DBTH. Introducing Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity. Fully funded PhD opportunities. Widening Access to training scheme

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1 We Care DBTH Do you have some exciting news? Call us on or us at Introducing Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity We are pleased to announce the official launch of our new charity on 8 May, find out more page 2 and 3. Sharing How We Care conference Fully funded PhD opportunities Widening Access to training scheme Page 4 Page 4 Page 6 Your weekly DBTH update 1 May 2018

2 Introducing our new charity We are pleased to announce the launch of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity (DBTH Charity) the official charitable fund for the Trust. As a member of Team DBTH, you know that it is our priority to provide high quality treatment for patients in Doncaster and Bassetlaw, however there is always more that can be done to support local people when they need it the most. Thanks to the amazing generosity of our supporters, we are regularly able to go above and beyond routine spending, providing extras which make all of the difference to our three main hospital sites in Bassetlaw, Doncaster and Mexborough. In the past, kind and generous donations from patients, local residents and partners have enabled us to purchase things such as adaptive equipment for frail and elderly patients, toys for youngsters staying on our wards, as well as helping us to purchase innovative and specialist diagnosis and treatment tools. These contributions often make the difference for patients staying with us from the small things such as providing a comforting teddy bear for a youngster spending time away from their family for the first time, to the big, such as helping to renovate an entire day room, giving patients a destination to head for, spending time away from their bed and actively participating in recovery. Continued on page 3 Above and beyond Bringing together Visit 2

3 What this means for #TeamDBTH By launching DBTH Charity, we are hoping to make it really easy for anyone who is looking to raise funds for our hospitals. While we are appealing to the public to support the Trust, we also want to extend this offer to you, and ask that you consider our new charity for your next fundraising flourish. This could include: Arranging a bake sale Challenging yourself to a 5k, 10k or even a marathon Taking on a sponsored sky-dive or a similar feat of daring-do Organising a swanky gala night with charitable auction. The Communications and Engagement team have been hard-at-work creating posters, stickers and other items to help if you wish to fundraise for the Trust. Get in touch with team for further support at dbth.charity@nhs.net The aim of the charity is to raise funds to enhance the lives of thousands of patients every year by providing excellent care, treatment, experience and research, above and beyond normal funding. This is also about supporting members of Team DBTH, encouraging you to make bids on these funds to provide those extra comforts or treatments. We intend to make the process of bidding for funding much easier. If you wish to put forward a case for charitable funds, speak to your Head of Nursing or General Manager who will assist in the development of a business case (if a large amount of funding is required) to be presented to the Corporate Investment Group for sign-off. Go above and beyond! For all questions related to charitable funds contact Ann.Tovey@nhs.net, Diane. blundell@nhs.net and Kerry.Stewart@nhs.net. If you wish to raise funds, donate or for more info head to dbth.nhs.uk/charity (available 8 May) for more details. Please join us in supporting this exciting new venture for the Trust, and help us go above and beyond for our patients. Above and beyond Visit 3

4 Sharing how we care conference Last week saw the hosting of our inaugural Sharing How We Care conference at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. With almost around 100 members of Team DBTH in attendance, the event was a huge success, garnering some fantastic feedback from those who took part in the day. The conference opened with special guest, Dr Kate Allatt, a motivational speaker who experienced a stroke in Suffering locked-in syndrome, Kate is a passionate advocate of ensuring that clinicians remain at their best regardless of a patient s condition, ensuring staff remain positive throughout, ultimately delivering the best experience possible for those they are caring for. With a number of pledges made by attendees to think differently, the event will return next year. Fully funded PhD opportunities Two Clinical Academic Nurse/Midwife/Allied Health Professionals posts are due to be advertised very soon! A PhD training programme has been developed in partnership with DBTH and The University of Sheffield (UoS). This opportunity will be competitively offered to at least one nurse and the second one opened up to all other health professionals. This will be a permanent post (minimum 30 hours per wk). The programme will allow the post holder to maintain their clinical practice (up to two days a week) and complete a PhD (three days a week) over four and a half years. The three days PhD time will funded at band five (Agenda for Change), with remaining clinical hours funded at current banding. This will be advertised as an internal post imminently through NHS jobs. If you require any further details please contact Julie Bury, Research Fellow Julie.bury@nhs.net Foundations for Health The latest edition of the Trust s quarterly newsletter is available to read here. Read all about the launch of the Trust s new charity, our recent research projects and what we are doing about missed appointments at the Trust. 4

