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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Autumn 2021

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CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS

SUPPORTING STAFF HEALTH AND WELLBEING DURING COVID-19 TRANSFORMING PATIENTS' LIVES

Welcome

20 years of STH Welcome to the latest edition of Link Magazine. In this edition, we celebrate 20 years of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Did you know that since the Trust was formed in 2001, we have provided care to an amazing 33m patients across our hospital and community services?

Over the 20 years, our Trust has been very much at the forefront of developments which have helped so many people. This edition features the stories of just a few of the patients who have benefitted over the years, and highlights some of the fantastic developments that have happened, from key advances in treatment and diagnosis in areas such as transplantation and diabetes, to major investments in improving our facilities such as the new helipad and theatre complex. At the heart of everything which has been achieved have been the people who work across our clinical and non-clinical services, all pulling

together to build the strong foundations on which we have been able to innovate and drive further improvements.

Creativity, pushing boundaries and leading the way has been the STH way and over the last 18 months this has never been more evident.

We have been faced with challenges we never could have imagined, yet every single part of STH responded without question and found a way through which ensured we kept as much care going as was safely possible.

As a Trust we have always believed research and innovation is a crucial part of our organisation and the benefits to our patients and the wider NHS has been proven many times over. You can read more about this on the following pages. Most recently STH was a key participant in the research and development of the COVID-19 vaccines and treatments for the virus.

I hope you enjoy taking a stroll down memory

lane as you read the next few pages and please do take a moment to feel proud about your collective achievements as part of STH. I would also like to take this opportunity once again to say thank you to all of you for all that you do and continue to do in these difficult times. Please remember to continue to take care of yourself as well as others because none of us are without the need for support at one time or another.

Kirsten Major Chief Executive

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Jak gets the all clear

9 Apprenticeships give support workers chance to specialise in maternity care

10 New treatment for stroke patients 11 Sheffield Hospitals Charity Secret Garden Project 12 Get your flu jab

Celebrating 20 years of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

There have been so many developments throughout the 20 years since the Trust was formed and it is impossible to reflect them all, but over the next few pages we have included a brief snapshot of some of the areas and patients whose lives have been transformed thanks to the care they received.

2001 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals becomes a National Health Service Trust on 1 April 2001.

The Jessop Wing and Assisted Conception Unit opens.

2002 A new £2.2 million 18-bedded Macmillan Palliative Care Unit opens at the Northern General Hospital.

2003 The first PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) lines go into use at Weston Park Cancer Hospital.

Charity raises £150,000 to refurbish the wards on O and P Floor.

A new ‘gold standard’ research and treatment suite opens at Weston Park Cancer Centre.

The Devices for Dignity Healthcare Technology Cooperative is established.

2015

A new fast track treatment for heart attacks, Primary Percutaneous Angioplasty (PPCI), is pioneered by cardiologists at the Trust.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals becomes one of the first NHS Foundation Trusts in the country on the 1 July 2004.

The Neuro Day Care Unit opens at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

A new Theatre Admissions Unit opens at the Northern General Hospital.

The new £20m, 36-bed critical care unit at the Northern General Hospital opens. A new building providing additional space for undergraduate teaching and new clinic rooms opens at Charles Clifford Dental Hospital.

A number of new facilities open at the Northern General Hospital, including the Cystic Fibrosis unit, a purpose-built Hand unit and a new Burns unit.

2011

A newly refurbished breast screening unit is unveiled at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

Did you know that in the last 20 years STH has had 33m patient contacts!

A £9million development to expand renal services at the Sheffield Kidney Institute gets underway

2006 A new £21.3m project to expand critical care facilities at the Northern General Hospital is announced.

A brand new, dedicated renal outpatient department is opened at the Northern General Hospital.

The use of colonoscopy to detect bowel cancer is pioneered at the Trust.

Adult community services become part of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

A new treatment called autologous stem cell transplantation is pioneered in certain patients with multiple sclerosis.

The main A Floor outpatients area at the Hallamshire Hospital is re-developed.

2012 A new £6.8m Critical Care Unit opens at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, providing a new modern 29-bedded unit.

A £16m laboratory complex opens at the Northern General Hospital.

A Clinical Skills Centre opens at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital

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2007

Robotic surgery begins at the Trust with the installation of a new £1.8m Da Vinci robot.

