Celebrating Our Staff at Annual Awards Ceremony
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Salford | Oldham | Bury | Rochdale | North Manchester Magazine for the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Issue 6 Winter 2019 Celebrating our staff at annual awards ceremony In this issue Page 4 Page 11 Page 13 Page 15 Page 17 New NCA Radiography Salford junior doctors Scouts and Beavers Rochdale’s Robbie the Children’s menu gets Academy officially hit the BBC spread kindness at Robot helps reduce thumbs up at North opened Oldham hospital admissions Manchester 1 Group News Group News Contents Chairman’s Celebrating End PJ NCA staff in spotlight for Black History Month Group News 2-10 paralysis introduction Jim Potter, A celebratory Black History Month art exhibition Salford News 11-12 Welcome to the Winter edition Chairman at the Lowry featured images of chief executive Oldham News 13-14 of our Loop magazine – giving Raj Jain and Group associate director of inclusion Bury and Rochdale News 15-16 our members, the public and our Our Patient’s Choice Award, voted by the & engagement, Naheed Nazir. partner agencies, an update and public, our members and patients, was North Manchester News 17-18 awarded jointly to staff at the Neonatal The ‘Still I Rise’ exhibition by award-winning insight into some of the exciting Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at The Royal Oldham photographer Allie Crewe shared the stories Members’ News 19-20 news and events that are taking and the specialist acute neuro-surgery ward of Salford’s black, Asian and minority ethnic Check out the NCA website at place across our five hospitals and B7 at Salford Royal. I was also pleased that we communities. were able to again acknowledge the valuable community healthcare services. The exhibition has now ended, however the www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk contribution of our volunteers. We are eagerly awaiting the publication of the NCA staff images can be viewed along with Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest report Next year will be an exciting time for our Raj’s own inspiring story, in the News section Proposed extension to The and rating into our services at Oldham, Bury, organisation as we begin to further invest of the Pennine Acute website at www.pat. Rochdale and North Manchester following its in expanding and developing our services, Patients on ward B1 at Salford Royal enjoying social dining nhs.uk/news. Royal Oldham Hospital formal re-inspection of Pennine Acute Trust in including some of our hospital estate. In Raj said: “Black History Month offered The NCA is going out to public consultation as part of the the summer. December, the care and treatment for major planning application for the proposed extension to the trauma patients across Greater Manchester A national campaign to encourage us the chance to celebrate the impact main building at The Royal Oldham Hospital. The initial feedback from the regulator has took a major step forward with the approval patients to get out of bed, get dressed, black and ethnic minority staff have had An exhibition of the proposals will be open in the confirmed that, there has been further significant of planning permission by Salford City Council at our hospitals in Salford, Oldham, Bury, Rochdale and North hospital’s main entrance reception on Wednesday 8 improvements made across our services. This for our new Acute Receiving Centre (ARC) at and be active during their hospital stay Manchester. is a true credit and testament to our staff who January 2020 between 2pm to 7pm. Representatives from Salford Royal. The new centre will offer the was celebrated during an End PJ Paralysis “I was proud to display my picture at the Lowry and say a little bit the NCA, DAY Architectural and Arup Town Planning will be continue to work so hard, not only in dealing highest level of emergency response care to about my own background and working in the NHS. I am from a available to answer questions. with the increasing demand on services, but major trauma patients who suffer life changing week. ensuring our services are delivered safely and in humble family and my experiences growing up have driven me The new extension will contain two 24-bed wards. The or life threatening injuries. It will also benefit Not being active while in hospital increases the risk to patients driving forward on our improvement journey. to work hard to achieve my career and aspirations in life. I am building will also provide storage space and a landscaped from a helipad for patients arriving by air of falls, harms (such as pressure ulcers, infections and venous The commitment of staff and the benefits of passionate about supporting fair opportunities for all, not just in courtyard within an internal void. To achieve this, K block ambulance. Plans have also been approved for thromboembolism or blood clots), and restrictions to everyday and the phlebotomy clinic/adult medicine buildings will working in a group