Foundations for Health August 2019

foundations for health

August 2019

A look back on 2018/19 News for staff, volunteers and members of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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3 Our new vision, values and objectives

a new cancer pod and becoming veteran aware

4-5 Focus on Patients – Sleep Helps Healing, Mealtimes Matter and more

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F ocus on People – A Foundation School in Health and staff awards

13 News from the governors – Election results and upcoming meetings

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F ocus on Performance – CQC inspection results and other feedback

14-15 DBTH Charity – How much we’ve raised and our latest appeals

10-11 Focus on Prevention – Record setting for flu vaccines,

F ocus on Partners – QiMET, catering and the Integrated Care System

16 History Matters – High Days and Holidays

A message fro The last 12 months has been filled with many achievements, improvements and innovations for the Trust. Not only that, but it has been a time of consolidation, maintaining the good progress that we have made thus far in terms of patient care, treatment and experience, whilst further strengthening our links with partners both locally and nationally.

As a Teaching Hospital, we continue to receive overwhelmingly positive feedback from medical, nursing and allied health professional students, a point of pride for the organisation.

Demonstrating our commitment to our future workforce, we have partnered with Hall Cross Academy, one of Doncaster’s leading secondary schools to create the nation’s very first Foundation School in Health and throughout the next few years we will work closely with the Academy to provide the best support, information and advice to enable local students to follow a career within the NHS. One of our proudest achievements this year

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Our new vision, values and objectives This year we have revised our vision, values and objectives, clearly laying out where we want to head as an organisation.

The new vision for DBTH, is ‘to become the safest Trust in England, outstanding in all that we do.’

This new vision is supported by refreshed objectives for the Trust, combining our strategic objectives - from our stronger together strategy - with a set of ‘True North’ objectives: • Achieve and maintain CQC outstanding.

• 100% of staff know how to contribute to our vision.

• In top 10% for staff and patient feedback.

• The Trust is in recurrent surplus.

Aiding our refreshed vision, in the summer of 2018 we were successful in applying to be part of a national programme to give support to the Trust’s Quality Improvement (Qi) Team, giving us the opportunity to further develop our Qi work, with additional support and standardisation to ensure improvement is seen as the way we do things at DBTH, and ultimately improving our offer for patients.

An update on our financial position Reflecting on our financial performance throughout 2018/19, we can once again describe good progress for the organisation.

Thanks to our identified savings and continued drive towards improved ‘Efficiency

and Effectiveness’, we have been able to meet our control total of £6.6 million deficit, slightly ahead of our plan by £23,000. This meant that, as a Trust, we qualified for bonus payments from NHS Improvement (known as Provider Sustainability Funding or PSF) which equated to £10.7m, resulting in the first

surplus year-end position since 2015/16.

An achievement shared by all within the Trust, this ensures we are on a sound footing for the challenges ahead in 2019/20, when we expect to deliver cost improvements of around 3% of our overall budget.

om the Chair and Chief Executive has been our renewed focus on delivery, quality, safety and ensuring patients receive the best possible care, treatment and experience when staying with us. We have implemented a number of campaigns and projects such as ‘Making Mealtimes Matter’, ‘Sleep Helps Healing’, increasing visiting times and our ‘Sharing How We Care’ conference and newsletter, ensuring our patients eat well, sleep soundly and staff learn from innovations, improvements and challenges.

Throughout the year we have seen significant capital developments and infrastructure improvements, totalling £11.2 million to improve patient care, services and facilities. With partners we have also been able to see notable improvements including the opening of a Costa Coffee and further dining facilities at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, as well as a refurbishment of the site’s ‘Gate Four’ entrance, which now features a brand-new Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) office.

These changes are in addition to a multitude of

smaller improvements and refurbishments which have taken place on all sites throughout the year, and we are also pleased to have started work on a brand-new CT scanning suite, a project which has been supported by our regional partners, as well as the Doncaster Cancer Detection Trust, to the tune of £4.9 million.

Their positive support has been overwhelming and has contributed to what has been another successful, as well as challenging, year for the Trust.

As ever, Trust staff and services have been shortlisted for a number of local, regional and national awards. These improvements and achievements have been made as a result of our collective commitment and hard work, and members of Team DBTH continue to amaze us as they strive, each-and-every-year, to develop

and innovate for the benefit of patients.

