caitlin SIDE articulate back on her bike 3 10 Limb 5 Successful inspection 7 Travel scholarship 9 New equipment 12 Aye, Aye Captain Staff open day

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1 articulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly Dcmbr Issu 101 caitlin back on hr bik IN SIDE 5 Succssful inspction 7 Travl scholarship 9 Nw quipmnt 12 Ay, Ay Captain 3 10 Limb Staff opn day Fitting opn day

2 Contnts 3-4 Staff opn day 5 Succssful inspction 6 Wlcoming two nw dirctors 7 Concrns? Do you know what to do? 8 Walking our way to bttr halth 9 Nw quipmnt 10 Limb fitting opn day 11 Caitlin s amazing story 12 Privat patint rooms hav a rvamp 13 Donations galor 14 RNOH gos grn in Nw whlchair hir srvic is up and running 16 Christin s cornr Editorial tam Anna Fox Communications & Foundation Trust Liaison Officr Extnsion 5349 Jacki Stphn Had of Larning & Corporat Affairs Extnsion 5651 Christin Bows Clinical Nurs Spcialist Extnsion 5279 Dipti Pisavadia Communications & Foundation Trust Administrator Extnsion 5750 Mark Vaughan Dirctor of Human Rsourcs & Corporat Affairs Extnsion 5441 A mssag from Rob Hurd Anothr busy yar has flown by and I would lik to tak this opportunity to xtnd my apprciation for your continuous commitmnt and hard work. Your fforts hav contributd towards a succssful yar particularly in rlation to our plans for rdvlopmnt, which ar supportd by our srvic transformation programm. Numrous staff mmbrs ar involvd in srvic transformation projcts, which aim to implmnt chang across th Trust so that w can achiv Foundation Trust status, financial goals and rdvlopmnt. Th Shaping our Futur opn day providd clarification on our plans for rdvlopmnt, srvic transformation and Foundation Trust and thank you to all who attndd. Adding to a succssful yar was th official opning of th Outpatint Assssmnt Cntr in Bolsovr Strt, a fantastic facility, which w ar aspiring to at th Stanmor sit. I am confidnt that w will continu to mak progrss in 2011, in th mantim, I wish you all a rlaxing fstiv sason and a succssful Nw Yar. NEW programm is launchd Rob Hurd Chif Excutiv A national initiativ has bn launchd at th Trust, which nsurs that patints rciv optimisd car throughout thir admission. Th Enhancd Rcovry Programm (ERP) has bn introducd to patints undrgoing primary hip and kn rplacmnts. Th programm has bn provn to improv th gnral halth and wllbing of patints undrgoing major joint rplacmnt surgry and acclrat post-oprativ rcovry. All patints ar pr-assssd and prpard for surgry and thn hav an acclratd pathway on admission, dlivring addd bnfits such as rducing canclld oprations and lngths of stay. Evntually this mthod of car will b xtndd to all appropriat surgical cass. Juli Vazquz, srvic improvmnt managr, said that as part of th ERP, a Joint School has bn st up for patints and thir coachs, which is a group sssion whr thy larn about gtting thir hip or kn rplacd. Juli said: Th aim is to improv th patints xprinc by prparing thm for what to xpct in all aspcts of thir car, from undrstanding how anasthtic works to what will happn on th ward to gtting rady for having som rduction in mobility whn thy go hom. Positiv patint fdback has bn rcivd following th group sssion: Thr is so much to think about, as I will b looking aftr my husband as wll as two small childrn (coach). I am so plasd that w cam. (a patint who had surgry prviously, commntd that h wishd h d had this much information th first tim around). On 8 Octobr, th first two patints on th programm wr admittd on th morning of thir surgry and wr card for on Jackson Burrows Ward. Both wr sn, as plannd, by all disciplins in th multidisciplinary tam and both mobilisd wll. On patint was succssfully dischargd on day two aftr surgry, two days ahad of his plannd discharg. Th othr patint s discharg was dlayd by two days for clinical rasons. Juli addd: This has bn a rally good opportunity for staff from diffrnt tams to work togthr on vry stp of th patint journy and w would lik to thank all th staff involvd for working togthr cohsivly to nsur that th pathway is a succss. W will b collcting patint fdback on an ongoing basis and will publish th rsults. For furthr information on nhancd rcovry or th Joint School, plas mail srvic.improvmnt@rnoh.nhs.uk 2 rticulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly

3 corporat Staff opn day Mor than 180 staff attndd an intractiv opn day, aimd at showing how th Trust is working towards a succssful and sustainabl futur. Th Stanmor rdvlopmnt projct, srvic transformation and Foundation Trust wr th focus of th xhibition styl vnt, which was hld in th Charls Lack Thatr. All staff wr invitd to th drop-in sssion to viw 16 boards and participat in gams and quizzs. Stph Williamson, had of dsign and halthcar planning, said th aim of th vnt was to try and ngag with as many staff as possibl about th thr projcts and to dmonstrat how thy ar linkd. From th rdvlopmnt point of viw, w wantd to mak sur that staff ar clar what our aims ar, what our dsign vision is, what phas on will look lik, th nxt stps and importantly how staff can gt involvd," sh said. W wantd to try to mak it an informativ but also a fun vnt so w st up a dsign your ward gam and rprsntativs from Dulux mannd a colour schm gam, which nabld staff to look at diffrnt thms for wards, although I think som got carrid away with planning thir homs! W also wantd popl to visualis our aspirations for th nw hospital so w providd a mastrplan, imags of aras within othr intrnational stat-of-th-art hospitals to dmonstrat that w ar aiming to b innovativ in our dsign and dtails of th srvics providd in Phas 1. Alx Bnntt, had of srvic improvmnt, said it was an opportunity to rais awarnss of srvic transformation. Sh said: As thr is so much involvd in srvic transformation, w rally wantd to gt ky mssags across to staff. Thr ar a numbr of significant projcts, but ssntially thy focus on maintaining our xcptionally high clinical standards with an mphasis on working in th most ffctiv and fficint way." rticulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly

