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Right Care, Time, Place, Person Page 8, 9, 10 and 11 Hospitals saved young mum whose tumour weighed more than her baby Page 3 Taking care of older people Page 6 Summer 2012 Contents 6 Welcome Welcome to the summer edition of Link magazine. Once again the skill, innovation and sheer determination of you and your colleagues to provide the best possible care for our patients is showcased on every page. There is a special supplement 4 14 about the Right care, right time city wide partnership which is already transforming the way we care for some of the most vulnerable people in our city. The new Frailty Unit at the Northern General Hospital, expanded community services and telehealth are all contributing to the programme which aims to further improve care in the most efficient way. I am delighted to see that this year’s staff survey has shown improvements in a number of areas. However we cannot be complacent and as part of the Staff engagement programme 20 22 I and the Board are committed to exploring opportunities 4 2011 NHS Staff Survey Results 17 A voice for you to improve staff health and 5 Outpatients experience improved in 18 STH has got Talent! wellbeing, engagement and your Plastic Surgery working life. 19 Hospital History 6 Taking care of older people Finally I would like to 20 Patient makes an amazing recovery after 7 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals joins forces congratulate our newly elected paddling pool accident Governors and I hope you take with NHS Blood and Transplant in the the time to seek them out and fight against blood cancers 21 Community Services restructures to deliver Right Care, Right time give them your views and ideas 8-11 Right Care, Time, Place, Person on where we can make further 12 International Nurses Week 2012 22 Sheffield launches new cancer improvements which benefit our research centre patients and colleagues. 13 Major Trauma Centre 23 Fitness fanatic dad becomes research 14 Stroke team raises local awareness pioneer after kidney disease diagnosis at event 15 Sheffield Stroke Carers Group recognised 24 Getting to Know You Jodie Keyworth – with prize Directorate Research Coordinator 16 Staff bring expertise to the Olympics 25 Recognition for clinical coding Page 2 • Link - Summer 2012 John Campbell represents My tumourmore than my weighed baby New mum Gemma Fletcher long road to recovery. has thanked staff for safely Dr Remon Keriakos explained: delivering her baby before “The tumour was full of large blood saving her life by removing vessels with many aneurysms and a tumour so large it weighed carried a risk of rupturing during more than her baby. delivery. We therefore performed a caesarean section to reduce the risk. The rare benign tumour, As we had anticipated, Gemma which weighed 7.5 pounds, was had bleeding in the tumour discovered on one of Gemma’s following the delivery and the kidneys 32 weeks into her size of the tumour increased pregnancy. The diagnosis was significantly as a result.” made after Consultant Obstetrician Gemma was then kept in the and Gynaecologist at the Jessop Intensive Care Unit for 24 hours. Wing Hospital, Remon Keriakos, Mr Keriakos added: “She then advised that she have scans on had the main feeding blood vessels her abdomen to investigate the of the tumour. This was performed skin itching and anaemia she was twice to reduce the size of the suffering with. tumour, reduce the risk of bleeding Gemma, 24, from Chapeltown in the tumour and to reduce the in Sheffield, and partner Michael risk of the bleeding during surgical Kay, 30, were shocked with the removal of her kidney. diagnosis and understandably While Gemma was having her worried for the safety of both mum intensive treatment, staff and her and baby. family ensured that the she was After the alarming discovery, able to see and breastfeed Ava Lily. a multidisciplinary team of Gemma said: “It was very radiologists, urologists and important to me to be able to obstetricians carefully monitored breast feed Ava so I was very Gemma and planned the best way grateful to the breastfeeding to treat and ensure her and the support workers coming over from baby’s safety. Doctors explained the Jessop Wing to the Hallamshire Gemma Fletcher enjoying being a mum to baby Ava after to Gemma that they would need to support me in the difficult few tumour surgery. to deliver the baby first and then days after the birth.” shrink the tumour before removing She added: “I was so relieved by Mr David J Smith, Consultant staff worked from the cleaners the kidney which the tumour was when Ava was born happy and Urological Surgeon, to ensure and nurses to the consultants - so growing on. healthy, but as I still had the tumour the tumour would not grow I would like to say a big thank you Gemma and Michael were I still looked pregnant and would back. Since then she has made to all at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals overjoyed when healthy baby get comments about my belly and Ava Lily was delivered