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CHATTER BOX Your fortnightly bulletin for SaTH colleagues and events Friday 20 December 2024

Merry and bright: RSH Christmas lights switch-on The RSH Estates Team’s Christmas lights switch-on took place at the start of December.

Thank you to everyone involved. The weather didn’t dampen the spirits and Captain Tom’s Garden was

lit up with an array of beautiful decorations and colours.

Finley-Jay, who has recently featured in the news for his kindness in putting together special bags of treats for the paramedics, was invited to switch on the lights. Thank you Finley-Jay!

Spreading festive joy Our Executive Team has been visiting colleagues throughout December, across all our sites, wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and handing out festive treats. Thank you to you all for all your hard work.

Yule never guess who won SaTH’s first Bake Off?!

This week we held the first SaTH Star Baker competition. There were some amazing entries across both sites and competition was fierce.

The judging team at PRH consisted of Jo Williams, Chief Executive, Dr John Jones, Medical Director and, perhaps the most qualified, Francesca Brackley from the PRH Catering Team.

At RSH, Jo Williams was joined by Helen Troalen, Director of Finance and Joe Warwick, Commercial Catering Manager.

Our winners Good things come to those who bake!

The PRH winner, with two amazing, life-like, delicious cakes was Sharron Perrins.

The RSH winner was Aribah Naveed.

Thank you to all who entered and brought in some amazing baked goods.

Christmas Carols Local choir group, The Phoenix Singers, treated colleagues and patients to some Christmas carols on Thursday.

Starting off in Captain Tom’s Courtyard at PRH, they

raised the roof before hot-footing it over to RSH to sing for the crowds in the Mytton Restaurant.

A huge thank you to the choir for bringing some festive joy to the hospitals.

Roast turkey with all the trimmings? Yes please!

Last week colleagues were treated to a Christmas roast in the Mytton Restaurant along with Christmas carols played on the steel drum.

Thank you to the Catering Team and Rick the drummer for hosting such a wonderful festive celebration.

Put a sock in it!

We had so many wonderful entries for the Christmas Sock Day competition. It was hard to choose a winner, but SaTH Charity managed to whittle it down to one.

The winners are… The Stroke Rehab Therapy Team! (pictured top left) Thank you to all who entered.

SaTH’s tree-mendous Christmas decorations competition Thank you to everyone who entered the Christmas decorations competition.

The entries were fantastic – so a huge thank you to everyone who has made both hospital sites so

festive for patients and colleagues. The entries have been whittled down to three finalists, and you can vote for your winner here.

The winner will be announced in the New Year.

We asked you who you would like to nominate for bringing the most joy to colleagues or patients this Christmas. We had over 60 nominations!

Emma Green Alison Blindell Emma Hicks Erica Davies Fiona Rowe Trina Edwards Gemma Reed Amanda Dillon Gemma Styles Andy Haynes Georgie Hughes Ann Allsop Githith Sajeev Annette Wilkes Hannah Morgan Becca Leahy Heather Rushworth Belinda Young Bernadette Mortiboy ITU team at PRH Jackie Miles Bethany Garbett Jade Corbishley Clare Fisher Jane Edwards Colleen Davies Jo Dorling Dawn Thompson Karen Lewis Donna Clark Karon Mitchell Dr Charlotte Hunt Dr Elizabeth Harvey Katie Rivers Lisa Hill Dr Javaid Ishtiaq Louise Clifton Dr Louise Dodd Dr Shakawan Ismaeel Louise Duce Marion Burford Ella Allport Melanie Willcox Emily Pieda

Steph Chatham Deb Taylor Natalie Chambers Nic Brockley Nicola Millar Nicola Tabberer Nicola Williams Ottilie Childs Paul Reeves-Morris Rachel Evans Sian O’Hagan The Booking Team The Coordination Team Ophthalmology Vicki Robinson Vicky Edwards Ward 27 Nursing Team Zac Smith

The winner of the 2024 SaTH Christmas Star Award will be announced in the New Year.

