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“Surprise, Surprise…” 2 News from PaLS 3 Courses at the L’ship Centre 4 Charity Dinner Dance 5-6 10 Months as an Intern 7 10 Years of NIDSWP 8 World Sight Day 9 PHA Briefing 10-11

A U G U S T 2 0 1 4

New Dialysis Machine and Consumables

Contract delivers savings of £2.9 million

to Trust

Andrew Carmichael, Donal

Adams and Mohammed

Nasr from PaLS Royal –

Regional Sourcing Team

worked closely with Charlie

Sharratt, Derek Mulligan,

Ross Kirkpatrick and

Frankie O’Kane from

Belfast Trust Renal Unit on a contract for the provision of Haemodialysis

Machines and Consumables. The contract was awarded for a period of 5 years

with an option to extend for a further two years and it will realise savings of at

least £2.9 million over five years, increasing to at least £3.7 million over 7 years.

In addition to cash release savings, there is an improved service for patients.

High Flux Dialysis treatment has traditionally been used in just 5% of patients

due to cost pressure. The new contract now provides this High Flux Dialysis

treatment for the same cost as Low Flux Dialysis, allowing the more efficient

High Flux Dialysis to be extended to 100% of patients.

The contract also provides an on-site storage and delivery system for the

consumable fluids to be directly delivered to patient treatment sites via an

installed pumping system. This facility will deliver further financial savings as it

reduces waste as well as creating further efficiency gains since staff will no

longer required to manually handle and deliver individual fluid containers to

patient treatment sites. This is an excellent example of how PaLS and Trusts

working together can achieve not just tangible cash savings but intangible

service improvement for patients and create more efficient working practices.

BSO’s Charity Dinner

Dance

Thursday 2 October 2014 -

Wellington Park Hotel

With only just over 4 weeks

until the Charity Dinner

Dance, this is your last

chance to buy your tickets

for yourselves, family or

friends. For tickets, please

contact one of the Social

Committee Members.

Many thanks for your sup-

port for this event.


BSO Business Matters May 2014

‘Surprise Surprise’ - Belarusian Style (by Cathy Quinn, Bursaries)

The background to our ‘Belarusian Experience’ has its origins in the Chernobyl Children’s Appeal Ireland. For the past 12 years we have worked with the CCA Belfast and each summer we have hosted children from the worst affected areas of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986.

The children travel to Ireland for a 3 week holiday staying with CCA volunteer host parents. This holiday improves the health of the children as well as forming friendships, some that have lasted many years. One of the children Adam stayed with us approximately 8 years ago with his younger brother Bogdan. Both boys were very well behaved and respectful, a pleasure to have in our home. They came from a very loving but extremely poor family. We decided to invite them to stay with us the following year also.

In October 2013, we were contacted by a Belarusian television company who produced a show called ‘Wait For Me’. This is a ‘Surprise Surprise’ type programme where people are reunited with family and friends they haven’t seen for many years. I was emailed by the television company and informed that Adam was looking for his host parents, Cathy and Gerry from Belfast.

We were delighted that Adam had made the effort to find us and we agreed to travel to Dublin for an interview with their TV crew. So last December we arrived in Jonny Fox’s pub amid all the Christmas festivities and met up with Anna, a beautiful young girl from Moscow. The recorded interview was transmitted to the Belarusian public in January this year. We received an email from the show informing us that the interview was a huge success and they provided a link to their website so we could see the end result.

It was very emotional watching the footage of Adam in the television studio reminiscing about his childhood holidays in Belfast. As a result of the Dublin interview we received an invitation to travel to Minsk and meet up with Adam and Bogdan and finally see their homeland. Last Saint Valentine’s Day we flew from Gatwick airport to Minsk for our ‘all expenses paid’ (cost a fortune) Belarusian experience!

The TV crew filmed our arrival and our emotional re-union with the boys or young men as they are now. We spent the next two days sightseeing accompanied by a television crew and while Minsk was bitterly cold, the people were warm and friendly. We were taken to a Belarusian folk museum and taught some traditional dance moves, all captured on film.

We said an emotional goodbye to the boys and made plans to have them visit us in Belfast later this year. Thankfully only family and close friends have been allowed to view the recorded events of our 3 day ‘Belarusian experience.’

Gerry and Cathy

Adam



News From PaLS

Retirement of John McAnaney from PaLS Gransha

The retirement took place of John McAnaney from PaLS Gransha on 9th June 2014 after 40 years’

service. John commenced his employment with the Health Service way back in 1974 in the

Engineering stores located in Gransha Hospital. He witnessed many changes during his long and

dedicated period of service having seen his employer move from LLS Unit of Management to

Altnagelvin Unit of Management, then to Western Health Board, followed by Westcare Business

Services, then to Central Services Agency in 1997, and more recently BSO. John was a very popular

member of staff and to mark his retirement his colleagues, past and present arranged a buffet style

lunch at the PaLS Gransha office where a presentation was made on behalf of all staff by Myles

O’Hagan, Senior Procurement Manager. To ensure he got the message of how much he meant to his

colleagues, a night out was also arranged at which his wife Pat attended. A great night was had by all.

