March 2013
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Thoroughly Modern Millbrook
Newly refurbished facilities officially opened see page 4
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MESSAGE
FROM THE BOARD Last month saw the publication of the Francis Report; the inquiry into the appalling failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. It makes clear the risks associated with a target driven culture, without prioritising and paying real attention to care and compassion when providing care to vulnerable people. The inquiry report covers 290 recommendations over five key themes:
• Stronger healthcare leadership
As a Trust, we will be responding to these recommendations and used our recent Executive Leadership Council to consider our response. Robert Francis stated that “to achieve the ambition of the report does not require radical reorganisation but a re-emphasis of what is truly important.” We recognise that our levels of staff and service user engagement are very good. However we cannot be complacent. We will continue to ask our service users and patients for their views and feedback about our services and use that feedback to inform continued improvements.
• Accurate, useful and relevant information
The report highlights the significant contribution that individuals as
• A structure of fundamental standards and measures of compliance • Openness, transparency and candour throughout the system underpinned by statute. Without this a common culture of being open and honest with patients and regulators will not spread • Improved support for compassionate, caring and committed nursing
well as teams make to the delivery of safe and effective services. We encourage all staff to reflect on their own responsibilities, in responding to concerns or issues raised within their own clinical setting and if they have any concerns to speak to their line manager. We want to be an organisation that listens, with insight and awareness. Everyone should be given the opportunity to feedback observations and these should be listened to, reflected on, shared and actioned. We are proud of the very high standards we have at Nottinghamshire Healthcare and would like to thank every member of staff, clinical and non–clinical, who work so hard to deliver those standards. The Trust Board will continue to work really closely with all our frontline teams to ensure that the fantastic care we provide continues to support and benefit all our service users, carers and patients.
Dean Howells Executive Director, Nursing, Quality and Patient Experience
Trio of awards for security trainer Congratulations to Rampton Hospital Clinical Security Trainer, Jackie Ewington, who recently celebrated receiving a teaching diploma award. Whilst at the graduation ceremony Jackie was also presented with the Outstanding Student award and another for the Principal’s Student of the Year. Jackie said: “I was really proud to receive my diploma and the Outstanding Student award and thrilled to be named Student of the Year as well. The ‘Graduate Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector’ was a two year post graduate teacher training course provided by Derby University based at its West Nottinghamshire College
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campus. The course was part time, one day a week and included theory modules and teaching observations, where a tutor comes to your workplace to observe you in practice. The course was funded as part of my professional development and I received total support from my managers, Karen Ackroyd-Rush and Lee Brammer.” During Jackie’s final year, the University had an Ofsted inspection. As part of the process the inspector wanted to observe a student teaching in practice and see how feedback from the teaching session was given by the tutor. They observed Jackie teaching a group of staff on a Security Update at the Hospital and following the Ofsted inspection the University received an outstanding report. Jackie (pictured right) at the graduation ceremony
Jackie has been in her current role since 2009 but has worked for the Trust for 13 years, starting work at the Hospital as a staff nurse ten years ago.
Commitment to patient experience recognised in national awards Paul Sanguinazzi, Head of Involvement, has received a special commendation for his work. Paul was recognised at the Patient Experience Network National Awards for his outstanding personal contribution to patient experience. He received the award at a ceremony in Birmingham last month which celebrated best practice in patient experience across the country. Anne-Marie Laverty from Northumbria Healthcare was last year’s recipient of the award. Unable to pass on the award in person, she sent the following citation, the sentiments of which many colleagues would agree with. “Paul is an amazing practitioner – I am always struck by the strong values that underpin all the work he is involved with and his deep commitment to working in partnership with service users to enhance care. He’s very modest and unassuming and probably unlikely to accept just how influential or creative his leadership is – and I think I like him all the more for that. I know how committed Paul is to education and also his willingness to share ideas so that we can all improve. It gives me great hope about the power of networks such as this one. He is a very worthy winner. When I thought about who might walk away with the award this year, Paul was the very first person that came to mind – so I’m delighted that the judges thought so too!” Wathwood Hospital was named runner up in the Personalisation of Care category. The Hospital was commended for the way in which patients are engaged with and listened to. Following requests from patients for learning and vocational opportunities, staff worked with them to develop collaborative learning through a number of initiatives. Through forums and engagement groups, they have developed a shared approach to improving services, the culture at the Hospital, the patient experience and opportunities available. Two examples of successful joint enterprises between the patients and staff are the Wathwood Farm Shop and Section 17 restaurant. Both initiatives have enabled better therapeutic relationships and give patients the opportunity to learn vocational skills and gain qualifications aiding ongoing and future recovery. Many congratulations to Paul and the team at Wathwood. Paul with his award
Make a difference on NHS Change Day
13 March is NHS Change Day. It is an initiative devised and led by the next generation of young and emergent clinical and managerial leaders across the NHS. The idea is to bring together the individual creativity, energy and innovative thinking of staff from across clinical and non-clinical areas of work, in a single day of collective action to improve care for patients, their families and carers. Individuals and teams are being asked to pledge to make a change in their practice which will improve patient experience and/or clinical outcomes by spreading and adopting best practice and championing innovation. NHS Change Day aims to create a mass movement of people working in the NHS, demonstrating the difference they can make with one simple act and proving that large scale improvement is possible in the NHS. The aim is for 65,000 people to take part, 65 being the number of years the NHS has been in existence. To take part and make a pledge online visit the NHS Change Day website, www.changemodel. nhs.uk/changeday Emma Sykes is part of the Releasing Time to Care team at the Trust. She is going to make a pledge to walk in a patient’s shoes for the day. “I am going to spend the day as a patient on Kingsley Ward, do everything that a patient would do, get ready for ward activities and have meals for example, so I can see what it is like to be a patient for
the day and see the experience through their eyes. I am very passionate about ensuring patients are treated with utmost dignity and respect and this exercise will enable me to get a picture of how it feels, smells and sounds; all the things we take for granted when you work on a ward.” Health Partnerships makes a Pledge for NHS Change Day Small, simple acts can lead to large scale improvement if everyone plays their part. In the spirit of NHS Change Day, Health Partnerships has pledged that corporate and support staff will spend one day with clinicians on the ‘shop floor’. We hope to get as many members of staff as possible involved. In the coming weeks every front line team/service will receive a flyer asking them to invite a member of staff from any of the following to join them for a day: Governance, Finance, HR, IT, Service Improvement, Learning and Development, Business and Planning or Service Managers (Head of Service and above). Once corporate and support staff have spent a day on the ‘shop floor’ they will be encouraged to make a pledge to change an element of their practice which will positively impact patient experience and/ or clinical outcomes. If you would like to find out more please visit the NHS change day website where the Health Partnerships pledge has been made www.changemodel. nhs.uk/changeday or contact Charlotte Wood or Sonia Phillips at Charlotte.wood@ nottshc-chp.nhs.uk or Sonia. phillips@nottshc-chp.nhs.uk
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l-r Tess McGrath, Business Manager MHSOP, Hazel Johnson, Clinical Director MHSOP, Sharon Eaton, Higher Level Business Development Manager AMH, Simon Smith, Executive Director Local Services, Andrea Ward, General Manager MHSOP, Mike Cooke, Chief Executive, Nick Daibell, General Manager AMH
New facilities at Millbrook An open day was held at Millbrook Mental Health Unit in Mansfield recently to celebrate the official opening of the Adult Mental Health and Mental Health Services for Older People wards, the new Jasmine 136 Suite and the volunteer tea bar.
