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What is sepsis?
Student nurses share important ‘think sepsis’ message
Awareness to prevent a life-threatening condition A team of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and educators at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham are fighting back against sepsis by launching a new screening toolkit to improve awareness of the lifethreatening condition. The sepsis screening action toolkit is part of the Trust’s THINK SEPSIS campaign to educate staff on the early-warning signs of sepsis. It’s just one of a number of ways in which the team are improving the sepsis care pathway. To launch the initiative, the team held Sepsis Awareness Week (3–7 April), which was opened by Dr Ron Daniels, chief executive of the UK Sepsis Trust, who has greatly influenced the national and international sepsis agenda and is a clinical adviser on sepsis to NHS England. More than 160 clinical staff attended Dr Daniels’ thought-provoking lecture on the reallife impact of the condition, highlighting the importance of early intervention and treatment. Throughout the week, staff across the Trust were involved in a range of education activities, held information stands and took part in a tastebud-tantalising charity cake sale, won by nurse
Joanne Sayles, to promote the THINK SEPSIS ‘recognise, screen and treat’ message. Martin Biggs, Principal Antimicrobial Pharmacist leading on sepsis said: “The prompt treatment of sepsis saves lives. Patients identified with Red Flag sepsis need to be tackled with a smart and focused approach. “Antibiotics can save lives but if left unchecked or results not reviewed they can also do harm. By working together smarter, we can ensure patients are treated quickly and appropriately to save lives while ensuring we keep these precious medicines to treat future patients with life-threatening infections.” Kerry Holden, Senior Infection Control Nurse who co-ordinated the Sepsis Awareness Week activities said: “Sepsis is a medical emergency and if not recognised and treated in a timely manner there can be devastating consequences on both patients and their families. The good news is that with urgent basic care we can make a real difference between survival and death in sepsis, therefore we need you to ‘think sepsis’. “THINK SEPSIS is a concept that encourages every healthcare worker to consider a diagnosis of sepsis for every patient that presents to them
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that affects an estimated 150,000 people in the UK every year. It occurs when the body’s natural response to an infection damages its own tissues and organs. If not recognised early and treated quickly, sepsis can lead to septic shock, organ failure and even death. Approximately 44,000 people die each year as a result of sepsis – more than from bowel, breast and prostate cancer combined. It’s estimated that a quarter of deaths could be avoided. Sepsis can be caused by a huge variety of common bacteria, which we all come into contact with every day without them making us ill. On occasion, the body responds abnormally to these infections and causes sepsis. Sepsis can develop following chest or water infections, problems in the abdomen like a ruptured stomach ulcer, or simple skin injuries like cuts and bites, and although there are certain groups in whom sepsis is more common – the very young and very old, people with multiple health issues, people with impaired immunity and pregnant women – it can occur in anybody, regardless of their age or health status.
Could it be sepsis? It can be hard to recognise sepsis as symptoms can be similar to flu-like symptoms – they come on very quickly and usually begin with a general feeling of being unwell.
Left to right: Kerry Holden, Dr Ron Daniels, Dr Manji and Martin Biggs
acutely unwell or with an acute deterioration in their condition. “The launch of the THINK SEPSIS campaign was a great start to our work to improve sepsis care and it would not have been possible without the time and efforts of the Infection Prevention and Control team, clinical educators and student nurses from the University of Birmingham; thank you!”
Symptoms of sepsis: ■ Slurred speech ■ Extreme shivering and muscle pain ■ Passing no urine (in a day) ■ Severe breathlessness ■ “I feel I might die” ■ Skin mottled or discoloured
If you suspect sepsis, seek medical attention right away.
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Members’ health talks Daytime sessions: 10.00–10.30 – Registration 10.30–noon – Health Talk VENUE: Lecture Theatre 3, Education Centre, Level 1, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham ■ Thu 25 May – Ulcerative Colitis and GI health ■ Thu 22 Jun – Asthma For more information see: www.uhb.nhs.uk/health-talks.htm
Liver study day A nurses’ study day looking at liver research will bring together a range of speakers knowledgeable in the field of hepatology and oncology. The study day on the 22 June will cover a range of topics including: ■ Primary sclerosing cholangitis & primary biliary cirrhosis; treatment options ■ Specialist Nurse Organ Donation (SNOD) ■ Vittal clinical trial – medical device ■ Drug, alcohol addiction and mental health ■ Case studies for patients with Hepatitis B and C. ■ Hepatocellular carcinoma: The growing case for immunotherapy as a treatment option ■ Ethical dilemmas in OLT; opt in or opt out approach ■ The challenge to maintain an adequate nutritional state in patients with liver disease ■ Sports and exercise post liver transplant; a patient’s perspective Payment is £20, which is non-refundable. For more details and to book a space email diana.hull@uhb.nhs.uk or emma.burke@uhb.nhs.uk
Specialist snapshot This summer, our consultants and associate specialists will once again join colleagues across England to provide a ‘snapshot’ of specialist intensity and 7-day services. The HiSLAC (High-Intensity Specialist Led Acute Care) study aims to determine whether having more specialists in hospitals at weekends will improve outcomes for patients admitted as medical emergencies. 2017 will be the fourth time the Trust has taken part in the HiSLAC survey. The webbased questionnaire takes just two minutes to complete and aims to capture a snapshot of the number of consultants on duty on a reference Wednesday and Sunday each June. The information remains anonymous. Since the survey began in 2014, researchers have gathered evidence from around 14,000 NHS staff at 80 per cent of acute Trusts in England. Increasing specialist intensity at weekends is a key component of NHS England’s policy drive for 7-day services. In addition to studying how levels of intensity change over time, HiSLAC is examining the cost-effectiveness of investing in consultant and other specialist staffing as well as looking at the impact on patient outcomes. The independent study is backed by a prestigious list of institutions including The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, Royal College of Physicians and NHS England. The web-based questionnaire will be distributed by the Trust’s HiSLAC project lead in June. For more information see: ¬ www.hislac.org
From left: Col Nadeem, Defence Attaché; Brig Iftikhar, Private Secretary to Army Chief; Dame Julie Moore, Chief Executive; General Qamar Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff; Rt Hon Jacqui Smith, Chair; Maj General Martin Bricknell, UK DMS/RCDM; Dr Javid Kayani, Consultant Deputy Medical Director; Kevin Bolger, Executive Director Strategic Operations and External Affairs
Visit strengthens links between colleagues Representatives from the Army Medical Corps in Rawalpindi, Pakistan celebrated their collaboration with the Trust during a visit to Birmingham in April. General Qamar Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff from GHQ in Rawalpindi accepted an invitation from Dame Julie Moore, UHB Chief Executive, to meet with her and senior colleagues at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The Trust has a long-standing relationship with the Army Medical Corps and every year accepts officers for advanced training in various medical specialties. The Trust also continues to support the Army Liver Transplant Unit at the Military Hospital in Rawalpindi.