by get asked when I was due.” a full recovery and is enjoying for saving my life and my beautiful caesarean section weighing 6.4 Following treatment to shrink being a mum. baby girl.” pounds. But although baby was the tumour, Gemma’s kidney Gemma said: “During my time now safe, Gemma still had a was removed on 29th February in hospital I saw how hard all the Steve Parkin/Sheffield Star pride at being chosen for the role. City as Lord Mayor Coun Campbell, whose partner John Campbell is He said: “Having been born and Catherine Taylor will serve as his brought up in Sheffield, I remember representing Sheffield after Lady Mayoress, faces a demanding taking the chain of office as as a youngster the presence the schedule with Diamond Jubilee Lord Mayor could bring to events. Sheffield’s 116th Lord Mayor. events, and a send-off for The Unison Chair, who has I never dreamed that 45 years on Sheffield athletes competing at I would have the honour of being spent the last 20 years the London Olympics among his supporting thousands of Sheffield’s first citizen. The message first engagements. I want to emphasise is celebrating hospital staff said he would The Labour councillor, who multi-cultural Sheffield.” be raising money for Weston represents Richmond, told of his Park Hospital. Page 3 • Link - Summer 2012 Leanora looks forward to a welcome break Leanora, a grandmother-of-three from Nether Edge in Sheffield has Leanora, mum to four sons, was one of retired as a Domestic Assistant 1,200 domestic workers working for the at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital Trust. “Most of the time my job was to after 33 years service. clean the wards,” she said. “But I also gave Leanora, started working at Nether out the tea when that was needed. I’ve Edge Hospital more than three decades really enjoyed it.” ago, and when it closed she moved to the Kenneth Nixon, 81, from Wadsley Hallamshire Hospital. Bridge, who was an in-patient on H1 “I will miss it,” admitted Leanora, aged ward for four days while he recovered 65. “It is sad thinking I will not see my from an operation, he said: “She was friends and colleagues every day. And I will fantastic, coming round with a great big miss the patients and their friendly faces.” smile every day. “I’ve moved around the hospital, working on all sorts of wards, but in the “She would chat away while she did her last few years I’ve been on the H1 ward.” jobs and really cheered the place up. I hope she really enjoys her retirement.” 2011 NHS Staff Survey Results The Trust wants to continue to concentrate on further improving: • staff involvement, • access to job related training and development • staff feeling valued. • communications - particularly between different parts of the Trust and between senior managers and staff Each directorate is now drawing up an action plan to work on the issues identified together with issues identified via ‘Let’s talk’ events. For further information please contact Rhian Bishop, Staff Engagement Coordinator. Ext.14453 Many thanks to all the staff in the Trust as a place to work and to receive 8 . Trust who took part in the national treatment compared to other acute Trusts. 10 2011 NHS staff survey. • Fewer staff work unpaid overtime . Water . compared to the average for NHS 9 42 . A total of 985 STH staff participated – a 8 acute Trusts Red . response rate of 51%.The results show some 7 year on year improvements particularly with • Fewer staff experiencing harassment, abuse The Lion King Lion The . regard to: or bullying from other staff relative to the 6 3 (U.S.A, Guatemala and Belize) and Guatemala (U.S.A, 3 . • the number of staff who had an appraisal national average 5 The Houses of Parliament of Houses The . in the last 12 months (up to 67%) • Fewer staff are intending to leave when 4 John Lennon John . • number of staff receiving equality and compared to the national average 3 • 77% of staff agree their role makes a Pennsylvania . diversity training 2 • The Trust’s overall staff engagement score is difference to patients, compared to the . 1948 . 3.60 (up from 3.55 in 2010) which means NHS average of 74% 1 staff engagement in our Trust is average in • 70% of staff said hand washing materials Answers comparison to other NHS acute Trusts. for control of infection purposes are always available compared to the NHS Other highlights from the report include: Time Quiz Link • More staff at STH would recommend the average of 66% Page 4 • Link - Summer 2012 Patient-first Respectful Ownership Plastic Surgery Outpatient Innovation Project Team Unity and Outpatients Deliver, experience Are improved in Plastic Surgery Nicola Fields, Plastic Surgery and less time looking through notes you Operational Manager, has shaped • Provided patients with new informed consent positive changes in Outpatients using packs during their outpatient clinic the knowledge she acquired from Nicola said: “The course allowed me to pick the NHS Institute of Innovation and up various improvement techniques and has PROUD? Improvement’s Vanguard Programme.