Simon Smith, Executive Director Local Services commented: “The open day was a huge success and gave us the opportunity to showcase our services and the excellent modernised facilities at Millbrook.”
Music was provided by a staff member and guests were invited to make their
Services at the Unit focus on the patient’s journey to recovery, improving
Left: Kingsley Ward; right: Orchid Ward
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own smoothies on the smoothie bike and tour the newly refurbished wards.
Members of the public, patients, service users and carers attended the event. A number of interactive displays around the reception area provided information about services. People also had the opportunity to meet the Millbrook team and find out more about the exciting developments that are improving patient care facilities at the Unit.
quality of life and the independence of people with poor mental health. Simon said: “The new environment improves the standards of care for service users, providing them with improved privacy and dignity and an increased amount of day space and quiet areas.” Since moving onto the newly refurbished wards, service users have settled in well and the services have received many positive comments.
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Mike Cooke meets Jeremy Morris, Health Care Assistant
Amber Ward (MHSOP – formerly Shelley Ward) Amber Ward is an organic assessment unit, dedicated to the care of patients with organic mental health conditions, such as Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. It provides 20 beds with 24 hour inpatient care for both male and female patients. Jasmine 136 Suite (AMH – new facility for assessments) This facility provides a place of safety for those detained by the Police under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act. The Trust works collaboratively with the local Police to provide education around mental illness and has built up a close working
relationship. Patients are assessed and are discharged home with or without service follow-up, or admitted as an inpatient. Kingsley Ward (MHSOP) Kingsley Ward is an acute assessment unit for people over the age of 65 years who are experiencing functional mental health problems in need of assessment or re-assessment. It provides 15 beds with 24 hour inpatient care for both male and female patients. Orchid Ward (AMH – formerly Meden Ward) A 25 bedded acute inpatient adult
Orchid Ward (left and right) and the entranceway to Orchid Ward and Jasmine Ward (centre)
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mental health ward providing care for both male and female working age adults. Recovery has been embraced and the core concepts of hope, opportunity and control are delivered on a daily basis. The staff empower people to take control in leading their own lives. Brooks Voluntary Tea Bar The League of Friends and Millbrook’s voluntary services work together to provide the volunteer tea bar service. The tea bar has been refurbished with funds provided by the League of Friends and is now open under the new name chosen by service users and carers of Brooks Voluntary Tea Bar.
Impact of Changes to Code G of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 In November 2012 changes to Code G of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) came into force. Code G now requires that a police officer only arrests someone where the ‘necessity test’ is met. Arrest will remain appropriate to preserve the safety of people or property, to protect vulnerable persons, preserve evidence and to secure evidence by interview where it is not practical to interview otherwise. A credible threat of immediate violence to staff or property, or where it may be necessary for the police to consider bail conditions etc. would meet the necessity test. The need to interview someone would not usually meet the necessity test if the suspect could be interviewed on Trust premises or agrees to attend a police station. For the majority of crimes committed within the Trust it is likely that the ‘necessity test’ will not be met and the police will not be able to arrest. That does not mean that the police should not investigate, interview the suspect and, if appropriate, prosecute. Interviews with suspects may be carried out in a police station or a ward or unit. These interviews may be on a voluntary basis but must still be carried out under caution. The same requirements and protections of PACE will apply and it will be the responsibility of police officers to ensure that Responsible Adults are present. It remains our responsibility to ensure that the police are provided with the pro forma statement from the Responsible Clinician indicating that there are no reasons why consideration should not be given to prosecution. The Trust will be expected to provide a quiet and private room for the interview and possibly escorting staff who are only present to provide urgent care for needs which arise during the interview.
If it becomes appropriate during the investigation to arrest, charge, or summons a person suspected of committing an offence then this will happen. These changes reinforce to all Police Officers and all those with the power of arrest the seriousness to an individual of arrest. Arrest can affect an individual’s employment chances, housing and even travel abroad. These changes are a positive protection for any individual accused of a crime, while allowing investigation and prosecution to prevent unnecessary arrest. There will be a reduction in the number of persons removed from Trust
premises for the purposes of arrest and interview within a police station. For more information contact: Ian Brown Local Security Management Specialist Direct Dial: 01777 24 7729 Mobile: 07768474672 Fax: 01777 247897 Email: ibrown5@nhs.net Tim Shields Local Security Management Specialist Direct Dial: 01777 24 7856 Mobile: 0777 1387662 Fax: 01777 247897 Email: tim.shields@nottshc.nhs.uk
A flying start to 2013 The Institute of Mental Health is celebrating a series of successful grant wins which will enhance the richness and diversity of its research portfolio. • Almost £800,000 over four years to set up a National Institute for Health Research Healthcare Technology Cooperative (HTC) for Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. This will focus on fostering partnerships between patients, clinicians, academics and industry to develop technological innovations for the management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, Tourette’s, depression and bipolar disorder. • £1.5 million over three years from the Arts and Humanities Research Council to use visual arts interventions to address the disconnection and marginalisation of people with dementia. This will provide an evidence base for the use of visual arts in dementia care, and increase community cohesion by engaging cultural partners such as art galleries in providing dementia care.
• £1.5 million over five years from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, for ‘Creative practice as mutual recovery: Connecting communities for mental health and well-being’. The project marks a radical shift of vision in approaches to mental health that could transform how people with mental health difficulties, informal carers, health, social care and education personnel work together and take new opportunities. • €70,000 from the European Foundation for Alcohol Research to study the inter-relationships between socio-economic status, alcohol use and ill health across the life span. The results of this research will assist with health policy decisions, clarifying when and with whom prevention and intervention efforts could most effectively be targeted. “We’re absolutely delighted to get 2013 off to such a flying start,” said IMH Director Nick Manning. “This shows that the Institute of Mental Health is truly earning its place as a leading research centre of excellence both nationally and internationally.” For more information email info@institutemh.org.uk
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The future is green! The Trust is committed to achieving a more sustainable future through conserving the natural environment and its resources. This includes meeting national targets to reduce its carbon footprint, an increased focus on using renewable energies, investing in more sustainable technologies and reducing waste. Here we highlight some key projects that are underway throughout the Trust.