5 Team DBTH s award nominees Last week, members of Team DBTH were nominated for awards, with respective ceremonies taking place on Tuesday and Thursday. First-up was our recent flu vaccination campaign Flu Wars, which was nominated for NHS Employers Flu Fighter Awards, in the category of Social and Digital media. Inspired by a galaxy, far, far away, 2017 s drive to ensure front-line staff had access to the flu jab was a huge success, with DBTH coming first nationally, once again, in vaccinating 75% of all patient-facing team members. Slightly later in the week was the Student Nursing Times Awards, in which our Education Lead, Aimi Dillon, was nominated for Learner of the Year. A member of Team DBTH for over 10 years, Aimi has recently completed a Post-Graduate Degree, focusing her study on how we, as an organisation, can improve the experience for those Newly Qualified Nurses who join us each March and September. Unfortunately, while we made it to the finals of these awards, neither team nor individual was crowned the winner on this particular occasion. Although it would have been nice to have achieved a small trophy in recognition of our efforts, I wanted to express how proud I am, not only as Director of People and Organisational Development, but also as a member of Team DBTH, regarding these nominations as well as the multitude awards nods we receive every single year. As an organisation we have much to be proud of, exampled within the care we provide each and every day, showcased in events such as last week s Sharing How We Care conference and exhibited by every single one of you each time you come into work. Undeterred, I m happy to report that the Communications and Engagement Team, along with Occupational Health and Wellbeing, are already plotting their next campaign for this year, while I m also assured that this will just be one of many nominations Aimi will receive during her career, both as an individual and as a member of our exemplary Education Team. I think this is also a good opportunity to remind everyone of our monthly Star Awards, and I encourage you to nominate those individuals and teams which make a huge difference. To find out more click here. Karen Barnard Director of People and Organisational Development Karen Barnard, Director of People & Organisational Developmemnt 5

6 Widening Access to Training Scheme In May last year we let you all know about the Widening Access Training Scheme (WATS) and the potential for you to obtain a refund for tax and national insurance if you studied on a qualifying scheme. Since then, a number of you have applied, been successful with your applications and received a refund. If you have not already considered if you have been on a qualifying scheme the criteria below may help you determine if you are entitled to such an award: Were you employed by the NHS as a trainee on or after 1 September 1999? Have you undertaken a full-time education course (typically of three years duration) at university, technical college or similar educational establishment whilst remaining a paid employee of DBTH, or its predecessor organisations? Did the course require you to have at least 20 weeks attendance per academic year? If you answered 'yes' to all the above questions you may be eligible to receive a refund of national insurance and tax on income that should have been exempt during your training scheme. Claims can only be submitted to the organisation you were employed at during the training period. If you think you may be entitled to a refund, please complete the template, which you can find on the intranet alert bar, and return it via to dbth.wats@nhs.net. Once they have received and verified your details and deemed your training to be covered by WATS, the team will submit the information to HMRC on your behalf. The HMRC will then assess whether a refund payment is due to you. Any refund of tax and National Insurance contributions due will be made directly to you by HMRC. For training that commenced on or after April 2013, you will receive the refund from the Trust appearing on your pay slip. Please note, due to the high volume of claims you may have to wait a number of weeks between the submission of your information and any refund being made. If you get a refund of National Insurance contributions you might find that your National Insurance record held by the HMRC shows a contribution gap and this could affect your entitlement to state pension and benefits. You can check this by contacting the HMRC employee helpline on If after contacting the helpline you wish to make up any shortfall in your National Insurance contributions you can pay voluntary contributions. More information on making voluntary contributions can be found here. Any changes to your income can also affect your entitlement to tax credits. More information on whether a refund will affect your tax credits can be found here. If you have any questions, please dbth.wats@nhs.net Remember your fire training Please make sure you have attended a Fire Safety Training session. These are drop-in sessions taking place on all three sites, dates are advertised on the Intranet here. You are required to attend face-to-face lectures every 12 months as part of your SET training. 6