You Said, We Did… You Said During a drop-in visit the Patient Experience team made to Critical Care, a patient commented that although he had a TV provided by staff, the remote control had to be shared with other patients. As there weren’t enough to go round, this led to the remote being hidden away.
We Did John Fletcher (pictured), Senior Charge Nurse on Critical Care, approached QEHB Charity who kindly funded a number of new universal remotes which are compatible with any TV set. John said: “Although this seems like a really small thing, being able to have a TV and choose what you want to watch is a big deal for our patients. Days can seem quite long and being able to pass the time watching something of their choice can really help.”
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Dame Julie said: “The collaboration has been to the mutual benefit of both organisations. It is particularly relevant because the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine is hosted here at QEHB, so our NHS staff have very strong working links with military medical colleagues.” UHB was instrumental in facilitating a MoU between the UK Defence Medical Services and the Pakistani Army Medical Corps under which senior specialists of the RCDM regularly visit the hospitals in Rawalpindi and work alongside their Pakistani counterparts – an initiative which is well received by both sides. The visit to the Trust on April 6 was also an opportunity for the VIPs to meet AMC officers currently seconded to UHB.
Because the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine is hosted here at QEHB, our NHS staff have very strong working links with military medical colleagues. Dame Julie Moore
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Initiative supports end of life ‘Building on the best’ brings together 10 acute NHS trusts across England ‘to provide the support, knowledge and leadership so that everyone approaching end of life in hospital will receive a quality of care that is both safe and respects their personal wishes and needs’. The programme is a partnership led by the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC), working closely with Macmillan Cancer Support, NHS England and NHS Improvement. It was launched in late March with a two-day residential event for staff from acute trusts across England, with the 10 trusts taking part selected for their existing strong track record in delivering high quality end of life care. The project will run until March 2018. At that point it is hoped that the sites will continue to work with each other in a ‘community of practice’ whilst sharing their learning with other hospitals across the country. Building on the best focuses on four key areas for improvement: making information more accessible to patients and their families, to enable shared decision making; taking the opportunities offered by outpatient appointments to discuss advance and anticipatory care planning; improving the handover of information and records as people move between acute and secondary care; and improving pain and symptom management. Claire Henry, Chief Executive of the NCPC said: “It has been great to see the energy and enthusiasm when these groups get together. Each trust was chosen because it was already doing good work in end of life care, but each of them is great in different ways. By bringing them together they could support each other and learn from one another, and we have learned from them all. “I’m sure that over the final 18 months of the programme we will see this accelerate. What comes out of this will be of benefit to patients everywhere.” Tracy Nightingale Lead Nurse End of Life, Bereavement and Chaplaincy Services at UHB said: “There are a number of benefits related to being part of the programme. We have established relationships across the community of practice, sharing resources and solutions
As a foundation trust, UHB has a Council of Governors who represent the interests of our patients and the public. In June this year, elections will be held for a number of positions on the Council. As a Governor your responsibility is to ensure that the views of local people are considered when the Board of Directors develop plans – a rewarding role for those with a keen interest in healthcare and the future of our hospitals. Governors also act as a trustee to monitor the governance of the Trust, appoint the Chairman and Non-Executive Directors and approve the appointment of the Chief Executive. If you think you are up for the challenge, why not stand for Governor in our forthcoming elections? To be eligible to stand for election, individuals must be a member of the Trust. You can become a member by completing a membership form online at www.uhb.nhs.uk or by calling the Membership Office on 0121 371 4323.
Dying Matters Week — May 8–14
Elections are to be held in June 2017 for the following positions:
QEHB’s Bereavement and End of Life Team (pictured above) will be delivering a roadshow at the start of May to share best practice, deliver resources and offer education to staff and the public as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week. Monday 8 May will see the team visit wards across the Heritage Building, with further activities planned on May 9 and 10 in the Atrium and as part of the QEHB’s Second Nursing Conference on the Education Centre Balcony. Dying Matters Awareness Week is an opportunity to encourage conversations about death, dying and bereavement and to make plans for the end of life. The theme for this year’s campaign is asking ‘What Can You Do? ‘ This aims to get people more active in planning for dying and death and helping support those who may need it in times of grief and bereavement, be they friends,
family or in the wider community. This will involve a fundamental change in society in which dying, death and bereavement will be seen and accepted as the natural part of everybody’s life cycle. Changes in the way society currently views dying and death have impacted on the experience of people who are dying and bereaved. Our lack of openness has affected the quality and range of support and care services available to patients and families. It has also affected our ability to die where or how we would wish. The Dying Matters Campaign, supported by QEHB’s Bereavement and End of Life Team is working to address this by encouraging people to talk about their wishes towards the end of their lives, including where they want to die and their funeral plans with friends, family and loved ones.
as well as gaining reassurance that we are all struggling with similar issues. These include competing priorities for staff to be released for training, as well as how to effectively communicate across large organisations ensuring utilisation of the resources that have been developed.” “National updates and resources have been shared, such as the educational films developed by the GMC with bereaved relatives sharing
their experiences, which have now been incorporated into our education and training events. “The programme has also enabled us to take ‘time out’ of the organisation as a team to reflect on achievements and identify gaps in service provision, enabling us to develop a structure and focus for our service development with reassurance that our strategy is right for what we are trying to achieve.”
Best in Care Awards 2017 The Best in Care Awards is back and sparklier than ever with new categories for 2017. This year sees the introduction of the Training, Education and Wellbeing Award, to highlight the importance training and education plays in delivering the best in care. The Patricia Taylor Colleague of the Year Award will represent a personal ‘thank you’ from those who feel they have a truly amazing colleague. The award, named in recognition of the late Patricia Taylor’s exceptional support to her team, will highlight how it’s often the small actions that make a huge difference. Firm favourites are still running, including Best in Clinical Care, the Chief Executive’s Award for Innovation, Team of the Year and the coveted Chair’s Award, which celebrates excellence in service. But it is not just the outstanding feats of live-saving surgery or frontline staff that receive praise. The awards also celebrate the
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exceptional achievements and commitment of so many at University Hospitals Birmingham. The hospital employs an army of staff in non-clinical roles such as porters, cleaners and receptionists to support staff who work with clinical teams, as well as a host of corporate staff who ensure the smooth running of the organisation. The Behind the Scenes and the newly-named Supporting our Services awards aim to put those who order, clean and maintain the pedestals firmly up there on one. UHB Chief Executive, Dame Julie Moore, said: “It is important that we constantly re-examine what we do, and how we celebrate achievement is no exception to that. “The new categories ensure the Best in Care Awards reflect the broad spectrum of staff that make up UHB and the significant contributions they make. “I am very much looking forward to this year’s event and to reading your nominations.”
There are 13 categories in total celebrating the variety of ways staff, volunteers and QEHB Charity supporters contribute to providing the best in care. So if there’s an individual or a team that you feel deserves to be celebrated, show your gratitude by nominating them for one of these very special awards. Anyone can nominate and nominating is easy. The finalists and some of those who nominate them will be invited to a glittering awards ceremony in November where the worthy winners will be announced. Nominations close on 31 July 2017. To make your nominations complete the online nomination form: www.nhs.uk/ awards, write to Best in Care Awards, Communications, University Hospitals Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TH or call 0121 371 6490.