NHS Sustainability Day The Trust will once again be celebrating NHS Sustainability Day on 28 March 2013. Information will be displayed at Duncan Macmillan House and Rampton Hospital to publicise the work that has been carried out over the last year to make the Trust more environmentally sustainable. The aim is to make the day enjoyable as well as informative and give staff and service users the chance to participate in a number of activities aimed at raising environmental awareness. These include:
2. An Organic Easter Egg Hunt 3. Wathwood Farm Shop goods available for purchase 4. Local suppliers displaying their produce
1. A guess the weight of the organic cake competition with a sustainable hamper as first prize
NHS Sustainability Strategy consultation launched Simon Smith, Executive Director of Local Services, represented the Trust at the launch of the consultation process for the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Health and Care System 2014 – 2020. The objective of the consultation process is to provide an opportunity to influence the future direction of sustainable development in the wider healthcare community. The NHS Sustainable Development Unit has published a consultation document to inform the debate and provided an online questionnaire consisting of seven key questions that will be used to shape the development of the strategy. If you would like to have your say visit www.sdu.nhs.uk to download the consultation document and complete the online questionnaire which will be available until 31 May 2013. The Sustainability Committee will meet this month and will provide an official Trust response to the consultation.
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5. Electric cars and bikes available for test drives 6. A demonstration of the latest LED lighting technology 7. The carbon game where participants are asked to assess the embedded carbon of five everyday items Look out for more about the day in a future edition of Positive.
Green fingers at Millbrook Mental Health Unit
revitalised an existing garden that was not suitable for use, by removing shelters and structures which hindered access. A second garden was created for service users with mobility issues which was closer to and more accessible from their ward.
The Trust aims to emulate the work of the NHS Forest Project to enhance biodiversity and create calming, green spaces for staff and service users.
Staff were assisted by a team from Laing O’Rourke who provided materials and labour as part of their good corporate citizen commitments. David Ward, Ward Manager,
A further 75 trees have been planted across Trust sites, resulting in 280 planted so far. As part of the Green Spaces scheme, a number of garden projects have been designed to increase accessibility to garden spaces for service users with reduced mobility and to provide gardening facilities for food growing and recreational use. Towards the end of last year, staff from across the Trust came together to create two garden spaces for elderly service users at Millbrook Mental Health Unit. During the day, team leaders and helpers
The gardening team at Millbrook
helped out on the day and said: “Working alongside contractors, matrons and other staff members was a positive experience. We all pulled together to produce a team effort in order to improve the environment for our service users.”
Travel survey: the results are in
Thank you to everyone who helped on the day and to Laing O’Rourke for their generosity throughout the process. To find out more about the work that the Trust is doing as part of the NHS Forest Project visit www.nhsforest.org.
The Trust conducted a staff travel survey towards the end of last year and received a very high response rate. The responses will be used to inform decision making regarding Trust travel plans and to identify changes
that would encourage staff to travel in a more sustainable way. Here are some of the key findings: • 45% of respondents thought that parking facilities were either very good or good at their workplace and this rises to 70% when satisfactory is included • The most common reason for work related travel is going to meetings (39%), which is higher than visiting service users (36%). It is proposed that greater use of web/video conferencing is taken forward by the Trust and this is being discussed by the Transport and Travel Group. • 3% of respondents walk to work and 2% cycle, despite the fact that 13% live within two miles of their workplace. The Trust’s Bicycle User Group has identified poor cycle facilities and bids for funding have been submitted to improve these.
• 51% of staff said that nothing would make them use public transport. One of the main obstacles to using public transport was the “high cost”. The Trust is in the process of setting up a discounted travel scheme for bus use on Nottingham City Transport buses. • 48% said they would either “definitely prefer” or would “consider” using a pool car, and this would include electric vehicles like the one recently trialled at Highbury Hospital and Stapleford Care Centre. The Trust is in the process of going out to tender for pool cars at two of its sites and aims to have these in place by July of this year. If you would like to find out more about sustainability and travel, visit the Environmental Issues area of the intranet or contact Neil Alcock on 0115 9934 590 or neil. alcock@nottshc.nhs.uk.
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Innovative partnership provides personalised care Nottinghamshire Healthcare is one of the partners in the new Bestwood Independent Hospital, developed by Eden Supported Living.
The Hospital is made up of six bespoke single-person apartments, which enable people to receive treatment and care with privacy and dignity, minimising the disruption of their lives and those who care for them.
to people locally,” said Debbie Abrams, General Manager, Specialist Services Directorate.
They are built around individual need, enabling teams to care for people with complex needs in a personalised environment. Both informal patients and those detained under the Mental Health Act can be accommodated.
“To access high support services, local people have previously had to travel long distances to specialist providers. We hope the success of this partnership will lead to further developments in the improved provision of accessible and local individualised services for people in Nottinghamshire.”
“We are excited to be part of this new and innovative partnership to provide personalised care and treatment
Around 30 colleagues attended the official opening. Eden Supported Living’s Head of Specialist Services and
Stella Compton Dickinson (centre) with members of the team
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Foundation Trust Application Update
Left: Andy Callow talks about the hospital Above: Colleagues tour the new development
Development, Andy Callow introduced the company and the Hospital, outlining how they came to be opening a hospital and how it fits in with their other person-centred services. He spoke about the reforms to the health and social care sector, the recent publication of ‘Out of Sight’, and the national report on Winterbourne View. He also explained the partnership between Eden, Nottinghamshire Healthcare and POhWER Advocacy. To find out more go to www.edensupportedliving.co.uk
Forensic Music Therapy Book Celebration The Arts Therapies team at Rampton Hospital was delighted to be able to celebrate the launch in January of the first Forensic Music Therapy Book of its kind to be published. The book has been edited by Stella Compton Dickinson, Helen Odell-Miller and John Adlam with chapters being written by some of the music therapists and other professionals who work at Rampton Hospital. The book entitled ‘Forensic Music Therapy; A Treatment for Men and Women in Secure Hospital
Settings’, has been highly acclaimed by professionals from around the world including Dr. Estella V. Weldon, Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Tavistock and Portman Foundation NHS Trust; Dr Gill McGauley, Consultant Psychiatrist and Reader in Forensic Psychotherapy, Broadmoor Hospital and St George’s University London and Dr Diane Austin, Director, The Music Psychotherapy Center and Associate Professor, Graduate Music Therapy, New York University. The book celebration, held in the Mike Harris Learning and Development Centre, promoted thoughtful discussion about how Music Therapy can effectively treat offence paralleling behaviours and contribute to the risk management of those patients held in secure hospital settings.