4 corporat Th information availabl at th opn day includd th rcntly launchd Enhancd Rcovry Programm, which improvs patint outcoms and spds up a patint's rcovry aftr surgry. Th day also faturd th productiv sris, which includs Productiv Oprating Thatr and Productiv Ward Programms. A ky ara of dvlopmnt is th Outpatints Dpartmnt at Stanmor looking at th way w work and how to manag vr incrasing dmand without compromising on th quality of srvic providd. Staff from Bolsovr Strt mannd an information board, which shard thir xprincs of transforming from th old to th nw stat-of-th-art Outpatint Assssmnt Cntr. Thy touchd on aras including procurmnt, infction control, IT and facilitis managmnt. Information was also availabl on working towards bcoming a Foundation Trust in This mans that, whil w will still b part of th NHS (and subjct to national targts and standards), w will, for xampl, hav mor say in how w manag our mony and hav strongr links with our patints and thir carrs, as wll as our local community. Staff ar automatically a Foundation Trust mmbr. To ncourag fdback on th vnt, th rdvlopmnt and srvic improvmnt tams organisd two quizzs. Winnrs as follows: Rdvlopmnt quiz: Dulux kindly donatd thr dogs (soft toys) and th winnrs ar: First priz, larg Dulux dog - Rosita Lokko, Angus MacKinnon Unit Scond priz, small Dulux dogs Wndy Brookr, chaplain and Lian Grn, junior offic clrk, Taching Cntr Srvic improvmnt quiz: First priz, bottl of champagn Btty Wynn, matron, Alan Bray Unit Scond priz, burgr prss Marion Lingly, rvnu coordinator, Imaging Dpartmnt Nw Outpatints Dpartmnt Corporat and clinical HQ Landscaping and car parking Phas 1 Phas 2 For mor information plas contact: rdvlopmnt.nquiris@rnoh.nhs.uk / srvic.improvmnt@rnoh.nhs.uk foundationtrust@rnoh.nhs.uk 4 articulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly

5 corporat Iva Hauptmannova Succssful inspction for rsarch and dvlopmnt tam Good quality rsarch can continu to tak plac at th RNOH du to a succssful Mdical Halthcar Rgulatory Authority (MHRA) Good Clinical Practic (GCP) inspction. Iva Hauptmannova, rsarch and dvlopmnt managr, said th inspction is a statutory rquirmnt for all organisations who undrtak clinical rsarch, which falls undr th MHRA. Th aim of th inspction is to assss if our conduct nsurs that data intgrity is nsurd and that patints nrolld in trials ar not put in unncssary dangr. Th inspction lastd for thr days, and w rcivd positiv fdback on th improvmnts mad by RNOH staff as wll as som rcommndations, which will nsur that rsarch conductd at th Trust is of high quality and srvs to improv patint car. All staff from th RNOH, UCL and MRC Clinical Trials Unit involvd in th inspction wnt to grat lngths to nsur that our sit was prpard as much as possibl, which contributd to th positiv outcom of th inspction. Ngativ findings of an inspction can prvnt groundbraking rsarch from taking plac, sh said. Th succss of th inspction nsurs that good quality rsarch can continu to tak plac at th RNOH, and thr is no nd for additional r-inspction in th nar futur. Nw tchnology may 'rvolutionis' diagnosis of bon disass A nw tchnology is st to b tstd at th RNOH, which could rvolutionis th diagnosis of conditions such as brittl bon disas and ostoarthritis. Th Spatially Offst Raman Spctroscopy (SORS) instrumnt will undrgo tsting for th first tim with NHS patints at th RNOH's Institut of Orthopadics and Musculoskltal Scinc. Th machin is th first to b availabl commrcially. It will tak masurmnts from voluntring patints coming in for routin appointmnts for spcific diagnosd bon disordrs. At th momnt brittl bon disas, a gntic bon condition, is oftn diagnosd aftr multipl painful fracturs hav alrady occurrd to nwborn babis. If tsting is succssful, this machin could b dvlopd as a diagnostic instrumnt and lad to prvntiv masurs bing takn at an arlir stag of disas dvlopmnt and improvd monitoring of th ffcts of tratmnts. Profssor Alln Goodship, dirctor of th Institut of Orthopadics and Musculoskltal Scinc, said this is an "important and xciting" stp in rsarch that could lad to arlir, simplr and mor cost ffctiv diagnosis. Our aim is to nabl tratmnt to b mor ffctiv in improving quality of lif," h said. Scintists working on th Spatially Offst Raman Spctroscopy (SORS) tchniqu at th Scinc and Tchnology Facilitis Council s Cntral Lasr Facility in Oxfordshir. Crdit: STFC Building a partnrship with Indian univrsity. Profssor Tim Briggs and Dr T Muthukumar rcntly visitd India, whr thy wr confrrd as visiting Profssors to th Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Mdical Univrsity in Chnnai. Ths wr awardd at Th Royal Socity of Mdicin during th flicitation programm of Profssor Mayilvahanan Natarajan, vic-chancllor of th univrsity. Dr Muthukumar said: With incrasing visits by RNOH consultants to Indian shors, this was a goldn opportunity for th RNOH to hav a prstigious partnrship with an Indian univrsity to collaborat on ducation and dlivry of halthcar. Profssor Mayilvahanan Natarajan, an orthopadic surgon, is th formr dirctor of th Institut of Orthopadics and Traumatology, Madras Mdical Collg. With us of slf dsignd low cost indignous implants, h is rsponsibl for bringing affordabl orthopadic oncological surgry to poor patints. Scond from lft Tim Briggs, far right Dr. T. Muthukumar articulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly 5