The first of two dedicated Clinical Research Facilities officially opens at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

A hi-tech 3D imaging laboratory helping radiologists assess cancer growths opens at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

The £30million Sir Robert Hadfield Wing opens, housing six wards for up to 168 patients.

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2008 A fundraising appeal led by Sheffield Hospitals

A helipad opens at the Northern General Hospital.

The Trust becomes one of the first national Test Beds, to test new innovations to support patients.

2017

Stroke services are centralised at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital

2005 Weston Park’s new Cancer Information and Support Centre opens.

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Over £13m is invested into medical equipment, including a new MRI scanner, two upgraded radiotherapy machines and two CT scanners.

A five-year £35m Transformation Through Technology programme gets under way including a new Electronic Patient Record System.

Weston Park Cancer Centre, is designated as one of 18 national Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres A £2m purpose-built Frailty Assessment Unit opens at the Northern General.

2018 An £11m four-theatre complex is unveiled on Q Floor at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital as part of a £28m transformation.

A new Stroke Pathway Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC) at Norfolk Park opens.

Three new birthing pools open at Jessop Wing following a £300,000 public appeal led by Sheffield Hospitals Charity A new £6.7m eye centre opens at the Northern General.

2019 A new £2.4m aerial walkway, linking Weston Park Cancer Centre with the Royal Hallamshire Hospital is constructed.

A new Brachytherapy Unit opens at Weston Park Cancer Centre.

A regional Hyper Acute Stroke Unit opens at the Royal Hallamshire.

2020 The Trust begins caring for its first Covid-19 patients in February, when two patients aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship are transferred to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital’s specialist infectious disease unit.

The Trust becomes one of the first NHS Trusts in the country to begin providing the Covid-19 vaccine to some of the UK’s most vulnerable patients in December.

2021 One of the first large scale NHS Vaccination Centres opens at Sheffield Arena.

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Celebrating 20 years of Sheffield Teaching H Imaging advances improve diagnosis and treatment Catherine Fellows, Advanced Practitioner in Breast Imaging, talks about how advances in diagnostic imaging have been critical to breast screening services and rapid diagnosis.

monitoring improved and aided by the advent of new imaging technologies such as digital mammography, advanced biopsy units, crosssectional imaging, high-definition ultrasound and high specification MR imaging.

“I started working as a radiographer at the Royal Hallamshire site and 20 years later I now work in breast imaging, undertaking diagnostic and follow-up mammograms and reporting breast screening images.

“The development of digital imaging has been transformational, giving us instant images, saving time and giving us the ability to give patients their results quickly.”

“More patients undergo screening for various conditions compared to 20 years ago, which if diagnosed earlier have much better outcomes.

An example of this is women with a very high risk of developing breast cancer. They now have excellent imaging (mammograms), earlier and more frequent surveillance, improved treatment choices and outcomes.

“Services have increased to match patient demand, with diagnostic accuracy and

Over the last 20 years, diagnostic imaging has changed dramatically, with the use of three-dimensional technologies such as MRI scanning.

David Porteous, MR Radiographer, started in the X-ray department at the Royal Hallamshire as a basic grade diagnostic radiographer in 1999. Now he is a radiographer specialising in MRI. “When I started working in MRI there was just one scanner at the Royal Hallamshire in

2000 and we acquired another scanner for the Northern General Hospital in 2006.This was followed by a scanner at Weston Park Cancer Centre in 2007. We now run a total of six scanners, with two at the Northern General Hospital, three at the Royal Hallamshire and one at Weston Park. We run the service 7 days a week on 13hr days and the number of people we now scan has greatly increased since those early days. We are about to acquire a seventh MRI scanner to be located at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.”

Community nursing over the past 20 years Becoming part of STH has improved the communication between the hospitals and community services and we are able to share information better. There are improved development opportunities for staff and there is the transfer register between departments and specialisms which allows staff movement between community and the hospitals to widen our experience and skills.

Chris Jarman, Community Staff Nurse I started working in community health services in 1977. When I started I was an enrolled nurse, I worked in the Park Hill and Hyde Park areas. The work involved giving general care, doing dressings, and giving injections. There were no mobile phones, and we went into the office at 8.30am to get a work list, we went back at lunchtime for handover, went out visiting in the afternoon, and back to the office at teatime to document the care. All clinical records were on paper.