Jingle ball the way Children having day surgery at the elective hub had a visit from a group of footballers from Cross Bar Group on Friday 13 December, to give presents to each child. They spent time speaking to the children and everyone enjoyed the visit.

Christmas Smile Project The Sterile Services Team at Queensway is supporting the Christmas Smile Project this year.

The charity provides gifts to local children, families and vulnerable adults who are living in difficult circumstances and may not receive any other gifts.

There is an Amazon wish list where you can order gifts directly to be delivered to Christmas Smile HQ. You can find more information on the project, what it does and who it supports on their website: https://www.christmassmile. org.uk/.

Santa hike up the Wrekin Twenty-six people and three dogs hiked the Wrekin to raise funds for the SaTH Dementia Appeal.

All hikers wore Christmas themed hats and jumpers for the hike on Sunday December 15 and £324 was raised in total. They were rewarded at the top with a cup of hot chocolate and mince pie, which were donated by a local company.

Karen Breese, Dementia Care Clinical Specialist, said: “This was a great morning, thank you. What a wonderful way to raise money for our Dementia appeal.

“The money will go to purchase activities and comfort soft dogs/cats’ and dolls. These will be of enormous benefit for people living with dementia who are inpatients with us and maybe finding the experience so difficult and confusing.”

Chaplains in Christmas sing song The Chaplaincy Team was out and about on Ward 7, 9 and 11 at PRH and Ward 23 and 26 at RSH singing Christmas songs to patients.

It was lovely to see patients and staff singing along to Christmas favourites such as Silent Night, Away in a Manger and clapping along to Feliz Navidad.

Feedback from patients was positive and included “this should happen every week”, “it’s really cheered me up”, “it made me smile and I don’t think I’ve smiled since coming to hospital”.

Kevin from the Chaplaincy Team is pictured with some of Ward 7 team and their songsheets.

PRH Theatres Christmas Party The PRH Theatres Christmas party was Bollywood themed and Sandy, one of the longest-serving nurses, and a group of our nurses educated in India, got together to throw a spectacular event for the team’s surgeons, admin colleagues, nurses and anaesthetists. Food was made by housekeeper, Joe, and there were lots of games and dancing.

Christmas Opening Hours 2024 Copthorne (Old Maternity) North (Ward Block) Oasis (Treatment Centre) Teabar (Outpatients) th Tuesday 24 December (Christmas Eve) As Normal As Normal (8:30am – 7pm ) th Wednesday 25 December (Christmas Day) Closed Closed th Thursday 26 December (Boxing Day) Closed Closed Friday 27th December Closed (For Stocktake) As Normal (8:30am – 7pm) th Saturday 28 December Closed As Normal (8:30am – 5pm) th Sunday 29 December Closed Late opening (Due to Stocktake) (11am -3pm) th Monday 30 December As Normal As Normal (9am – 5:30pm) st Tuesday 31 December (New Year’s Eve) As Normal As Normal (11am – 3pm) st Wednesday 1 January (New Year’s Day) Closed Closed

Donation to the Neonatal Unit Julie Blackford, a talented local

knitter, has donated 22 books and matching knitted characters to the Neonatal Unit at PRH. Tesco Extra in Wellington also donated gift bags for the children and their families.

Santa flew in to PRH Santa flew in to visit the Children’s Ward at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford aboard an RAF Shawbury helicopter.

He swapped his sleigh for a H135 Juno helicopter and waved to children at local schools as he flew through the skies of Telford. He touched down to be greeted by excited patients and staff.

For the second year in a row, SaTH Charity and RAF Shawbury helped Santa deliver gifts to patients on the Children’s Ward and also visited parents on the Neonatal Unit.

Santa was accompanied on his visit by keen staff volunteers and RAF students.

Christmas puzzles to test your brains this winter The annual Christmas puzzle sheet is here, courtesy of SaTH Health Libraries! Stretch your brains over the festive season and see if you can solve all the Christmas puzzles. Electronic versions are available to download here. There are no prizes – it’s just for fun. If you get stuck or need a clue, contact Telford Health Library on ext 4440 or sath.telford.library@nhs.net.