Throughout 2018/19, we have continued to strengthen our links with health and care partners in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw.

We are also an integral partner of the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System (ICS) and the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Accountable Care System (ACS). This commitment to local and regional partnership work is thanks to established, strong relationships with neighbouring trusts and clinical commissioning groups and our proven history of working together to improve health and care of our communities.

Overall, as we reflect upon 2018/19, it is clear that our development has been substantial. We would like to thank staff, governors, members, volunteers, partner organisations, commissioners, regulators and everyone else who has worked with us over the past year. Their positive support has been overwhelming and has contributed to what has been another successful, as well as challenging, year for the Trust.

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Focus on Patients - Working with patients to continue to develop acce

600 days without MRSA The Trust has recently celebrated 600 days without a single hospital-acquired case of MRSA blood-stream infection due to our ‘zero tolerance’ approach to healthcare associated infections. to serious conditions and complications.

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus blood stream infection, or MRSA as it’s more commonly known, is resistant to several widely-used antibiotics, which makes it much harder to treat than most bacterial infections. If an MRSA bacterium gets into the body through a break in the skin it can cause infections such as boils, abscesses or impetigo, with an infection in the bloodstream leading

The Trust has been reviewing the use of any devices and treatment tools which can lead to an increased chance of developing MRSA. Above all else, the team have encouraged members of staff to be vigilant, looking out for symptoms of the bugs and acting upon any potential signs that could lead to further infection.

Meanwhile, our Infection Prevention and Control team have been working collaboratively with clinicians across the hospital sites to screen all patients for the bacteria and isolating those with a positive result. The Trust’s practice is to immediately begin what is known as ‘decolonisation’ which stops the bacteria before it can infect patients and cause harm.

Sleep Helps Healing launched at DBTH This year saw the introduction of Sleep Helps Healing (Shh) on all of our inpatient wards at the Trust. Shh is an initiative to help improve the quality of sleep that our patients have while in hospital and, in turn, aid their recovery.

Sleep is incredibly important to health as a lack of shut-eye can lead to a weakened immune system, an increased sensitivity to pain as well as general irritability. Wards can be very

noisy places due to a number of factors, often leading to broken and unsatisfactory sleep for many patients.

The Shh initiative aims to reduce the amount of noise by asking staff and patients to follow a simple set of rules to make sure we protect sleep time: • Lights will be dimmed from 11pm, and patients asked to switch all devices to silent and headphones used where possible • All equipment will be placed within easy reach for staff and all buzzers, alarms and bleeps addressed as quickly as possible • Staff will wear soft-soled footwear to reduce any noise from movement • Upon entry to the ward, patients will be asked about their sleeping routine, with their care plan tailored to fit preferences.

With these simple, yet all-important, changes, Trust staff are hoping that patients will benefit from a restful night’s sleep, potentially speeding up recovery and helping them get home much sooner.

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essible, high quality and responsive services.

Increasing our visiting times This year, our adult inpatient wards across all of our sites, increased their visiting hours from 11am to 8pm every day, with some offering access at all times.

This development was the result of a survey where patients and the public voted enthusiastically in favour of increasing visiting times. This is a change which was also longrequested by patients, who often want family, friends or carers with them when they are facing a prolonged stay in hospital. The following visiting times are now in place:

• Gastroenterology and respiratory wards will adopt visiting hours from 8am to 8pm In October 2018, we officially opened the ‘Butterfly Garden’, a place dedicated to providing comfort to those who have experienced the loss of an infant. The tranquil venue is available to anyone who is in need of a quiet place to think. Costing £15,000 in total, this dedicated space is part of our commitment to person centred care.

• Elderly care wards and paediatrics will retain open access at any hour for visitors • All other wards (except Maternity and the Department of Critical Care) will adopt visiting hours from 11am to 8pm.

By making it easier for visitors to be with their loved ones, hospital staff anticipate that there will be an increase in the comfort, dignity and independence experienced by patients throughout their stay.

This year, we opened our first changing places facility at Bassetlaw, for anyone with a complex health issue who cannot use a standard disabled toilet, as they require extra equipment and space. Since this opening, we have introduced the facilities to Doncaster Royal Infirmary as well.

g Mealtimes Matter This year, we improved mealtimes for patients by introducing a series of improvements on our wards and departments.