7 Nominations wanted for national NHS70 event With the 70th birthday of the NHS fast approaching, a number of celebrations have been arranged throughout the year to commemorate the occasion. Of course one of the most significant events will take place on the anniversary itself. On Thursday 5 July there will be an evening choral concert held in the York Minster, scheduled to begin at 7pm. Moira Hardy, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals, will be attending this concert on behalf of the Trust, with two further tickets available for members of Team DBTH to accompany. If you would like to nominate yourself, or a colleague, for this exciting opportunity, then please matthew.kane1@nhs.net with no more than 50 words explaining your nomination. Please note that the deadline for nominations is 5pm on 8 May. Long-serving colleagues wanted for NHS70 tea party As part of the ongoing NHS70 celebrations, the Trust has been invited along to a special afternoon tea at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. This complimentary event will be held on the 14 June and is scheduled for 4.15pm to 5.30pm. We have been asked to identify a long-serving member of staff, who will attend the party alongside Richard Parker, Chief Executive, as a thank you for their valued contributions over the years. The afternoon promises to be a moving experience, reflecting upon how much has been achieved by the NHS since its conception in It will also provide the opportunity to meet with other long-servicing colleagues. If you would like to nominate yourself, or a colleague, for this exciting opportunity, then please a.o'mara@nhs.net before 8 May. Research Back to Basics The Research & Development Team are holding a half day of 'Back to Basics Research' at DRI Education Centre on 14 June, 9am to 12.30pm. The event will onvolve patients sharing their experiences of taking part in research and members of DBTH discussing why they also take part. Specialist nurses will share how they integrate research into their every day practices and Research Nurses will also discuss how they can support you to take part in research. There will also be an opportunity to find out how to get involved in research, the process, the benefits and the outcomes. It's also a great opportunity to find out about DBTH's research acheivements and what educational developement and training is available in relation to research. To book your place or find out more details please dbth.clinicalresearch@nhs.net or phone

8 GDPR The new GDPR will come into effect on 25 May. Our Information Governance team is hard at work making preparations so that we are compliant come the deadline. For now, all you need to do is: Make sure you have completed the Data Security and Protection section of the SET training booklet. Continue to register information assets as per Trust policy. Familiarise yourself with the Trust s new privacy notice and keep an eye out for the Privacy Notice poster arriving in the post to be displayed in your area. If you haven t received your poster by 25 May please call Communications on Individuals will have strengthened rights through GDPR. To find out how this affects the rights of your patients or colleagues you hold information about, click here. Communication and End of Life Care workshops The Communication and End of Life Care workshop on 2 July will look at communication as a core competency, covering the following topics: Types and barriers to communication. Listening and questioning. Do Not Attempt CPR and discussions. End of Life: The last days and hours of life. Consent and Dignity. Scenarios. The event, in the Education Centre at DRI, is aimed at trained and untrained staff and is free to NHS employees. The workshop runs from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Places are limited so please j.gilleard@nhs.net or call to book your place. Thankyou #TeamDBTH To all staff on Ward 17: A huge thank you for the care of our mum, and nan who passed away on 27 January. You ensured her last days of life were as comfortable as they could possibly be, and the support you provided us whilst staying with her at a difficult time won t be forgotten. You are all a credit to the NHS and DRI, I know she would want to thank you all. The family have also donated 125 to the Ward for which we are immensley grateful. Miss Nair and her Secretary, Pauline Levers, received this huge bunch of flowers from a patient to say: Thank you for going the extra mile! 8