■ One seat for each of the following Public Constituencies: ■ Northfield ■ Selly Oak ■ Hall Green ■ Edgbaston ■ Erdington, Hodge Hill, Ladywood, Perry Barr, Sutton Coldfield and Yardley ■ Two seats for Patient Governors For the full Notice of Election, please see the Trust website, where the terms of office, deadlines and how to apply are detailed. ¬ www.uhb.nhs.uk
Update on Hypo Boxes
The new Government levy on sugary drinks means the guidance offered to staff treating patients having a hypoglycaemic attack (also known as a ‘hypo’) has changed. Lucozade, the treatment that has until now been provided in the ‘Hypo Boxes’ located in all wards and departments, has been reformulated by the manufacturer and now provides half the amount of sugar. As a result, Trust guidance has been updated, and staff should now use a replacement product: ’Glucojuice’. Any existing stock of Lucozade in the boxes can still be used, as this will be formulated to the old recipe, but ordering of Lucozade on Supply Chain has been disabled. Glucojuice can be ordered from Supply Chain using the order code ABZ178. One bottle is a single treatment. Everything else in the Hypo Boxes remains the same. If you would like more information, contact the Diabetes Team on 14667. You can view the updated Hypoglycaemia protocol on the Trust intranet.
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Praise for project’s personal approach The West Midlands NHS Genomic Medicine Centre (WMGMC) has been hailed as a ‘model for transformational change’ in healthcare by Professor Sue Hill, NHS England’s Chief Scientific Officer. Professor Hill was at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for Healthcare Science Week 2017, to speak to delegates at the University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) annual Healthcare Science Networking and Dissemination Day. She stressed the key role that healthcare scientists can play in helping the NHS meet the challenges of increasing demand for its services and limited resources. “Never before have people been looking so much towards science to see how the NHS can be sustainable and meet the demands of the population as we go forward,” she said. “In the Five Year Forward view that sets out the direction for the NHS, it was recognised that we needed to embrace and spread disruptive innovations such as genomics – but also to harness the power of the comprehensive digitisation of healthcare information. “It’s about bringing science and technology together with information and using that to change the burden away from a health service that’s focused on late-stage disease and its identification and treatment, to one that’s much more about maintaining health, and being preventative in its approach. “The 100,000 Genomes Project and the way the NHS has been contributing to it provide a really good example of how we can think about driving transformation for the future.” This initiative aims to improve diagnosis
Genomics will be at the core of a personalised medicine approach in the NHS in the future and I think we’ve got a real opportunity across the West Midlands to drive this approach.
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Prof Sue Hill, NHS England’s Chief Scientific Officer Professor Sue Hill, NHS England’s Chief Scientific Officer
and treatment of rare diseases and cancer by sequencing 100,000 whole genomes from patients and combining the results with their personal healthcare information to potentially provide individually tailored therapy. The WMGMC, led by University Hospitals Birmingham, is one of 13 centres nationwide delivering the project – but is unique among them in the sheer number of NHS trusts that it brings together in collaboration. “I’ve got great hopes for the West Midlands Genomic Medicine Centre – because it’s working with 18 trusts across the region. It’s a real model
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for transformational change,” added Professor Hill, who started her own career in Birmingham and spent three decades at what is now UHB. “Genomics will be at the core of a personalised medicine approach in the NHS in the future and I think we’ve got a real opportunity across the West Midlands to drive this personalised medicine approach. The challenge for all of you in the region now is how you can use the infrastructure that has been created in the West Midlands Genomic Medicine Centre as a template to drive other models of transformational change in clinical areas beyond genomics.”
Thousands of people will be tuning in to watch this season’s FA Cup Final which will take place at Wembley on 27 May. Many fans can be forgiven for having an opinion about the performance of the players as they will already have experienced first-hand the highs and lows of the beautiful game. Football continues to grow in popularity with increasing opportunities for women to take to the pitch at all levels and at all ages. The FA, the game’s governing body, is a good place to start. The website at thefa. com includes details about The FA People’s Cup, a 5-a-sde competition open to men, women and the disabled with categories from under-14s to veterans. Benefits ■ Excellent opportunity to improve cardiovascular fitness and endurance ■ Lowers body fat and improves muscle tone ■ Builds strength, endurance and flexibility. ■ Tests mental agility and commitment as a team player ■ Demands shifts between walking, running and sprinting. Footballers understand the value of playing with a team where each player has commitment, skill and the ability to keep on going even when the game looks lost. The 90-minute game of two halves starts long before kick-off with the need for training to improve muscle tone and endurance. Sharpen hand-to-eye coordination by learning new ball skills. To find out more check out thefa.com or contact a local football club. Did you know, UHB offers a comprehensive sport and exercise medicine service (SEMS) delivered by musculoskeletal physiotherapists and a SEMS consultant? For more information, please visit ¬ uhb.nhs.uk/sport-and-exercisemedicine.htm
Senior Sister Natalie Morton with Rachel Gibbs and Emma Holloway, giving support to patients in the OPAL department
OPAL offers a warm welcome Pressures on the Emergency Department (A&E) and Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) does not mean the team compromise on compassionate and individualised care for each patient. This includes the OPAL (Older Persons’ Assessment and Liaison) team who are focussing on the needs of older patients. In feedback an impressive 94 per cent of patients said they would recommend CDU to friends and family.
Senior Sister Natalie Morton has worked in the service, which is part of CDU, for several years. Natalie said: “The Emergency Department can be a very busy place and it was recognised that older patients, in particular, would benefit from an alternative space to wait. “The OPAL team work between ED and the Clinical Decision Unit, where we are in a good position to scoop up these patients from the waiting area and take them somewhere to be
looked after and assessed.” OPAL regularly receives excellent feedback from patients and their families. Natalie said: “We believe the OPAL room is a ‘treasure trove’ where patients can relax. There is a MyLife unit; we have people to pamper the patients including painting their nails; there are photos of the Royal family and bunting on the walls and the team make the patients tea and bring in cakes.”
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Dates for your diary International Dawn Chorus Day Join QEHB Charity and Glenn MAY Powell, The Conservation Volunteers’ Orchard Community Worker, at 6am for an informal walk through the Community Orchard and Gardens to listen to nature’s orchestra. The walk will last around one hour, and there is a suggested donation of £3 to participate. To take part simply meet at the main entrance of the hospital.
