Articulate issue 110 - Winter 2013

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aarticulateTo connect by a joint, to speak distinctly Winter 2013 - Issue 109

Naomi’s golden touchRNOH StaffAchievementAwards 2013

Tackling NHS Fraud RNOH charityupdate

Editorial team

3 Jeremy Hunt visits RNOH

4 Inside Job: tackling NHS fraud

5 RNOH travel scholarship

6 Quality key to QIDIS

7 Work experience and apprenticeships

8 – 9 Staff Achievement Awards 2013

10 WACA adding value

11 Pizza pazazz on Coxen ADU

12 – 13 RNOH Charity news

15 Friends of RNOH

16 Christine’s Corner

Tony HigginsCommunicationsManager Extension 5349

Jackie StephenHead of CorporateAffairs, Learning and DevelopmentExtension 5651

Dipti PisavadiaCommunications& Foundation TrustAdministratorExtension 5750

A message from Rob Hurd

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2013 has proved to be a year of successes, not least gettingplanning permission for our new hospital. We have againtreated more patients than ever before and haveconsistently achieved quality, access and financial targets.Most importantly we continue to provide the best possiblecare for our patients. This is supported by our exemplaryrecord on many measures of patient safety, the effectivenessof the care we provide and the patient experience of ourservices. Examples include our very high score for patientsand staff who would recommend this hospital to friendsand family, our low hospital-acquired infection levels andthe low level of surgical revisions and readmissions followingan operation. This performance is all the more remarkable

given that we deal with the most complex cases that cannotbe treated in local general hospitals. In addition, we havemade progress towards Foundation Trust status and forgedstronger alliances with University College London to ensurethat we meet our aim to build academic strength.

The executive team and I wish to thank you once againfor your commitment, endeavour and obvious pride in yourwork at the RNOH. We look forward to working with you in2014.

Rob Hurd, Chief Executive

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Christine Bows Clinical NurseSpecialist Extension 5279

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Building on the success of last year’sdebut meeting, over 150 delegatesattended the latest event at the RoyalCollege of Surgeons in November tomeet and hear from expert speakersfrom the UK and overseas. Chairedby Dr Charalampia Kyriakou & MrSean Molloy, with an introductionfrom RNOH Chair Prof AnthonyGoldstone, the meeting offeredsurgeons, nurses, radiographers,therapists and others involved inmyeloma an opportunity to hearabout the latest work, take stock ofthe massive progress made intreatment in recent years and engage

in discussions on wherethe next majordevelopments in myelomaresearch will lead.Some of the topicscovered included newdevelopments in multiplemyeloma conventionaltherapies, the role ofradiotherapy inmyeloma bone disease,pathophysiology andtreatment guidelinesfor myeloma bonedisease, and a number of casepresentations.

2nd UK Myeloma meeting: building on success

(L to R): Prof Anthony Goldstone; Dr CharalampiaKyriakou; Lynn Hill, RNOH Chief Operating Officerand Mr Sean Molloy.

Secretary of State drops by RNOH

He joined porters in transporting paediatric patientsfrom theatre recovery back to their ward and thenmoved on to the London Spinal Cord Injury Centre(LSCIC) where he helped the staff on the unit feedpatients.

Following his time on the ward and still in scrubs, MrHunt went on a brief walk of the site, including the AspireCentre, and met with Chief Executive Rob Hurd and TrustChair Tony Goldstone, who explained the redevelopmentplans to him.

After meeting with a range of clinical and non-clinicalstaff to discuss a variety of healthcare issues and answertheir questions, he also took the opportunity to receive hisflu vaccination.

Mr Hunt said:

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I go out every week to meet frontline

staff and find out what they’re doing. We have

the fairest health system in the world and I

want to ensure it is also the best. The staff at

the RNOH are truly committed and hard-

working and it’s been a privilege to spend

time with them and learn more about their

valuable work.

The Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, dropped by us back in Octoberand assisted staff on a number of tasks during his visit.