The role now involves giving all types of nursing care, such as syringe drivers, intravenous lines, doppler tests and complex patient care. We now have mobile phones and laptops, the clinical records are electronic and we document the patient consultation at the time of the visit.

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Lisa Biggin, Community Health Care Support Worker When I started I did basic care such as blood pressures and simple wound dressings. We had small teams, with four or five in a team.

We also had paper records. Now there are 19 staff in our team, and it is much busier, which I prefer. I take clinical observations, I do Insulin and Dalteparin injections for stable patients on a named-patient basis, phlebotomy, simple wound care, pressure ulcer prevention, continence and catheter care, eye drops and joint visits for End of Life care or wherever needed.

There is integration with therapy, more interaction with hospital colleagues and more contact with other services. It’s easier now to contact other services the same day and get feedback straight away. We have computers, electronic records and mobile phones – it’s

a lot easier communication-wise. We can complete everything required for a patient there and then which means better outcomes for the patients.

In community the pace is busy and the work is really demanding, but you’ve got that one-toone patient time. I enjoy the one-to-one care and seeing a patient from start to finish. You can see the improvement.

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Developments in cataract surgery help patients to see clearly Zanna Currie, Clinical Director, Ophthalmology talks about her 20 years as part of STH and developments in cataract surgery over that time.

I was a Senior House Officer in 1990 and gained most of my cataract experience in Sheffield, initially with extra-capsular surgery where a large cut was made in the eye to remove the lens and stitches were needed to close the wound, moving through to phacoemulsification which is like key-hole surgery using a machine to break up the lens in the eye and then inserting a folded lens, which opens up once inside, usually without stitches.

I became a consultant in 2001 and also a trainer, helping the next

generation of cataract surgeons learn excellent skills. We have an electronic simulator, like trainee pilots have, allowing all the steps of surgery to be extensively practiced before surgeons ever operate on real patients.

In 2018 we opened a brand new purpose built Eye Centre at the Northern General Hospital. At the initial visit all the necessary tests are carried out and the patient leaves fully prepared and knowing when their surgery will be. It also means patients, wherever possible, have the preoperative discussions with the surgeon who will then operate on them, rather than meeting the surgeon for the first time in the operating theatre.

Major estates projects provide top class facilities Stuart Hindmarch, Deputy Estates Director tells us about his 20 year career with STH: I first started as a year out student from Sheffield Poly assisting senior Building Officers with small projects producing and updating drawings on a drawing board (using ink pens and tracing paper).

I am now Deputy Estates Director responsible for delivery of the Trust’s capital building programme.

The biggest development I’ve seen since I’ve been at the Trust is the £28m theatres investment at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, which saw the entire refurbishment of 14 existing theatres and the creation of a brand new four-theatre complex on Q Floor. This has transformed 40-year-old operating theatres into cutting-edge facilities, and is one of the single biggest investments the Trust has made in the last 20 years.

The project was incredibly complex, with a crane used to lift plant works onto the hospital roof so operations could continue in theatres while the works were under way.

I was also the estates lead for the £2m state-of-theart helipad which opened at the Northern General

Hospital in 2016. What we have today is a fantastic facility that supports the work of or major trauma centre and gives critically ill patients across the region access to life-saving medical treatment.

The physical and tangible improvements that we have made to our estate for the benefit of both patients and staff makes me really proud.

Did you know?

•1 7,800 staff work in our hospitals and community services • E ach year we carry out almost 200,000 operations and day case procedures and 1.1m outpatient appointments.

• T here have been 3m referrals to community services in the last 20 years •O ver 515 people volunteer across the Trust • E ach month the Trust’s pharmacies process and dispense over 100,000 prescriptions • T he Northern General Hospital alone covers an area of 38.62 hectares – the equivalent of around 72 football pitches laid next to each other.

• The Trust budget is £1.2billion •5 ,000 meals are served every day across our hospitals.

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Celebrating 20 years of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Transplants give patients new lease of live Hospital cleaner lives to see grandchildren after bone marrow transplant A grandfather who was told he only had 18 months to live after being diagnosed with a rare blood cancer and ended up working for the Trust is thanking specialists in the bone marrow transplant team for saving his life.