9 Care Certificate for existing Healthcare Assistants If you re currently a Healthcare Assistant at DBTH and don t have your Care Certificate yet, you can access support at the Trust to help you achieve this. A Care Certificate can help you progress in your career, develop your skills and experience and enable you to undertake a healthcare course in the future. For more information or support please get in touch with the Vocational Education Team on or kpapworth@nhs.net. Fundraiser for Joel A charity event has been arranged to raise funds for Joel, a charity which helps families that have been through a miscarriage or a stillbirth, and supports families that are looking to conceive after losing a child. The family fun day will be held on 9 June, followed by an evening at the races, starting at 5pm, at the New Station Pub at Kiveton Park, Rotherham. Please contact Debi Bradley on for more information. Happy Retirement Rose Rose Gauden, MSK Clerical Worker, has retired from DBTH after 40 years of service! Rose has worked in the Dietetics department for 32 of those years and is pictured with her colleagues in the department on her last day. We wish you the very best on your adventures in retirement Rose! NHS discounts for fitness fanatics Health Service Discounts have put together a definitive list of their top five discounts to help you keep a healthy lifestyle. Top 5 NHS Discounts for Fitness Fanatics, may give the motivation you need to pursue your goals. If you haven t already, don t forget it s free to become a member of Health Service Discounts and use their offers. Sign up today!! Please Jacqueline.ford1@nhs.net if you have a Toughbook laptop in your area. 9

10 National Resuscitation Provider Certification Annual Self-declaration of Competence for Staff who hold National Resuscitation Provider Certification for Adults & Paediatrics is available now. If you hold a current in date provider certification for any of the following: Advanced Life Support (ALS) European Paediatric Advanced Life Support (EPALS) Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) certification Your national certification is valid for four years but, as part of your SET requirements, you are required to evidence your competence on an annual basis. Up until recently, you have been required to attend refresher training as part of a SET day but now as an alternative you can submit a self-declaration of competence provided you complete the following: 1. Ensure your national certification has been recorded on ESR by submitting a copy of your certificate to the Education Centre (this is not necessary if you completed your course at DBTH as this will have been recorded automatically). There is no need to self-declare until at least one year after completion of the above named national courses. 2. On the trust e-learning system select and complete the following packages: Self-Declaration of Competence for Adult Advanced Life Support Self-Declaration of Competence for Paediatric Advanced Life Support These packages ask you to agree to a number of statements and if you are happy to do so then your annual compliance will be awarded. If you are not confident with your knowledge or skills and disagree with any aspects you will be directed to book onto face to face refresher training. Please note there is no pressure to self-declare, this is a personal decision based on your individual knowledge and skills at the time. 3. As you approach your four year national recertification point, please ensure you book onto the appropriate course as soon as possible as your ability to self-declare will be removed when your national certification expires. If you need any further help/advice please contact: Training Deptartment, , dbth.training.department@nhs.net Resuscitation Services, /644110, dbth.resuscitation.services@nhs.net Staff Brief The next Staff Brief will be held at Doncaster Royal Infirmary's Lecture Theatre at 8.30am on Thursday. This will be screened across to both Bassetlaw's and Montagu's boardroom. All staff are welcome to attend and ask questions. The presentation and documents will be availble on the intranet following the meeting. Please share with staff in your area if they are unable to attend the meeting. 10