Professor Adrienne Flanagan and Deirdre Brooking completed the Great

River Race on Saturday 7th Sept and raised over £15,000 Chordoma - UK

and the total continues to rise so it’s not too late to give. Just follow the link:

http://UK.virginmoneygiving.com/Deirdre_and_adrienne_row_the_thames

Deirdre told Articulate all about it:“It was a fantastic experience to witness London from the River. The route took us

from Docklands past all the historic and famous landmarks of London. The best bitfor me was the sight of my family on Kew Bridge, confirming that the end was insight and encouraging us.The Fitz-Gibbon family andfriends congregated at Twickenham Bridge to cheers uson too. Our crew members were:

Ollie Fitz-Gibbon, Freddie Fitz-Gibbon, Gerry Fitz-Gibbon, Peter Dolan, Richard Day,, Tim Cheers, DavidGateley, Jim Henderson, Alex Smee, Anders Jay, DeirdreBrooking and Adrienne Flanagan

The weather was perfect and we managed to crossthe finishing line in 3 hours 32 minutes 34 seconds, andoverall we were placed at 283.”

Messing about

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In this issue, we take an in-depth look at the work of Sonja Neall, an NHS Counter FraudSpecialist. Sadly, fraud across the NHS is a problem and its people like Sonja who are atthe forefront of tackling it. But she can’t do it alone. It is the responsibility of us all andhere Sonja explains what she does and how we can help.

tackling fraud

“Our role is essentially two-fold” says Sonja. “There’sthe proactive work, which aims to prevent fraud orbribery from occurring within the Trust. Then wehave the reactive work, where if we receiveallegations of fraud or bribery we have the powers toinvestigate and have powers to pursue them in acourt of law. So, the proactive side includes raisingawareness, ensuring staff know what fraud is, andwhere they can raise their suspicions. We also makerecommendations to strengthen Trust processes toprevent fraud or bribery happening in the first place.

Then on the reactive side we look at where the allegationhas come from, what the allegation is, and what thesurrounding scenario is because each case is different.We’ll then make the relevant enquiries and take action asappropriate or refer it back to the Trust if the matter isbetter dealt with internally. “

Nobody knows the true figure for the cost of fraud, aswhat we see may just be the tip of the iceberg; howeverthe National Fraud Authority Annual Fraud Indicator 2013estimates public sector fraud at over £700 million a year.So what exactly is fraud?

Sonja outlines the basics: “The definition of fraud isdishonestly making a claim for yourself or someone else,and / or causing a loss to another. It’s the dishonesty thatwe have to prove in a court of law. So if someone ismanipulating accounting records in order to make a gain ormeet targets, then the dishonesty element has to be there.An example would be taking NHS equipment and using itin your own private practice. If it’s a genuine mistake it’snot fraud, though there may be other issues.

“The new Bribery Act also creates offences of both active(giving or offering a bribe) and passive bribery (accepting oragreeing to accept a bribe) as well as introducing a newcorporate offence of negligently failing to prevent a bribe.“

Given the size of the NHS, fraud comes in many formsbut Sonja describes some of the more recurring types, nonefrom RNOH thankfully: “Working while of sick is one of themost common types of fraud; undertaking private workduring NHS contractual hours is another. ProcurementFraud and Mandate fraud are also big issues at themoment” says Sonja. “Mandate Fraud is where fraudstersbuild a relationship with staff and ask for genuine contactsupplier details to be changed including bank account

details so that when invoices get paid they get paid to thefraudsters account. “ Clearly fraudsters are getting moresophisticated but often it’s fairly low-tech fraud that is stillcostly to the NHS.

“We recently had a very successful case of timesheetfraud. An agency worker was claiming for shifts theyhadn’t worked and over the course of three years they hadmanaged to obtain over £150,000 fraudulently. They weresentenced to four and half years.”

It’s important we protect ourselves and the NHS againstfraud and Sonja outlines some basic things to look out for.“Be vigilant. If something doesn’t sit right, there may wellbe a reason for it, so come forward with your concerns. Allreferrals are treated in the strictest confidence and therewill be no ramifications against the referrer where there is agenuinely held belief, regardless of outcome.

“For managers, it’s likewise being aware and remainingvigilant, but it’s also about leading by example. Ensure youknow what you are signing and take responsibility for it;have you satisfied yourself that the information is accurateand genuine? Whether that’s timesheets, annual leave,purchase orders, invoices or other documents. Lastly, takeconcerns raised with you seriously; don’t just dismiss themas there may be more to it than initially meets the eye.”

