Saint Mary s Hospital to deliver First in the UK Developmental Care Programme for Neonatal Babies

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1 June 2014 Issue 68 Welcome to this edition of the GP Practice Newsletter which gives news and up-dates from us. We hope that all the staff within your Practice will find this useful. State-of-the-art Facility Will Transform Treatment for Patients A state-of-the-art 6 million theatre facility will soon accept its first patient at Manchester Royal Infirmary. The new hybrid endovascular theatre suite is set to transform the treatment of Manchester patients undergoing cardiovascular (heart and circulatory system) operations. The hybrid suite will enable new innovative techniques and treatments to be carried out that are not currently possible, as well as provide better facilities where existing techniques can be performed more efficiently and safely. The suite consists of two hybrid theatres equipped with advanced technology, including a robotic C-arm with the ability to scan patients during surgery, allowing surgeons to perform delicate, minimally invasive procedures with high definition imaging. The improved imaging technology minimises the use of contrast dye needed to illuminate an area during surgery, increasing patient safety and efficiency. Mr David Murray, Consultant Vascular Surgeon at Manchester Royal Infirmary said: This facility will be a fantastic benefit to the people of Manchester and the North West. It will allow us to perform complex procedures in a safer environment and introduce innovative techniques that are currently not possible. Minimally invasive treatments will allow patients to have safer surgery and recover much faster. This really is the cutting edge of technology and we are very excited about the future. The new hybrid suite will be used primarily for vascular and cardiac surgery but will also be used for other specialties such as urology and major trauma. Saint Mary s Hospital to deliver First in the UK Developmental Care Programme for Neonatal Babies Saint Mary's Hospital provides world class services to women and children across the Greater Manchester area. As a Trust that continuously improves its' services it is also now the first hospital in the UK to deliver the internationally renowned Philips 'Wee-care programme' in the neonatal unit. The eighteen-month quality improvement programme has already had successes in Europe and across the USA, and will now be developed in 1

2 Manchester. The new-born intensive care unit has already successfully implemented Baby Friendly and Best Beginnings initiatives in recent years, and the 'Wee-care' programme is the latest development tool that they have adopted to ensure they are striving to enhance the care they provide. The developmental care programme aims to minimise the potential detrimental effects that are sometimes the result of a prolonged stay in intensive care. Areas such as positioning and handling of the babies will all be addressed, and significant positive outcomes are anticipated including strengthening breastfeeding rates and improving noise and light levels that newborns are exposed to. Read more here: s-hospital-to-deliver- first-in-the-uk -developmental-care-programme-for-neonatal-babies Launch of Anthony Nolan Cord Collection Centre New mums in Manchester now have the opportunity to give life twice in one day, by donating their umbilical cord blood to someone in desperate need of a stem cell transplant. The official launch of the Anthony Nolan cord collection centre took place at Saint Mary s Hospital this month, letting new mums in Manchester know that they now have the opportunity to give life twice in one day, by donating their umbilical cord blood to someone in desperate need of a stem cell transplant. The new collection centre based at Saint Mary s is the result of intense campaigning by local people including the late Paul Goggins MP and the Solomon family. The centre, which started accepting donations a few weeks ago, had already received four donations by the time the launch began last Thursday, 5 th June. To date they ve received well over 100, with over 50 mums signed up ready to donate when they deliver. The process is simple, does not interfere with the birth at all, and many women say they didn t even know that the cord collector was in the room. For all the details go to: lifesaving -umbilical-cord-collection-centre National Newborn Hearing Screening Newsletter The annual newsletter is now available at: To find out more about the programme in our area go to: 2