11 Tour De Yorkshire The Tour De Yorkshire is back and will be cycling into Doncaster on 3 May and Mexborough 4 May, as such there may be traffic disruption from 2 May. Doncaster 2 and 3 May From 6pm on 2 May the road will be closed at the racecourse roundabout, up Bennetthorpe to South Parade, as preparations are made for the race arrival. The race finishes on South Parade, the women s race finishing at 12.15pm and the men s race at 6.10pm. The clean-up following the race will finish at approximately 1am on 4 May. Mexborough 4 May The race the will pass Montagu Hospital on Adwick Road on three separate occasions: The Women s race will pass between around 9.50am The advertisement caravan, which is a thirty vehicle parade, passing between 2.20pm The men s race passing the hospital around 3.40pm. This will mean three periods of disruption for patients, visitors, staff and deliveries to the hospital while a 20 to 30 minute rolling road block is in place for the three time periods. Please note, there will be no parking permitted on Adwick Road all day. The Trust has been involved in local planning meetings with Doncaster Council, South Yorkshire Police and other partners and has undertaken a business resilience planning programme both at Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Montagu Hospital to mitigate any impact and put added resilience measures in place. We are asking staff on duty on the 3 and 4 May 2018 are asked to make alternative travel arrangements if necessary, giving themselves plenty of time when setting off for work. Please note, due to potential disruptions to the shuttle bus services, both between sites and from the Park and Ride, some patients may be delayed when attending their appointments. English and Maths courses at DBTH As a colleague of DBTH you can access English and Maths courses free of charge, provided by Doncaster College. The college offers courses at all levels on most days and in some evenings. They can be used to boost your qualifications if you are looking to progress but feel held back by your current qualifications. For more information, please contact the Vocational Education Team on or anita.hobson1@nhs.net, or speak with your Education Lead. Join the staff Facebook group: It's easy, just click here. 11

12 The DBTH position on Wholly Owned Subsidiaries Over the past number of weeks and months, you may have heard about Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) within the NHS. What you need to know In short, these are organisations set-up externally to an NHS Foundation Trust, but still within the ownership of the organisation. In doing so, trusts report flexibility around working terms and conditions, greater income generation, wider prospects in areas like apprenticeships, opportunities around procurement and tendering, as well as being able to reduce tax costs. A number of NHS trusts are currently exploring this model, while some have already adopted this way of working such as Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust and locally at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Our position as a Trust At the Trust, we are focused upon delivering the best patient care, whilst also providing value for money, and as such we would always explore options which would help us to achieve these goals. With that said, our position as an organisation remains unchanged and no decisions have been made regarding implementing a WOS at DBTH. When will we know more In March, a discussion was held by our directors on the theory, opportunities and risks of setting up a WOS. Union representatives were invited to attend and engage in this discussion, expressing their views on this matter. As an exploratory session, no decisions were made and no preferences expressed. If our position changes in the future, rest-assured members of Team DBTH will be kept up-to-date and any proposals would require formal talks with our Board of Directors, Council of Governors and staff, as well as union representatives. 12

13 DBTH midwives work with aspire for drug awareness day On Thursday 26 April, Aspire Drug and Alcohol Services repeated 2017 s successful Maternity Drug Awareness sessions at Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI). Similar to last year s event, the team worked closely with our Midwives and Support Workers to explore the various problems that need to be considered when dealing with addiction. The emphasis of the discussions was on how to reduce harm, support families through times of hardship and generally motivate people to improve their lives. The session consisted of an informative presentation, an interactive speed-dating activity and a moving personal account from a former addict. As you can see from the below picture, this was yet another insightful experience for the Trust, one that emphasised the importance of being compassionate and proactive when working with patients with substance abuse issues. Julie Shaw and Lynne Crewe, our Maternity Education Team, stated that the feedback from the Midwives had been overwhelmingly positive. They said: Members of Team DBTH thoroughly enjoyed the day, finding discussions useful and agreeing and heightened awareness of issues would undoubtedly enhance their practice. Our maternity units are constantly striving to improve our quality of care and this collaborative working and sharing of knowledge can only have a positive impact for our women and their families. We are hoping to run further sessions later in the year and would like to give a huge thank you to the Aspire Team for helping us make this happen. Qii Silver level training There are places available on the Silver level Qii training courses on the following dates: 9 July 17 September 29 November Quality, Improvement & Innovation together The silver level training is an interactive session which gives in-depth knowledge of Qii. It runs from 9.00am to 3.30pm and gives you the skills to work on your own quality improvement project and looks at the Qii way and the toolkit. It is suitable for all levels of staff. To book your place just dbth.training.department@nhs.net 13