Sonja Neall and Louis Dockree are the lead Counter FraudSpecialists for RNOH. Their contact details are:

Sonja Neall Tel: 01908 577 [email protected]

Louis DockreeMobile: 07967 211 [email protected]

If you have found this article interesting, you will

find more information on the Fraud Page of

Grapevine. Lastly, please take a few minutes to tell

us your thoughts on the Fraud Provision at the

Trust. Your feedback can be provided anonymously

at http://dotmailer-surveys.com/5eoea23-dbjzr91

Inside job:


RNOH TravelScholarship

This is an ideal opportunity for you to gainknowledge of working practices in othercountries as well as promoting the RNOH.

Do bring this to the attention of colleagues whomay find this of interest. Please note that if you wishto incorporate annual leave with this scholarship,you will be expected to refund 50% of the air fare.

2013 was a bumper year for applications and youcan read about last year’s scholarship winners inArticulate issue 108, page 2. Help make it the samefor 2014.

For further details please contact Camilla Wiley,Director of Nursing on ext. 5875

Everything’scoming up

Rosiefor RNOHprize winner Rosie Richards has been

awarded a major national

prize as part of her Clinical

Scientist Training Scheme.

The Spiers’ Prize is awarded to the clinical scientist/engineerwho has achieved the best overall performance in the IPEMPart 1 examinations during the previous 12months. Rosie was chosen by the ChiefExaminer in consultation with the Chair of theAwards Committee – quite an achievement!

Rosie has been with the Trust for a year as part ofher training programme and has decided to stayworking with us to become a full time member ofstaff last September, working in the motor learning lab.

The prize is awarded in memory of Professor FWSpiers CBE, and is normally awardedannually. Professor Spiers was a father figure inthe Hospital Physicists’ Association (HPA) havingplayed the leading role in forming the NorthernGroup prior to formation of the NationalAssociation. Professor Spiers was widelyrenowned for his achievements inresearch and was the world’s leadingauthority on the radiation dosimetryof bone and bone marrow.

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The RNOH Charity is againfunding the Travel Scholarshipand the application period hasbeen extended from November tothe end of April 2014 whichshould ensure you have adequatetime to research traveldestinations and costs.

Fond farewell to MariahStaff in theatres gathered for asurprise party to say thank youand goodbye to Mariah Minot,Sister in recovery, who wasretiring after sixteen years at theRNOH. She had no idea theparty was going to happenand there was an extrasurprise when her grandsonmade an appearance.We all wish Mariah well.


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Quality is key to QIDISThis QIDIS (Quality

Improvement Development and

Innovation) project was

commissioned by the National

Specialised Commissioning

Group (NSCG) with the purpose

of reviewing the current

rehabilitation services available

to patients at all five bone

sarcoma centres in England.

The project also sought to

obtain both patients’ and health

care professionals’ views of

current rehabilitation services.

It was believed that there was

uneven of provision between

the centres and a suspicion that

the rehabilitation available to

patients outside of the specialist

centre was not always adequate

and appropriate for this

complex patient group.

In order to improve the long

term functional outcome and

quality of life of patients with

primary malignant bone

sarcoma (PMBS) a national

review was deemed necessary

to ensure that a standard

provision of rehabilitation is

offered to these patients

regardless of where their

surgery is carried out or where

they live.

The project examines existingrehabilitation services in fivecentres:l Royal National Orthopaedic

Hospital (RNOH)l Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

(ROH)l Oxford University Hospital

(OUH)l The Newcastle upon Tyne

Hospitals (NUTH)l The Robert Jones and Agnes

Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH)

The project has developed animproved and new model ofrehabilitation for the abovementioned patients. Whetherpatients’ rehabilitation is in thespecialist centre or local-basedhospital as an in-patient or out-patient, the new model seeks outand relies upon the collaborativeinteraction between manyrehabilitation professionals. Thisultimately ensures that patientsreceive effective and seamlessrehabilitation care.

The report is the culmination of theQIDIS rehabilitation project andpresents the project’s data analyses,summaries of proposedrecommendations, a new model ofrehabilitation for patients with PMBSand future plans for implementationsand actions

On 23rd October 2013 a projectclosure meeting was held to presentthe results of the RNOH led nationalQIDIS project. It was attended by

teams from all five bone sarcomatreatment centres, representativesfrom the National SpecialisedCommissioning Group (NSCG) andNHS London, sarcoma charities andpatient representatives.

Prof. Tim Briggs said:

QIDIS Project Manager KatayoonBamdad summed up the success andhighlighted the importance of thepatient input: “The presence ofpatients sharing their rehabilitationexperience provided us with thedirection and means to mobilize theresources and energies to improverehabilitation services from thepatient's perspective.”

