UPDATE 2. Health Visiting and School Nursing Service celebrate. Inside... EDITION 45 OCTOBER 12 STAFF NEWSLETTER

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1 UPDATE 2 EDITION 45 OCTOBER 12 STAFF NEWSLETTER Health Visiting and School Nursing Service celebrate Delight for Tom Tom Hyde, porter in Craigavon Area Hospital, who was part of the Olympic torch relay team in Armagh Over 100 staff from the Health Visiting and School Nursing Service got together recently to showcase their work in supporting families and schools to promote good health in children. The School Nursing Team stole the show with their unique take on school nursing through the ages, a highlight of an informative and entertaining day. Long serving hospital porter, Tom Hyde was one of the oldest of all Olympic torch bearers when he carried torch through Armagh. A well-known figure in Craigavon Hospital, Tom retired at 65, but 12 years on still works three days a week as a volunteer. We re all very proud of you Tom! Inside... Are you calorie wise? page 2 Trust success at Nurse of the Year page 4 Help me to help you page 7

2 Trust at a Glance Stop Press!!! Are you Calorie Wise? UPDATE 2 STAFF NEWSLETTER It has been easier to count your calories as the Trust has been part of the Food Standards Agency s pilot Calorie Wise Scheme. Information on calorie content has been displayed in staff dining room and coffee bars in Daisy Hill and Craigavon Hospitals. The Southern Trust team won first prize in the Royal College of Nursing Leadership Challenge and scooped the Leadership Challenge Person Centred Award. Each member of the group took a role within the executive management team of a fictitious trust. They completed a number of tasks during the day including emergency planning and handling the media. Pictured at the launch of Calorie Wise with Health Minister Edwin Poots and Sharon Gilmore from the Food Standards Agency are Trust staff; Kate Corley, Locality Support Services Manager, Joy Sloan, Community Dietitian, Katie Treanor and Hayley Reilly, Nutrition Students. Choristers in tune The Southern Trust s Arts Care Choir, under the direction of consultant psychiatrist Dr Catriona Herron, who performed at the recent International Arts Care Conference in Belfast. 2

3 Edition 45 October 12 Health Committee s Emergency visit The Assembly s Health Committee paid a visit to the Emergency Department at Craigavon Area Hospital, to look behind the scenes at one of the busiest and best performing EDs in Northern Ireland. They were welcomed by Chief Executive Mairead McAlinden and members of the ED team. Trust at a Glance Lurgan Hospital ex-nurses league spruce up grounds Members of the Lurgan Hospital ex-nurses league have planted a tree in the grounds and had a chance to see the recent improvements made to this wellknown local facility. They were welcomed by Director of Older People and Primary Care, Angela McVeigh. Think Family Five staff attended a conference to mark the success of the Think Family initiative, set up to improve outcomes for parents with mental health illness and their families. David Douglas, assistant director of Safeguarding, commending the success of the initiative said: Mental health services, child and family services and the acute team have been involved in developing services to support parents with poor mental health continue caring for their children and family. It s time to quit Time to quit, aimed at helping patients stop smoking before surgery, is a new initiative developed by the Trust, with the support of PHA and Pfizer. Nurses are being trained to offer advice and refer smokers waiting for planned surgery to Trust Specialist Smoking Cessation support Services. The Thinking Family Improving Lives conference showcased improvements made through this national project over the last three years. For more information visit Attendees at the Time to Quit launch at Craigavon Area Hospital Flu Fighters Francis McConnell, Mental Health Quality and Patient Safety Manager; David Douglas, Assistant Director of Safeguarding; Aileen Oates, Social Work Governance; Karen Curran, Team Leader, Primary Mental Health Care; and Hazel Quinn; Manager, Gateway Service; with other delegates 3 The flu vaccine is now available to staff in the work place and from the Occupational Health Department. Check the intranet for the schedule or for further information Tel: Flu Fighter, Joanne Cochrane, Fracture Clinic Sister.