14 Your Health & Your Wellbeing Health & Wellbeing update Sun Awareness Sessions Skin, the sun awareness charity, will be delivering some awareness sessions on 31 May at 12.30pm in the Education centre, DRI which will also be video linked to Bassetlaw. Skin will be bringing a camera which can identify evels of skin damage. Come along and try it out! Places must be booked by contacting the Education Centre on contact or dbth.training.department@nhs.net Skin: the facts If you can't make it to the Sun Awareness session on 31 May, here are some facts to get you thinking about being safe in the sun: Skin cancer is the UK s most common and fastest rising cancer Malignant melanoma is one of the most common cancers in young adults (aged 15 to 34) in the UK More people die from skin cancer in the UK than Australia Over 80% of all skin cancers are caused by over-exposure to the sun and/or sunbeds, making the majority of all skin cancers preventable with sun safety measures. Yoga at DRI Try Yoga for mind, body and spirit. Yoga allows you to move, stretch, strengthen and simply let go. After a long day it will give you peace of mind, a better body and sanity in a hectic world. Come along to class on a Monday night, 6.00pm -7.00pm, held in the Badminton Court. For more information and to book a place contact Nicola Gallagher on or For more information on how you can protect your skin and reduce your chances of developing skin cancer from over exposure, click here. Wednesday Lunchtime Walks Cancelled Due to reduced numbers, the lunchtime walks which took place on a Wednesday have been cancelled but we hope some of you keep up the routes and continue to walk for health! Planning for Flu Planning for next winter has started already and the Occupational Health team are already thinking about flu. The team are looking for clinical staff who would like to be involved in the flu campaign next year. If you're interested in supporting, please contact Occupational Health on to register your interest. 14

15 Notice to all CaMIS PAS users The upgrade of our CaMIS PAS system is planned for the evening of 10 May. The supplier, EMIS Health, and our staff are currently completing the final elements of testing with a proceed decision being scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday 9 May. A final communication will be sent, via , to all staff during the afternoon of the 9 May confirming the outage. It is extremely important that you are prepared for the upgrade and the downtime that will occur. The outage is planned from 5pm until midnight on Thursday the 10 May. Ask your line-manager for details of your business continuity processes that should be enacted and communicate with others regarding this significant system outage. For further information, please contact the IT Service Desk on Ext A CaMIS Newsletter has been produced detailing the changes to functionality. Please ensure you utilise the link below to the CaMIS Newsletter and familiarise yourself with the changes, before 10 May. Repairs on SAW As of Thursday 3 May, essential repairs will begin on the Surgical Assessment Ward (SAW). This work will inevitably cause some disruption, specifically to the ward s patient bays, which will need to close. The length of this interruption is currently uncertain but the repairs are expected to take a minimum of two weeks. In the meantime, an extra Bay will be opening on Ward S12 SBS Payroll cut off dates for May All timesheets and other manual payment information, must be received in D block, DRI by noon on Thursday 3 May. All electronic information must be sent to SBS for receipting by close of play on 8 May. Any information received after these dates will not be processed until the June salaries. 15

16 Double rainbows over Balby A very apt submission this week with all of the rain and sunshine, Kay Davidson snapped these double rainbows on Thursday night. Please keep your photos coming in, by sending them to dbth.buzz@nhs.net (in jpeg format) and we will publish some of the best in future issues - pets always welcome. Follow