TALKING POINT The magazine for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust January 2012 Stars’ gifts brighten Deborah’s award TRUST chairman children’s Christmas Deborah Jenkins has BEAMING smiles greeted the Boro stars, and other gifts, autographing them as been named who dropped into the children’s wards they went. ‘Alternative at James Cook. Business Matthew Bates was joined by Person’ of Team captain Matthew Bates took fellow defenders Rhys Williams, 2011 in his fellow team-mates on a two-hour Tony McMahon, Joe Bennett, an award tour visiting all the youngsters who Jonathan Grounds and Seb Hines ceremony were hoping to be discharged in time along with goalkeeper Danny with a twist. for Christmas. Coyne, midfielders Nicky Bailey and The Alternative Business Awards Richie Smallwood as well as striker The players, who are riding high in take a light-hearted look at the Scott McDonald. the Championship and hoping for achievements of the region's promotion to the Premier League next They all scored a big hit with the business personalities with 15 season, were armed with bagfuls of children, and their parents, who were award categories up for grabs. presents and generously handed out delighted by the tonic the trip had given Deborah took the coveted prize, footballs, posters, annuals, sweets to their poorly children. sponsored by Northumbrian Water, for her numerous roles – past and present - in the region. Jack Robson and dad Ian meet the Boro players “I was very flattered and extremely surprised to receive the award,” she said. “The spirit of the evening was of fun and laughter, with a very light-hearted take poking fun at people who take themselves too seriously, but this particular award is much coveted, and I feel very touched that people thought I was worthy of it.” The event raised more than £18,000 for the Percy Hedley Foundation which helps children, young people and adults with cerebral palsy, sensory, speech, language and communication disabilities. Talking Point is New pharmacy to your magazine and it is only open at James Cook as good as you A NEW pharmacy for patients, visitors hours, which will and staff is moving into James Cook. help departments such as make it. Sainsbury’s and Healthcare at Home accident and have been chosen by the trust to Ideas and stories or suggestions emergency provide its outpatient dispensing to make Talking Point even better and clinics “The opening of operation in the hospital. are always welcome. which run the pharmacy is Please send your ideas to: The facility, which will open early this later on year, is a first for Sainsbury’s which a day. The editor - Lesley Connor very exciting news until now has concentrated on opening Public relations “Staff will pharmacies in its supermarkets across South Tees Hospitals NHS also be able for Sainsbury’s.” the country. Foundation Trust to pick up The James Cook University Sainsbury’s professional services prescriptions Hospital manager David Gilder said: “The they’ve been The Murray Building opening of the pharmacy is very given by their own Marton Road exciting news for Sainsbury’s and GPs and a full range MIDDLESBROUGH TS4 3BW represents a real step forward in our of over-the-counter medications will Extension: 55900 pharmacy operation. also be available to buy. We’re working Email: [email protected] closely with Sainsbury’s and Healthcare “Everyone at Sainsbury’s is looking at Home to ensure that the transition is You can also contact the public forward to working with the trust relations/communications team as seamless as possible.” to deliver first class care and services on 01642 854343, extension to patients.” Shoshana Bloom, Healthcare at 54343 JCUH or email Home, added: “The pharmacy service [email protected] The new pharmacy will have better – at The James Cook University Hospital and longer - opening hours for patients Talking Point is written and is the first contract of its kind to be and will also provide an additional illustrated by the public relations awarded as part of the strategic range of services to visitors and staff team and designed by Octagon partnership between Healthcare at which are not currently available. Design and Marketing Ltd. Home and Sainsbury’s. Based in the existing outpatient “Healthcare at Home is the UK’s pharmacy at the north end of the mall, leading homecare company and this it will be open 7am to 11pm seven days Octagon specialise in gaining alliance with Sainsbury’s has brought a week. advertising support for magazines the strengths of the two companies so Talking Point is now produced, The trust’s director of the pharmacy together to build an innovative packaged, distributed and delivered service Alan Hall said: “This is an approach to provision of pharmacy at a minimal cost to the trust. exciting development for the trust. The services that will deliver real