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The Aegon Classic Birmingham is back with a bang, with British number one and world number one, Johanna Konta (pictured right), confirming her attendance. Last year the tournament enjoyed the best player field in its 35-year history, when 15 of the world’s top 30 female players arrived in the city, in the hope of lifting the Maud Watson Trophy at Edgbaston Priory Club. Johanna Konta, a Grand Slam semifinalist, is a popular and well-known star at the Edgbaston Priory Club, having played at the venue in lead-up to The Championships, Wimbledon for the past four years. Last year the 25-year-old went on to become the first British woman to break into the top 10 of the world rankings since 1984. This year alongside the tournament, the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum’s Learning Department and the Wimbledon Foundation will host an exhibition called ‘Inspirational Women in Tennis’, which will highlight the stories of seven female tennis players. To get your discounted tickets to the first day of the Aegon Classic for only £7 (or £5 for NHS staff), go to www.qehbevents.org.
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For more information email: sophie.carroll@uhb.nhs.uk Born Survivor Challenge Capesthorne Park, Manchester MAY With a 10K run and over 30 obstacles you will certainly feel the burn on this fantastic course. QEHB Charity supporter registration is reduced to £50, including return travel to Manchester. Minimum sponsorship required is £50 which will be used to support Fisher House or another hospital department of your choice. Team leaders get a free place – just sign up nine of your friends for your place!
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Book at www.qehbevents.org or call Justine Davy on 0121 371 4852 for more information.
If you would like more information about this event contact charities@uhb.nhs.uk or call 0121 371 4852.
5k Memory Walk Join us to walk the 5k route surrounding QEHB to support MAY the Dignity in Care Team and raise vital funds for elderly patients being treated at QEHB. The walk will start at 10am outside the main entrance. We encourage you to dress up in attire from your favourite era and join us on a walk down memory lane!
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Charity funds hi-tech machine to help patients and staff New technology used to quickly and accurately find veins has arrived at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The AccuVein Vein Viewing System is a portable device which shows up veins on the surface of the skin. One of the first patients to benefit from this machine at QEHB is Arthur Norton. The 58-yearold said: “I’m really pleased with it. On some occasions, I have had to be sent home from hospital because they can’t find a vein. Since the machine has been introduced, nurses have been able to find a vein through which to give me my medication on the first attempt and it saves them time, and me pain.” Peter Checklin, a nurse who has used the machine, explained: “Having the AccuVein reduces failures when looking for patients’ veins. For lots of our patients, their veins have been ‘overused’ during many years of chemotherapy or have been damaged by the treatments they receive. For those patients with difficult access it reduces the trauma and stress of multiple cannulation attempts. “Nursing time is freed to get on with other aspects of their care. Quicker access means patients receive their treatments in a timely manner and it also takes the uncertainty out of whether or not the treatment can
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Contact laura.power@uhb.nhs.uk for further information. Sporting Lunch at Opus Restaurant 2017 Join former Scotland and JUNE British & Irish Lions rugby star George ‘Doddie’ Weir for a sporting lunch at one of Birmingham’s best fine dining destinations. Starting at midday for a 1pm sit-down, expect a luxurious three course lunch and speeches from Doddie Weir and Barry Williams, one of the country’s funniest compères. Tickets cost £95 plus VAT and the tables are for ten people.
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be administered at all. It is already proving invaluable to patients and staff alike. “It is a relatively new piece of technology and we feel fortunate to have it here at the QEHB.” QEHB Charity Chief Executive, Mike Hammond, said: “We are excited to have this
piece of equipment here at QEHB. This is a great example of how the funds raised for the QEHB Charity benefit both patients and staff alike.” The machines were funded by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity and cost £3,300.
To find out how you can support the work of QEHB Charity get in touch with the team via the website or email charities@uhb.nhs.uk
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RESEARC Study promises fresh hope for patients The largest study of its kind which aims to discover why some patients respond better to resuscitation than others has finished recruitment and now looks to move on to the next stage. Microshock, a study being carried out at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital with the support of the NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre in Birmingham, aims to investigate the changes seen in the circulation of blood in the smallest blood vessels (microcirculation) during resuscitation in patients following a trauma injury. This is a joint study, sponsored by Kings College London, between Kings College London, University Hospitals Birmingham, and the Royal London Hospital which, depending on the findings, could alter the way in which trauma patients are treated. The process of gathering this information involves a technique called Incident Dark Field Microscopy which is a technique involving a hand-held plastic coated microscope being placed under the patient’s tongue, much like taking temperature. This microscope is connected to a video recorder and the investigator will be able to use that equipment to obtain video footage of the patient’s microcirculation. Dr Sam Hutchings, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Chief Investigator for the study, said: “Traumatic injury and associated bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death in patients who suffer severe trauma. “The reason why some people respond well to resuscitation and recover quickly while others may require weeks in intensive care or even go on to die from their injuries is the area we are exploring and hope to gain answers. “The work from everyone involved in recruiting patients and gathering this information has been excellent and now we move on to the next phase of the study involving analysis of the data and publishing our findings.”
Insight into trauma developments The NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC) is showcasing some of the incredible work the team does and giving people an insight into their research. A number of researchers will be showcasing the studies they’re involved in and discussing what they’re doing, why they’re doing it and how it is going to date. The showcase is on Monday 5 June at the Institute of Translational Medicine (ITM) Lecture Theatre and promises to be jam packed with trauma research. The NIHR SRMRC is a national centre for trauma research bringing together the pioneering advances in surgery and infection control made by military and civilian scientists and medics and embarking on studies aimed at improving patient outcomes. If you’re interested in coming along or want to find out more about the event email researchsrmrc@uhb.nhs.uk
The Liver research team raise alchohol awareness during last year’s Showcase
Exciting showcase will into work of innovativ A packed Research Showcase is in store later this month as over 20 research teams come together from across the hospital and University of Birmingham – both members of Birmingham Health Partners – to say ‘I Am Research’ and exhibit the incredible work they do to drive improvements in patient care. At the extensive exhibition in the atrium on Friday, May 19, between 10am and 4pm, teams will offer an exciting opportunity to peer into the work of research to encouraging patients and members of the public to get more involved wherever they can to help in the development of new trials and treatments. Using virtual reality to help improve patient outcomes will feature at the showcase, with the InspireVR and VeloVR trials exhibited. InspireVR looks to reduce complications following surgery to remove the oesophagus (or windpipe), and the VeloVR team will be showing how using a virtual environment and cycling can improve patient mobilisation in Critical Care. Burns are also on the agenda with the University of Birmingham’s (UoB) School of Chemical Engineering exhibiting the early results of a gel spray that may be available in the future to treat burn wounds. A device to measure the depth of burns scars will also be exhibited. Your genetics will be tested this May too with a simple ‘taste test’ to tell whether you have a certain gene – part of the building blocks that make you individual – or not. Superbugs will also be bought into the light – blue light – which has been shown to kill germs, with other light therapies being investigated as
they can help boost the repair mechanisms of our body’s hard and soft tissues. Controlling infections is high on the agenda in research, with studies on the medical campus looking at novel ways such as blue light, but also the use of honey and vinegar. Visitors will also be able to look at DNA and how to extract this from simple fruit with a combination of interactive games demonstrating the variety of trials delivered by the National Institute for Health Research’s Clinical Research Facility.
