 tonnes of confidential All the lecture notes are available waste every month. to view on the Theatre department The team cover all areas of the hospital with designated porters in ED, web page, on the Training page AMU, X-ray, and Discharge Lounge. They are led by Ashley Beatens, and Trauma and Orthopaedic John Wallace, Mohammed Hamouti, Jose Martins and Chris Rodd Theatre page. with Michelle Tyson working in the role as a co-ordinator. Praising their hard work Nicola Berry, Housekeeping Manger, said: “The team continue to support all clinical and non-clinical staff in a Local bus operators Metrobus very positive way, the patients are the priority of the team and the care and Southdown PSV have and professionalism they demonstrate is to be commended”. extended several bus routes which will now include the hospital. Managing Trauma The improved service is on offer Congratulations to Emergency Department consultant Babak between Mondays and Saturday Daneshmand and his team who organised a very successful ATLS during the daytime. course at the hospital recently. The 420 Sutton to Redhill and the The intensive 3 days course was designed to teach doctors a 460 Epsom to Redhill will now system for managing trauma and was attended by clinicians from both continue on to Canada across the UK as well as SASH staff. Avenue. Four of the candidates achieved such great results on the course that they have now been recommended as future instructors. Speaking after the course Babak said: “I want to thank everyone Radio Redhill have walked away who has helped me organise this event including Estelle Rock with a silver award at the recent (course co-ordinator), Sarah Dalgleish (ED nurse trainer), Sian 2013 national Hospital Rees (ED senior Sister) and Ms Karen Harvey (ED senior Sister)”. Broadcasting Association Awards. The team won their award in the most important category, Station of the Year. Radio Redhill was also highly commended for its coverage of last year’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. Radio Redhill broadcasts online on 1431am on the hospital headsets 24 hours a day. Muffins for Midwives Game On Fighting talk from the keen football players at East Surrey Hospital this month who are busy warming up for a charity football match. It’s the physiotherapists against the doctors this year . and the physios are hoping for victory after losing to the porters in 2012. The midwives at East Surrey They will be lead onto the Hospital got their buns in the pitch by their confident oven last month. when they held captain Nic Baker. The keen a fund raising “Muffins for player said: “I think we’ll Midwives” sale. a good go.” win, we have a good mix of Organised by midwife Helen Whatever the tactics and young and old in our team, Wickens (left), the staff baked the final score line the main experience and youth.” tasty treats and sold them to goal of this match is to raise Tim McEwen will captain the money for Prostate Cancer hungry visitors and staff. In just doctors and is feeling a little over an hour they raised more UK and the teams will have nervous after hearing than £230 for a charity close to collection buckets on the stories about the physios their hearts.