News from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Issue 16 | 2015 Happy 10th birthday Evelina London! THIS ISSUE 5 Welcome … to the latest edition of the GiST magazine, which celebrates the 10th birthday of Evelina London Children’s Hospital. When Evelina London opened in 2005, it 15 8 was the first new children’s hospital in London for more than 100 years. You can find out more about the history of our hospital and who the original ‘Evelina’ was Contents on page 21. Evelina London now sees more than 04 Older people’s care 14 Inside the medicine cabinet Behind the scenes in Pharmacy 50,000 patients each year. The families of in focus Question time at the Annual four young patients – Sebastian, Peter, Public Meeting 18 Role reversal James and Ellie – talk about the care they Medical student Andrew Baigey have received on pages 8 and 9. 05 Lily Cole praises ‘baby talks to Dr Simon Steddon I agree wholeheartedly with Dr Simon friendly’ midwives Steddon, our Acting Chief Operating Officer, Model and actress presents 21 History Corner The creation of Evelina London who says on page 18 that our strength UNICEF Baby Friendly Award Children’s Hospital comes from how we work together as a team, with a shared purpose. In this edition, 08 Now we are 10 Patients and their families talk 22 From the frontline you can read about the work of a wide range Dimbleby Cancer Care counsellor about Evelina London of staff at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and find out Jean Meadows how they are improving the way we care for patients. I hope you enjoy this issue of the GiST . Meet the team TELL US WHAT YOU THINK Produced by: The communications department If you have any comments about the magazine Design: or suggestions for future articles, please contact Amanda Pritchard AYA-Creative www.aya-creative.co.uk the communications department, St Thomas’ Acting Chief Executive Print: Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, Guy’s and St Thomas’ O’Sullivan Communications London SE1 7EH, or email press @gstt.nhs.uk NHS Foundation Trust Front cover: Visit us online at: www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk India Stern, a patient at Evelina London, celebrates the hospital’s 10th birthday with her parents, Suzy and Ben, and her big sister, Freya. Pick up your copy: the GiST magazine is for our the GiST is published by Guy’s and patients, local people, staff, St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust members and other supporters of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Follow us on Twitter @GSTTnhs 2 the GiST ROUND-UP Photos celebrate older people IN THE NEWS An exhibition of photographs A round-up of media showing positive images of coverage featuring Guy’s ageing is creating a welcoming and St Thomas’. atmosphere for patients and The Mirror visitors at St Thomas’ Hospital. Consultant cardiac surgeon The 50 photos, which are Professor Vinayak Bapat and displayed on the walls leading his team have performed to the hospital’s Older Persons the UK’s first keyhole aortic Unit, were taken by heart valve replacements. professional photographer The pioneering procedure Edward Webb. They show was used to save the life and patients from Guy’s and St career of Kamil Wojniak, Thomas’ and other people London’s Strongest Man from the local community in (pictured with Prof Bapat). south London. His story was featured in Winifred Burraway, 92, who Winifred Burraway with the photo display The Mirror and on BBC was one of the models, says: “I South East. enjoyed having my picture learned so much about their way in and out of the wards – taken and I’m really pleased lives and characters and I think it’s nice to make even a small with how it looks as part of the their personalities come across difference to how patients, display. Everyone says what strongly in the photographs. visitors, and staff feel while in lovely photos they are.” “Seeing all the images on the hospital. Photographer Edward Webb display together at St Thomas’ The project was funded by a says: “It was an immense is really powerful. I’m pleased Department of Health grant that pleasure to meet everyone who to hear that people enjoy has been used to make the features in these portraits. I looking at the portraits on their wards more ‘dementia-friendly’. BBC London BBC London’s Inside Out aired a feature about Blitz nurse’s war memories Evelina London’s 10th after the nurses’ home was bombed, Katharine birthday on both BBC1 wrote: “We heard men calling to us. We shouted London and BBC1 HD. back that we were alright and they were very nice The news programme was to us. Planes were overheard and searchlights on watched by more than them and men told us to ‘Take cover’. 