A mum-of-two who had a lifesaving kidney transplant as a teen 20 years ago is thanking 'miracle workers' at the Trust for giving her the life that she might never have otherwise had.

Leslie Roome, of Parsons Cross, 71, was first diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2002, aged 52.

He was given months to live, but while receiving chemotherapy he was told about a new clinical trial that the Royal Hallamshire Hospital’s bone marrow transplant team were involved in. This would involve having a stem cell transplant, where healthy blood-forming stem cells are collected from a donor and then transplanted into the patient following a course of chemotherapy to wipe out the faulty immune system.

Leslie’s sister, Lorraine, was a perfect donor match and in January 2004 he had his first of five infusions of the stem cells After taking time off work to recover and protect his vulnerable immune system, Leslie decided he wanted to give something back

Kimberley Payton, 37, of Parsons Cross, was diagnosed with kidney failure after she started having 20-hour nosebleeds and epilepsy fits.

Leslie with his partner Mags to the NHS and in 2008 took on a role as a domestic at the Northern General Hospital, where he worked for the next 12 years.

“It’s been a fantastic journey” he said.

“I’ve lived to see my grandchildren, and great grandchildren and my own children grow up.

The care has been above and beyond and to work for the same Trust that saved my life; it’s been an absolute privilege.”

Diabetes patient praises researchers for helping transform the quality of her life A diabetes patient who was one of the first to take part in a groundbreaking trial that helped thousands of adults improve their quality of life has praised the researchers behind it.

Susan Dunigan, 67, of Fulwood, took part in the DAFNE (Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating) trial 20 years ago, and hasn’t had a single diabetes-related hospital admission since.

The DAFNE training taught Type 1 diabetes patients how to match their insulin dose to their food intake on a meal-by-meal basis.

The trial led to the five-day training programme being rolled out to NHS diabetes centres across the country.

Since then the programme has helped more than 50,000 patients across the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Kuwait.

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Mum-of-two thanks ‘miracle workers’ for kidney transplant

She was rushed to the Northern General Hospital for blood transfusions and was told the next 12 hours were critical. She then spent the next 9 months on dialysis and was put on the transplant waiting list.

"I was really lucky. My mum got the call early in the morning and the doctors told us a possible match had been found and could I come in and have my transplant. I thought they were joking."

Kimberley’s transplant was successful and 20 years later she is now the proud mum to two teenage children of her own.

“I feel so incredibly lucky. The renal transplant team and the incredible family that donated the kidney have given me the kids that I've got, the 20 years I've had and the life that I might otherwise never have had. Thank you isn't enough. They really are miracle workers.”

For Susan the trial represented a turning point.

She said: “I am now much more confident about taking exercise and my diabetes is so well controlled I can cycle on my electric bike without my blood sugars dipping to dangerous levels and I even learnt to scuba dive, something people with my condition are usually told to avoid due to the risk of having a hypoglycaemic attack underwater. I feel really privileged.”

Kimberley with her dad

Garage owner has vision restored New Head of thanks to specialist eye team Chaplaincy appointed A garage owner who was instantly blinded when a 3.5mm piece of metal penetrated his right eye is thanking the specialist eye team for helping him regain his vision 17 months after being told he would probably lose his sight.

Lindsay van Dijk has been appointed to head up the chaplaincy and pastoral care team at the Trust.

Lindsay joins the Trust from Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, where she managed a multi- faith and belief team across four hospital sites and a hospice.

Lee Rodger, 46, was in his car workshop in March 2020 when a piece of metal from a chisel struck his right eye.

Lee was transferred from A&E to Sheffield’s Hallamshire Hospital Eye Unit. He was given the devastating news that the odds of saving his eye, let alone restoring his vision, were slim. He underwent a three-hour operation to remove the metal from his eye, and two subsequent operations to remove oil and scar tissue and insert a new artificial lens.

Miraculously, Lee regained 20/20 vision after his third operation.

He said: “The specialist services at Sheffield made all the difference. The team at have been absolutely fantastic and I am forever in their debt.”