Wards and inpatient departments are often very busy places with competing priorities and treatments.

Ensuring patients eat well and have enough to drink is extremely important.

Good nutrition and hydration helps patients to recover from illness and injury, usually resulting in a shorter length of time spent in hospital. In hospital, patient meal times can be interrupted due to a number of reasons.

Wards and inpatient departments are often very busy places with competing priorities and treatments.

To complement recently increased visiting times at the Trust, staff will be moving away from ‘Protected Mealtimes’ and are instead working towards ‘Making Mealtimes Matter’. This means that nonessential activity will stop during mealtimes and activities will shift from clinical work to the meal service.

All staff will be encouraged to help with nutrition-related patient care such as topping up drinks, creating social dining spaces and assisting patients who need help to eat. Carers and families who wish to support their loved ones to ‘Make Mealtimes Matter’ will also be welcomed onto the ward area at this time to help their loved ones should they wish to.

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Focus on People - Continuously developing the skills, innovation and le

Outstanding feedback from trainee doctors Annually, our doctors-in-training, health professionals and mentors take part in the General Medical Council’s (GMC) Training Survey, the results of which help us to monitor the quality of medical education. In 2018, this engagement highlighted huge improvements for the Trust.

DBTH’s Intensive Care Unit was placed second out of all NHS providers across the country for ‘overall satisfaction’. Scoring high amongst learners and mentors alike, the team were praised for the feedback given, clinical supervision, as well as the supportive environment fostered within the department, amongst many other indicators.

Elsewhere in the Trust, Stroke, Geriatrics, General Internal Medicine and General Surgery were named as first, or joint-first, in Yorkshire and the Humber. Notable improvements have also been seen in nine other specialities ranging from Anaesthetics, Cardiology and Endocrinology to Obstetrics, Renal and Otolaryngology.

These results cap a particularly successful number of years for education within the Trust, with region-topping results in the same survey in 2017. In January 2019 the organisation celebrated its second full year as a Teaching Hospital and now trains more than 25% of all medical students in the area, in addition to 30% of all other healthcare professionals.

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The First Foundation School in Health Last October, we entered into a formal partnership with Hall Cross Academy, making the latter a Foundation in Health.

Garry Swann Garry Swann, the Trust’s Archivist and former Head of Medical Photography, was awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours after he completed half a century of service to the NHS.

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With increasingly complex patient-need and an ever-expanding population, we anticipate that we will face further workforce demands in the near future. This ground-breaking partnership will see DBTH and the school working closely together to further develop opportunities for pupils, from age 11 onwards, wishing to pursue a career in the health service.

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By becoming a Foundation School in Health, the central Doncaster school will benefit from increased involvement from health professionals. This will include extensive work experience placements and internships, advice and information from experienced medics and clinicians about job roles within the hospitals, as well as the appointment of ‘Careers Champions’ within the Trust.

Complementing this work, the Trust, with the local academy, hosted a careers event at the Doncaster Dome in July 2019, open to all secondary schools in the borough.

eadership of our staff to provide high quality, efficient and effective care.

Top marks for library services Our Knowledge, Library and Information Service has achieved a perfect score of 100% for Health Education England’s (HEE) annual NHS library assessment, for the second year running.

Annually, libraries within the health service

are assessed against national standards as detailed in the NHS Library Quality Assurance Framework. Recognising the excellent provision the organisation has to offer, HEE awarded the Trust top marks, making us one of only 10 services in the

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north of England to achieve such a feat, out of a total of 67 organisations.

The service supports staff and students in their continued professional development, eLearning and research activities, in addition to catering to the various educational needs of staff.

Richard Parker OBE

In June 2018, Mr Mark Watson, Consultant Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon was named President-Elect of the British Laryngological Association (BLA). Mr Watson, who has been working with the Trust since 1992, helped to pioneer a number of innovative and cutting-edge treatments throughout his career and we can think of no better candidate to undertake this national role.

Richard Parker, the Trust’s Chief Executive, received an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to health and social care in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.

During his tenure at DBTH, Richard has overseen significant improvements to the organisation’s overall performance, working to develop the quality of clinical services.