Our meeting proved to

be a very productive step

toward strengthening the

rehabilitation service for

primary malignant bone

sarcoma patients. We were

successful in coming up

with key actions that will

enhance and improve the

rehabilitation service for

our patients and are

grateful to our patients

who attended the meeting

and shared their

experiences. I look forward

to the on-going

collaboration between all 5

centres which will allow us

to take the QIDIS project’s

recommendations

forward.


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Working at RNOH - quite an ExperienceThe work experience programme at the RNOH provides current and aspiring medical and

healthcare students with an opportunity to develop their interest and knowledge of the

healthcare sector. The Learning and Development team tell Articulate more.

The programme aims to prepare students for theirfuture career and provide support for theiruniversity application. Throughout 2013 weprovided over 100 students with placementsranging from one day to 4 weeks. During the yearstudents have had a wide range of experiences:theatres, outpatients, therapies, x-ray, nursing,estates and pharmacy have all supported students.

Evaluation forms were collected at the end of eachplacement. When asked what they hoped to learn thestudents gave feedback such as they ‘hoped to gain afurther understanding of the qualities and attributes neededto be a good doctor’ and ‘learn how all the differenthealthcare roles and teams work together’. 100% of thestudents said that their expectations had been met.

The process for applying for work experience is advertisedon the RNOH website and is open to all aspiring medical

and therapy students from November to February. Upondirect agreement with the departments, other experiencescan be arranged. The Trust has supported a national charity‘The Social Mobility Foundation’ for the last three years. Weoffer four places per year to high achieving students fromlow income families who may not always have the supportnetwork and knowledge to be successful in workexperience and university applications.

Students are inspired and motivated by their experiencesat the RNOH and we are proud to be developing the futuremedical professionals of the future.

The Learning and Development team would like to thankall of our colleagues for supporting and making the workexperience programme possible. Lucy Mumford has done afantastic job supporting the administration of theprogrammes.

We are looking forward to 2014 now!

The RNOH was recognised once again as a centre ofexcellence when the RNOH apprentice, Andrew Willsand Lucy Mumford, were shortlisted for the HealthEducation North Central and East London QualityAwards 2013.

These awards acknowledge and celebrate the excellentwork we have been doing at the Trust to develop youngpeople and create new opportunities in our workforce.

In early December, Andrew and Lucy were joined byLeanne Chaney and Lynda St Cyr at the awards ceremonyand were delighted to hear that Lucy was awardedApprentice of the Year. Andrew was highly commended, aswas the RNOH apprenticeship programme.

Apprenticeships are available to all staff who wish toundertake vocational training. If you are interested indeveloping within your role or are a manager keen on

developing yourstaff, speak toLeanne Chaney(Learning andDevelopmentManager)about howyou can be apart of anaward winningprogramme. Subjects available include: Healthand Social Care, Business and Admin, Management orTeam Leading and Customer Service.

Health Education England has given the RNOH a bursaryfor this success and we are planning to invest in someresources to support clinical skills for our HCA training.

RNOH apprentices

- a winning team


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RUNNER-UP

Estates department

maintenance team

WINNER

Team of the Year

X-Ray porters

RUNNER-UP

Rick Fox

WINNER

Improving Patient Experience

Viv Williamson

RUNNER-UP

Estates site

development team

WINNER

Excellence in Customer Service

Maggie Evans

Chief Executive Special Award

Kelvin Smith

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Chairman’s Special Award

Anju Jaggi

Long service award

Melanie Higham, Tony Simkins, Kal Patel, Dr Joseph Cowan,

Helen Nafis, Dr John Barcroft, Helen Burrows, Sharon Morisco,

Steve Roberts, Roger Bunker, Mary Chasseaud, Sue Lister,

Annette James, Michael Gregory, Lorraine Flowers

RUNNER-UP

Iva Hauptmannova

WINNER

Leading and Inspiring Others

Supriya Nerlekar

RUNNER-UP

Dennis Hazell

WINNER

People’s Champion

Silver Masagnay

RUNNER-UP

Trevor Knight and

Edawne Babalola

WINNER

Mentor of the year

Samantha Burch

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In order to do this, members of the directoratemet on three separate occasions to developcollectively a set of behaviours specific to theservices they provide. They participated in arange of exercises where everyone had thechance to make suggestions about the types ofbehaviours they felt would demonstrate themliving the Trust’s values.