To John we all wish a long, happy and healthy retirement. To his wife Pat we wish good luck because

she will need it.

(L to R) Myles O’Hagan, Senior Procurement Manager, and John

McAnaney.

John and his wife Pat on his night out.

John (3rd from left) with colleagues and

friends at his presentation buffet.



September courses

at the HSCLC

See the details of and apply for all of our courses @

www.leadership.hscni.net

Thinking Differently

4th September.

Understanding MBTI Type Dynamics

10th September.

ILM Level 3 in Coaching/Mentoring

16th September.

Writing a Business case

17th September.

Effective Presentation Skills

18 & 19th September.

Your Future Services Plan on a Page

19th September.

An Overview of Quality Approaches

24th September.

Project Management Toolkit 25th September.

www.leadership.hscni.net

[email protected]

028 9064 4811

@HSC_LeadershipC

http://www.leadership.hscni.net



Charity Dinner Dance – Update

With only just over 4 weeks until the Charity Dinner Dance this is your last chance to buy your tickets

for yourselves, family or friends.

We are very close to our target of 150 people attending so out of your £35 ticket price the NI Hospice

will benefit from £8 per person. Obviously if ticket sales go beyond 150 the Hospice donation will

increase.

Our host for the evening is Stephen Clements from Citybeat. See flyer for details of the evening’s

events.

Social Committee members are still selling raffle tickets at a cost of £1 per strip for the following prizes:

2 BSO Charity Dinner Dance Tickets

£10 Lunch Voucher for Urban Retreat Sandwich Company x 2

£10 Lunch Vouchers for Snax in the City x 2

£10 Lunch Vouchers for Ventnor’s x 2

£10 Lunch Vouchers for Reuben’s x 2

The draw will take place on the 8th September 2014.

If anyone has any queries please contact one of the Social Committee Members.

Many thanks for all your support for this event.

Please remember to bring your ticket to gain admittance and remember the dress code for the night is

Smart Dress!!



BSO’s Charity Dinner Dance!!!

Thursday 2 October 2014 - Wellington Park Hotel

Programme of Events

19.00 Arrival and Registration

19.30 Host for the Evening - Stephen Clements

Welcome by David Bingham, Chief Executive

Ellen Hillen, NI Hospice

19.45 Performance by McGowan Dance Academy

20.00 Dinner

21.30 Raffle

22.00 The Bizz



Forthcoming Board Meeting

The next meeting of the BSO Board will take place on

Thursday 25 September at 2:00pm in the MAC Conference Centre,

10 Exchange Street West, Belfast.

If you would like any further information or details of the agenda, please

contact Amanda Mills in the Chief Executive’s Office.

Tel: (028) 9053 5580

Email: [email protected]

My 10 Months as an Intern By Brendan O’Hea

As a recent graduate in Economics I was keen to obtain

a broad professional experience and improve my overall

employability. I felt that pursuing a career in Finance

would provide me with this and I started my internship in

the Finance Directorate of the Business Services

Organisation on Wednesday 2nd September.

I have worked closely with the Director of Finance and

his Senior Management Team providing me with a

fantastic strategic view on how a large Finance function operates in a Public Sector Organisation. Particular

thanks should be paid to Emma and Andrea for the delicious tray bakes which Paddy and I got to taste and

critique every Monday morning.

Working in the Financial Governance area has provided me with an insight on how the audit control process

works and how it underpins the overall workings of the organisation. I have also developed the talent of

harassing senior staff for overdue updates, a skill which I am assured will be required as an auditor.

Despite my many mistakes I was trusted to work in the Client Accounting Division where I helped in the

preparation of monthly management accounts for all the HSC client organisations. In addition to my involvement

in the monthly accounts process I was given the opportunity to help in the preparation of Year End Accounts, I

found this work enjoyable and challenging but nowhere near as challenging as fixing the paper jams in the

wretched photocopier.

My time spent working in the BSO Finance Directorate has convinced me to pursue a career in Accountancy. I

have thoroughly enjoyed the experience and I would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks to

everyone who has helped me during my time with the BSO. It has been a pleasure working with so many

finance professionals. And also Leigh and Hannah.

We wish Brendan well and thank him for all his hardwork during the year. He will be sadly missed for his

excellent support to staff within the Directorate and wish him every success in the future.



The Northern Ireland Degree in Social Work held its Annual

Review of Practice Learning on 27th June at the ECOS

Centre Ballymena. The event attracted 95 participants from

a range of academic and employer organisations.

Participants welcomed the opportunity to have time out of

their busy schedules to reflect on the achievements and

challenges of the 2013/14 academic year. The sun shone

and over lunchtime attendees were able to enjoy the

picturesque surroundings.