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Focus on Performance - Ensuring our services are high performing, de and ensuring the appropriate capacity for incr

While the national picture remains challenging, with increased attendances seen within services nationwide, we remain one of the best performing and most consistent trusts in the region, as well as nationally.

Emergency Department waiting times In 2018/19 the number of our patients waiting over four hours in our Emergency Department decreased by 1.18%, with 92.64% of patients being seen within the four-hour target.

While the national picture remains challenging, with increased attendances seen within services nationwide, we remain one of the best performing and most consistent trusts in the region, as well as nationally.

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In order to improve our four-hour access performance, we continue to work with our partners in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw, as well as our commissioners in both Doncaster and Bassetlaw. Further improvements are also being planned

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and implemented within emergency care, such as the second phase of our Smart-ER service, while in August 2018 Doncaster Royal Infirmary’s Emergency Department was expanded to include a new minor injuries facility.

eveloping and enhancing elective care facilities at Bassetlaw and Montagu reasing specialist and emergency care at DRI.

Reducing the number of missed appointments at our hospitals

Right equipment, right time This year we have been making preparations to move our Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit services to an external provider, STERIS Instrument Management Services.

By doing so, we will benefit from increased resilience, improved traceability and shorter turnaround times for medical instrument cleaning. Ultimately, this will ensure we have the right equipment, at the right time, enabling us to deliver care and treatment more efficiently for our patients.

In mid-2018 we instigated a project to reduce the number of missed appointments experienced at our hospitals.

Each year, the Trust records around 4,160 missed appointments, equating to around 140 a day.

To reduce this number, we are working with partners PSL Print and DrDoctor, launching a new patient appointment and portal system, as well as other improvements to our services. The overall goal of this work is to achieve a 20% reduction in missed appointments by mid-2020.

So far, we have currently achieved around 10.3%.

CQC inspection results DBTH was visited by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) late in 2017, completing both unannounced and ‘Well-Led’ inspections.

The CQC report published in 10 July 2018 recognised a number of areas of quality care and practice at the Trust.

Overall, 72% of the services inspected at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, and 77% at Bassetlaw Hospital, were judged to be ‘Good’ with no service at DBTH rated as ‘Inadequate’.

The organisation’s leadership team were also the recipients of praise, with the report evidencing a strong working relationship between the Trust’s Chief Executive and Chair.

The visits were undertaken during a period of increasing winter pressures and attendance, which saw the CQC suspend inspections nationally in January 2018.

Despite this, inspectors highlighted a number of positives, with ‘Medical Care’ coming in for particular praise. The inspectors found this service within DBTH to be ‘Good’ across the five domains, pointing to an emphasis on infection control, patient assessment and seven-day service, all of which are supported by a culture of staff development.

The organisation’s leadership team were also the recipients of praise, with the report evidencing a strong working relationship between the Trust’s Chief Executive and Chair. The inspectors additionally pointed to training and development opportunities for leaders within DBTH with a goal to further improve patient care and treatment.

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Efficiency and Effectiveness programme saves £12.1m The Trust has successfully delivered a number of initiatives through our Efficiency and Effectiveness programme in 2018/19, helping us to be more financially sustainable and to support new investments in our services.

Overall the Trust has saved £12.1m through the hard-work of our front line staff, management teams and project managers. Particular successes include: • The Trust’s Procurement and Pharmacy teams have reduced spend by £1.6m below what was budgeted through effective negotiation, close management of purchasing and utilising bio-similar products.

• The implementation of recommendations following ‘Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)’ speciality review meetings.

• Reviewing maintenance contracts to ensure the Trust is achieving value for money from all external providers.

• Making the most of staff ideas and innovations to achieve small efficiencies and implement better ways of working.

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Focus on Prevention - Increasing partnership working to benefit peopl

New Mac POD open In December 2018, a new Macmillan ‘Pod’ was opened in the main outpatient area of Doncaster Royal Infirmary, to help those affected by cancer.

The pod - which will provide support, information and advice - has been funded

by Macmillan Cancer Support, a charity which helps people affected by cancer through their journeys and is run by trained volunteers. Following the launch of the pod, more private consultation rooms have been

Staff vaccinated against flu in record time In 2018/19 we achieved our flu vaccination in record time, vaccinating 1,600 members of staff against the flu in just three days.