4 Success & Achievements Nurse of the Year Three local nurses scooped awards at this year s Nurse of the Year awards. UPDATE 2 STAFF NEWSLETTER...a more responsive local service Carol Patton, British Heart Foundation heart failure specialist nurse, won the Transforming Care with Technology Award for her use of telemonitoring to improve care and reduce hospital admissions. Senior Nurse Practitioners Ann Butler and John O Grady form the HSC Clinical Education Centre won the Bamford Vision Award for Mental Health and Learning Disability, while Parkinson s Disease Nurse Specialist Fiona Patterson was commended for developing a more responsive local service. Trust Chair Roberta Browlee congratulated all the prize-winners for their commitment to improving patient care. Matthew Marshall, TF3; Carol Patton and Janice Smyth, Director of the RCN in Northern Ireland Dr Peter Carter from RCN, Fiona Patterson, and Ann Marie O Neill, Chair, RCN Northern Ireland Board. Dr Andrew McCormick, DHSSPS; Ann Butler and John O Grady and Janice Smyth, Director of the RCN in Northern Ireland Regional Social Work Awards The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service won The Partnership Team category at this year s Regional Social Work Awards. Their award-winning project focused on supporting the carers of Looked After Children, recognising how challenging and emotionally demanding this role can be. Trust Director of Social Work, Paul Morgan, said : I m delighted that the CAMHS team have been recognised the award is very much deserved. Ruth Pearson, Pat Druse, Johnny Armstrong, (Back l-r) Stephen Rogers, Jeananne Jackson, Stephanie Wilson and Niav McCaughley 4

5 Edition 45 October 12 Success & Achievements Craigavon Business Awards Trust Chief Executive Mairead McAlinden with Peter Toal and Jane McKimm from the Trust s Communications Team, are congratulated by Mayor of Craigavon Borough Council, Alan Carson, on their Special Recognition Award at the Craigavon Business Awards. The award is for the Trust s successful Don t Waste Your Space Campaign. Leading Customer Service Eight staff from Children and Young People s Services have completed the City and Guilds Level 3 Award in Leading Customer Service. The course is part of the Trust s Changing for Children initiative. Non-Executive Director Hetty Kelly presented the certificates and congratulated staff on their achievements. Graduates Connect Fourteen senior managers from across the Trust have completed the Co-operation and Working Together (CAWT) coaching training Connect programme. Connect has enhanced leadership Kieran Donaghy, Director of Human Resources, commenting on the course said: Connect has enhanced leadership and performance within the Trust and facilitated skills the exchange of skills and knowledge at a cross border level, thanks to funding from the European Union s INTERREG IVA programme. The coaching service is now available to any staff engaged in transforming and improving their service area. Back row Teresa Ross, Bronagh McKeown, Fiona Wright, Aldrina Magwood, Pauline Matier, Carmel Harney, Jacqueline Morton. Front row Anne Forsythe, Marita Magennis, Tierna Armstrong, Jenny Johnston. 5

6 Meet the Team Memory Service Role of Team The overall role of the Memory Service is to provide a specialist, holistic, multidisciplinary response for those people with dementia and their carers. This is provided through outpatient clinics and community teams, which together offer screening, diagnosis, treatment and support for people presenting ng with memory difficulties and their carers. The Memory Service currently supports approximately 3000 people with dementia and their carers. In 2011/12 there were almost 4000 referrals made to the Memory Service as a whole. The Memory Service also provides training and consultation to other professionals and is involved in multi-agency working and education programmes. Who is in the team? The Memory Service is comprised of 45 staff members who specialise in the area of dementia care. This includes practitioners from medicine, mental health nursing, social work, and AHP. Achievements The Memory Service has raised the profile of dementia across the Southern Trust. We rank fourth in the UK in terms of early identification/screening and providing diagnoses. We proactively work in the regional forum to influence and develop policy and services in relation to people with dementia. The Southern Trust Memory Service was the first in... supports approximately 3000 people... New LifeCycle Challenge UPDATE 2 STAFF NEWSLETTER Northern Ireland to introduce Memory Liaison Nurses, multi-disciplinary screening clinics, nurse-led treatment clinics and expert carer education groups. Referrals Referrals are accepted from a range of professionals including GPs, Health and Social Care Professionals. As an alternative to direct referral, the Memory Service is also available for informal discussion and consultation on individual cases. Additionally, the Memory Service operates an open referral system and also accepts referrals from family and individuals: Armagh and Dungannon Tel: Newry and Mourne Tel: Craigavon and Banbridge Tel: Pictured with Trust Chair Roberta Brownlee and Jo-Anne Dobson MLA are staff who took part in the New LifeCycle Challenge from Craigavon Area Hospital and with Roberta and DRD Minister Danny Kennedy are those who cycled from Daisy Hill. Organised by the NI Transplant Forum, the six day cycle travelled throughout Northern Ireland in June, promoting organ donation and fundraising for transplant charities. To join the NHS Organ Donor Register and give the gift of life log on to or call

