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September/October 2017 In this edition: Improving care through simulation p12 Learn while you earn p14 A holistic approach to dentistry p18 University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust @UHBristolNHS IN THIS ISSUE CONTENTS NEWS ello and welcome to the News 3-4 HSeptember/October edition of Voices. Launch of new Unity Recognising success 5 This edition is packed with National recognition for checklist that improves Sexual Health service inspiring information about the patient safety In brief work we are doing to ensure Members 6 our patients get the best care. On page 5 you can read about Getting to know your new governors the safety checklist that was Free dental From the chair 7 developed and piloted in our adults’ emergency department treatment at Delivering best care 8 that has been nationally Bristol Dental recognised for its significant contribution to patient safety. 100th patient treated with unique treatment for prostate cancer Hospital We are also offering innovative treatments such as Transforming care 9-11 brachytherapy high-dose-rate (HDR) monotherapy, a Our mission as a Global Digital Exemplar 9 one-off treatment for prostate cancer (page 8), while Seizing control 10-11 our ketogenic dieticians are helping children with epileptic seizures and infantile spasms (page 10). The Unity team celebrated the Research and innovation 12 service launch at Bristol Pride and Weston-super-Mare Pride in July Improving patient care with simulation training While patient services are what unites us, in this edition you can also find out about how you can earn while you new sexual health service led UH Bristol is working in partnership with learn by starting an apprenticeship at UH Bristol (page 14). Aby UH Bristol, for people living seven organisations – British Pregnancy in Bristol, North Somerset and South Advisory Service, Brook, Marie Stopes UK, Gloucestershire launched in June. Terrence Higgins Trust, The Eddystone I hope you enjoy this edition. Trust, North Bristol NHS Trust and Weston Unity Sexual Health offers new initiatives Area Health NHS Trust – to deliver the including more evening and Saturday Unity service. clinic appointment slots, a new sexual health service at Concord Medical Dr Helen Wheeler, clinical lead and sexual Fiona Reid Centre in South Gloucestershire and health consultant at Unity Sexual Health, Head of communications Making an IMPACT with bone 13 self-testing kits for sexually transmitted UH Bristol said: “We are thrilled to be f your teeth need some routine marrow transplants infections (STIs), which can be ordered able to offer a range of new sexual Idental treatment and you’re online through the Unity website: health initiatives through Unity such as flexible with your time on Chat to us: unitysexualhealth.co.uk. self-testing kits available online.” weekdays, you could be eligible for Building capability 14 free dental treatment at the Bristol @UHBristolNHS using our hashtag #ProudToCare Learn while you earn Dental Hospital. University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Student dentists, therapists and hygienists from the University of 100,000 genomes Bristol Dental School are offering Lizzie Beale @LizzieBeale1025 free treatment, which includes I can’t thank the staff at Bristol Eye Hospital and 1,000 patients fillings, oral hygiene advice, scale and enough for looking after me so well over the last 6 weeks. They are all stars @UHBristolNHS polish, crowns, bridges or dentures, he West of England NHS Genomic to people who currently don’t TMedicine Centre (WEGMC), led by have a dentist. All treatments are UH Bristol, has enrolled 1,000 patients supervised by qualified clinical staff. Nicola Folker @FolkerNicola and family members to take part in the Embracing change 15 Thank you to all the staff @UHBristolNHS C602 100,000 Genomes Project. Interested? Download a especially Tim for the brilliant care yesterday at Empowering staff to deliver safe and quality Bristol Heart Institute #brilliantnhs self-referral form at uhbristol.nhs. patient care Nicola Windless, from Midsomer uk/media/2812524/bdh_generic_ Norton, and her family have joined this referral_letter_2010v2.doc or pick Above & Beyond 16-17 ground-breaking initiative, which aims one up from the Bristol Dental Julie Alderson @smilealdie to sequence 100,000 genomes from Hospital main reception. Respecting everyone I am proud to work @UHBristolNHS in a team that 18 patients with rare inherited diseases or strives to offer the very best support and care A holistic approach to dentistry with cancer. help provide some answers. Professor Completed forms can be handed to Andrew Mumford, clinical director of the hospital’s reception or posted Meet the manager 19 Nicola’s twin daughters, Kayleigh the WEGMC, said: “The enthusiasm to: Student co-ordinator, Bristol Mark Goninon, head of nursing and Michelle, have an undiagnosed around the project from patients, their Dental Hospital, Lower Maudlin Charlotte Hitchcock @gremlin2c condition and Nicola hopes that families, and the healthcare community Street, Bristol BS1 2LY or emailed to Working together 20 Thank you to staff @UHBristolNHS cardiac research like 100,000 Genomes can has been incredible.” [email protected]. surgical team & the wonderful Charlotte on A607 Celebrating our green impact for care you are giving my brother. 