Everyone was invited to contribute their thoughts andviews. All of these were considered and influenced thefinal set of behaviours produced by the directorate. Thismeans that everyone in the directorate can feel that eachand every one of them created and can be proud todemonstrate these behaviours.

These behaviours are now published on posters in everyservice of the directorate so please feel free to pop in,have a look at them and talk to members of thedirectorate about them.

Following the success of this process, we are developingit further so that other parts of the organisation can alsoidentify the behaviours that will translate the Trust valuesinto everything that they do every day.Some of the directorate staff commented on the process:

Kwesi Afful from UCL Partners came to present gold trainerbadges and a certificate to the RNOH Dementia AwarenessTrainers for being Trust of the month in October.

Karen Satchell, Educator for Adults, said: “The training steeringgroup in charge of the ‘train 12000’ initiative in London havebeen impressed that a speciality Trust such as the RNOH is takingdementia training so seriously. We were the first Trust in Londonto provide training to our board and it has encouraged otherTrusts to do the same. We have also been awarded £250 to spendon improving dementia care at RNOH”.

If you wish to know more about dementia training or get moreinvolved in dementia care, please contact Karen on bleep 759.

The Workforce and Corporate Affairs Directorate (WACA) - which covers Corporate HR, Education,

Training and Development, Communications and Business Partnering - recently undertook an exercise to

see if they could live the Trust’s values every day and in everything that they do.

WACA -adding valueto RNOH

It was a good process that aligned our

behaviours with the Trust values.

Joanna Starling,

Learning and Development Administrator

I found it a really helpful process as I wasable to better understand the Trust’svalues. The behaviours that we agreedtogether have also helped us to live thesevalues on a day to day basis.Jennifer Hamilton,Medical Staffing & Resourcing Coordinator

Very thought provoking; it engaged

all staff from across the directorate

and provided a wide range of views

and perspectives which helped bring

about a unified set of behaviours.

Mandy Adams,

Senior Human Resources Advisor

I found the process informative and alsolooked at it as a team building exercise.Liane Levens,Education & Events Administrator

L to R: Kwesi Afful, Karen Satchel, HelenLanders-Flyn, Linda St. Cyr

Achievement Award for Dementia Training


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Pizza pizazz on Coxen ADURecently an exciting event took place on the children’s and adolescent unit.

PodtasticPOD stands for Patient Outcome Data and is the system the RNOH has

developed to capture its clinical outcomes, both patient reported and

consultant reported.

Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) assessthe quality of care delivered to NHS patients fromthe patient perspective and calculates health gainsusing pre and post- operative questionnaires.

RNOH POD is a web based application accessible fromany Trust PC. It allows the collection of data during apatient journey using simple electronic forms that arecompleted by both clinicians and by patients. RNOH PODprovides the following:l A user friendly electronic patient page which enables

patients to complete their questionnaires online l A Consultant Dashboard to Clinicians which enables

them to input clinical data.Patients will be invited to complete their questionnaireselectronically by logging on at home or in the Outpatientswaiting room.

Clinicians will capture specific complexity factorsrelating to their patients at specific points in the patients’pathways.

The RNOH POD Consultant Dashboard is currentlybeing piloted in foot and ankle by Mr Andy Goldberg,plus his registrar and CNS.

All Mr Goldberg’s patients and JRU (Joint ReplacementUnit) Hip and Knee patients are being invited to completetheir PROMS questionnaires electronically on an IPADbefore they present themselves to clinic.

The plan is to roll out RNOH POD Patient Portal andConsultant Dashboard to the rest of the Foot Ankle UnitConsultants and Patients before Xmas and then deploythe Consultant Dashboard to all JRU Consultants inJanuary 2014.

It was an idea bySuzanne Capel, theward dietician, ISS(our catering provider)and the playspecialists to enablethe children toprepare and eat theirown freshly cookedpizza for lunch on theward. It was a hugesuccess.

Suzanne identified numerousbenefits of the experience,including a fun opportunity toeducate both patients andparents about nutrition andfood hygiene. Patients weremotivated to overcome theirdifficulties with pain,positioning, fear of moving,getting out of bed and

socialising with other childrenin order to achieve the task

Most of all it was great wayto encourage their appetitesand to get them to enjoyeating their freshly cookedpizza served with chips andsalad.