Research into lung injury and the latest information about the effects of e-cigarettes will be on show as well as a look at rare genetic conditions that increase your risk of lung and liver diseases. The respiratory team will demonstrate a range of technologies to understand changes in the lung. The Institute of Inflammation and Ageing team (IRF) will also be bringing their portable ultrasound scanner to scan hand joints alongside biopsy samples to view through a microscope, in
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The Trust’s ‘Sim man’ was used to demonstrate the benefits of research for patients
l give insight ve researchers Research improves the NHS and patient outcomes – hospitals that have active research have better outcomes for their patients. The showcase is an exciting way to find out how you can get involved and like us, say: ‘I am Research’. Jo Plumb
Head of Research and Development, UHB addition to information on Sjögrens Syndrome and the studies the IRF run. The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network is further supporting the showcase by highlighting their adoption and spread of innovation, including putting research into practice. This will include a practical demonstration of AliveCor, a mobile heart rate and rhythm monitor that is simply held in the patient’s hand to obtain an ECG report. The device is easy to use for any healthcare professional and stores the recorded ECGs for future review. An accompanying phone or tablet app allows real time visualisation of the
ECG recording, as well as storage of previous recordings for later review; A collaboration of researchers working with the West Midlands Air Ambulance Service that examines the body’s response to a traumatic injury, and whether a blood sample taken during the ‘golden hour’ before a patient reaches the hospital can help to predict the secondary risks to trauma patients, will also be displayed: see how this team perform the experiments in the lab’ at their interactive stall. Look out for the ophthalmology team too who will share recent developments in their work in scanning the eye using a combination of video and still images to visualise the inside of the eye. You can find out with this team what it actually feels like to live with various eye conditions. Pain is in the hot seat at the showcase with sensory testing devices such as vibration and pressure testing and pain drawing software on show that is helping doctors and nurses better understand chronic pain. Jo Plumb, Head of Research and Development at the Trust, said: “Research improves the NHS and patient outcomes – hospitals that have active research have better outcomes for their patients. The showcase is an exciting way to find out how you can get involved and like us, say: I am Research.” Get involved in research Visit ukctg.nihr.ac.uk to find out what research is taking place in your local area and register your interest in taking part.
The NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has opened with the aim of using cutting edge experimental medicine to accelerate access to, and adoption of, drugs, devices and diagnostics tests for patients living with chronic inflammatory diseases. The NIHR Birmingham BRC brings together the expertise of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) and the University of Birmingham, both members of Birmingham Health Partners (BHP). It is one of 20 NHS and University partnerships across England that have been awarded funding through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Dame Julie Moore, Chief Executive, UHB, said: “We are delighted to have a Biomedical Research Centre based here in Birmingham to explore new treatments for inflammatory diseases. “These conditions affect so many of our patients who present to many of our specialties in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. “Patient involvement and understanding of our research is vital, because without them we would not be able to carry out the work that will lead to better treatments and improved outcomes. “We have the clinical and academic experts, and now the infrastructure too, to create new treatments that will help relieve suffering for so many people.” Professor David Adams, Head of the College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Director of BHP and the new NIHR Birmingham BRC, added: “We are delighted that the NIHR has funded a biomedical research centre in inflammatory disease in Birmingham. “We will build a centre of excellence that
will allow us to take scientific discoveries through into new treatments for patients with inflammatory and autoimmune joint, muscle, bowel and liver diseases. “Chronic inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, colitis and liver diseases are increasingly common and a major cause of suffering and early death. “In Birmingham, we have been researching the underlying processes behind these diseases for many years. “This award will enable Birmingham Health Partners to continue to develop the facilities and teams to better understand and treat these disabling diseases.” The research themes will include inflammatory arthritis, inflammatory gastroenterology, inflammatory sarcopaenia, devices and evaluation of tests, entrepreneurship and commercialisation, trial design and delivery and rare diseases. Each of the new biomedical research centres will host the development of ground-breaking treatments, diagnostics, prevention and care for patients in a wide range of diseases like cancer and dementia. The centres will benefit from new world class facilities and support services built by the five-year funding package totalling £816 million – the largest ever investment into health research. BHP is a strategic alliance between UHB, the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. BHP’s mission is to harness research strengths in the University and NHS to deliver better treatments and care to our patients. The NIHR Birmingham BRC will draw on expertise from the partners.
Opportunity to share ideas Innovation Engine is launching a series of research events to be held in the Institute of Translational Medicine at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. The aim of the event series is to stimulate conversations and collaborations between clinicians, industry and researchers, which will lead to innovative solutions to the challenges within the NHS. Each event will focus on a theme and clinicians will present on the challenges they face within their discipline. This will be followed by a discussion and the opportunity to network with clinicians, academics and those from industry. The first event will take place in the Doug Ellis Lecture Theatre and Cafe Room in the
ITM from 9.30 to 1.30 on Thursday, May 25. The focus will be on the issue of sepsis and the challenges faced in detecting and treating it, as well rehabilitating those patients affected by it. Speakers at the event will include: ■ Dr Tom Clutton-Brock, pictured left, Clinical Director, NIHR Trauma Management Healthcare Technology Co-operative & Reader in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine ■ Dr Tony Whitehouse, Consultant Critical Care and Anaesthesia The aim of Innovation Engine is to increase Small Medium Enterprise (SME) investment in research and innovation by enabling SMEs to participate in solving the challenges of larger organisations. The two-fold approach of lowering the risk of innovation and increasing the market demand results in a more effective and sustainable method of bringing new products, processes and services to market. Register to attend online via Eventbrite at http://bit.ly/2odCCmj.