Health and wellbeing support for staff and family members Staff can access a range of support from Vivup to help with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship issues and trauma including: • My Mind Pal app • 19 self help guides • 24 hr support / advice line • Telephone counselling • Virtual /face to face counselling In recent Pulse Surveys many of you have told us that you are worried about your family’s mental health too so we have now funded the service to include family members residing

in your household (over the age of 16). They can access: • My Mind Pal app • 19 self help guides • 24 hr support/ advice line • Up to 6 sessions of Telephone counselling • Wellbeing information on Vivup.co.uk The service is confidential but during your family member’s first call, a few simple questions will be asked so the best possible service can be provided.

Both you and your family member can access the Vivup support and counselling line on 03303 800658.

New Non-Executive Directors appointed Toni Schwarz and Maggie Porteous have been appointed to the Trust Board of Directors as Non-Executive Directors for a four-year term.

Hospital chaplain recognised for giving spiritual support during Covid-19 pandemic A hospital chaplain providing religious and spiritual comfort to patients and their families during the Covid-19 pandemic has been recognised for going above and beyond in her support for patients, families and the whole intensive care unit during the past 12 months.

Sabia Rehman was one of 10 healthcare professionals across the country named as finalist in the Intensive Care Society's Unsung Hero award.

During the pandemic, Sabia has also provided specialist advice to patients and families with Muslim beliefs. This included giving guidance on specific Muslim rites and rituals for the dying and the deceased and information on how these could be implemented.

She also worked alongside the Muslim community, acting as a point of contact between hospital ward staff, families and relatives, saying prayers with them and offering support to staff.

Dr Schwarz is the Dean of the College of Health Wellbeing and Life Sciences at Sheffield Hallam University.

Maggie Porteous brings more than 30 years of business experience working for John Lewis, where she was Director of Shop Trade until 2020.

Lindsay said: "Hospital chaplains are trained to offer emotional support and a listening ear to patients, visitors and staff, whoever you are and whatever we believe. As specialists in spiritual care, we can explore issues around life and death, meaning and hope, ethical decisions and important relationships, particularly in times of crisis, whether you have a religious faith or not.

Our job is to walk alongside patients, visitors and staff – we don’t always have the answers, but we are able to affirm people in times of need."

Maggie (left) and Toni (right)

Sabia said: “To sit and support families, relatives and staff during the immense challenges of the pandemic is both an honour and privilege.“

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The Fax is Axed!

The ‘Axe the Fax’ project to remove all fax communication from STH has been successfully completed.

Thank you to all the teams that have worked so hard to achieve this result and implement more secure, fax-free solutions.

This means that all clinical and non-clinical information is now communicated using secure scanning, email and auditable electronic systems.

New Deputy Medical Directors appointed Two new Deputy Medical Directors have been appointed to the Medical Director leadership team.

Dr Rob Ghosh has taken up the role having been Acting Deputy Medical Director since February 2020. Rob is a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician and former Clinical Director of Geriatric and Stroke Medicine.

Mr Simon Buckley is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and previous Clinical Director for the MSK care group.

Simon will join the team later in the year and he will transition into the role and take over from Dr Andrew Gibson who steps down from his Deputy Medical Director role at the end of the year.

Virtual consultations get positive response Patients and staff have given positive feedback to the use of virtual consultations, which were rolled out as part of the pandemic response.

The roll out of the Attend Anywhere (AA) video calling system across STH outpatient services was launched in 2020, with the video calling system enabling clinicians to have virtual face to face consultations with their patients on screen.

Around 40% of outpatient appointments are being carried out through virtual consultations, with positive feedback from patients who were pleased that they were able to have their

Former personal trainer Jak Thompson, of Broomhall, Sheffield, who prides himself on living a healthy, active lifestyle, first started noticing symptoms of his cancer in September 2019 when different rashes kept appearing on his chest and wrists.

By Christmas he noticed a lump in his neck and subsequently began feeling “ridiculously tired”.

It wasn’t until March, however, that he started to question whether it was cancer, and went to an NHS walk-in clinic.

With the country now in lockdown, a video call assessment was made and Jak was referred for an urgent scan.

A biopsy confirmed his diagnosis and he was given the devastating news that he had stage 4 Hodgkin Lymphoma, the most advanced form of the rare, fast-growing blood cancer.

“It’s the only moment in my life when my mind

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93% of those surveyed said their experience of AA was good or very good and 99% said they would be willing to have another appointment via AA in the future.