3 Knighthood for Chief Executive I am pleased to announce that Mike Deegan, our Chief Executive, was awarded a Knighthood in this year s Queen s Birthday Honours which were announced last weekend. Mike has worked for the Trust since 2001 and receives this award for his services to the NHS. On being informed about the award Mike said: I feel incredibly honoured, but really taken aback, by this news. I am fortunate to be part of a wonderful team at CMFT and would wish to say thank you to everyone for their support over the last 13 years. I never cease to be inspired by the unstinting efforts of our staff in transforming the care we provide for our patients and the communities we serve. With The University of Manchester and Manchester City Council. We have completely redeveloped our Oxford Road campus and now have all the ingredients in place to be one of the leading international academic hospitals. This is great news and I am sure you would like to join me and the Board of Directors in congratulating Mike, who will be presented with his Knighthood later in the year at Buckingham Palace. Peter W Mount CBE MAHSC Launches New Website Did you know that CMFT is a partner in the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC), along with The University of Manchester and five other NHS organisations in Greater Manchester? Learn more the new MAHSC website and our work here: NICE Renews Major Health Improvement Partnership with Manchester A major collaboration between MAHSC/The University of Manchester and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has been renewed for a further three years. The collaboration will work to improve the overall health of the population, through informing health policy and practice and in developing and evaluating health technologies Read more: Heart Centre Scoop Top Award The Adult congenital heart disease team based at the Manchester Heart Centre won a prestigious award this week at the British Cardiovascular Society conference. The awards dinner, jointly hosted by the British Heart Foundation, recognised the staff and organisations that have shown particular excellence in cardiovascular care over the past year. Our team were awarded Team of the Year for their excellent work with cardiovascular patients across Manchester. Simon Gillespie, Chief Executive at the British Heart Foundation said: "The efforts that our healthcare professionals make for their patients are truly inspirational, and this BHF award recognises the ACHD team at Manchester Royal Infirmary as a shining example of professional leadership and care. Pictured (from left to right): Anna Harrison, Anna Dinsdale, Linda Griffiths, Jane Hill 3

4 Read more: New Research Set to Improve Quality of Life for Denture Patients A new study at The University Dental Hospital of Manchester aims to provide a cost-benefit analysis and assessment of the impact of mini implants, compared with dentures secured by conventional implants. This first-of-its-kind trial is led by MAHSC partners The University of Manchester and the Trust and is managed by the MAHSC Clinical Trials Co-ordination Unit, based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. Read more: Research News Study findings for Type 2 diabetes patients fasting during Ramadan Manchester Diabetes Centre has contributed to findings of a randomised study showing that patients fasting during Ramadan and receiving the treatment vildagliptin were less likely to experience hypoglycaemia than those receiving gliclazide. Read More: Young people to take the lead role in rheumatology research The NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal BRU, supported by the Nowgen Public Programmes team, has been awarded 50,000 to take the lead role in the YOURR (Young People s Opinions Underpinning Rheumatology Research) project. The project will deliver 16 focus groups with year olds across the UK, to develop a young person s led involvement strategy on rheumatology research. Read More: Learn more about how the Public Programmes team can help you with your research Choose Well For the latest up-dates and information go to: Choose Well Manchester: National NHS News UK commits to new action to find breakthrough on dementia The Prime Minister commits to new action to accelerate progress on dementia drugs, with a focus on patents, funding and patient access to new medicines. Full story at: 4

5 Care Act 2014: launch of care and support consultation The Department of Health is seeking views on how local authorities should deliver the care and support reforms in the 2014 Care Act. The department is asking for views on the draft regulations and guidance for Part 1 of the 2014 Care Act. The government has worked with individuals and organisations to develop the most comprehensive overhaul of care and support since The changes will make the system fairer and will mean people get better care. The draft regulations and guidance have been developed by working with expert groups, including users of care and support, local authority staff, voluntary sector organisations, social workers, and national representative bodies including those drawn from local government. The consultation is open until Friday 15 th August and centres on the changes that will come into effect from April A further consultation on the reforms that come into effect from April which include the cap on care costs - will take place this autumn. Full details at: If you want to sign up to receive government news announcements as soon as they are issued go to: Information for Patients If you are referring patients to us and need to provide them with information about how to find us, parking etc all this information is available on our website. From the home page there are links at the top to each hospital and each hospital has a Plan Your Visit section. Under this section there is a Map and Directions option. This page has downloadable maps. Here are the links to each of the pages for our hospitals: Manchester Royal Infirmary: Royal Manchester Children s Hospital: University Dental Hospital of Manchester: Manchester Royal Eye Hospital: Saint Mary s Hospital: Trafford Hospitals: Dial Direct If you need to contact a department in our hospitals please call them direct. Direct dial numbers are available on our internet: Royal Manchester Children s Hospital: Manchester Dental Hospital: Manchester Royal Eye Hospital: Manchester Royal Infirmary: Saint Mary s Hospital: Trafford Hospitals: 5

6 @CMFTNHS Become a member of our Foundation Trust: New DVD on You Tube: Thank you for your time. If you have any comments or items you would wish to see in future editions please contact The Communications Office comms@cmft.nhs.uk Previous copies of the Newsletter are available at: Produced by: Yvonne Davies, Head of Communications & PR 25 th June