Dancing on Ice Comes to St Peter's Top Marks for Clinical Coders
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Issue No. 247 1st February 2011 Top marks for Clinical Coders Our Clinical Coding department assurance of the has added to its expertise as quality of our data. four members of the team have recently passed the Clinical This also Coding National Accreditation demonstrates the team’s commitment exam. to continuous This is a highly specialised exam and professional successful candidates have to development, demonstrate a very high practical and making their own theoretical knowledge of their quiet but essential subject. contribution to our annual income. Achieving this accreditation, against Coders Debbie O’Sullivan, Marion Brookes and nationally set standards, shows the Charmaine French with their accreditation certificate, which they share with team member high quality service the team are able Wafaa Haleem. to offer, and gives us further Dancing on Ice comes to St Peter’s Dancing on Ice Both stars thanked staff for celebrities came to St their treatment and their Peter’s two days in a short visits were filmed for row last week. the show. Jennifer’s visit After taking separate was shown last week, but tumbles on the ice during sadly Dominic’s visit was training Jennifer Metcalfe (of not included on the show. Hollyoaks fame) and cricketer Dominic Cork, both Submit your came to A&E with minor story! injuries last Sunday and Monday respectively. Sister If you have a story for Pat Miles was on hand to Aspire please contact treat both contestants, and Giselle Rothwell, Head Dominic was also seen by of Communications, on ext 3470 or via Sister Pat Miles with former England cricketer and radiographer Alan Dancing on Ice contestant Dominic Cork in A&E Francesco. Trust email. Adding Value on Aspen Ward Congratulations to all our colleagues who Sister Gail Roberts and have been recently Specialist Nurse Emma Bond promoted. showed their creative side recently when they devised a snappy way of demonstrating a set of values for Aspen ward, based around the letters ASPEN. Always welcoming and happy Emma Bond, from to help Staff Nurse to Specialists in Respiratory and Specialist Nurse for Haematology Lung Cancer. Promote excellent standards of care Ensure our environment is clean and comfortable Nutrition takes a priority for our patients Both Gail and Emma hope their new poster will help to reinforce the values staff on Aspen want to demonstrate to their patients. And to Cherry Jordan, promoted from Staff Nurse to Deputy Abba top of the charts again! Sister on Aspen last year. … well the Radio Wey charts that is! 2010 2009 ARTIST Radio Wey volunteers visit wards at both hospitals regularly and collect 1 2 ABBA Vote now between 50 and 100 requests each 2 10 NAT KING COLE for your week. Over 700 different artists are 3 4 FRANK SINATRA requested in a year, and last year’s 4 5 CLIFF RICHARD NHS stars! top spot goes to Abba (up from No 2 5 8 MATT MONRO in 2009). Remember requests can 6 3 PERRY COMO be made via ext 2017 or via a 7 7 BEATLES Hospicom unit [for no charge] or via 8 25 DEAN MARTIN email to [email protected] . 9 11 ELVIS PRESLEY 10 17 ELTON JOHN Understanding Dementia Dementia Study Day, Tuesday 8th March Postgraduate Lecture Theatre, St Peter’s Hospital Deadline extended until Programme includes: Book your place now ! Contact Communicating for dementia; A 4th February! Paula Singleton on 01932 722304 carer’s perspective; Dementia in Follow the link or email hospital – an issue, and if so for on TrustNet [email protected] . whom?; Falls and wandering; The role of occupational therapy. .