After using Attend Anywhere 66% of clinicians said their perception of AA was more or considerably more positive. 61% felt they were able to establish the same rapport or better with the patient during the consultation.

The Trust is looking at keeping this option for appropriate patients once COVID restrictions lift.

Patients can now receive appointment letters by email Patients can now choose to receive their appointment letters by email.

It will also help to save paper and reduce the impact on the environment.

Emailing letters allows us to send information about patients’ appointments securely, quickly and conveniently. The letter will be sent in an accessible format that can be read aloud and translated.

If patients would like to receive letters electronically we will need an up to date email address and mobile phone number, so please ask patients to provide their contact details when they are next in touch with us.

Patients can access their letters at any time, so they can check it whenever they need to and don’t have the risk of losing a paper copy.

For more information and full details of how it works, please see our website: https://www.sth. nhs.uk/patients/electronic-patient-letters

Jak gets the all clear An inspirational 24-year old diagnosed with an advanced form of cancer has been given the all clear from the disease following treatment at the Trust’s specialist blood cancer unit.

appointment without having to travel.

went blank,” said Jak. “My head literally went to the floor.”

Jak underwent 12 sessions of chemotherapy at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. To ensure his care was managed during the pandemic, the teenage and young adult nurse specialist from the haematology team visited him at home to ensure he was healthy enough to receive another round of treatment and to provide specialist teenage and young adult support.

Determined to keep in shape, Jak continued to work out during his treatment when he felt able to, with the support of Weston Park Cancer Charity which contributed to some additional gym equipment for his flat.

Five weeks after his final chemotherapy session, Jak received the amazing news that there were no longer any signs of the cancerous cells in his body.

“It was just the best moment of my life.

Knowing it had gone, that I didn’t have to worry, that I could tell my partner, family and friends that they needn’t be fearful for my life; it was just so invigorating.”

Apprenticeships give support workers a chance to specialise in maternity care Jessop Wing has become one of the first maternity units in the country to successfully implement an apprenticeship scheme for Maternity Support Workers (MSWs).

Combining practical hospital experience with learning at Sheffield College, the apprenticeship offered the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge specific to maternity care.

The apprentices ranged in age from 19 to 50, with some already having prior experience as support workers while others were new to the role. They were able to complete the course despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, with distance learning enabling them to continue their studies.

The role of an MSW can include helping women to settle on the labour ward, assisting the midwife when a baby is born, supporting new mothers to care for their baby in the early days and giving information on skin-to-skin bonding, safe-sleeping for newborns, healthy diet, smoking cessation and emotional well-being.

Hayley Preston The apprenticeship was appealing to me because I wanted to improve my skills and knowledge when working on Labour ward.

I found it hard at first, especially returning to education after a long break. I have gained confidence during the programme of study and feel able to assist with more tasks now I have increased knowledge and training.

I am considering applying for an undergraduate midwifery degree in the future.

Stephanie Machin I had worked as a support worker in Jessop Wing for 10 years before I applied for the apprenticeship.

31 year-old Jessica Pritchard, of Mosborough, was already proud mum to daughters Molly, aged eight and Mia now aged one when her and partner Harry Williams were ‘left speechless’ after finding out they were expecting triplets when Mia was just five months old.

Jessica, said: “I went for an early pregnancy scan and was shocked when the sonographer initially said it was twins, but was absolutely speechless when she then saw another and said it was triplets.” George, Olivia and Ella were born at 31 weeks in April

The first ever newly qualified Registered Nursing Associates have joined the Trust.

The Nursing Associate role sits between support workers and nursing staff and widens access for unregistered staff to enter the nursing profession. Nursing Associates are able to undertake more clinical tasks than a support worker and contribute to the delivery of nursing care, whilst still requiring some support and supervision from a Registered Nurse for more complex clinical requirements.

As they complete their training, over 100 Nursing Associates across the South Yorkshire region will join the NMC register and begin their careers in this new role.

Samia Awad Samia worked as a Trainee Nursing Associate on the Urology Ward at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

I felt ready to do more in my role and learn some new skills, and I am looking forward to learning more such as cannulation.