The Trust submitted its application to become a full NHS Foundation Trust on 15 February. Chief Executive Mike Cooke said: “We have been using the application process as an opportunity to review and strengthen our quality and clinical assurance processes and the intense scrutiny we are subjected to gives reassurance that we are a safe organisation, providing quality services with care and compassion. This is a difficult time to progress an FT application, given the wider context of justified concerns over quality and governance in the NHS, but we seem to be on the front foot and I am confident with how we are moving forward. “Thank you to everyone who took the time to contribute to the consultation process and for responding with your feedback.” The Foundation Trust consultation feedback report can be found on the website. To request a hard copy contact 0115 993 4530. The application will now be reviewed by a senior team of NHS professionals to ensure the Trust is well governed, financially viable and that they are assured about the quality of care that we provide. The next step in the process will be a Board to Board meeting on 20 March where the Board will be challenged on the application before its progression onto Monitor.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid Course
people who teach, work, live with or care for young people aged 11 to 18.
Newark Mind has successfully achieved approved provider status for the internationally accredited Youth Mental Health First Aid course.
Key areas covered within the course include: Promoting emotional, mental, social and psychological wellbeing; eating disorders; self-harm; diversity and equality issues; substance/alcohol misuse; suicide; child, adolescent and family psychosocial development; depression/ anxiety/psychosis; bullying/ cyber bullying; and promoting protective factors and good parenting.
They received funding from National Mind to put a member of staff through the course, which involved a number of training days and then the delivery of courses for assessment. The Youth Mental Health First Aid course (Youth MHFA) is designed specifically for
Delivered by qualified Youth MHFA instructors, the training provides information, tools and techniques to promote a young person’s mental and emotional wellbeing and to enable participants to support a young person who might be experiencing mental and emotional distress.
The course has a deliberate fit with national policy and aims to promote the Common Assessment Framework (CAF), Healthy Schools and Targeted Mental Health in
Nationally accredited award rolled out across the County In 2011, City & Guilds and The Communication Trust, a charitable organisation with a campaigning voice for children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), launched a nationally accredited level 3 award entitled ‘Supporting Children and Young People’s Speech, Language and Communication’. The qualification seeks to develop the skills of practitioners in the area of Speech Language and Communication (SLC).
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Schools (TaMHS). It also has a particular focus on vulnerable groups of young people including looked after children (LAC). The training also promotes the use of substance misuse screening tools. For further information on the course and how to book
contact Kerry Smith on 01636 650228 or email managers. newarkmind@virgin.net The courses are £175 per person and the 2013 dates are: • 15 and 16 April • 8 and 9 July • 9 and 10 September • 11 and 12 November
The Nottinghamshire Children’s Centre Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) team, which is provided by Health Partnerships, felt this new award would be ideal for developing and acknowledging the skills of early years Language Leads across the County with a nationally recognised qualification.
students in Nottinghamshire to pass the award but they were also the first in the Country. The success of these students is testament to outstanding partnership working and collaboration between SLTs, Nottinghamshire County Council and Vision West Nottinghamshire.
With the support of The Communication Trust and the County Council, the Children’s Centre SLT team approached Vision West Nottinghamshire College to develop a model for rolling out this award across the County.
On the back of this work, two of the project leads, Sue Heaven, SLT and Michelle Cresswell from Vision West Nottinghamshire College, were invited to The Communication Trust’s parliamentary reception in January. It was hosted by Robert Buckland MP who is an influential champion of SLCN in Parliament. The event presented the challenges that schools face in meeting pupils’ speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and showcased the support that The Communication Trust is offering to schools to help them do this more effectively.
The model developed used the existing language for life training delivered by the SLT team to fulfil the majority of the learning outcomes for the award. In November last year, twenty seven students succeeded in gaining the award. Not only were they the first
Richard (far left) with staff and service users
Service users make their mark on new Assessment and Treatment Unit Staff and service users marked a special point in the construction of the new Learning Disability Assessment and Treatment Unit at Highbury Hospital in February by taking part in a steel signing ceremony. The ceremony, hosted by Richard Lansdall-Welfare, Clinical Director, marked a significant point in the schedule for the new building. Service users, staff and people involved in the project were invited to sign messages of good luck on a structural steel beam before watching it being craned into position. Work is now continuing to finish the external structure of the 18 bedded unit. It will bring together services currently located at Lindsay Close, Mansfield and Highbury Hospital, Nottingham, providing assessment and treatment beds in modern, fit for purpose accommodation.
Richard commented: “This is a very important development for our learning disability services and will help us to provide an even better experience for service users as we seek, with them and their carers, to provide a recovery and person centred service.” Work commenced in October 2012 with Mike Cooke, Chief Executive ‘breaking the soil’. The unit is due for completion late summer 2013. The new unit is being led and managed by the Trust’s Capital Planning Unit. Balfour Beatty is leading on the construction of the build and the architectural design is being undertaken by Gilling Dod. Marc Heaps, Project Manager for Balfour Beatty, said “It’s an important day for the project and the team and we are proud to be able to share it with people that will be using the new facility in the future.”
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A warm welcome for our new apprentices A warm welcome goes out to the 13 new Business Administration Apprentices who joined the Trust in January and will be working in various teams. “The apprentices in this cohort are dispersed around the County and beyond,” said Sue Stronach, Apprenticeship Lead for Health Partnerships. “The placements range from Retford Hospital, Rampton Hospital, Hawthorn House, Highbury Hospital, Byron Court, Stapleford Care Centre, Duncan Macmillan House, The Wells Road Centre and Arnold Lodge in Leicestershire.” As part of their induction with training provider Prostart, the apprentices worked in small groups to prepare, create and
Some of the new cohort of apprentices
deliver a presentation to their managers about some of the topics they had studied that week. The new apprentices are: Sian Allsopp, Hemaxi Chauhan, Sean Dukes, James Ekaetah, Alex Hoyle, Ryan Knight, Henry Krafts, Christopher Newton, Hannah Nuttall, Joel Patchitt, Heather Thompson Rebecca Whyke and Faiza Yousif.
Some of the young people also completed the ‘Passport to Success’ programme prior to starting their apprenticeship. Heather Thompson, who successfully completed the course, said: “I think it’s a good idea to get trained up before starting the apprenticeship programme. It has given me new skills and an understanding of what it would be like to be in a working environment.”
NHS Apprenticeships What is an apprenticeship and could I offer a placement? An apprenticeship provides on the job training and qualifications for any individual over 16 years (target group is 16-24 as this is under represented in the workplace) and enables them to gain skills and qualifications as well as earn money at the same time. Apprenticeships are a framework of qualifications suited to particular job roles and in the case of the Health Service, can be utilised in over 80 areas of work. Nottinghamshire
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Healthcare offers Health and Social Care (childcare or adult pathway), Business Administration or Hospitality apprenticeships. These are delivered in partnership with an approved training provider. What is required from me and my service? • A 12-month training opportunity in your work area with support and supervision • Payment of a training salary of £105.00 per week • Release of Apprentice to attend additional training and network meetings
Would you like to find out more? Two briefing sessions will be held in March aimed at prospective managers who are thinking about having an apprentice within their team. A short presentation will be delivered outlining the apprenticeship scheme, the delivery of the qualification and the benefits to the organisation. Advertising and recruiting for the next cohort will start in April for a July 2013 start date.