DBTH vaccinates its front-line workforce to reduce the risk of flu in the winter to its vulnerable patients.

Each year, the flu vaccination drive is spearheaded by a dedicated team of vaccinators, made up of Occupational Health and Wellbeing practitioners and supported by hospital clinicians of all grades and levels. These included Chief Executive, and registered nurse, Richard Parker, as well as Moira Hardy, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals, both of whom administered the vaccines to members of staff.

Throughout the winter the team worked tirelessly, visiting wards and departments in order to give medics and clinicians easy access to the vaccine, while providing special drop-in sessions for weekend workers and night staff.

This ‘all hands on deck’ model proved

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Throughout the winter the team worked tirelessly, visiting wards and departments in order to give medics and clinicians easy access to the vaccine. effective again this year with the Trust running out of vaccines after just three days.

In all, when stocks were available, the team managed to reach the national target of 75 per cent in just 21 days, which was 38% faster than last year’s efforts.

In total, 97% of all doctors opted for the jab, alongside almost 80% of all nurses at the Trust. As a result of this performance, the vaccinators were named as ‘Best Team’ at NHS Employers’ Annual Awards 2019.

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Going ‘System Per Emergency Depart In late 2018 the Trust went ‘System Perfect’, focusing upon our Emergency Departments and how we can improve this particular service.

This is a week-long exercise which looks at how health and social care pathways function when all hands are on deck and everything is working exactly as it should.

A project that happens several times a year, the focus this time around was emergency and urgent care and looking at

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cmillan ns at DRI constructed in the outpatients area to give volunteers a quiet place to speak to those who need a bit of privacy.

The new centre provides a friendly, private environment for patients, carers and family members affected by cancer, to access appropriate information and support. From managing symptoms, to advice on benefits and financial support, the pod can provide expert help and has a wide range of Macmillan booklets to take away.

Becoming a Veteran Aware Trust

rfect’ in our rtments how we can get patients home as safely and as soon as possible.

Throughout the week, a survey was conducted, ultimately reaching more than 2,000 local people. The findings of this engagement have been shared with the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System (ICS), as well as other local and regional partners and will inform service change in the future.

As the nation marked the 100th anniversary of the First World War, DBTH was accredited as a Veteran Aware Trust.

This mark of distinction means that patients who have served in the British Armed Forces will be cared for by frontline staff, who has received training and education on their specific needs.

For example, they will be able to support them with things like mental health and can signpost them to relevant services.

DBTH is one of 24 NHS bodies across the UK that has received accreditation from the Veterans Covenant Hospital Alliance.

The Alliance is made up of national bodies, including NHS Improvement, NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care, the Ministry of Defence, and the Confederation of Service Charities.

There are around 2.16 million veterans in England, making up between 3 and 9% of the population.

There are around 2.16 million veterans in England, making up between 3 and 9% of the population, and this accreditation marks the Trust’s commitment to offering those people enhanced support should they access our services.

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Focus on Partners - I ncreasing partnership working to benefit people and communities.

DBTH a partner in the Integrated Care System The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System formally launched as an Integrated Care System in October 2018.

One of the first Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in the country, it is a partnership of 25 organisations responsible for looking after the health and care of the 1.5 million people living in Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.

A number of work streams have been identified as priorities for the ICS. These are: Mental health and learning disabilities, urgent and emergency care, primary and community care, cancer, maternity and children, elective and diagnostic, and population health management. In 2018/19, the work streams have continued to function as networks, with key individuals from each partner organisation meeting on a regular basis to identify and develop opportunities for collaborating to improve health and care services.

In November 2017, the Treasury committed £3.5 billion of capital funding nationally for the period between 2017/18 to 2022/2023. This was largely to support ICS transformation schemes, which will help to bring real benefits to patients including those across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw. £10m had previously been set aside to support expansion of hyper-acute stroke services at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and in February 2019, work began on the building of a £4.9m scanner facility at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, with supplementary funding from the Doncaster Cancer Detection Trust to buy an additional CT scanner.

Taking QiMET International Working with international partners, we have continued to collaborate with health professionals in China.

In November, a delegation from the Jinan province visited to explore our innovations in elderly care, as well as to learn more about our Quality Improvement Medical Education and Training (QiMET) project.