Sheffield mum praises Jessop Wing staff after having four babies in less than a year A now mum-of-five, has praised staff at Jessop Wing for their support after welcoming four babies in just 11 months.

First newly qualified Registered Nursing Associates join our team

2021 when sister Mia was just 11 months old.

Ella weighing 2lb 9oz, George 3lb 11oz and Olivia 3lb 13oz, they spent seven weeks between neo-natal care and the Special Care Baby Unit at Jessop Wing.

Jessica said: “The staff at Jessop Wing have been amazing and we are so grateful for their support. I was there most of the time but with an 11 month old I was also needed at home which was difficult, but the staff made it as easy for me as they possibly could, reassuring me, sending pictures, updates and answering any questions I had at all. They have been absolutely amazing and have really made the difference to our experience.

She said: “I decided to enrol on the programme as I wanted to progress more within the healthcare profession.

The programme has provided me with a great opportunity to gain new skills and expertise within a healthcare setting and my next step will be to progress my role further by gaining my Nursing degree.”

Good progress made following CQC report on maternity services As you know our maternity services were downgraded from Outstanding to Inadequate following a visit from the CQC earlier this year.

Whilst we were disappointed with the report because we know how hard colleagues in Jessop’s work to provide women and babies with good care, we have wasted no time in addressing the actions needed. Almost all of the actions are complete or underway but we are going to wait until they are embedded before asking for a re-inspection.

We also have over 25 new midwives joining Jessops in September and funding to recruit another 30 plus. Thank you to everyone involved in the work especially at such a busy time generally.

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Focus on Research Electrical pulses could help stroke survivors regain arm function A new lightweight wearable device delivering tiny electrical pulses to help stroke survivors overcome abnormal stiffness in the arm, a major barrier to their recovery, is to be developed by STH researchers.

University, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Medipex Limited during the threeyear study.

Professor Mark Wilkinson

Osteoporosis drug could half number of repeat hip replacements

The new Sheffield Adaptative Patterned Electrical Stimulation (SHAPES) deviceis to be built and tested thanks to £1.2m grant award from the National Institute for Health Research’s ‘Invention for Innovation’ programme.

The SHAPES technology is able to deliver continuous moving patterns of tiny electrical pulses to the arm at any given time.

More than half of repeat hip replacement operations could be prevented with a drug already successfully used to treat osteoporosis, new research from the Trust and the University of Sheffield has revealed.

It will be tested on patients in a clinical trial and it is hoped that the technology will improve rehabilitative outcomes for stroke patients at an optimal point in their recovery.

The main reason for this repeat surgery is osteolysis. This is when tiny particles wear off from the implant causing the body’s immune system to attack the already weakened bone.

The Trust is to work in partnership with the NIHR Devices for Dignity MedTech Co-operative, University of Sheffield’s School of Health and Related Research, Coventry

The study, led by Professor Mark Wilkinson, found a drug already used to treat osteoporosis, called denosumab, could help to protect the bone from being attacked and prevent the need for some repeat hip replacement operations.

Specialist medicines preparation unit to improve cancer care A newly built state-of-the-art pharmacy aseptic unit at Weston Park Cancer Centre will make and prepare tailor-made chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments that help treat cancer patients.

The new larger facilities will allow more tailor-made medicines to be prepared on site, enabling Weston Park Cancer Centre to meet the increased demand for cancer treatments and therapies. It will also be key in supporting the development of clinical trials investigating gene therapies, which are set to play an important role in future cancer therapy, and other new and emerging treatments.

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Sheffield researchers help to save lives Researchers from the Trust have played a leading role in helping to pioneer a highly effective COVID19 therapy that has saved 22,000 lives in the UK and an estimated one million worldwide.

Kirsten Major (centre) performs the ribbon cutting with Deputy Chief Pharmacist Graham Marsh (left) and Principal Pharmacist Keith So (right)

£1.8m study to investigate if pregnancy success rates improved by removing small fibroids in womb Fertility experts from the Trust are leading a pioneering study evaluating if removing smaller fibroids and endometrial polyps improves women’s chances of a successful pregnancy, and increases live birth rates, in those undergoing treatments for infertility and recurrent miscarriages.

The findings were published in the journal The Lancet Rheumatology.