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What is Donate 2 Motivate?

We are on a mission to improve patient experience by sourcing clothing for our patients to motivate them to get up, get dressed and get moving!

What you can do to help We would love if colleagues at SaTH can join the movement and donate any unwanted clothes to the donation points at both sites.

What is deconditioning?

Deconditioning is the process of losing physical strength through being ill, injured or not being active and in a hospital environment this can be after long periods of inactivity or bed rest.

Why does this matter in the context of donating clothing? Long periods of time in bed wearing a hospital gown is not good for recovery.

Providing patients with comfortable, warm clothes during their admission could motivate them to get up out of bed and mobilise plus it’s a great way of keeping time and not getting confused about day and night.

PRH Donation Point: • In the old league of friends next to the Amazon lockers RSH Donation Point: • Outside public toilets by Myttton Oak restaurant All items need to be clean and in a good state of repair and suitable for someone over the age of 60 to wear whilst in hospital so should be loose fitting and comfortable, nothing too tight.

Unfortunately, due to limited storage capacity and health and safety we cannot accept bulky items such as coats, dressing gowns, shoes or items with visible cords or belts.

Elasticated trousers are fine if the elastic is concealed within the fabric.

If you have any questions, please contact us: Clare Walsgrove: Ext 2525 or clare.walsgrove@nhs.net Lynette Williams: Ext 2285 or lynette.williams3@nhs.net

READY, STEADY,

SNA! Are you a HCSW within SaTH looking to progress your career?

If so, an apprenticeship as a Student Nursing Associate could be for you.

What is an SNA? Student Nursing Associate (SNA) apprenticeship provides a pathway to qualify as a Nursing Associate (NA), registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

NA’s have been introduced to bridge the gap between health care assistants and registered nurses. NA’s collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams across various healthcare environments.

The programme is an NMC approved 2 year Foundation Degree that combines academic learning with clinical practice.

It provides placement/exposure to all four fields of nursing- Adult, Child, Mental Health & Learning disability.

To apply you’ll need: Certificate evidence of GCSEs Grade C/Grade 4 or above in Maths and English OR Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English.

Employed as a Healthcare support worker for at least 6 months at SaTH Support of your Manager Have a valid and eligible residency and right to work in England: UK National/ resident of British Overseas Territories or Crown Dependencies for previous 3 years OR meets Department of Education Apprenticeship eligibility funding rules

How to apply: If you meet the above eligibility to apply, you will need to attend an SNA briefing session to provide evidence of certification.

Once eligibility has been verified an invitation to apply for the SNA position will be sent to you.

SNA briefing meetings are held twice a month; please check the Intranet for the dates: SaTH Intranet - Pre-reg Practice Education Facilitators

Contact us: If you would like to know more about the SNA apprenticeship, attend an ‘SNA briefing session’ (found on the intranet) /arrange a meeting with the pre-registration PEF team or if you require support to gain the relevant qualifications, please get in touch.

sath.pre-regnursing@nhs.net RSH: 3212/3111 PRH: 4455/5813

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Anyone can join online and borrow instantly on their own device.

Look out for posters arriving soon for use on wards and in waiting areas.

Help contacts are also included so staff should not be hassled needlessly.

Please promote this service as it could be a boon to patients in your care.

For more posters/ hard copies of the step-by-step guide, please contact Sarah Rochelle at Telford Health Library ext 4440

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Thank you

I felt compelled to write an email after my mum’s recent A&E visit at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

I’d just like to say thank you so much. My mum and dad both went after concerns that my mum’s VP Shunt was damaged. They spent a considerable amount of time with an emergency doctor there who my dad said was absolutely brilliant and it’s probably the best experience with a doctor they’ve ever had.

They never once felt like a burden and they were taken seriously. The reassurance they got, as well as the precious time - that I know all doctors are limited on - was really appreciated and they’ve come away really happy, and thankful. So once again, thank you. We, as a family, cannot fault the service my mum received and we’re just ever so grateful.