See www.uhb.nhs.uk for the If you have a research story email Lee.Gibson@uhb.nhs.uk or call 0121 371 8106latest news
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BHBN’s LATEST RADIO SCHEDULE BHBN Hospital Radio broadcasts patient requests, music, news, live sport and a range of speciality programmes to NHS hospitals across Birmingham. The station, founded in 1952, is based in new studios in the Heritage Building (original Queen Elizabeth Hospital), they are on air 24 hours a day. They can also be heard via their website www.bhbn.net and the TuneInRadio app. MONDAY 4pm 5pm 7pm 8pm
Music from Stage and Screen – Miranda Burns Good Vibrations – Donna Joseph Hospital Request – Miranda Burns The Evening Show – Dale Hobson TUESDAY
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Playing it Cool – Pete Bayliss Easy Listening – Kelly Howell Queen Elizabeth Hospital Requests – Nick Whitehouse The Evening Show – Paul Millington WEDNESDAY
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Weekend Breakfast – Dave Horton BHBN Gold – Colin Monnaf The Frock Show – Sarah Morris Queen Elizabeth Hospital Requests – Anita Shah, Michelle Woodhouse (Military Ward) (Alternate Weeks) Birmingham Sport – Live Commentaries from Villa Park, St Andrews or The Hawthornes Saturday Disco – Marky B Saturday Alternative – Olya Jeneson The Reggae Selection SUNDAY
Laid Back Sunday – Bill Waldron Kitch & Kool – Brendan Delaney Mystery DJ / Music Selection The Sunday Bash – Graham Allen Hospital Requests and Duets From 4pm The Decades – Shaz Hill 6pm Asian Mix – Raveeta Banger 8pm The Evening Show – Doug Jackson 10pm BHBN Country – Dave Horton 11pm BHBN Classical Collection 8am 10am Noon 1pm
ALL OTHER TIMES – THE BHBN MUSIC SELECTION – including the light lunch weekdays at 1pm and three hours of late night love songs from 11pm. Available on channel 9 on the premier bedside units and in all parts of the hospital by logging onto the qe charity-guest wifi and following the listen live links on bhbn.net bhbn.net
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Rt Hon Jacqui Smith, Chair of UHB with Lord Mayor Councillor Carl Rice and Clive Richards OBE with Sylvia Richards
Exciting vision for imaging centre The purpose built ITM Imaging Centre, which hosts the latest in MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) research technology, was officially opened by Dr Nicola Strickland, President, Royal College of Radiologists and Clive Richards OBE, founder of the Clive and Sylvia Richards Foundation. The new facility is the result of a collaboration between University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), medical charity Cobalt Health and the Institute of Translational Medicine (ITM). Predominantly funded by Cobalt Heath, the centre provides the newest techniques to routine clinical imaging appointments, and allows development in the research areas of oncology, liver disease, cardiology, neuroscience and trauma. Over 50 guests, including Lord Mayor, Councillor Carl Rice, and representatives from UHB, Cobalt Health, the ITM and Birmingham Health Partners attended the opening which was held on 6 April at the Institute of Translational Medicine. A range of knowledgeable speakers shared their thoughts on the progression of imaging techniques and research. Dame Julie Moore, Chief Executive, University Hospitals Birmingham, welcomed all guests and expressed the positive impact the new facility would have on patient care: “The ITM Imaging Centre will help progress and pave the way for new clinical treatments. It will give our clinicians access to high quality systems, improving diagnostics, treatments – and ultimately outcomes – for our patients.”
Delivering the best in care
New facility is an exciting collaboration The ITM Imaging Centre is a collaboration between the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), Institute of Translational Medicine (ITM) and medical charity Cobalt who invested £2m into the research facility. The MAGENTOM Skyra MRI system from Siemens Healthineers will allow research professionals at QEHB to use a range a different scanning positions and obtain the high image qualities required for the studies taking place. The wild bore design also ensures that participants taking part in the research are comfortable and compliant, and image quality is not compromised. The new centre will allow the development of research in the areas of oncology, liver disease, cardiology, neuro-science and trauma, contributing to the achievement of research outcomes delivered by the Institute of Translational
Dame Julie then introduced Lord Mayor, Councillor Carl Rice who praised all those who contribute to the care of patients in the West Midlands and beyond. Councillor Rice also welcomed and gave thanks to his dear friend Clive Richards OBE,
Medicine. Paul Brettle, Commissioning Lead for QEHB said ‘I’d like to thank all those involved in ensuring that the ITM Imaging Centre opened successfully. This world class facility will put medical imaging at the forefront of its research and we will endeavour to pioneer medical research.” If your team has a research idea and would like to seek funding to use the new MRI facility, email the research application support team at RAS@uhb.nhs.uk
whose generous donation contributed to the development of the centre. Professor Stuart Green, Director of Medical Physics at University Hospitals Birmingham, followed Councillor Rice. He delivered a presentation on developing imaging research
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Left to right: Professor Stuart, Director of Medical Physics UHB; Joost Lamboo, Director of Lamboo; Dr John Wald, Medical Director, Mayo Clinic, USA; Councillor Carl Rice, Lord Mayor of Birmingham; Peter Harrison, Managing Director, Siemens Healthcare UK; Sylvia Richards; Dame Julie Moore, CEO UHB; Clive Richards OBE; Peter Sharpe, CEO Cobalt Health; Dr Nicola Strickland, President, Royal College of Radiologists; Tim Jones, Executive Director of Delivery; Karen Hackling Searle, MRI Manager, Cobalt Health
at UHB. He reflected on the early successes of the centre and the next stages of development: “Since we first opened the centre’s doors in January 2017 we have been delivering scans in a high-class environment and producing top quality images.” He added: “Research opportunities have been utilised by UHB’s Trauma Research Team, and there are active discussions with some of the world’s most established medical institutes including the Mayo Clinic and the Beckham Institute. “This early interest in the ITM Imaging Centre and its capabilities is extremely promising for the future.” Visiting speaker, Peter Sharpe, Chief Executive of Cobalt Health followed Professor Green. Collaborative working was the focus of Peter’s presentation. He said: “We are very proud to be working with the Institute of Translational Medicine and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham to deliver this new service. “The pooling of information technology, operational and staffing resources has allowed us to deliver a first class imaging facility”. Next to speak was Dr John Wald, Medical Director and Associate Professor for the Division of Neuroradiology at the Mayo Clinic, a medical research group based in Minnesota, USA. He had travelled to the UK to support the opening of the centre and shared his thoughts on the power of knowledge, and the importance of strategic partnerships in academic healthcare. Following Dr John Wald was Dr Nicola Strickland, who gave insight into the role of radiology in research, drawing on projects past and present. Finally the centre was officially opened by Dr Strickland and Clive Richards OBE, by the unveiling of a plaque which will be fitted in the ITM Imaging Centre Building. Following the programme of unique speakers, attendees toured the new centre, viewing the state of at the art Siemens Skyra MRI system from Siemens Health Engineers. Peter Harrison, Managing Director UK at Siemens Healthcare said: “The new scanner will allow professionals at QEHB to use a range of different scanning positions and obtain the high image quality needed for studies taking place.” The Rt Hon. Jacqui Smith, Chair of UHB added: “Here in Birmingham we have varying clinical commitments and we are well placed to act as a hub for research that can bring real benefits to patients across the UK and Europe. “This is another fine example as to how UHB is looking to further innovate, collaborate and pioneer medical research.”
The ITM Imaging Centre will help progress and pave the way for new clinical treatments. It will give our clinicians access to high quality systems, improving diagnostics, treatments – and ultimately outcomes – for our patients. Dame Julie Moore
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A volunteer radio presenter for BHBN Hospital Radio in Birmingham has won a prestigious national award after being shortlisted for Best Newcomer. Emma Boydell, who presents a two-hour show, ‘Let’s Get Quizzical’ on the station took the Silver Award for Best Newcomer. Emma, who lives in Solihull, has been presenting for the station since the end of 2015, said: “It was great to be part of the awards ceremony and to have a contingency representing BHBN at the gala event and when my name was announced, I couldn’t quite believe it. “It was a very glitzy event and we’re all so proud at BHBN that we were able to bring an award home!” The Hospital Broadcast Awards are staged annually and rewards hospital radio presenters and stations for the work they do to entertain patients in hospitals across the country. BHBN broadcasts across Solihull, Queen Elizabeth, Good Hope, Women’s, Heartlands and the Birmingham Skin & Neurology Hospitals from studios in a transformed operating theatre in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Heritage Building. Patients can tune in for free, 24 hours a day and listen to shows from over 25 volunteer presenters via their bedside entertainment units or at home via www.bhbn.net.