Macmillan House, or • Thursday 14 March: 10am-12 noon, Hawthorn House, Mansfield
Apprentice Information sessions – March 2013 • Monday 4 March: 1.30pm-3.30pm, Duncan
Health Partnerships Sue Stronach Telephone: 01623 673 588 Email: susan.stronach@ nottshc-chp.nhs.uk
To find out more or to reserve a place, please contact your Trust Lead: Local and Forensic Divisions Heather Porter Telephone: 0115 969 1300 ext 11269 Email: Heather.Porter@ nottshc.nhs.uk
Wendy attains MSc in Respiratory Care Congratulations to Wendy Hollinshead, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Matron and Home Oxygen Lead for Bassetlaw Health Partnership, who has recently attained a Masters of Science Degree in Respiratory Care. Wendy, who has 15 years’ experience as a Respiratory Nurse already has Diploma and Degree modules in Asthma, COPD and Spirometry and felt this qualification was the next logical step for both personal and professional reasons. The qualification took Wendy three years to complete through distance learning, face to face study days and workshops with Education for Health in Warwick, specialist providers of pioneering cardiovascular and respiratory www.educationforhealth. org/pages/courses.html education and training courses and qualifications. The first two years of the course were module based and involved developing advanced clinical skills as well as leadership and business skills. The final year concentrated on Wendy’s dissertation which was a clinical portfolio based around fifteen competencies. This had to be evidence based and critically analysed which demonstrated her development over the past three years.
Advanced Electronic Staff Record to be Rolled out in Corporate Services The second phase of the Trust’s Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Project is to be rolled out to staff in Corporate Services next month.
‘Employee Self Service’ will allow employees to update their own personal information, request annual leave, view payslips, change bank account details and check some payroll information.
To date, phase one of ESR, or ‘Supervisor Self Service’, enables supervisors across the Trust to record their employees’ sickness absence and log and approve any annual, special or study leave. However, this next phase of development will introduce two new levels of access – ‘Manager Self Service’ and ‘Employee Self Service’.
Removing the need to complete multiple paper forms, this system will offer staff a much easier way of accessing and managing their own personal employment information from one convenient location. Logging directly onto ESR with a secure password, the system also offers a much safer way of working. Enabling staff to view their details first hand also means that we are able to provide a more transparent service.
Cath Cowley, ESR Project Lead explains that this latest development will bring a number of benefits to users. “‘Manager Self Service’ incorporates all the functions currently available in ‘Supervisor Self Service’. However in addition, it will allow managers to change an employee’s working hours, and where necessary, complete the procedures required to end an employee contract and approve annual leave. It will also allow them to keep track of Trust property – for instance, enabling them to see instantly which employees have a Trust laptop or mobile phone, without the need of a lengthy paper trail.
Training sessions are scheduled throughout March ahead of the rollout. Staff will be notified of sessions via email. Going forward, the project team will be looking to roll out ESR more widely across the Trust. Continuing its development, they will also be looking into utilising ESR to enable colleagues to record staff appraisals. This will not remove the need for face to face meetings. If you would like to find out more about ESR contact Cath Cowley or Rachel Ardern on 0115 969 1300 ext 10667/10768. ESR Project Support Officer demonstrates system
Wendy will celebrate her well earned Masters degree at a graduation awards ceremony which takes place in September at Warwick Cathedral.
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Dementia Outreach Services in Mental Health Services for Older People The City Specialist Dementia Outreach Team and the County Dementia Outreach Service provide skilled, specialist staff to support older people with dementia and their carers in residential or nursing homes during times of crisis or difficulty. Here we find out a bit more about the teams and the service provided… The outreach services’ aim is to build the skills and confidence of care home staff in person centred care planning and care delivery with a particular focus on non-pharmacological interventions. They both aim to offer specialist advice and support to care home staff to prevent avoidable hospital admissions by advising on management strategies for behavioural symptoms to promote good quality dementia care and maintain successful placements. The importance of person centred care and viewing the person with dementia as an individual is a key message for these services. Encouraging care home colleagues to adopt an holistic approach including physical health, mental health and social well being with the service user at the centre is a focus of their work. The County and City Services do differ in a number of ways however. The County Dementia Outreach service covers all areas of the County except Newark and Sherwood. The service is delivered through the older person’s community mental health teams by a
Members of both City and County Dementia Outreach pictured with Andrea Ward, General Manager MHSOP and Dr Ola Junaid, Medical Director MHSOP. Pictured seated l-r: Emma Hutton and Jayne Kirkby.
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specialist Dementia Outreach nurse, with some specialist occupational therapy input in Mansfield and Ashfield. Care homes can refer directly to the service to ensure timely responses. Some case focused training is also delivered to care home staff by identifying a resident within the care home to ensure that the theory “comes to life” and staff can apply their learning with the support of the dementia outreach clinician. The City Dementia Outreach Team is based at St Francis Unit, Nottingham City Hospital and provides a multi disciplinary approach with the team comprising of Registered Mental Nurses, Senior Occupational Therapists, Specialist Physiotherapists and a Community Support Worker. The team accepts referrals for all clients registered with a Nottingham City GP. In addition to undertaking mental health assessments the team also: • monitors anti psychotic medication, ensuring lowest possible use; • monitors cognitive enhancing medications for efficacy • provides follow-up for clients
discharged from hospital to long term care, offering support during the settling in period to the client, their families and the care home staff; • delivers custom made training packages to care home staff in order to develop skills, expertise and knowledge in caring for people with dementia. These sessions are provided either in ‘classroom’ format or by working alongside staff to model best practice in different contexts/scenarios; • act as case managers for people with dementia living in a care home in receipt of fully funded continuing NHS healthcare.
Wanted: New Recruits The City Team has recently been successful in securing further investment and is currently recruiting for additional Mental Health nurses, an Occupational Therapist, a Specialist Physiotherapist and a new post; Assistant Practitioner. Visit jobs. nhs.uk
The Care Home Managers’ Forum Back in November 2010, the City Team launched a meeting that aimed to provide a supportive and professional led forum for managers of care homes with residents with dementia, registered with a Nottingham City GP. The group aims to identify, discuss and share best practice related to dementia care. They explore and discuss the challenges that dementia presents in providing good care in homes and develop action plans to help manage these challenges in a supportive forum that welcomes training, evidence based research and enlists the expert knowledge and skills of others. The forum also strives to ensure that the standards required by the various regulatory bodies governing care homes in Nottingham City are met and maintained. The forum meets quarterly and has proved a great success since it was created and continues to grow.
Evaluating the County Dementia Outreach Service The County service has now been operational for two years and has reached its first anniversary of working in the Bassetlaw area. The service is evaluated regularly to ensure it meets service users’ needs and this is communicated to our commissioners. Evaluation reports of the service
demonstrate the data that shows the demand for the service is increasing across all areas.
over time. This approach has been rigorously tested for reliability and clinical validity.