benefit to pharmacy will be open much longer patients and the NHS.” Add love and stir A FUNDRAISING recipe book in aid of the fundraisers Sue Stephenson of Norton and holistic cancer care centre at James Cook her friend Judith Pennington, pictured left has been launched. at the launch. The mouth-watering recipes have not only With the proceeds from sales of the book been written by professional and amateur going to the holistic cancer care centre, chefs from pubs and restaurants in the Sue said: “Judith and I are avid cookery Teesside, North Yorkshire and South book collectors and we had been wanting Durham area, but also volunteers to do this for a couple of years now. We and local celebrities such as have both been keen supporters of the Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, centre for a long time. The last thing we Gary Pallister and Liz Carling. did to raise funds was a sponsored fire The compilation of over 50 walk on Halloween.” lip-smacking dishes has been The book, priced at £6.95, is on sale at pulled together in a book the centre and an add love and stir entitled ‘Add Love and Stir’ by website has been launched at regular holistic cancer centre www.addloveandstir.co.uk. 2 Long service awards 2011 COLLEAGUES took a trip down “These awards are a well-deserved thank * If you have completed more than 25 memory lane when they collected you to our staff for all those years of hard years service in the NHS keep an eye on their long service awards at a special work and dedication.” staff bulletin for details of how to put event at Middlesbrough Teaching and yourself forward for a long service award Learning Centre. in 2012. As they received awards for 25 or more years NHS service chairman Deborah Jenkins asked staff members to share a favourite memory or to reflect on the changes they have seen over the years. Recollections ranged from advances in technology and reduced waiting times to the closure of North Riding Infirmary and the days when nurses could hide their hair under their hats! Awards were presented in order of how many years staff had worked for the NHS with Christine Sinclair, lead nurse for pain management, last to go for clocking up an impressive 40 years. Chairman Deborah Jenkins said: “If you add up the years that these staff members have worked in the NHS they have more than 2,000 years experience between them – that really is amazing. Chris Sinclair receives an award for 40 years NHS service Long Service Awards 2011 Louis Noel Adele Lesley Clayton Sarah Goswami Margaret Metcalfe Prof Sunil Sinha Elizabeth Allen Eileen Colledge Ann Grainger Annette Mitchell Barbara Smith Susan Appleyard Margaret Cook Janice Green Kerry Morgan Julie Smith Kathy Austin Heather Cornfoot Julie Harris Janet Osborne Jeanette Sutherst Sue Ayres Debbie Cross Elaine Hetherington Chris Palliser Eileen Stobbs Jackie Bailey Derek James Susan Hibberd Janet Parvin Caroline Stockton Jacqueline Bancroft Cruickshank Michele Holden Dawn Passmore Sally Sutcliffe Julie Barlow Jillian Dakin Cheryl Holiday Diana Pearey Susan Theakston Sally Bathe Kumar Das Janice Holliday Alison Peevor Jennifer Town Anne Bell Carol Davies Helen Horne Maureen Pilgrim Colette Troughton Christine Bell Gillian Davies Karen I’Anson Simon Pleydell Anne Wall Kathleen Bell Dr Lalita Dean Yvonne Kelley Angela Prest Angela Wallace Suzanne Bell Miranda Jane Dixon Coral Kelly Debra Lisa Pridmore Diane Wallace Sue Blenkin Elaine Doyle Patricia Ann Kirby Tracey Pugh Glennis Wallace Helen Boal Mary Durrans Trevor Knowles Alison Roberts Jayne Wallington Jane Bond Kath Edmondson Kathryn Linker Julie Elizabeth Ruth Weatherall Gillian Bone Chris Elliott Jill Linton Robertson Helen Wescott Kathryn Jane Boyle Fay Fernandes Elaine Lloyd Karen Robinson Gill Wheater Nicholas Bradey Mike Foley Alison Lonsdale Mary Robinson Janice Mary White Jane Bradshaw Vicky Ford Christine Lynch Katherine Ann Arlene Wilde Wendy Brownlee Doreen Friedrich Clare MacArthur Rogstad Angela Williams Angela Byrne Alison Gallagher Helen Mahon Carol Ruddock Emma Louise Maggie Byrne Alison Gamble John Main Brendan Ruddy Williams Alison Callaway Eileen Glue Joyce Martin Lesley Secker Cheryl Willshaw Carolyn Carveth- Claudia Godfrey Malcolm Masterman Sheila Readman Eleanor Wilson Marshall David Goodman Samantha McCann Elaine Simms Margaret Wright Barbara Charville Elaine Goodman Karen McClements Christine Sinclair Andrew Wyllie 3 Trisha, 61, was born with a vascular Leading edge birthmark malformation which affected her face and tongue. She had treatment helps 250th patient operations as a child that left her with a THE trust’s specialist birthmark clinic has “But there are many people out there who lot of scars but her performed a leading edge treatment on its are not getting the treatment they should tongue was deemed 250th patient. because they don’t know it’s available.