50-50 Club Staff Lottery The popular Birmingham Healthcare 50-50 Club Staff Lottery is bringing more success. Trust employee Asha Ellerton won the third prize of £100 in March’s draw. Other Trust colleagues Janet Kelly and Nadine Newey each won £50. The winner of the £1,200 first prize went to employees at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital in both the March and April draws. Trust employees who were winners in the April draw included Lynn Smart who won the second prize of £500 and Samantha London who won the fifth prize of £50. Half of the entry stakes are reclaimable as vouchers annually which in February included £15 through the National Garden Centre scheme and £1,045 for Love to Shop. In March £240 was reclaimed for the National Garden scheme and £575 for Love to Shop. Vouchers are also available for dental charges. To find out more about how to take part in the draws, which take place on the third Tuesday of every month, contact either your General Office or UHB General Ledger team on ext. 17337. Email: Isma.Raza@uhb.nhs.uk to join or claim benefits. Clive Richards OBE with Dr Nicola Strickland, President of the Royal College of Radiologists
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Trust burns specialists share expertise with American teams An international exchange programme has given the specialist burns team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital fresh ideas on how to treat patients. The five-strong delegation from the Trust spent a week working with a burns team at Tampa in Florida before time at Grady Memorial Hospital in Emory Atlanta and ending their trip at the SMA Burns Regional Meeting in Atlanta. It was an opportunity for the group to share their knowledge and take ideas from their peers. The group included Consultants in Intensive Care Medicine, Tomasz Torlinski, Ian Ewington and Randeep Mullhi, with Critical Care Sister Sherry O’Hara and Ruth Roadley-Battin Intensive Care Pharmacist. Sherry said: “The trip gave us all an opportunity to get an international view on burns care and measure our practice against specialists working in different hospitals. We spent the first half in Tampa and the second half was the southern region burns conference in Atlanta. “We felt some of our practice was on par if not a little than their work but we have definitely learnt from them and are now in the process of modifying our guidelines.�
Emergency plan A conference planned to enable Trust colleagues to prepare for major incidents will hear from keynote speaker Stephen Groves, national head of EPPR, The Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group, NHS England. Mass casualtie The conference on Preparing for the unkn s own September 13 called ‘Mass casualties – preparing for the unknown’ will help delegates face a wide range of challenges. These include counter terrorism and the changing threats to mass casualty regulation in the West Midlands and CitizenAID, helping the public to help themselves. The cost of the conference at the Trust’s Education Centre is ÂŁ50 for UHB and HEFT staff or ÂŁ75 for non UHB and HEFT staff. Emergency Prepared ness
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To book online go to  qehb.org/shop/product/ emergency-preparedness-conference For further details contact Lynn Hyatt of the Emergency Planning Team. ƀ lynn.hyatt@uhb.nhs.uk Fresh ideas for the specialist burns team taking part in the international exchange programme
Groups offer help: Patients, families and staff can turn to support from a range of groups at the Trust ALOPECIA Impartial information and mutual support to cope with hair loss Jenny: 07760 95885, 0121 440 5794. jen@araucaria.demon.co.uk www.alopeciaonline.org.uk
GROWN-UP CONGENTIAL HEART PATIENTS’ ASSOCIATION Supports young people and adults born with a heart condition. 0800 854 759.
PAIN FATIGUE SUPPORT Meets first Thursday of the month. Noon to 2pm, Erdington Methodist Church. 0300 330 0640 painfatiguesupport@hotmail.co.uk.
ANN CONROY TRUST Support/education for patients living with Syringomyelia & Chiari malformation. www.annconroytrust.org 0300 111 0004
HEADSTART BIRMINGHAM Aneurysm and Arteriovenous Malformation Support Group. Meetings are held on the first Friday of the month 7pm–9pm. Seminar room in outpatients department at QEHB. Patricia Hewlett 0121 459 7147
PATIENTS’ READING GROUP Meets Tuesdays, Weoley Castle Library. 2pm–3.30pm. To book: 0121 464 1664.
BECHET’S SYNDROME SOCIETY 0845 130 7329 info@bechetsdisease.org.uk. www.bechets.org.uk Birmingham contact: 07886 304018 anishaz@hotmail.co.uk
HEADWAY Acquired brain injury drop in service. Wednesdays 1.30pm–4.30pm wards 407, 409 & 411. 4.30pm–5.30pm. Second floor restaurant, QEHB. 0121 457 7541.
BREATHE EASY – THE SUPPORT NETWORK OF THE BRITISH LUNG FOUNDATION For everyone living with lung disease. Birmingham South Group meets monthly at Moseley Hall Hospital 2–4pm 03000 030 555 www.blf.org.uk BRITISH ACOUSTIC NEUROMA ASSOCIATION (BANA) BANA’s friendly West Midlands Group meet 3 or 4 times a year for mutual support, information exchange and to hear talks by specialist guests. admin@bana-uk.com 01246 550 011 www.bana-uk.com BRITISH SJÖGREN’S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION Support group for sufferers of the auto-immune rheumatic disease. 0121 478 0222 office@bssa.uk.net BSSA, PO Box 15040, Birmingham B31 9DP
HAEMATOLOGY SUPPORT GROUP Meeting at the Centre for Clinical Haematology on a monthly basis for information, social events, friendship and mutual support. 07766 875111 Haematologys@yahoo.co.uk. HAEMOCHROMATOSIS WEST MIDLANDS SUPPORT GROUP Offering support and raising awareness. We hold regular local meetings. 0121 457 8986 info@HaemochromatosisWM.org.uk www.HaemochromatosisWM.org.uk HOME FROM HOSPITAL CARE Free support to Birmingham patients on discharge from hospital Including information, shopping, befriending and respite care. 0121 472 4499.
BUSY Bs Support group for people with stomas and bowel disease. 0121 627 8343.
INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES TRUST Listening to people with diabetes and their carers. 01604 622 837 enquiries@Iddtinternational.org www.iddtinternational.org
CYSTITIS & OVERACTIVE BLADDER FOUNDATION Advice line: 0121 702 0820 info@cobfoundation.org www.cobfoundation.org
KIDNEY PATIENTS’ ASSOCIATION Runs local groups across the West Midlands. 01922 644 982 nick.flint@live.com www.kidneymatters.co.uk
DIABETES UK Regular support group meetings in King’s Heath for people with diabetes, family members and friends. www.diabetes.org.uk/In_Your_Area/Midlands and follow link to Birmingham janet.davenports@gmail.com
LARYNGECTOMY SUPPORT GROUP Meets monthly at British Legion social club, Quarry Lane, Northfield. A patient led group. Organised speakers at each session. 0121 627 2360 or 0121 627 2248.