A key focus of the service is partnership working to improve the quality of dementia care in care homes. This has been viewed positively by colleagues in care homes, primary care and the local authority with positive feedback on the service and training delivered. The service collaborates with care staff to manage times of crisis with the service user at the centre of care planning and works to promote the model of person centred care within care homes.
The pilot of the TOM showed that dementia outreach had a positive impact in social participation, activity and wellbeing. Service users are often referred to the dementia outreach service at times of crisis or difficulty. Dementia outreach clinicians work collaboratively with care staff to make changes to care plans and implement them effectively. The findings of the pilot are indicative of the successful partnership working between the dementia outreach clinicians and care home staff.
Measuring outcomes for dementia outreach service users The Therapy Outcome Measure (TOM) was implemented across the City team and the County service in November 2012. This was the end result of a two year piece of work to pilot, revise and introduce an appropriate outcome measure that would demonstrate the impact of the dementia outreach services on the wellbeing, participation and activity levels for service users. TOM allows therapists to describe the relative abilities and difficulties of a patient in the four domains of impairment, activity, participation and wellbeing in order to monitor changes
A small working group devised a new ‘Dementia Scale’ that would be more applicable for service users, developed in collaboration with the TOM author, Pam Enderby and will be included in the next edition of the TOM later this year. The dementia scale is now used across the City and County dementia outreach services. Find Out More For more information about the services: • City Specialist Dementia Outreach Team – Contact Jayne Kirkby, Clinical Service Development Lead on 0115 9555415 (int: 11565) or 07796 336190. • County Dementia Outreach Service – Contact Emma Hutton, Clinical Specialist on 0115 969 1169 ext 56321 or 07827955635
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David Staveley, Head of Hospital and Home Education Learning Centre
Education Base is still ‘Outstanding’ Thorneywood Education Base is officially OUTSTANDING again! On 22 and 23 January, Ofsted decided to pay us a visit. Mr Staveley, the Head of Hospital and Home Education Learning Centre which Thorneywood is part of, told us, “There was no time to prepare. We got the call Monday lunch time and the next morning they were here.” He also said that he did feel under pressure in a way, but he knew when they saw the teaching we would be fine. He was very confident. I think everyone was slightly nervous about it but by being ourselves we achieved the result that the Head was expecting. He would have been more than happy with ‘good’ and
Come and join the Carers’, Family and Friends’ Community of Interest ‘A Community of Interest (COI) is a group of people with a shared interest, understanding or passion who want to work together to shape or improve services’. There are many COIs operating across the Trust, one of which is the Carers’, Family and Friends’ COI. So far, the group has written a Carers’ Strategy, compiled a Carers’ Handbook and been involved in developing training for staff. It also works to improve the involvement and recognition of carers, families and friends and the important role they play.
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‘outstanding’ was amazing, as he said: “You can’t get better than that!” There were very few improvement ideas which does just show what an amazing base this is. Apart from the quality teaching, the inspectors praised the behaviour and attitudes of the students. As Mr Staveley said: “Well done , we are outstanding because of what you do.” We were all overjoyed at the result and have been celebrating ever since, especially as this is the second time the base has been classed as ‘outstanding’! To view the whole report go to www.ofsted.gov.uk, under Nottingham City Hospital and Home Education Pupil Referral Unit. By Jeni
The Carers’, Family and Friends’ Community of Interest: • works in partnership with Nottinghamshire Healthcare for the benefit of carers, families and friends. • focuses on working together to tackle the issues that face carers, families and friends. • works to empower carers, families, friends and service users to be involved in the development, delivery and evaluation of health services. • raises awareness of the specific health and social needs of carers, families and friends. • looks at unmet needs for carers, families and friends and works hard to change services to meet these needs. • works with senior staff in the Trust and has an executive sponsor. Anyone can join a COI to meet like minded people and share experiences by working together. To join the Carers, Families and Friends Community of interest contact: Rob Gardiner 0115 962 9310 (Carers’ Federation) r.gardiner@carersfederation.co.uk
Information Governance Training – we’ve done ours, have you?
Mike and Dean with their IG certificates
Mike Cooke, Chief Executive and Dean Fathers, Chair stand proud with their Information Governance (IG) training certificates. The Trust is required by the Department of Health to ensure that all staff undertake annual IG training. It is essential to assess your knowledge and awareness of the importance of safeguarding all personal and patient information. To complete the IG training, you can access the IG training tool by visiting www.igte-learning. connectingforhealth.nhs.uk. If you have any problems accessing the tool email: igsupport@nottshc.nhs.uk
SPA: for the best possible service The Single Point of Access (SPA) based at Retford Hospital is open 14 hours a day from 7am to 9pm, 365 days a year. On average the team handles 400 calls per day. SPA is the first point of call for all services within Bassetlaw Health Partnerships, providing advice, information and liaison with patients, carers and relatives and a wide range of professionals such as GPs, physiotherapists, social services and many more. The team has five full time and three part time members. It has
been running for eight years and is constantly changing and improving working systems to provide the best possible service for patients and their families. Service Advisor Stephanie Worsley started with the team in September. “I could not believe how many community health services there were in Bassetlaw,” she said. “I was assigned two mentors who were really helpful and patient whilst I was learning. The whole team made me feel very welcome and all helped me learn about the work they do. “The job is very varied and very busy and I am finding it really interesting. Every day is different and I am enjoying learning about the work the different community services do.” Stephanie started a few weeks after Sharon Kaur. Sharon said: “I felt very welcomed by the team when I started and I feel Steph and I have fitted in really well over the last few months.
L-r (Back) Rachel Dowsett, Chris Buckland (Front) Zoe Bown, Nicola Threlkeld, Steph Worsley
“Being a part of SPA was quite daunting at first, I feel this was due to the vast amount of information given and being within a new environment. I like the fact that every day is always different and you never know what the next call will bring.” The SPA takes telephone calls and receives fax referrals for: • Community Therapy/Day Rehab • CAMHS Emotional Health & Wellbeing • Community Matrons • Continence • Continuing Care • District Nursing • Emergency Dental • Falls Team • Health Visiting • Long term Neuro/Stroke Team • Macmillan Nurses • Out of hours Service • Paediatrics • PALS • Palliative Care • Podiatry • Rapid Response • School Nurses • Substance Misuse If you would like to know more about SPA or would like to visit the team give them a call on 01777 27442
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Offender Health wins new contracts at HMP Ranby and HMP Whatton The Offender Health Directorate is continuing to grow in size with new contracts won at HMP Ranby and HMP Whatton which will see new services being delivered from 1 April 2013. This strengthens Offender
Health’s position as the largest NHS provider of offender healthcare services in the country. A small secondary mental health team has been providing care at HMP Ranby for several years but this will now grow to a fully integrated healthcare team. The team will also provide primary care services and substance misuse services under the leadership of a new Head of Healthcare. As part of the main contract, a number of other services will be provided including optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, physiotherapy and sexual health services. Mobilisation is now underway and the team is liaising with staff that will transfer to Nottinghamshire Healthcare to ensure they understand the Trust values and ethos of service delivery and patient experience. The contract at HMP Whatton includes the psychosocial element of the substance misuse pathway. This will provide better integration between the
clinical service that Offender Health has provided since April 2011 and will support clients to achieve the goals within their recovery plans and benefit from a more supportive service. The mobilisation team is working closely with each Prison’s management team and local commissioners to ensure that there is a smooth transfer of services and that patients from both prisons do not experience any loss of service. Adrian Perks, Associate Director, Offender Health, said “I am delighted to have won these new contracts and look forward to working with our current and new staff to provide a better patient experience and develop an environment that staff enjoy working in. We value the support that we have had from the Prison Governors and their teams at HMP Ranby and HMP Whatton and hope that we can continue to work together to improve the lives of the population we serve.”