500,000 people, and a “Well, I must say I just laughed as I was then short clip on Facebook had standing in a mass of masonry and girders so I more than 100,000 views. skipped across them and made for the arch (which is really the steps leading to the Sky News Treasurer’s House). To my great surprise the A new approach to HIV other side was completely clear. I had Bainbridge testing in St Thomas’ with me with a slightly cut ankle – we tied a pillow Emergency Department case round it. (A&E) was featured on Sky “Then we rounded the corner and there was News. Dr Nick Larbalestier, Big Ben, safe and sound, and we were so consultant physician and Katharine Forbes (second left) with patients and nurses thankful. I should be really very upset if anything HIV clinical lead, explained Nurse Katharine Forbes was among 10 members happened to Big Ben. We climbed a little gate and why including an HIV test of staff and two firefighters who died at St were now on the terrace. We walked across alongside other routine Thomas’ Hospital during World War II. Her nephew Nightingale lawn which had a good bit of glass on blood tests will help to Eric Arnold attended a service of remembrance it. We went to Matron’s office and were diagnose patients who are on 10 September which marked the 75th thoroughly spoilt with two mugs of tea, one mug unaware they have the anniversary of the first Blitz raids. of coffee, and lots of sandwiches. We tucked condition. In her last letter home on 10 September 1940, ourselves up down there till morning.” www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk 3 ROUND-UP Survey results Our CQC inspection now in The Care Quality Commission (CQC), which regulates health and social care In the last edition of the GiST , we services in England, carried out an asked you what you thought of our inspection of our hospitals and magazine and how we might improve community sites in September. it. More than 350 people shared their Inspectors visited services across the views and came up with some great Trust to assess the standards of care we suggestions for features and stories. Is care safe? provide for patients. They also spoke to • We were very pleased that 97% of Is care effective? patients, relatives, carers and staff. • you rated the GiST as ‘very good’ or The inspection was an important • Are services caring? ‘good’. Is the service responsive? You also told us that you most opportunity for staff to showcase what • Is the service well-led? enjoyed reading the news section, they do well and also a chance to learn • stories about patients, and History where we need to do better. Corner. When the report is published, it will be Dame Eileen Sills, Chief Nurse, says: “We Thank you to everyone who publicly available on the CQC website. do not know what the outcome of our completed the survey and Through its inspection, the CQC aims report will be, but I would like to thank all congratulations to Ashok Patel, who to give the public a clear picture of the staff for their tremendous response in won our prize draw for tickets to The care provided at Guy’s and St Thomas’ by welcoming and engaging with the View from The Shard. asking five key questions: inspection team.” Older people’s care in focus Question time at September’s Annual Public Meeting More than 250 people attended the Trust’s The meeting also saw the premiere of about #hellomynameis, a national Annual Public Meeting on 10 September to ‘We’re Listening’, a new film demonstrating campaign that we have adopted at Guy’s hear about the last year in the life of Guy’s the commitment of our staff to listen to and St Thomas’. More than 10,000 staff and St Thomas’ and to find out more about and learn from the experts – our patients now wear bright yellow name badges to our future plans. and carers. ensure that patients know who they are Keynote speakers Dr Rebekah Schiff This film is now available to watch via talking to. and nurse Karen Titchener talked about the Guy’s and St Thomas’ YouTube channel The meeting also included a lively improving care for older people in our www.youtube.com/GSTTnhs . question and answer session which gave hospitals and in the community. Chief Nurse Dame Eileen Sills talked people the chance to quiz the Trust Board. 4 the GiST ROUND-UP Lily Cole praises ‘baby friendly’ TOP TWEETS @BeckyRDtobe midwives In the haematology day New mum Lily Cole has unit @GSTTnhs having thanked midwives at St treatment – spotless, Thomas’ Hospital who gave her comfortable and the staff are the confidence to breastfeed.