DIGNITY IN CARE SUPPORT GROUP The group run the Memory Lane CafĂŠ for patients with cognitive impairment and their carers. CafĂŠ is open Wednesday afternoons. memorylanecafe@uhb.nhs.uk www.dignityincare.org.uk
LET’S FACE IT Support group for people with any form of facial disfigurement 01843 833 724.
D.I.S.C (DEMENTIA INFORMATION & SUPPORT FOR CARERS) A service offered specifically for CARERS of people with confusion and memory (DEMENTIA) problems. 0121 553 6483 carers@discbirmingham.co.uk www.discbirmingham.co.uk FACIAL PALSY UK Facial Palsy UK have launched a Midlands support group for any adult affected by facial paralysis, whatever the cause. lorraine@facialpalsy.org.uk 0300 030 9333 GET-A-HEAD Fundraising and support group for patients who have had head and neck cancer. 0121 371 5046 www.getahead.org.uk
MILITARY PATIENTS Military patients will be visited by a representative from the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM) who will attend to their administrative, welfare, pastoral and spiritual needs. NATIONAL RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ASSOCIATION Birmingham group: www.brasg.org.uk Heart of England group contact 01628 823 524 National website: www.nras.org.uk OESOPHAGEAL PATIENTS ASSOCIATION (OPA) National charity offering support and information to patients and carers affected by oesophageal and stomach cancers. Birmingham group hosts two meetings per year. 0121 704 9860 enquiries@opa.org.uk www.opa.org.uk
PITUITARY FOUNDATION This group for patients, carers and friends meets at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. For details of the dates of the meetings please visit our website birminghampituitarygroup.weebly.com 0845 450 0375 QE LIVER TRANSPLANT SUPPORT GROUP The group meets at 7.30pm on the 3rd Monday of every month (except July and August) in the Faith Centre, Meeting Room level 1, QEHB. 0121 627 2089 or 01902 679 333 (after 7:30pm). ROY CASTLE LUNG CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Held 1st Tuesday of every month, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. 0121 424 1433 Lynne Reaper. THE NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS SOCIETY The National Osteoporosis Society runs a local support group based in Birmingham. 0121 429 7366 www.nos.org.uk THE STROKE ASSOCIATION Supporting people affected by stroke. 0303 303 3100 (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm) info@stroke.org.uk www.stroke.org.uk BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICT TINNITUS GROUP Practical support and advice for sufferers including group sessions and newsletters c/o Birmingham Institute for the Deaf, Ladywood Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 8SZ. Eileen: 01384 831032 info@tinnitusbham.org.uk TRACHEOTOMY SUPPORT New group for patients following tracheotomy. 0121 627 2248. VASCULITIS SUPPORT GROUP WEST MIDLANDS (VSGWM) For sufferers of Systemic Vasculitis (e.g. Wegener’s granulomatosis) as well as support for carers. The VSGWM circulates useful information and ideas, with friendly meetings held at least once a year. 0121 243 5621. WEST MIDLANDS BRAIN TUMOUR SUPPORT GROUP Meets in the Faith and Community Centre, first floor, QEHB on third Monday of the month, noon to 2pm. Sue Wreglesworth: 0771 7175 236. sue.wreglesworth@braintumouruk.org.uk WILSON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP – UK National charitable group offering support and information to patients with Wilson’s disease and their families. For information and local support contact jerry@wilsonsdisease.org.uk www.wilsonsdisease.org.uk YOUNG ADULTS CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Is run by a group of young adult cancer patients to offer support for people who have similar needs. No strict age limit but current members in their 20s–40s. Meetings usually held last Wednesday of month at The Plough, Harborne. Vicky Stock: 0784 589 7760 stock.vicky@yahoo.co.uk
Steps have been taken to ensure this information is up to date, but please contact the group directly before undertaking a journey. Support group coordinators can email revisions to their entry to: communications@uhb.nhs.uk. Please mark the email – support group revision.
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recipe; reduce; rice.
2. Many included in variety of raisins – or flowers (8) 3. Greedily swallow first half of the official jargon (6) 4. Regulation measure (4) 5. Odd arrangement of garnets (7) 6. Short dance arrangement seems likely (2,3,5) 9. Make notes under tent while soliciting votes (10) 12. How hole is enlarged gradually? (3,2,3) 14. Disconcert peacekeepers with audacity (7) 16. Girl provides story about dolt (6) 19. Theologian accepting diamonds took risks (5) 20. Hit ball high – just below the roof (4)
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(1) Across – Adage; Odour; Essay.
DOWN 1. One who is acting dumb (5)
QUICK CROSSWORD
Perform the first calculation in each line first and ignore the mathematical law which says you should always perform division and multiplication before addition and subtraction.
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Down – Abode; Atoms; Early. CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: Across – 1 Remissly; 5 Amid; 8 Warmed up; 9 Enid; 11 Negated; 13 (2) Across – Skull; Aided; Large. Down – Stall; Under; Lodge. Erase; 14 Sleepwalker; 18 Tonga; 19 Lanolin; 21 Pawn; 22 Gomorrah; 24 Rhyl; 25 Calendar. NONAGRAM: Down – 1 Rowena; 2 Morag; 3 Sheet metal; 4 Lou; 6 Man-made; 7 cede; cedi; cere; cider; cred; creed; Dudley; 10 Fell in love; 12 Dowel; 15 Long way; 16 Stupor; 17 Anchor; creep; crêpe; cried; crud; crude; cued; 20 Lurid; 23 Ova. curd; cure; cured; curie; deuce; dice; QUICK CROSSWORD: dicer; ecru; educe; epic; epicure; Across – 1 Peerless; 5 Take; 9 Narrate; 10 Norma; 11 Grief; 13 Basalt; iced; juice; juiced; juicer; pedicure; 15 Silly; 17 Lose; 19 Lei; 20 Rein; 21 Close; 23 Earthy; 24 Stuck; 28 piece; pieced; piecer; pierce; pierced; PREJUDICE; price; priced; puce; Evict; 29 Imagine; 30 Seed; 31 Tenement. Down – 1 Punt; 2 Error; 3 Loaves; 4 Stew; 6 Acreage; 7 Exacting; 8 Inlay; 12 Filly; 13 Bliss; 14 Clueless; 16 Leo; 18 Service; 21 Chute; 22 Ethane; 25 Crime; 26 Aide; 27 Debt.
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18.Lustrous (5) 19.Distinctive manner (5) 22.Stink (4) 24.Ill-bred person (4) 26.Wild flower (9) 27.Prong (4) 28.Deciduous tree (8) DOWN 1. Seagoing vessel (4) 2. Dispatched (4) 3. Oily fruit (5) 4. Unpleasant surprise (5)
5. Binds (4) 6. Compassion (8) 7. Tormented (9) 8. Household appliance (5,4) 11.Denim trousers (5) 12.Form of football (5) 13.Meaning (5) 14.Deduct (8) 20.Sea movements (5) 21.Fragrant shrub (5) 23.Curly cabbage (4) 24.Explosive sound (4) 25.Annoy (4)
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