Promoting self-expression through Dance Movement Psychotherapy Specialist Mental Health Practitioner Hannah Mcilveen is training to become a Dance Movement Psychotherapist, with support from the Nottinghamshire Eating Disorders Service (NEDS), the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) and Learning Beyond Registration. She is currently in her second year of training at Roehampton University, including weekly placement sessions at CAMHS and NEDS.
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The CAMHS self-harm team invited Hannah to facilitate sessions in a team meeting and in the established self-harm evening group.
“These interventions are underpinned by the belief that creative processes encourage self-expression, promote self-awareness and increase insight.
Hannah explained: “In Dance Movement Psychotherapy therapists focus on connections between mind, body and emotions.
“For the self-harm group we explored elements of self, developing work already in place aiming to strengthen a sense of self, individuality and
acceptance of difference. We verbally and physically explored ways to use movement to redirect aggressive energy safely. As part of a reflective exercise in a later session the group named ‘dancing’ as an effective way to reduce self-harming behaviour.” Team feedback included:
Cooking up a healthy success A cookery course aimed at supporting people who have previously been homeless has been hailed a great success. During January, the Nutrition and Dietetics Team, County Health Partnerships, delivered a Cook4life cookery course at The Friary centre in West Bridgford. The course attendees had all been homeless and were looking to eat a healthier diet now they have a home. Over the four week period, Catherine Palin, a Community Nutrition Assistant, taught nine service users about the importance of eating a healthy, well balanced diet to positively influence wellbeing. Subjects covered in a fun and interactive way included The Eatwell Plate, fats, salt, sugar and portion sizes.
“What a great opportunity to experience a taster of Dance Movement Psychotherapy. Being able to just respond freely, there being no pressure or expectation to be ‘a certain way’ – just free to move and get in touch with the moment. It really allowed me to think differently.” Marie Armstrong, Nurse Consultant, CAMHS – Self-harm team, Registered Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse & Systemic Family/ Psychotherapist “Having previously experienced a group where emotions stirred up were left uncontained within the group causing much distress for group members, I was apprehensive... however this was a totally different experience, Hannah demonstrated much skill in making the exercise a safe and positive one.” Caroline Prance, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Emotional Disorders Team/ Self Harm Team
The course even gained media attention, and BBC East Midlands filmed the group making vegetable
soup with cheese and chive bread, broadcasting the coverage in January. “The group prepared and cooked various other recipes too, including lasagne, chicken curry and fruit crumble,” said Catherine. “They used a number of educational games around food and drinks and the benefits gained from making small changes to their diet, which is one of the key messages from the Change4life campaign. “The course also encouraged them to change some of their eating and drinking habits.” Feedback from the attendees included: “It shocked me how much sugar is in Lucozade and coca cola” “I really enjoyed learning to follow easy and reasonable cooking time recipes and healthier options” “It was really eye opening and really lovely to learn and I’ve enjoyed learning to cook from scratch” “Helped me to be more motivated” “This was a very good course; it helped me a great deal. Catherine is a very good instructor, I have been watching what I buy and look at labels and ingredients.” Catherine hopes to set up another course in the near future for other users at the Centre. Above and left: Participants enjoying one of the cooking sessions.
Hannah concluded: “I am excited about completing my training and look forward to being able to bring Dance Movement Psychotherapy to other areas within the Trust.”
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‘ECHO’ is a success in Nottingham A national research study exploring the efficacy of a supportive intervention for carers of individuals with Anorexia Nervosa has just closed its recruitment period. The ECHO (Experienced Carers Helping Others) research trial offers telephone coaching to carers of people suffering from anorexia nervosa alongside a book and series of DVDs. The
coaching is delivered by ‘experienced carers’ – those who have been through the journey of recovery with a relative suffering from an eating disorder.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare was the third highest recruiting site with a total of 12 families throughout Nottinghamshire enrolled in the trial.
The study was based at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London but recruitment took place throughout most of England, with over forty sites involved.
The success of the study within the Trust is a reflection of the hard work and collaboration between Clinical Studies Officers Jo Almeida and Natalie Marking and clinicians
q&a q What is your job title and what does your role entail? a As Chair of the Trust I’m responsible for ensuring we have an effective Board and Council of Governors, capable of implementing their responsibilities for governing the Trust and being held to account by our ‘key stakeholders’ for the way we invest our resources and maximise our outcomes. This responsibility is deployed through Mike Cooke, the Trust’s Chief Executive and Accountable Officer, but the accountability is exercised publically through our monthly Board meetings and our Annual General Meeting, both of which I am delighted to Chair. I am also proud of the fact that I represent the Trust at many external events, speaking at national conferences (King’s Fund, NHS Alliance, Foundation Trust Network, NHS Confederation) and supporting us through meetings like the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network Board, of which I am also a Board Member.
q How long have you been with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust? a I started with the Trust as a Stakeholder Governor, whilst engaged as the Chair of NHS Bassetlaw PCT. I supported the Trust in its process of gaining FT Standard
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from Adult Eating Disorder Services and CAMHS, Lynne Addicott, Eating Disorder Nurse Specialist, Claire Knight, Dietician and Helen Symmonds, Dietician. The families involved will continue to be followed up over the next twelve months before the data collected will be analysed and the findings published widely.