7 Edition 45 October 12 Help Me to Help You Caron Marno was diagnosed with a serious condition in January 2011 and joined the Trust s Condition Management Programme. Caron says: Staff taught me that every condition can be managed if you take control of it. When the programme finished they put me in contact with Clanrye IT which delivers courses and qualifications to people with physical disabilities. It boasts a high success rate of participants progressing to employment, further education and voluntary/community work. Since December 2011, I ve achieved three Distinctions in Level 1 Word Processing, Text Production and Legal Text Production. I have also passed Level 2 exams in Word Processing, Text Production and Numeracy and I m taking CLAIT and ECDL. For the first time in my life I have something to put on my CV and I am in a placement in the Communications Team which is giving me valuable work experience and getting me ready for employment. Meet Edel Edel Livingstone - Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation trained at the Western Area College of Nursing and Altnagelvin Hospital. I qualified as a General Nurse in My first job was in a Portadown Nursing Home before moving to the Medical Unit at the Downe Hospital, then on to Rheumatology at Musgrave Park. My interest in Critical Care developed from 13 years working in the Intensive Care Units at the Royal Victoria and Craigavon Area hospitals. What is your role in the Trust? I am employed by NHS Blood and Transplant, a Special Health Authority, as the Trust s Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation. It is my role to support the integration of organ donation, where appropriate, into the end of life care choices for patients and their families. What is the biggest challenge in your job? It can be very emotionally challenging. I need to be able to approach families in the middle 7 of their grief to offer the opportunity for organ donation and discuss their loved one s wishes in a sensitive way. It can be very emotionally challenging What gives you the most job satisfaction? It is very humbling to be with people whilst they are suffering such loss and often tragedy. But it is also rewarding to fulfil the wishes of a patient and their bereaved family and improve the quality of life for someone who has been waiting for a transplant through the gift of organ donation. Get to know your colleague in 30 seconds! Favourite Hobby Irish Dancing Favourite Music/Song A variety of traditional and contemporary music Night in or Night out? I love a meal out with friends and family Favourite Film Old musicals How would you like to be remembered? As compassionate and dedicated Describe yourself in 3 words Busy working mum Ideal holiday Camping abroad with family What can you not live without? Family and friends What was the last book you read? Charlotte s Web to my two sons Ideal dinner guest? Jamie Oliver

8 Transforming Business Services A Project Board has been set up within the Trust to lead the changes under the regional Business Services Transformation Programme. Co-chaired by Director of Finance, Stephen McNally and Director of Human Resources, Kieran Donaghy, the Board is responsible for the implementation of the new ICT systems for Finance Procurement and Logistics (FPL) and HR Payroll, Travel and Subsistence (HRTS) and local issues around the transition to the new centralised shared corporate services. The first phase of this project is the introduction of the new FPL systems by December These systems will automate many of the manual processes that have been in place for years e.g. requisitioning goods and services or payments to suppliers. UPDATE 2 STAFF NEWSLETTER Training will be provided in the coming months and the Project Board will keep staff updated on all BSTP developments as the project progresses. Volunteer celebrations The Trust recently held a Volunteer Recognition Event to acknowledge and celebrate the valuable contribution that its 500 volunteers make to the Trust and the wider community. Mrs Roberta Brownlee, Chair of the Trust thanked the volunteers and said, It is a privilege for me to acknowledge the tremendous contribution our dedicated volunteers make to the health and social care needs of people living in this area. Members of the Southern Trust BSTP Project Board. Safeguarding Children We are reminding Nursing Staff of the Policy and Procedures for Safeguarding Children and Young People. Francis Rice, Executive Director of Nursing says: Protection of children in our care is paramount. This Policy and Procedures guide nurses on how to respond to signs that a child may be at risk of neglect or harm. They aim to ensure that nurses fully understand their responsibilities and have advice and support to safeguard the welfare of children and young people in their care. The Policy and Procedures can be downloaded from the intranet under Governance: Nursing and Midwifery For further information contact the Safeguarding Children s Nursing Team. Volunteers who attended the celebration event along with Trust staff. Staff Newsletter If you have any comments regarding UP2DATE or would like to submit an article please contact your Communications Manager. 8 Francis Rice, Executive Director of Nursing, Geraldine Maguire, Assistant Director of Specialist Child Health and Disabilities along with Nursing staff.