QiMET is the UK’s first ‘Hybrid International Emergency Medicine’ Training Centre and offers training to overseas medical schools

The ICS-commissioned independent review of hospital services concluded phase one in 2018.

The review looked at how hospital services are provided and what needs to happen to futureproof them, taking into account local and national issues such as rising demand, workforce and resource challenges and consistently delivering quality standards.

Recommendations from the review, which were published in a report (including an easy read version) in May 2018, proposed that to continue providing high quality services, hospitals in Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Chesterfield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield must work together even more closely in a variety of different ways. This included ways for the hospitals to collaborate better with the development of hosted networks. It also included transforming the way we use our workforce, to make the best use of the staff we have at the moment, and to ensure that people receive care as close to their own homes as possible.

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to provide an international rotation of qualified doctors. The goal of the project is to improve the quality of care for patients and provide value for money for the NHS. This project is unique, as it enables overseas medical trainees to earn, learn and, most importantly, return, providing a sustainable workforce for the UK and addressing the global shortage of qualified doctors.

Following the visit to Doncaster, proposals are being drawn-up to set-up QiMET 5,000 miles away in Jinan.

100 day challenge In May 2018, the Trust completed the ‘100 Day Challenge’ alongside local NHS and social care partners.

The focus of the project was to implement a series of intensive changes and innovations in specific service (these being Urology, ENT and Cardiology Elective Care) and monitor their progress and performance through the allotted time period.

The challenge was effective with a number of positive enhancements being implemented.

Because of this success, another 100 Day Challenge started in early 2019, this time focused upon Ophthalmology.

Improving catering services at the Trust In late 2017 the Trust partnered with Sodexo to provide catering services across our sites. This year, the ten-year contract with Sodexo saw some significant investments and improvements to the patient meal service at DBTH, including a new electronic ordering system was introduced this year, alongside brand new and temperature-controlled meal trolleys.

In addition, a Costa Coffee, a Subway restaurant, and other kitchens and eateries were introduced.

News from the Governors

Governor election results Our Foundation Trust members have voted for our hospital governors in the latest round of elections.

Following the elections, we have welcomed 10 new governors to the Council, along with some re-elections to the public seats.

In the Doncaster Public Constituency, Mike Addenbrooke and David Northwood held onto their seats and were re-elected for a further term of office. New to the Council of Governors are David Goodhead, Ann-Louise Bayley, Dave Harcombe, Susan McCreadie, Doug Wright and Geoffrey Johnson.

In Bassetlaw, over 600 voters re-elected Hazel Brand to her public constituency seat for another three years. The other Bassetlaw sear has been filled by Steve Wells, following his retirement from the Trust as a Theatre Service Manager.

In the staff governor categories, Kay Brown is newly elected to the non-clinical seat and Mandy Tyrell is welcomed to the Council to

represent nursing and midwifery staff. For medical and dental staff, Dr Panikkar is elected.

Brenda Maslen and Shelley Brailsford are leaving the Council after three years in office while George Webb and Susan Overend stepped down after 15 years of service as governors.

Suzy Brain England, Chair of the Board, said: “On behalf of the Trust I would like to thank all of our governors who have completed their terms of office. Their input over the years has been invaluable to us in helping us to make service improvements and engage with patients. This engagement helps us to find out what our patients think and how we can offer them better care.

“Congratulations to the successful candidates who have now joined us as governors. We are delighted to be welcoming so many new governors to the Council, all demonstrating their enthusiasm and commitment to their local hospitals.”

Council of 30 Governors Meetings 2019: October

The next Council of Governors meeting will start at 5:30pm in the Education Centre at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, on 30 October 2019.

Appointment of New Lead Governor and Deputy Lead Governor Following a vote, Hazel Brand has been appointed as the Lead Governor for the Council. Linda Espey was appointed as the Deputy Lead Governor.

Congratulations to Linda and Hazel and thank you to Mike Addenbrooke for his time has Interim Lead Governor.

Annual Member’s Lecture On 17 June, our members attended an event at Doncaster Royal Infirmary to explore innovations and plans regarding local health and social care.

The session was themed around ‘public health and prevention’ and focussed on how local people can take proactive steps to ensure they stay fit and healthy long into the future.