6 corporat Wlcoming two nw t s u r T h t o t s r o t c dir Lynn Hill h as joind th Trust as oprations dirctor of. Sh work d prviou Hampstad sly at th R NHS Trust oyal Fr as division oprations al dirctor for spciali of st srvics Lynn s backg round is in p. atholog yars. S y and sh w h is a qualif as a laborato id biomdic is th nation ry managr al scintist in al chair of th for many h amatology IBMS Ham mmbr of and clinical atology Sci th Institut chmistry, n ti o fic Advisory f Biomdica govrnanc l Scinc. Ly Panl and a and risk as a n n n h as also work assistant dir Ntwork. ctor for th d in quality, North Londo Lynn has th n Cancr Capsticks dip practitionr, loma in Clin has complt ical Risk Ma nagmnt, d th Kings has rcntly is a Princ 2 Fund Snior graduatd fr M o anagmnt m th Kings Sh said: I Programm Fund Top M hav com and anagrs Pro to th RNOH forward to w gramm. at a vry xc orking on th iting tim an rdvlop as mbddin d I am lookin mnt and Fo g th srvic g undation Tru transformati my rol as b st procsss as on program ing ky to m firmly in wll maintaining of chang a to opration financial an nd to work s. I s d accss targ vry closly from th old ts during th with clinicia to th nw. is priod ns to nsur Marrid wit a samlss tra h thr child nsition rn, Lynn ha spar tim. s four chick ns, which o ccupy much of hr r of nursing. to c ir d w n is th Trust s ursing for thr n f o Camilla Wily d a h s a Camilla w Prior to this, ton Hospital. ncy whr sh workd for g n ti it h W th g yars at has cidnt and mr ground is in ac practitionr. Sh back y nurs tal and for Camilla s clinical sistr/mrgnc or ni s to l Marsdn Hospi d ya ss r Ro og th pr d at s an ld 13 yars for rar cancr n of th Nuffi rvic managr privat sctio th king on in or g w in n rs workd as a s sig nu rctor of spital rd di ho in th s as ar d y rio ur working spnt fo a short p at nw ways of in Oxford. Sh g in tr ok n lo C, ic on d Orthopa th Wst Lond r purpos. I projct in Nor ilding was fit fo bu th g all ovr r a 97 million PF su n itcts to knds, travllin ch ar w at ith k w or ng w l ki and wor ical rtriva n, hav bcom undrtak md who, in th mai s ct and nt du ti Camilla said: I pa on C g rin th chair of and rcov so g al in ct am I ll t. co, n ld sightful. I atm th wor which is vry in nd hospital tr il, d nc an ou ay C lid ry ho if w unwll on g and Mid nl at th Nursin if possibl. th back Comptnc Pa as an obsrvr nd t at to ian is stabld at Br rs nu rs y ho an y m g d would ur and cat an ith my partnr I liv locally w spital. gats of th ho 6 rticulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly

7 corporat If you hav any concrns about anything that is happning in th Trust, do you know what to do? Evry mmbr of staff has a duty to spak up about gnuin concrns in rlation to criminal activity, brach of a lgal obligation, (for xampl, nglignc and brach of contract), miscarriag of justic, dangr to halth and safty or th nvironmnt and th covr-up of any of ths in th workplac. W hav a policy in plac which outlins how to handl such issus and is availabl on th intrant. Thr ar a rang of popl/rsourcs to support you if you do hav concrns: Contact officrs (postrs with thir nams and contact numbrs ar around th Trust), your lin managr, HR advisors, your union rprsntativ, our anonymous phon lin - xtnsion 5930 and incidnt -rporting. Plas do not kp your concrns to yourslf! Larning just got asir A nw onlin training initiativ is undrway, which nabls staff to complt courss at thir convninc. E-larning nsurs that training is as accssibl and flxibl as possibl. It can b accssd from all computrs at th Trust and th IT suit has also bn st up to accommodat th training. Lann Chany, training officr, said statutory and mandatory training is important for kping your knowldg and skills up-to-dat. E-larning is a way of fitting your training around you and thr ar nationally approvd -larning options availabl for most mandatory training courss, sh said. Ths includ fir and safty, child protction lvls 1-3, infction control, blood transfusion, valuing divrsity, non-clinical load handling and halth and safty awarnss. To start using -larning, contact Lann on xtnsion 5786 for your usrnam, password and a guid on how to accss th national cours catalogu. High achivrs st thir sights on mdical carr 70 prospctiv mdical studnts hav gaind an insight into th world of mdicin at th RNOH. Th yar-olds wr givn th opportunity to do work xprinc during th summr holidays, which nabld thm to gt a fl for thir futur carr and b inspird by ladrs in th fild. Lann Chany, training officr, said th consultants and thir tams did a fantastic job of looking aftr th studnts and making thir visits inspiring. All th studnts wr truly motivatd to follow thir dram of working in mdicin sh said. W also workd with th Social Mobility Foundation who support high-achiving young popl from low-incom backgrounds to giv opportunitis to thos who might othrwis not hav applid. Sh addd: Thank you to all th staff involvd in making this yar s programm a succss, th consultants, doctors and thir tams, mdical scrtaris, outpatints, thatrs, Kirti Popat and a spcial thank you to Brnda Mac who lookd aftr th work xprinc studnts and gav thm advic whnvr thy ndd it. Travl scholarship up for grabs Th RNOH Charity is onc again funding a travl scholarship of up to 2,500, which is opn to nurss and allid halth profssionals. Camilla Wily, dirctor of nursing, said this yar w ar xtnding th application priod from Novmbr to 29 April This should nsur you hav adquat tim to rsarch travl dstinations and costs, sh said. This is a grat opportunity for staff to undrtak a priod of study rlvant to thir practic in anothr country. Staff who want to incorporat annual lav with this scholarship will b xpctd to slf fund 50% of th airfar. rticulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly 7