Everyone enjoyed the event-as you can see from thepictures - and the ward lookforward to working with theircatering providers in the future.

On the basis of the successof the pizza party, the RNOHCharity has supported paymentfor a hot food trolley for theunit. This enables cateringsuppliers to provide a freshlycooked food option for all theward’s young patients once aweek. They will also providethe 'create your own pizza andwrap' for their long staypatients once a week.

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In November The RNOH Charity was delighted toannounce that GB wheelchair athlete Kylie Grimeshad agreed to become an official Ambassador forthe Redevelopment Appeal, helping the Charity toachieve its goal of raising £15 million for newequipment and facilities at the RNOH.

25-year-old Kylie was injured in a swimming poolaccident in August 2006 when she was just 18. Theaccident left her a C6 complete tetraplegic. In 2008 shestarted playing wheelchair rugby as a member of theLondon Wheelchair Rugby Club, and was selected tojoin the GB squad in 2011, making her debut at the GBCup in the same year. Kylie went on to win a silvermedal at the European Championships, and came 5that the 2012 Paralympic Games.

Kylie said of her decision to become anAmbassador: “When the RNOH Charityapproached me to ask for my support, Isaid ‘yes’ straight away. There is no otherhospital like the RNOH in the world; themedical staff and treatment are secondto none, but the facilities are indesperate need ofimprovement. I was honouredto be asked to support theirefforts to bring thehospital into the21st century, andam lookingforward toworking withthem to raisevital fundsandsupport.”


Kylie Grimesjoins our teamof AppealAmbassadors

At present, our young patients’ familiescome to stay at the RNOH from all aroundthe country, but the hospital’s existingfamily accommodation unit was adaptedfrom buildings designed for other purposes,and is very basic and in poor condition.

The Sick Children’s Trust’s generous donationwill enable construction to begin in July 2014 ona modern, spacious 18-bedroom unit.

Further details will follow in the next issue ofArticulate, and updates will appear in the nearfuture on our website, www.rnohcharity.org

Excitingnews from theRNOH Charity We are thrilled to announce that theSick Children’s Trust has pledged tofund £1.6 million towards theRNOH’s new family accommodation,Princess Eugenie House.

2012 Paralympic rowing gold medallist and fivetimes world champion Naomi Riches MBE paid avisit to the Coxen Ward on 7 November, chatting topatients and taking pictures with her gold medal.

Ab Fab FundraiserA big thank you to celebrity fitnessinstructor Jane Wrafter for organisingthe fantastic 'Ab Fab' fitness fundraiseron Saturday 9 November. The event was a

huge success, raising over £4,000for one of the key projects within theRedevelopment Appeal - the new SpinalCord Injury Centre. Participants werechallenged with six fitness sessions, includingZumba, pilates, yoga and ballet tone. Afabulous raffle and auction added to thefundraising fun.

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Most of the patients were surprised at just how heavy themedal is! Senior Sister Sharon Fugazotto described the impactthat Naomi’s visit had on the children:

“Having Naomi here has made such a difference,” she said. “One girlhas sat up for the first time since her surgery and it has been great for allthe patients to have something to take their minds off the treatment.”

Appeal Ambassador

Naomi Richesvisits the Children’s Ward

Swimathons, skydives, treks across entire countries… our

supporters have gone to incredible lengths to raise money for

the RNOH Charity in 2013! To date we have raised over

£4,519,808 million towards our £15 million Redevelopment

Appeal target.

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Registered Charity Number 226955

If you would like to participate in a run, walk, organise an event in aid of the RNOH, or would just like to

make a donation to the hospital, please contact us. Fundraising and Development Department,

The RNOH Charity, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP.

Tel: 020 8909 5362 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rnohcharity.org

@thernohcharity www.facebook.com/thernohcharity

Thank you!

Warmest thanks to all of you, from everyone at the RNOH Charity.

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Nursing staff from RNOH recently attended leadership

training organised by the NHS Leadership Academy.

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The Academy has two programmes – one for frontline and anotherfor senior operational nurses and midwives and it was launched inMarch 2013 as part of a government pledge of over £40m towardsleadership development in the NHS.

The programmes will soon be taking on new applicants.