2 3 NEWS RECOGNISING SUCCESS Innovating care for teenage and National young adult cancer patients recognition he Teenage and Young Adult portal (tyaiam.co.uk) in which patients T(TYA) Cancer South West team can self-assess their needs at any point for checklist have been shortlisted for a Macmillan during their treatment, including how The team posing with the IAM portal Professionals Excellence Award in the their cancer is affecting their emotional that improves Innovation Excellence category for and psychological wellbeing. This means access to the IAM database for reporting their IAM Portal project. that TYA professionals can access and and assessing overall service demands. review what having this cancer and its patient safety The team has worked with teenage treatment mean for this young person Winners will be announced at the and young adult patients to develop and their support network at that given Excellence Awards ceremony on and design the online mobile-friendly time. Multi-disciplinary teams also have Thursday 16 November 2017. At UH Bristol delivering best care to our patients is our top priority and we do all we can to improve Reduced repeat Reduced Increased interventions the safety of the care we provide. A patient safety Working together attendance with self-discharge such as psychosocial self harm by rates assessment by checklist developed and piloted in our adult emergency to improve care in department has been nationally recognised for its From self-harm significant improvements to patient safety. Hannah 27 20 To % % Allen investigates. recent evaluation of a partnership 13 11 % % Abetween the liaison psychiatry team and Health Integration Team (HIT) STITCH The partnership looks to reduce self-harm Positive results were shown in a report by has revealed the real positive impact they by implementing specialist mental the National Institute for Health Research are having on patient experience. The HIT health services in the adult emergency Collaboration for Leadership in Applied he adult emergency medicine team at “Our standard of care has dramatically that kept patients safe during periods is made up of a multidisciplinary steering department (ED), such as supporting Health Research and Care West (NIHR Tthe Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) has improved with statistical significance. of overcrowding in the department.” group who are leading experts in suicide patients presenting with self-harm/suicide CLAHRC West), some of which you can been recognised for its innovative work Since the safety checklist was introduced and self-harm. attempts in adult ED seven days a week. find in the graphic above. to address patient safety and care in the there have been no clinical incidents Since its launch the checklist has been department with a safety checklist tool. where failure to recognise a patient’s continually recognised for its success The checklist, developed by the team, aims deterioration was a contributing factor,” in improving patient safety, and in July to provide a safe, standardised approach says Emma. “As a result of our success here 2017 it scooped a national award at to basic care which is both resilient to at the BRI, the safety checklist has been the HSJ Patient Safety Awards for ‘best Grand Appeal funds jam-packed periods of overcrowding and a variable rolled out to emergency departments in patient safety initiative in A&E’. Jason Arts Week at Bristol Royal nursing skill mix. the region, providing safer care to patients Lugg, matron, previously lead nurse for using these departments, with support the safety checklist project, says: “This Hospital for Children Emma Redfern, consultant in emergency from the West of England Academic national recognition proves that a simple, medicine, explains: “The checklist is an A4 Health Science Network and South West well-designed checklist such as this can ristol Royal Hospital for Children said: “The tree is a really nice way to document used by emergency department Ambulance Service NHS Foundation greatly improve the delivery of safe care.” Bplayed host to an amazing array spread positivity to everyone and lets staff to standardise the basic care. It Trust. It was also noted in the Trust’s of activities in August as part of Arts us know that there are other people ensures hourly observations and National most recent Care Quality Commission A paediatric safety checklist has also been Week, which was funded by its charity, thinking of us! It was lovely to read Early Warning scores (NEWS), pain scores, (CQC) report that the safety checklist developed and is currently being piloted Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal. the messages and it gave us hope.” analgesia and medication administration was being actively managed in a way in the children’s emergency department.