The multi-centre study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, which is running across 30 gynaecology and fertility centres across the UK, will be the first to assess if removing fibroids and endometrial polyps less than 3cm is an effective way to improve women’s chances of having a baby.

The number of people who have successfully been treated as part of the RECOVERY trial, which found that Dexamethasone, an inexpensive and widely available steroid, cut the risk of death by a third for COVID-19 patients on ventilators and for those on oxygen it cut deaths by almost a fifth, were published in March.

The Trust recruited its first patient into the RECOVERY trial in March 2020.

Tens of thousands of patients across the country, including over 300 recruited at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, took part in the trial, which was led by the University of Oxford.

Cystic Fibrosis patients benefit from art boxes Patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) will be able to take part in art workshops and make use of dedicated ‘patient art boxes’, thanks to the charity funded Arts in Health programme.

The boxes are filled with art-making materials that will be used by patients during the workshops, helping to keep them occupied and improve mood during hospital stays.

A project has been launched to build a stunning outdoor sanctuary for patients and staff at the Northern General Hospital.

Sheffield Hospitals Charity is proud to launch the first of several projects to support staff and patients across Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

A disused piece of land at the very heart of Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital will be transformed into a dedicated wellbeing garden to be enjoyed by patients and staff for years to come.

Chris Morley, Chief Nurse, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, said: “A garden such as this, which gives patients and staff somewhere to access nature, spend a period of calm and enjoy the outdoors is so important.

“This is such an exciting project that will make a huge difference to so many people.”

Working with staff, the garden will be full of calming spaces, places to meet with colleagues or friends, and opportunities for staff, patients and volunteers to get involved in activities.

The charity’s ambassador, Sheffield artist Joe Scarborough, also donated a selection of his prints to be used during the art workshops to provide some extra creative inspiration.

For more information about the Arts in Health programme or to support their work, please visit sheffieldhospitalscharity. org.uk/art

Together we can build the future of wellbeing for our hospital heroes, which will make a huge difference to staff and patients right across our hospitals and right across our city.

If you would like to find out more about the Secret Garden Project or support this stunning sanctuary of support, please visit sheffieldhospitalscharity.org.uk/secret-gardenproject.

You can help us do even more for local patients and show your support for the work we do across your local hospitals by following us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

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New helipad cycle shelters installed New cycle shelters and stands have been installed at the Northern General Hospital.

A new cycle store is located in the Helipad Car Park and can store up to 36 bikes.

Two free stands have also been installed; one outside the Chesterman Outpatients entrance and the other outside the Clinical Science building.

This is to help patients and visitors who wish to cycle to our sites.

We aim to continue improving our facilities to support the staff who do currently use active travel, but also to enable and encourage staff who are considering doing so.

Don’t forget to have your say Making sure all of us have the opportunity to be involved in how we change and develop is so important because otherwise great ideas or concerns might be missed in a big organisation like ours.

At the moment there are 3 ways you can get involved in shaping how we work moving forward: • F ill in your NHS staff survey which will be out from September.

•G ive your views on what behaviours you would like to see staff, patients and visitors adhering to. Contact sth. proudbehaviours@nhs.net for more details and the survey link.

•G ive your views on our future direction of travel by completing the survey about the new Making a Difference corporate strategy. Look out for more details on the intranet and staff bulletins.

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Get your flu jab It is more important than ever that you get your flu jab this year when you are offered it.

The vaccine protects you, your family and your patients from the flu.

Flu can be a serious illness in its own right and we know it can be especially problematic if it is contracted at the same time as Covid-19.

It is also important that as we continue to recover from the pandemic, we limit the spread of flu as much as possible to help us get services back to normal.

Information about how to get the vaccine will be circulated and placed on the Trust intranet, so keep an eye out and ensure you get the vaccine when it is available.

Foodbank collection points set up The Trust has partnered with two local foodbanks and Sheffield Hospitals Charity to set up Foodbank collection points at the Royal Hallamshire and Northern General hospitals Trust staff can donate dry food items which will go to the S6 Foodbank and Burngreave Foodbank which support thousands of

people within their communities who may be struggling to feed themselves and their families, a situation which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The collection bins are located outside the Sheffield Hospitals Charity hubs at the Huntsman Main Entrance at the Northern General Hospital and B Floor Main Entrance at the Hallamshire Hospital.

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