Students from the University of Ulster, Magee and Queen’s

University, Belfast were among the presenters. The students

shared their perspectives on practice learning with great

confidence, humour and enthusiasm and their participation

was welcomed and valued

by the audience of practice

teachers, tutors, line managers and on-site supervisors. Such

feedback is crucial to monitoring and enhancing the provision of

practice learning opportunities.

This year sees the 10th anniversary of the Degree Partnership and

those attending the Review agreed that there is much to celebrate!

Paul Cassidy UU, John Doherty, Chair NIDSWP



World Sight Day

9 October 2014

Have your say: What would you like to happen on the day?

World Sight Day is a global event that focuses on bringing attention on blindness and visual impairment. We want to feature the day in the BSO. Our aim is to raise awareness amongst staff of the nature of the conditions, what barriers they can create for individuals and what we can do to support colleagues with visual impairments.

How best do we do this? What would you like to happen on the day?

Do you want to have the opportunity to speak to people who have visual impairments or listen to a speaker? Would you prefer a simulation, where you get a chance to experience what it may be like? Do you have a visual impairment yourself and would like to be involved?

We would like to know of any ideas

you have.

Speak to us: Equality Unit 028 95363961

Email us: [email protected]

Come round to us: 5th floor, Franklin Street,

Belfast BT2 8DQ

We look forward to hearing from you.”

mailto:[email protected]



PHA Briefing ~ Ebola Viral Haemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in

West Africa

Briefing Note: 1

Circulation: Chief Executive PHA; for onward distribution to Non-Executive Directors

Directors and Assistant Directors PHA;

(Copied to DHSSPS)

Date: 08/08/14

Authorised by: Dr Janet Little, PHA Assistant Director Public Health (Screening & Service Development)

Level of Joint Response: Level 2

Event / Incident Lead: Dr Anne Wilson PHA

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Summary & Background to Situation:

WHO has today declared that the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa fits the criteria under Inter-

national Health Regulations (IHR) and is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This decla-

ration will trigger a WHO internationally co-ordinated response to countries with cases to assist them to take

measures to contain and control the outbreak.

http://www.promedmail.org/

http://www.who.int/ihr/procedures/en_ihr_ec_faq.pdf

Approximately 1711 cases (including 932 deaths) have been identified in 4 countries in West Africa, Guinea, Sier-

ra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria. To date there have been no reported cases in the UK.

Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a rare but severe disease caused by

the Ebola virus. The Ebola virus is transmitted to people through direct contact with blood or body fluids of

symptomatic people or animals, or infected objects. Ebola virus does not transmit through the air as influenza

does.

Implications for NI and the HSC:

The likelihood of an individual contracting EVD is extremely low unless they have been exposed directly to blood or body fluids of symptomatic people or animals, or infected objects. Therefore the risk to the public in Northern Ireland is low. There is a potential risk for volunteers and healthcare staff working in affected countries, especially if involved in caring for EVD patients. However, if the basic precautions that would apply in all humanitarian situations are ap-plied and the general principles of infection control are adhered to the risk can be minimised. www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325796/PHE_Factsheet_Ebola_for_humanitarian_workers.pdf

http://www.promedmail.org/

http://www.who.int/ihr/procedures/en_ihr_ec_faq.pdf



PHA Briefing ~ Ebola Viral Haemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in

West Africa (Contd.)

HSC and PHA actions to date and on-going:

The following actions have been taken to date:

CMO has issued two letters to the HSC frontline staff (4th July 2014 and 6th August 2014).

PHA has issued the Risk Assessment Algorithm to Chief Executives and Medical Directors of Trusts (11th

July 2014)

PHA and DHSSPS have participated in three Public Health England (PHE) and, Department of Health Lon-

don facilitated 4 country public health conference calls.

Health Protection have developed an on-call pack for public health doctors and nurses

PHA port health lead has liaised with local ports in NI and the local UK Border Force staff to update them

on the situation and ensure they have the appropriate guidance.

The incident lead has fielded several media enquiries and been interviewed on local radio

PHA hosted a conference call (08/08/14) with trusts, HSCB and DHSSPS to give update on present position

and stocktake level of preparedness in NI. Further meetings to be held.

DHSSPS are liaising with Republic of Ireland colleagues.

Other sources of information

PHA website information

http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/news/ebola-virus-disease

WHO updates:

http://www.who.int/csr/don/archive/disease/ebola/en/

ECDC The latest European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control epidemiological updates website

http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/news/_layouts/forms/News_DispForm.aspx?List=8db7286c-fe2d-

476c-9133-18ff4cb1b568&ID=1041

PHE

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england

http://www.publichealth.hscni.net/news/ebola-virus-disease

http://www.who.int/csr/don/archive/disease/ebola/en/

http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/news/_layouts/forms/News_DispForm.aspx?List=8db7286c-fe2d-476c-9133-18ff4cb1b568&ID=1041

http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/news/_layouts/forms/News_DispForm.aspx?List=8db7286c-fe2d-476c-9133-18ff4cb1b568&ID=1041

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england

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