To find out more please contact:[email protected]

Nursesleadingthe way

Course facilitator Eden Charleswith members of the nursing group

Betty Wynne, Morna Diamondand Sharon Fugazotto tookpart in the newly developedprogramme, aimed atenhancing nursing andmidwifery leadership skills toimprove the care they andtheir teams are delivering onwards, in the community andat surgeries across the country.

The work undertaken by Jackie will have a massiveimpact on the care received by Spinal Cord Injurypatients not only within RNOH, but nationally andinternationally.

Iva Hauptmannova, R&D Manager at the Institute forOrthopaedics, says: “Jackie is one of only handful ofcandidates who succeed in the long and hard process ofreceiving this prestigious fellowship. She is one of the onlyfew allied health professionals in the UK who are awardedthis. I first met Jackie 4 years ago shortly after I started andit was her hard work and persistence, and the fact that shecares, that has got her to this point.”

Jackie herself takes up the story, explaining her work atRNOH and her hopes for her future research:

“I've been a Speech and Language Therapist at RNOH for11 years and in that time have worked hard to grow theservice as well as increase the awareness of professionals inthe UK and around the world about the impact ofswallowing problems after spinal cord injury.

We have a fantastic team here at RNOH that has

supported my work and we have hadexcellent clinical outcomes. My aim isto improve practice for all these patientsfrom the moment they arrive in theirintensive care units. My project willlook at how swallowing problems aremanaged in the early stages and I willinterview patients about their ownexperiences. I will also develop ascreening tool with the input of anexpert panel that will be used to make surethat patients get the right care and so preventcomplications.

I completed my NIHR sponsored MSc Clinical Researchlast year, gaining a distinction, and have worked hard allyear on my application, so I am delighted to be awardedthis competitive fellowship. It is a great time for researchinto a very small but important area of spinal cord injuryrehabilitation and I look forward to sharing my results andestablishing a better care pathway.”

‘Dr Jackie’is coming our wayJackie McRae, Speech and Language Therapist, has been awarded NationalInstitute for Health Research (NIHR) Fellowship to undertake a fully funded PhD.

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RadioBrockley

“Our new shop opened on 17th September and hasbeen doing excellent business. Our regular customershave followed us to the new location and arecomplimentary on the modern, bright shop layout.Unfortunately we can no longer serve hot drinks orsnacks, but our range of pre-packed sandwiches hasproved more popular than ever. We have been revisingour product ranges to ensure they meet our customers’needs.

Our former volunteer Shop Manager, Arnold Glickman,managed the move on behalf of FRNOH and it went verysmoothly. I’m also pleased to report that the vast majorityof our wonderful volunteers have also stayed with us. Allcredit to them all for making sure the move went so well.

Thank you’s are also due to Mark Masters, his teamand all the other RNOH staff who assisted us.

Sadly, one of our long serving Outpatients Help Deskvolunteers, Colin Hess, passed away in October. Colinwas a true gentleman and in his younger years he wasactively involved in tennis as an international referee andhead of the Middlesex County Lawn Tennis Association.His funeral was on 6 November. He will be greatly missedby us all.

The Friends

shop has

moved from

the Patients

Centre to

Outpatients.

Keith Reeve,

Friends

chairman,

gives us an

update:

Friends’of RNOH

Shop staff: happy to serve you

Winning this year’s Regain award for

outstanding services to tetraplegics. June’s

commitment to working with spinal injury

patients is highly regarded at RNOH and now

it has been recognised nationally.

Regain is the only charitable organisation

dedicated solely to improving the

independence of all British men and

women who have become tetraplegic as a

result of a sports or leisure injury.

More info can be found at

www.regainsportscharity.com

Whilst she was with us, June presented 10-yearlong service awards to Marge Walker and CarinaReeves.

As always, Radio Brockley has strived to cover as manyhospital related events as possible over the past year,and many of these feature in our record 9 submissionsfor the National Hospital Radio Awards which will beheld in Bristol next March. In the past the station haswon 2 gold awards, and this year 3 of our entries werenominated in the final 10 but sadly did not win. Weshould know by the end of January if we are in therunning for more awards in 2014.

London’s longest running hospital radio

service celebrated its 47th anniversary

in September with a special day of

programmes and a visit from the Hospital

Broadcasting Association president June

Snowdon.

And the Winner is... June


British Society of OrthopaedicAnaesthetists annual meetingRNOH secured first and second prize at the BritishSociety of Orthopaedic Anaesthetists (BSOA) 18thannual scientific meeting, held at the Royal Societyof Medicine in November.