8 trust wid It can b asy to find xcuss not to xrcis it s too xpnsiv, too tim consuming or you simply fl too tird; howvr, if working up a swat, bing out of brath and imags of lycra lav you raching for th biscuit tin, thn rad on. Walking our way to bttr halth Whthr you want to walk to improv your gnral halth, to kp fit, to control your wight, or prhaps to rcovr from a priod of ill-halth, walking can hlp. Walking has bn provn to b an xtrmly ffctiv form of xrcis. Rgular participation in physical activity lik walking is associatd with rducd mortality rats for both oldr and youngr adults - in othr words, walkrs liv longr! Walking has a provn positiv impact on srious conditions such as cardiovascular disas, which can lad to stroks and hart attacks. Fit and activ individuals hav around half th risk of cardiovascular disas compard to unfit, inactiv popl. Rgular walkrs ar also lss likly to fall and suffr injuris such as hip fracturs bcaus bons ar strngthnd by wight-baring xrcis. Othr bnfits includ rducd risk of sustaining injury (bcaus joints hav a bttr rang of movmnt and muscls ar mor flxibl), rducd risk of dprssion and anxity, improvd slp lvls, and bttr control ovr body wight. Walking on mil can burn at last 100kcal (420kJ) of nrgy and walking two mils a day, thr tims a wk, can hlp rduc wight by on pound (0.5kg) vry thr wks. Walking also altrs fat mtabolism so that fat is burnd up instad of sugars, hlping to rduc wight. Exprts rcommnd accumulating a total of 30 minuts of brisk walking on most but prfrably all days of th wk (Dpartmnt of Halth 2000). Idally you should walk at a pac that lavs you fling slightly warm and abl to hold a convrsation. Evn 10- minut brisk walks can incras fitnss. You could also considr rplacing on-to-on mtings with walking mtings around th RNOH sit and tak a dictaphon to rcord important dcisions, which can thn b writtn up. If you ar not usd to physical xrcis you must start slowly at a lvl that is comfortabl, and build up gradually. A pdomtr is a grat way to monitor th numbr of stps you hav don pr day - you can borrow on from th wllbing at work clinic. It s also important to war supportiv footwar to protct your ft and othr joints. GP surgris and local councils oftn hav local walking routs or visit th Ramblrs Association wbsit W ar working on a sign-postd rout around th Stanmor sit and ar stting up a walking group. For furthr information, why not attnd th wllbing at work clinics or mail Workplac Halth Champions. Nw initiativ to kp fit Kping fit and halthy is th aim of th nw RNOH running club, which has bn st up by Clar Kho, snior sistr for th Coxn Ward and ADU. Clar said that th club is opn to staff of all abilitis. Th club has thr tirs to incorporat walkrs, intrmdiat and proficint runnrs, sh said. Evryon works togthr to ncourag improvmnt within th group and w ar aiming to undrtak a 5k fun run soon. W gnrally mt on Thursdays at outsid Main Gat. A good bra for th ladis is rquird as is th corrct footwar; othr cloths worn ar th participant s choic. Th club is opn to all staff, but du to insuranc covr, family or frinds ar unabl to participat. Clar addd: W hav a cor group who turn up vry wk and othrs who dip in and out as commitmnts allow. Anyon who would lik to join should mail Clar Kho and also contact th wllbing at work tam via th workplac halth champions mail addrss to arrang an assssmnt. L-r: Lsly Maclod, Kirti Popat, Siobhan Lalor-McTagu, Lynn Wilson, Jo Capron, Ann Lustigman, Kvin Grn and Clar Kho 8 rticulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly

9 trust wid Nw quipmnt maks such a diffrnc for Ward 4 Mmbrs of th Grand Ordr Lady Ratlings, a ladis show businss charitabl organisation, hav visitd Ward 4 to find out how a donation thy mad is bnfiting patints. Susannah Kraft of th Lady Ratlings undrwnt a doubl spinal fusion at th Trust in 2006 and said sh wantd to giv somthing back to th ward bcaus of th wondrful car sh rcivd. Trish Tracy, matron, said th mony was donatd spcifically to purchas quipmnt for th ward and our top priority was a much ndd ECG machin. W ar so gratful to th Grand Ordr Lady Ratlings for th donation, which mant that w could buy a machin that is an absolut ncssity, sh said. Th ECG machin is on of th bst in th hospital and othr wards want to borrow it all th tim! It rally maks lif asir on th ward; you rally can t put a valu to it. Both Trish and nurs Jim Ahrn wlcomd th gusts to th ward, both of whom Susannah rmmbrs fondly from hr tim as a patint. Third, fourth and svnth from lft Trish Tracy, Jim Ahrn and Sam Bowi wlcom th Lady Ratlings to Ward 4 Susannah addd: Somthing lik th ECG machin, which looks so modst, maks such a diffrnc and this is what th cup of kindnss is st to do. Oral hygin at th forfront of visit. An xprt dntal hyginist from Amrica has visitd th Intnsiv Tratmnt Unit and LSCIC to discuss th issus around dlivring mouth car to patints. Cindy Kliman providd staff on both wards with an opportunity to ask qustions and gt advic on nw and diffrnt approachs to oral hygin and how to incorporat this into th tratmnt of critical patints. Jacki McRa, spch and languag thrapist, mt Cindy Kliman at a confrnc in Isral through th RNOH travl scholarship schm and invitd hr to th Trust to shar hr knowldg in this ara. For furthr information about Cindy Kliman visit Playing host to a visitor from down undr L-r: Pam Coward, Suzann Stward and Alx Bnntt Yal Carlin, Jacki Mcra and Cindy Kliman A nursing lcturr from Australia with a particular intrst in spaking with staff involvd in pr and post rgistration nurs ducation has visitd th Trust. Pam Coward, clinical nurs spcialist, wlcomd Suzann Stward from th Univrsity of Ballarat, Victoria, whn sh visitd on hr way back from th first Intrnational Confrnc of th Intrnational Collaboration of Orthopadic Nursing hld in Dublin. Pam said that Suzann was introducd to mmbrs of staff on hr tour around th hospital and particularly wantd to talk to thos involvd with pr and post rgistration nurs ducation. Our srvic improvmnt tam, who hav bn lading on th Enhancd Rcovry Programm (ERP), also mt Suzann as ERP is vry similar to what tams of orthopadic consultants hav bn following at Suzann s hospital. It was an xcllnt opportunity to xchang information and idas. Suzann says sh had a wondrful visit and thanks vryon sh mt. Sh also found our slop amazing! rticulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly 9

10 THE ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPÆDIC HOSPITAL trust wid Limb fitting collagus at work Limb Fitting opn day Th Prosthtic and Amput Rhabilitation Cntr has opnd its doors to patints, familis and staff, allowing accss to usually forbiddn aras. Su Walkr, cntr managr, said that aras lik th workshop and plastr room, which ar normally out of bounds, wr availabl for popl to invstigat what gos on bhind th scns. Thr wr displays xplaining th intricacis of dsigning and fitting an artificial limb and plnty of products to discovr, sh said. Photographs of patints carrying out a rang of sporting activitis and dsignr sockts wr also on show. Thr was vn th opportunity for non-amputs to xprinc th snsation of waring artificial limbs, through th us of prosthtic ft attachd to aircast boots. All mmbrs of th multidisciplinary tam wr rprsntd. Th physiothrapists providd a loan of th Wii Fit, which thy ar using rgularly with th rhabilitation of patints. Also, th occupational thrapists had a comprhnsiv display of th assssmnt tools and aids thy us and provid for patints. Th day was roundd off with a dlicious barbqu, undr a thratningly cloudy sky! W would lik to thank all of thos who attndd and mad th day so worthwhil. Enjoying th wlcom lunch Wlcom lunch for Filipino nurss Th Filipino nurss who hav joind th Trust to work in thatrs, rcovry and th LSCIC hav bn wlcomd with a rcption lunch. Tracy Ward, HR projct managr, said th Philippin nurss alrady working at th Trust providd, cookd and prpard an array of dlicious food and sh would lik to thank thm on bhalf of th Trust for thir gnrosity. Th dpartmnt and ky prsonnl involvd in th rcruitmnt of th nw nurss wr invitd and a wlcom spch was givn by Kathryn Cordr, dputy dirctor of nursing. Tracy said this was th first opportunity th nw nurss who had to mt thir managrs, lcturrs from City Univrsity and mmbrs of staff. It was also a good ntworking opportunity to mt with th Philippin nurss who startd working at th Trust th yar bfor, sh said. W want your fdback on th shuttl bus! Th nw shuttl bus srvic has bn up and running sinc August and w hop usrs ar finding it mor rliabl. If you hav any commnts or suggstions on th srvic you can ithr contact Ann Lustigman or complt a survy, which will b availabl from th drivr in January. If you rquir a mini bus for your Christmas do ask John (th shuttl bus drivr) on Raffl raiss thousands Th RNOH Charity s Christmas raffl has raisd 6,000, all of which will b allocatd towards th most urgnt nds of th hospital to bnfit our patints as wll as staff. Th raffl was drawn at th staff achivmnt awards and on lucky staff mmbr Hln Omara, sistr at Bolsovr Strt won a family photo shoot with Snappy Snaps! What will you b doing on 10 July 2011? If you havn t got an answr prhaps you should b considring lining up with thousands of othrs to tak part in th lvnth Asics British 10k run round th strts of London. This is your chanc to run, jog or walk alongsid som of th world s top athlts and clbritis whil raising mony for Th RNOH Charity at th sam tim! Rgistration is 30 and participants ar rquird to contribut a minimum of 100 in sponsorship. Th fundraising tam will support you in th lad up to th vnt. Placs ar limitd and will b allocatd on a first com first srvd basis. Contact th fundraising offic on xtnsion 5362/5468 if you hav any quris or if you ar intrstd in participating. 10 rticulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly

11 th RNOH charity Caitlin s amazing story Caitlin rcovring on th Coxn Ward Blood and gristl at th Thistl Profssional stuntmn ar usd to putting thir bodis in th firing lin for our ntrtainmnt, and working with th stars on th big scrn, but in April, 24 of th UK s top stunt prformrs wr sing stars of a diffrnt kind and taking a bating for ral! This tim thir stag was a boxing ring at Th Thistl Hotl, London, for an vning of adrnalin-fulld fighting in aid of th LSCIC, who card for thir collagu David Holms, who was sriously injurd whilst filming, and also th Univrsity Collg Hospital s Cancr Rsarch unit. Th vnt was a hug succss, and a calndar has bn producd to continu to rais awarnss and mony for ths two charitis. Th limitd dition calndar is availabl for 15. Half of th nt procds will bnfit th LSCIC. If you would lik to purchas a calndar contact th fundraising offic on 5362 or mail fundraising@rnoh.nhs.uk rticulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly David Holms (cntr) with profssional stuntmn at th vnt An ight-yar-old girl rcovring from bon cancr has raisd mony for th Coxn Ward to show hr apprciation for th car and tratmnt sh has rcivd. Caitlin Kydd undrwnt a lifsaving opration in 2009 to rmov a tumour in hr fmur. Following a long yar of tratmnt, Caitlin wantd to rais mony for th Coxn Ward to thank th tam of xprts who lookd aftr hr. Alison Kydd, Caitlin s mum, said: Th opration was carrid out by Mr Robrt Pollock and his tam and hr car was scond to non including th patint and brilliant physiothrapist Tracy Roskrow. A yar on, Caitlin wantd to rais mony for th Coxn Ward to say a hug thank you. RNOH Stanmor is a vry spcial plac to us. This is whr Caitlin was givn th chanc of a lif as clos to normal as is possibl. Thr is a list of things sh cannot do now, but th list of things sh can still do is far, far longr. Stanmor, with its fantastic staff, mad this possibl. A spcial mssag from Caitlin On 29 Jun this yar, it was on yar xactly sinc I had my lg opration. I askd my had tachr if w could hav a non-uniform day at school to clbrat, and to rais mony for th Coxn Ward to say thank you. I calld it happy to b m day and w raisd 350! Thank you so much for looking aftr m and giving m my spcial lg. Lov, Caitlin xxxx A hug thank you to Caitlin, hr family and school. Spcialist whlchairs donatd to childrn s ward Eight spcialist padiatric whlchairs hav bn donatd to th Trust, which will improv childrn's quality of lif aftr surgry. Th whlchairs ar fundd by th Varity Club's Easy Ridrs Whlchair Programm and ar dsignd for us by childrn having had spcialist surgry. Thy ar adaptabl and hav intrchangabl parts, which can addrss ach child's nds mor appropriatly. Edwina Numann, snior occupational thrapist said: "Th RNOH dos hav a small slction of whlchairs but w ar aspiring to improv th quality w offr our patints. "W ar so gratful to th Varity Club's Easy Ridrs Whlchair Programm for thir gnrosity and hop w can continu to work in partnrship for th bnfit of our patints." Sinc this last donation, th Varity Club s Easy Ridrs Whlchair Programm hav fundd a furthr thr Junior Rclining Whlchairs for 3,584. W would lik thank thm for thir continud gnrous support. Rprsntativs from th Varity Club visitd th childrn s ward in July to mt Ramandp in on of th spcialist whlchairs. From lft to right Rosi Stolarski, Edwina Numann, Rn Myrs, Alic Daultry, Madlin Williams, Alan Klin, Paul Lawrnc, Pamla Sinclair, Dnnis Gims and Rob Hurd 11

12 trust wid Sarah Wbb, matron for th PPU, in th Gardn room Privat Patint rooms hav a rvamp Childrn of th Privat Patint Unit (PPU) ar now bnfiting from upgradd accommodation, which hav th ambinc of a hotl room. Th thr rooms ar locatd on th Coxn Ward and ar namd Gardn, Madow and Woodland. Sarah Wbb, matron of th PPU, said th rooms ar thmd, but ar not gndr or ag spcific, incorporat soft colours and a fatur wall, crating a visibl diffrnc from an NHS room. All thr rooms hav intrnt accss, play stations, TV, fridg, tlphon, upgradd bathroom, propr bdroom furnitur and a sofa bd for th parnts, so that thy don t hav to slp in an upright chair, sh said. W flt that it was important to locat th rooms on th Coxn Ward so that th childrn can intract with othr patints on th ward. I workd closly with Clar Kho, dputy matron for th Coxn Ward and ADU, whil making th dcisions and I hav rcivd positiv fdback from both staff and patints. Th rooms wr fundd by making savings in th catring contract and charging for visitors mals. If thy ar mpty, thy can b usd by th Coxn Ward and ADU. Staff in th X-ray Dpartmnt drss up for Childrn in Nd Ay Ay Captain! Staff in th X-ray Dpartmnt donnd pirat outfits for Childrn in Nd, and raisd 180 in th procss. Ella Mukhrj, suprintndnt radiographr, said thy dcidd to rais mony for Childrn in Nd with a pirat thm. W had pirats, wnchs and our managr drssd as Captain Turnr, complt with ylinr! sh said. Dr Butt was hld at knifpoint by pirats for his donation. It was a ral tam ffort from all of our staff. All of our patints njoyd th day and wr full of prais. Thanks to all who contributd towards making th day a fun and worthwhil vnt. SCAT Rising to th challng Eight mn hav kayakd th lngth of th scond largst fjord in th world to rais mony for th Ellis Harrit Clark Foundation. Th mn, who kayakd along th Sognfjord in Norway, which strtchs ovr 127 mils inland and rachs a maximum dpth of 1,308 mtrs blow sa lvl, raisd mor than 8,000 for th charity, which aims to mak lif asir for childrn suffring from bon cancr. SCAT would lik to thank th tam for thir outstanding fforts and for raising so much mony, which nabls us to hlp tnagrs lik Ellis in thir brav fight against bon cancr. 12 articulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly

13 trust wid Donations galor for th Coxn Ward and ADU! Facing th chop A charity that provids ral hair wigs for childrn suffring from hair loss du to cancr tratmnt has rcivd mor than 900 and 10 inchs of hair. Lian Grn, junior offic clrk at th Taching Cntr has cut hr long Bfor From lft to right: Sharon, Michll Sichri-Pl, Bthany, Siobhan Lalor-McTagu and Clar Kho A patint has donatd fiv laptops and fiv DVD playrs to th Coxn Ward and ADU as a way of thanking staff for th car sh rcivd arlir this yar. Aftr laving th ward in May, Bthany Ross and hr mum Sharon mbarkd on a suprhuman amount of fundraising for th ward. Michll Sichri-Pl, play spcialist, said Sharon organisd a massiv all day and all night vnt, basd around hr local pub in Essx. Siobhan Lalor-McTagu, matron, and I wnt along to show our support and thank th popl dirctly involvd in bing so gnrous in thir tim and nrgy, sh said. Whn w arrivd w wr grtd by fac paintrs, childrn s ntrtainrs, a bouncy castl, a cak stall and a raffl, plus much, much mor. Sharon said: I just can t thank th staff nough and this is my way of showing how much w apprciatd how you all card for Bth. Michll addd: Aftr lots of mails btwn us w both agrd that th laptops wr th main priority for th tnagrs - a tn with no Facbook or MSN is a vry sad individual indd! A hug thank you to Bth and Sharon for thir gnrosity. Donation nabls ward to gt into th Christmas spirit! 500 worth of vouchrs hav bn donatd to th Coxn Ward and ADU. Aftr Bridgt McGowan was dischargd, hr mum Josi rturnd to work to find that hr tam had won 250 worth of vouchrs and sh suggstd thy should b donatd to th Coxn Ward and ADU. Whn bosss hard what was going on thy doubld th donation to 500. Michll Sichri-Pl, play spcialist, said aftr discussions with th ward managrs thy dcidd to us th mony to updat all thir Christmas dcorations. Our tr and dcorations ar looking vry bdraggld and tatty and this will rally allow us to start anw, sh said. Thank you again to Bridgt, Josi and all of th Barclays tam! L-r: Michll Sichri-Pl, Bridgt and hr mum Josi articulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly locks in aid of Th Littl Princss Trust Charity. Lian said: I hard that you could donat your hair to Th Littl Princss Trust charity but thr was a minimum lngth rquirmnt of 10 inchs. I had to grow it past this lngth to nsur I would hav som hair lft aftr th chop! I would lik to thank vryon at th Trust who donatd mony and playd a part in hlping th livs of childrn. Thr is still a chanc to donat at Aftr From lft to right Clia Shffild, Jo Morgan, Katharin Archr Cancr Rsarch gts a boost Thr staff mmbrs on th Adolscnt Unit hav participatd in th Rac for Lif in Hyd Park, raising mor than 300 for Cancr Rsarch UK. Jo Morgan, sistr, said th day was grat fun and sh would ncourag popl to tak part in th rac nxt yar, which is opn to all ags and abilitis. 13

14 trust wid Birthday clbrations for radio station Radio Brockly, London s longst running hospital radio station, clbratd its 44th birthday rcntly by hosting a wknd of spcial liv shows. And for th first tim in its 44 yar history, a programm was prsntd liv from th LSCIC. From lft to right: Barry Cobdn (foundr mmbr), Marg Walkr, Paul Downr and Kith Rv. Thir birthday wknd also includd liv programms from th Margart Hart and Duk of Gloucstr Wards. Play spcialist Zo Kats also did som spcial intrviws with childrn on th Adolscnt Unit. For furthr information visit or contact xtnsion RNOH Th initiativ coms aftr Mark Mastrs, dirctor of projcts, stats and facilitis, hard about othr Trusts using thir land assts to giv somthing back to thir staff. Th Trust would lik to thank th popl undrtaking community srvic for thir fforts with this, h said. I m dlightd at th plasur it has brought to th staff. Kat Robrts, physiothrapist, found it vry xciting to s hr first gos in 2010 grn Grn-fingrd staff hav grown thir own vgtabls on allotmnts cratd in th walld gardn by th main ntranc. courgtts and aubrgins growing. Kat said: I v found it grat to hav somwhr to go on a sunny vning for an hour as I don t hav any outdoor spac at my flat. Planting, watring and wding is surprisingly rlaxing aftr a day at work. Eiln Gmmll, Donna Coopr and Nina Dark from th Orthotics Dpartmnt mphasisd how rwarding it was harvsting vgtabls to tak hom and how it is nic to scap From lft to right: Donna Coopr, Kat Robrts, Amy Boutal, Nina Dark, Shiona O Brin thr at lunchtim. Viv Williamson, horticultural thrapist, said it is now tim to start prparing th soil and plan for nxt yar s crop. Bginnrs ar always wlcom and thr ar still a fw plots availabl just call m on xtnsion 5830! sh said. 14 articulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly

15 trust wid Nw whlchair hir srvic is up and running Patints and th public can now bnfit from a nw whlchair hiring facility at th RNOH, which has bn st up through th Frinds. Whls 4 Eas oprats from th Patints Cntr and hirs out nw whlchairs, which ar fittd with footrsts and satblts and rquir an attndant to push th usr. Elvatd lg rsts ar also availabl. Jon Marx of th Frinds said that th ddicatd ara in th Patints Cntr has a modrn showr facility whr vry whlchair is cland on rturn bfor it is hird out again. Whls 4 Eas is opn Tusday and Friday from and staff can b contactd on or mail whls4as@rnoh.nhs.uk Jon said: Th Frinds ar vry gratful for all th support rcivd from th staff in Occupational Thrapy, Physiothrapy and Estats Dpartmnts. On of th nw whlchairs Photographr donats artwork to th LSCIC A patint of th LSCIC has donatd 11 photographs to th cntr, which aim to inspir othr whlchair usrs. John McCaffrty brok his nck in 2003 and in an attmpt to xplor and rflct on his own abilitis, h chos to photograph othr whlchair usrs of varying abilitis. His work focuss on whlchair usrs who ar mployd in diffrnt aras of socity and on thir working nvironmnt. John said that th photographs provid a broadr viw of what can b achivd. Emma Linly, had occupational thrapist, said th cntr is xtrmly gratful to John for his gnrous donation. Th photographs will b hung in th Occupational Thrapy Dpartmnt on th LSCIC and I am sur thy will provid ncouragmnt to our patints, sh said. John with Emma Linly and Angla Gall Firworks go off with a bang! Mor than 100 popl gathrd at this yar s firworks, which wr organisd by th Taching Cntr. Nrina B, had of acadmic businss dvlopmnts, said thy rcivd 1,800 in donations from consultants and Stanmor Implants and this contributd towards th cost of th vnt. Thank you to th sports and social club for allowing us to srv drinks and to th junior doctors who fundd th majority of th cost, sh said. Contributions for th drinks hav bn donatd to th RNOH Charity. Furthr donations can b mad by snding a chqu to Nrina B and mak it payabl to th RNOH Junior Staff Committ. Nxt yar s vnt will b hld on Thursday 3 Novmbr. rticulat To connct by a joint, to spak distinctly 15

16 trust wid Nws in brif Bolsovr Strt nursing staff would lik to wlcom th following nw startrs: Mark Tagholm Lucy Dagum Karol Piotrowski Christin s cornr Bridgt Hall joind th RNOH in 1980 to undrtak th orthopadic cours; sh thn lft and rturnd in Bridgt has workd on th Managd Car Unit, Ward 4 and th Colman Unit prior to joining th tam in th Plastr Thatr in Q. What is your arlist mmory? Whn I was two or thr yars old I wnt to s Fathr Christmas, but wasn t abl to mak sns of th situation and flt a bit frightnd by him. Congratulations to Albrto Domingos, Rafik Akhamlich and Aril Villapando who hav compltd Halth NVQ Prioprativ Car Lvl 3 with Univrsity of Hrtfordshir. Lynda St Cyr, HCA trainr/nvq coordinator, would lik to thank Khadr Abu-Khalil, thatr ducator, and Judji Pormilda, charg nurs, for th support rcivd. Trudy Thompson from th Financ Dpartmnt rcntly clbratd hr 60th Birthday! Th tam organisd a fantastic bufft lunch in th dpartmnt and a cak to clbrat this ky milston congratulations! Making your livs asir Gtting to a bank during th wk can b a struggl for many, which is why Barclays is in Broccls vry Thursday to offr th advic you nd. Kamini Patl, workplac banking spcialist, is availabl to talk about your individual circumstancs and provid solutions to thos qustions you nvr sm to hav th chanc to ask. Q. If you could sav th world of on thing and rid th world of somthing ls what would it b? I would gt rid of popl who ralis at th last minut thy hav dialld an incorrct numbr and hang up without spaking. I would kp and xpand on all th grn parks for all ags to njoy. Q. What was your dram job or carr whn you wr a child? Bfor laving infant school my choics for a carr wr a tachr, a scrtary or a nurs. Q. If you could com back in th nxt lif as somthing ls, what would it b, and why? An animal that hibrnats. I hat short wintr days so if I hibrnatd it would not b a problm. Q. Tll us somthing about yourslf that nobody ls at th Trust knows. I brok my arm as a child and ralis now what a poor plastr cast it was! Q. If you could go anywhr in th world and tak anyon with you, who would it b and why? I would lov to visit Australasia. From a purly practical point of viw I would tak Ray Mars, just in cas I got stuck in th middl of a rmot ara. I would b likly to starv on my own! Q. What ar your bst and worst prsonality traits? At work I m usually calm and circumspct, at hom I m disorganisd and untidy. Q. What would b your first buy if you won th lottry jackpot? Onc I got ovr th shock I d go on a long luxury holiday. Q. What was th last book you rad? An autobiography calld My Story by Frn Brittn. Q. What is th bst thing about th RNOH? I v always found th hospital a frindly and wlcoming plac, which I m sur has a positiv ffct on patints and thir familis.