arrangement over the last an Intermediate Care Unit to be built on land the NHS, but in everything that we do.” three years has truly benefitted patients, their life and mobility. be demolished with existing services relocated. next to east car park, on Stott Lane. The idea for the exhibition came from Salford’s BAME mental In addition, a new theatre and recovery will be created in families and staff. The net result is a massive NCA chief nurse Elaine Inglesby CBE launched the End PJ In January, there will be an exhibition and health champions, a group of volunteers representing people in existing accommodation. transformation of Pennine Acute services. Paralysis awareness week in a video celebrating the fantastic Services are safer, high quality and reliable. information for the public about our proposed their communities – including African, Yemeni and Chinese – who To feedback on the proposals, please fill in the online survey new extension to The Royal Oldham Hospital work that has already taken place across the Northern Care work with NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group to act as at ovearup.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/royaloldham-hospital. Services that our staff are rightly proud of. This improvement has also been strengthened by which will contain two 24-bed wards. We will Alliance over the last couple of years in support of the links to mental health services in Salford. You can also provide comments by completing a feedback the hundreds of new doctors, nurses and health also begin working with partner colleagues campaign. form at the exhibition, or email [email protected]. professionals we have attracted and recruited to from Manchester City Council, Manchester The consultation will close for comments on Wednesday Three celebration and relaunch events took place at North join our Care Organisations. healthcare commissioners (MHCC) and 22 January. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester, Oldham, and Salford Care Organisations and NCA features in Forces Guide The achievements of many of our staff were on plans to redevelop the North Manchester these gave staff the opportunity to share the work they have Greater Manchester recognised at our fantastic staff awards Did you know we have over 45,000 General site following Government capital been doing to embed the End PJ Paralysis change package on Combined Authority is evening held in November. Around 900 staff investment announced in September. their wards. A similar event took place at Bury & Rochdale Care followers across our social media came together to recognise and celebrate producing a brochure that Organisation in August to showcase the work there. channels? the exceptional work and achievements of Finally, as winter begins to take hold and our celebrates the region’s Keep up to date with the latest news from across colleagues - individuals and teams across services face increasing demand during this Teams across the NCA organised social mealtimes during the support for military and time of year, please help our staff to help you the Northern Care Alliance by following us on: our group. The night was made that much week including afternoon teas and there was even a romantic former military personnel more special thanks to Sir Alex Ferguson and by keeping our busy A&E departments free meal for one couple! Social mealtimes are one of the six key @NCAlliance_NHS broadcaster Nicky Campbell who joined the for those who are critically ill and who really into employment and in @SalfordRoyalNHS elements of the End PJ Paralysis change package as they help event to thank staff. need emergency care. Please think carefully other areas. The Northern @OldhamCO_NHS 45K patients engage with other patients, staff and volunteers @NorthMcrCO_NHS and consider alternative healthcare advice and Care Alliance features in the Followers My Chairman’s Unsung Hero Award was on the ward, and where medically appropriate, patients are @BuryRochCO_NHS services for non-urgent conditions including brochure, highlighting the presented to our hospital’s security teams in your local pharmacy, NHS 111, NHS choices steered away from the traditional approach of being restricted recognition for their discreet compassionate support we offer finding online, and primary care. to their bed. Northern Care Alliance NHS Group care supporting our homeless community. Not Forces personnel jobs at our Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust only do they help keep our staff, patients and On behalf of the Northern Care Alliance NHS The week demonstrated that there is a lot of amazing work hospitals and encouraging Group, our Board, and our staff, I would like to northerncarealliance_nhs visitors safe, but they work hard to support some going on across the Northern Care Alliance to support our staff to volunteer as of the most vulnerable people who come to our wish all the very best wishes for 2020. patients to get up, dressed, and moving. Reservists. hospitals.