This month we interview Chair of the Trust, Dean Fathers
before being given the opportunity to apply to be the Chair. I started as the Chair on 1 January 2010.
q What do you see as your priorities for Nottinghamshire Healthcare? a The welfare of staff and patients jointly is our number one priority, delivering excellent services through capable motivated and inspirational people so as to improve people’s lives. This is what gets me out of bed every day to come to the Trust. I am hugely committed to the NHS Constitution as a source of inspiration for priorities. This states the NHS: “…is there to improve our health and well-being, supporting us to keep mentally and physically well, to get better when we are ill and, when we cannot fully recover, to stay as well as we can to the end of our lives. It works at the limits of science – bringing the highest levels of human knowledge and skill to save lives and improve health. It touches our lives at times of basic human need, when
care and compassion are what matter most.” Learning and innovation feature hugely in my life and I love to help organisations develop ‘learning cultures’ where leadership is genuinely distributed to committed, competent and inspirational people. Nottinghamshire Healthcare’s ‘POSITIVE’ value set is a great example of such a culture, and seeing this in place before I joined the Trust was a major influencing factor in regards to my application and desire to be the Chair.
q What is your employment background? a I started my career in construction, moving on to logistics and then the automotive industry before developing a portfolio career. Portfolio means I hold several roles concurrently, so I also now have roles with Cass Business School’s Centre for Health Enterprise, the European Institute of Governance Awards, and a couple of Non-Executive Director roles with health related charities. Over the years I have held approximately 20 Board appointments. This is my fourth Board appointment in the NHS. I have also been a Territorial Reservist and represent the Trust currently on the East Midland’s Reserve Forces and Cadets Association Employers Board.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to lead the way with Electronic Patient Record In April 2013, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services will begin to stop using paper based records and complete all forms electronically via RiO. This is a major step forward in achieving the Trust’s aim of implementing an expanded Electronic Patient Record (EPR) across the organisation. Completing all care plans, Care Programme Approach (CPA)
q What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given? a There are two pieces of advice I’ve been given that have changed the way I think: “Don’t work to standards, work from standards”, which means that there is always room for improvement, learning, innovation and change, no matter how good people might think things are. “Ask for forgiveness and not permission”. If you know your motive to do something is for the benefit of others and to improve people’s lives. I know I’ve made many mistakes over my life, but each one has meant I have learned something new and hopefully I’ll have done my bit to leave this world in a better condition from all my learning when I go than it would have been without me.
q What was the last CD you bought? a I haven’t bought a CD for myself in
years, but if I had to buy one I think I’d be very old fashioned and buy War of the Worlds again. It’s a great story of man’s ability to survive even if it is a microbe that saves our humanity. I love stories of people overcoming adversity and achieving success from desperate places. They inspire me and help me stay focused at times when the going gets tough.
q What is your greatest achievement? a My children. Seeing them grow, mature,
develop and become independent. I’m now a grandfather too. Life’s about humanity, not materialism, though I must confess being given a Professorial honour and also admitted as a Freeman of the City of London were both pretty good to achieve.
information and assessment forms on the electronic system will bring about significant changes and benefits to working practice and it is important that all staff are prepared. Training will be rolled out to teams prior to implementation, dates for which will be circulated at a later stage. Jackie Kennedy, EPR Project Lead for the Local Services Division said: “We will not start this process until it is safe to do so and we anticipate that the
q What makes you angry? a I can’t remember the last time I was
actually angry, but I do get frustrated by waste. I hate seeing resource and time being used in a way that doesn’t give it value or respect the impact waste has on others. An example of the former would be food left at the end of a meal, and of the latter fly-tipping, which I detest.
q What are you most passionate about? a Rugby, especially an England international. q What single thing would improve your working life at Nottinghamshire Healthcare? a The completion of our Foundation Trust journey, having gained FT Standard I want us now to gain the recognition we deserve as one of the top NHS organisations in the Country. q What is your favourite hobby? a Sorry to be repetitive, rugby, from the
terrace, on the box, but I am sorry to say, no longer from on the field.
q What keeps you awake at night? a Snoring and my wife’s elbows when I do! q What is your favourite film? a Reach for the Skies, for the same
reason as above. I met Douglas Bader when I was a child. He played golf with a one armed retired Air Marshall at a club where my Dad was also a member. Truly inspirational, both of them.
q What is your idea of bliss? a Sitting by a warm fire in the
roll out may be over many months depending on capacity and progress. It is therefore also vital that you continue to complete paper-based records fully and with absolute care right up until the point that the switch to electronic records takes place.” Following implementation in CAMHS, the system will be rolled out to the rest of the Local Services Division in a logical phased approach throughout 2013/14.
company of my lovely family at Christmas.
q What three words would you use to describe yourself? a A simple man. q What is your favourite holiday destination? a The Far East. I love the exotic nature and romance of the place, but always look forward to returning to my home. q Who would you take to a desert island? a That would have to be my wife. I did survival training in the TA once and was hopeless. I wouldn’t survive long alone but I know she would! q Where do you see yourself in 10 years’ time? a Hopefully as happy and as healthy as I am now, surrounded by the people I hold dear and undertaking what I still love doing most. q Do you have a ‘claim to fame’? a I’ve touched the lives of many famous
people but have never gained fame myself. I’ve been mistaken in earlier years for 1980s comedians, rock stars and film artists but have never coveted any of these roles. Lesley Garret’s father (RIP) taught me how to sing and play the guitar (I think he did a better job with her) and my nephew was in the Olympic Lottery Advert if these count.
q How would you like to be remembered? a With love.
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Winning contract for Children’s Centres across Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire Healthcare, in partnership with Family Action and North Nottinghamshire College, has won a contract to deliver fifty eight Children’s Centre Services on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council. This ground breaking partnership will be known as Nottinghamshire Children and Families Partnership (NCFP) and will bring together a wealth of experienced children and family service providers, each embedded within the local infrastructure of Nottinghamshire. The announcement follows a year-long recommissioning exercise of the County Council’s children’s centres based on boosting services – and not on cost. Currently, two thirds of its children’s centres are already managed by external bodies but feedback from consultation with families called for consistency across its services, which led to the recommissioning exercise. Paul Smeeton, Chief Operating Officer, Health Partnerships said on behalf of the NCFP: “We are delighted to have been chosen by Nottinghamshire County Council for the future operation and delivery of children’s centres which are so important to families in Nottinghamshire. “We look forward to working for the safe and successful development of children in Nottinghamshire and working more closely with those staff from Nottinghamshire County Council who are transferring to the partnership. “The Council has given all three partners a great opportunity to work together to bring a unique combination
of expertise from health, education and voluntary sectors to offer exciting and creative services to more families and children in the County. “We are excited to be able to take forward our shared ambitions and vision – “Strengthening families, building communities – making a difference in Nottinghamshire” for children’s services and to be serving the children and families of Nottinghamshire.” Children’s Centres are designed to offer parents to be, and families with young children access to integrated early childhood services “when and where they need them”. The unique combination of experience from the health, education and voluntary sectors from the partnership will enable it to deliver a transformational service and, following its recent extension to support children from birth up to 12 years of age, to a wider range of children across the county. The NCFP is governed by a Partnership Board with representatives from the three partner agencies, who will oversee the transfer, transition and service transformation over the coming months and years.
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You may have picked up this copy of the newsletter not knowing what Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is. We provide integrated healthcare services including mental health, learning disability and community health services. We also manage medium secure units in Leicester and Rotherham, and the high secure Rampton Hospital near Retford and provide healthcare in 11 prisons across the East Midlands and Yorkshire.
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