A poster presented by Drs Malik, Turpin, Galtrey, Salimand Mr Skinner on “Improving knowledge recognitionand management of local anaesthetic toxicity amongstorthopaedic surgeons and anaesthetic doctors” clinchedthe top spot. Further congratulations go to Drs Bahal,Speakman, Muller, Ziabari and Galtrey for their oralpresentation on “Designing a bespoke and validatedpaediatric early warning score (PEWS) system in a tertiaryorthopaedic hospital” which won second prize. Specialthanks go to the organising committee including DrTaylor (BSOA President) and Dr Cernovsky (BSOASecretary).

Q. As a child what did you want to be when you grew up and why?Funnily enough I wanted to be a nun (go figure nice Jewish girl that I am!). This was an early memory coming out from my primary school and seeing a nun in her habit. Must be something about dressing up.

Q. Who is your favourite author and what was the last book you read of his/hers?I used to read a lot of Steven King and James Herbert books years ago and really enjoyed them. Then I decided that they were bad for my soul and moved on to Ann Rule books (an American writer) who writes about truecrime stories. Also love autobiographies. Alan Carr’s biography is hilarious lol!

Q. My come dine with me meal...Would be prawn cocktail (made with fresh prawns in their shell that take ages to peel), followed by Sirloin Steak (extra matured), Jacket potato and an amazing mixed salad with Caesars dressing, followed by Chocolate Mousse, retro 1970s. Everybody would dress up in the correct attire and we’d party on down.

Q. Which reality TV programme would you like to be featured on and why?Big Brother of course. Then I could just be myself and walk away with the top slot, winnings and lots of revolting friends that I would never ever wantto see or talk to again.

Q. Tell me about your favourite petMy favourite pet is Rizla he is our Staff/Spaniel cross. We have had him for nearly 13 years and we rescued him from the Mayhew Dog Home in NW10. He is slightly arthritic (but still behaves like a puppy) just needs his anti-inflamatory medication during the winter months. A highly intelligent much loved beautiful 6th member of our family.

Q. What do you love most about Great Britain and why – not a lot?I’d much rather be living on the other side of the world in New Zealand. Enough said!

Q. Who would you want to play you in a film about your life and why?I think somebody like Katy Perry. She would have to be attractive (like what I am!!!) and a bit zany. She’s a good all rounder who looks like she would like to have fun, just like me.

Q. If you were trapped in a lift with two other people, who would you like them to be and why? Hugh Jackman and Andy Garcia. We’d all have a very intellectual conversation about poverty in the world and world peace... NOT!!!!!

Q. What do you like to do on a typical weekend?Generally look at the housework I’ve got to do and eventually do it. Then go to my local with my other half and have a drink or two then home to enjoy a meal made by my darling and hang out with the kids, which is becoming rarer as they seem to have much better things to do on a Saturday night than hanging out with us. I must be getting old.

Christine’s

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Hayley Fineman has worked at theRNOH for nearly 4 years. She currently works as a Ward Clerk on JBW. Prior to this she has workedas a market researcher for focus groups. She has 3 children,1 partner and 1 Dog!

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RNOH to Chicago!

Tom Parsons and Lizzie Robinsonshare their experiences of studyingfor the Orthopaedic Science iBSc atRNOH.

Tom: During the first term wewere taught about the biological,biomechanical and clinical aspects oforthopaedics, providing an excellentbasis for our orthopaedicknowledge. The research projectwas a personal highlight and I wasable to shape my project whilereceiving fantastic support from mysupervisors and peers. I have sincepublished in a peer reviewed journaland presented at the world’s largestmedical conference, the meeting ofthe RSNA (Radiological Society ofNorth America) in Chicago.

Lizzie: The UCL programme basedat the Royal National OrthopaedicHospital immerses you in theforefront of orthopaedic research,innovation and its application inclinical practice. The iBSc courseembodies the true definition of'bench to bedside' medicine whereeminent lecturers give you agrounding in orthopaedic scienceand I was extremely fortunate toundertake a project looking at theuse of CT vs MARS MRI in thefollow-up of metal-on-metal hiparthroplasty patients. All this wasintegral to me gaining a 1st classdegree, winning the Scales Prize andpresenting my paper at the RSNA inChicago.

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