The event was hosted by Suzy Brain England OBE, Chair of the Board and by our feature key note speaker, Dr Rupert Suckling, Director of Public Health in Doncaster.

With an emphasis on prevention, the presentations will look at innovations in health, as well as what the NHS and social care may look like in 20 years. Other long-term and complex conditions such as obesity and diabetes will be discussed, as well as technology and the implications it will have within the delivery of patient treatment, both in hospital and within the community.

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Local Communities supporting DBTH Charity

Going ‘above and beyond’ in 2018/19

Twiddlemuffs While in hospital, patients with dementia or delirium can benefit greatly from some distraction, which is why we are asking for local knitters to put their needles together and create some handmade ‘twiddlemuffs’.

These garments provide sensory stimulation for patients, whilst also keeping their hands warm and snug.

The Twiddelmuffs have also been shown to have benefits for patients with learning disabilities and those who are receiving chemotherapy.

We are always on the lookout to replenish

our stocks of these garments as we tend to use a lot of them on our wards and each one is single use due to infection prevention measures at the Trust.

If you, or a friend or family member, would like to knit some twiddlemuffs for our patients both crochet and knitting patterns are available from dbth.comms@nhs.net

To ensure that we maintain a strong focus on financial performance, whilst also continuing to go ‘above and beyond’ for our patients, we have launched the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity brand.

This fund, which has existed for several years, is dependent on the kindness of our local communities and partners, supports large-scale projects such as the renovation or development of an area, to the smaller things that provide comfort, like a teddy for a young patient spending their first time away from home.

Formally launching the new charity brand allows us to ensure that funds are raised and allocated for the benefit of services and schemes which cannot be prioritised from routine income. These kind donations will make a huge impact for patients, at a time when they need it most. Since the formal branch launch in May 2018, the charity has raised £361,000 and once again, we must express our most heartfelt thanks to those that have donated to such a worthy cause.

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The Trust has its very own charity, called ‘Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity’ (DBTH Charity), in a bid to make it even easier for local people to support the Trust.

If you would like to get involved in fundraising for our hospitals, or would like to know more about support and sponsorship please contact the Communications Team on Tel: 01302 644244, email: DBTH.Charity@nhs.net or head to www.dbth.nhs.uk/charity.

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History Matters

High Days and Holidays Two fascinating items of ephemera have recently been acquired by the Trust Archive. The first is a large poster, 71cm x 54cm, which was offered for sale on a well-known internet website, having been found among a box of miscellaneous items following a house clearance in the south of England (first picture). The poster advertises a gala to be held in aid of Doncaster Royal Infirmary funds.

possesses programme brochures from 1935 and 1939.

As can be seen, various attractions are on offer during the four-day event; evidently, high-wire acts were popular, since two are included in the programme. A small photograph, seemingly of the Mirano Trio in action, came with the poster. Though the year is not given, research has shown that the event took place in 1930.

Newspaper reports of the time tell us that the gala was attended by large crowds, and provided a much-needed boost to DRI funds. These galas, later called carnivals, became an annual event. The Trust Archive

Our second item is a greetings card sent at Christmas 1954 from DRI staff to Sister Joyce Wilkinson, who had contracted tuberculosis, probably from a patient, and who had been sent at the hospital’s expense for a four-month recuperation stay at a sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland. Apparently the regime at the establishment was strict, though Joyce looks cheerful enough on the occasion of her husband Fred’s visit, despite the rather fearsome-looking polar bear! The trip would have been a costly exercise for DRI, and the card is clear evidence that Joyce was highly regarded by her colleagues. The card is entirely hand-crafted - by whom is not known. It features an expertly handdrawn copy of the DRI School of Nursing badge. Inside are six pages of original signatures, 89 in all, Though one signature is known to be absent, those in the card probably identify the entire medical, nursing and ancillary staff of the hospital. Joyce, who sadly died some nine years ago, kept with the card a list of all the signatories, many shown with their occupations within the organisation – a useful record in itself.

We are delighted to have been able to add these two interesting items to our collections.

Garry Swann, Archivist

Don’t throw it away!

Garry Swann is always keen to hear about all aspects of the history of any of the Trust’s hospitals, and to add items of interest to the Trust Archive. Contact him via email, or on Direct Line 01302 644399.

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