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Summer 2020
MFT
NEWS
Inside
COVID-19 Excellence Critical Care Nurse Miracle
response Awards photographed by Rankin twins
Dea r member
developing a Strategic Regeneration Framework
for the future of the NMGH site. How we responded
to COVID-19
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to
Welcome to the third issue of MFT News, cancel our MFT Excellence Awards ceremony.
our dedicated magazine for members of However, we wanted to ensure we still recognised
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust this year’s outstanding finalists and you can read
(MFT). more about our plans for this on pages 6 and 7.
I’d like to start my welcome by thanking all of Similarly, we look back at the success of
you for your continuing support as MFT responds last year’s Annual Members Meeting (AMM)
The COVID-19 pandemic is
to the pandemic and embarks on the service while sharing with you details of the different
something none of us had
recovery process. As Chairman of MFT, I couldn’t arrangements we are making for our forthcoming
experienced before and it has
be prouder of our dedicated staff and their robust 2020 meeting scheduled for Tuesday 22nd
affected everyone in so many
response in continuing to provide the highest September. The meeting will take a virtual format
ways from our working lives to
levels of patient care at this very challenging time. in light of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. Pre-
our home and family lives.
So many colleagues have been required to work recorded messages related to our 2019/20 Annual
in new and different ways and everyone has risen
Our staff, like all NHS staff across
Report and Accounts, alongside a Membership
to the challenge magnificently. You can read more Report update and our plans for the future, will
the country, responded to this
about the Trust’s work to respond to COVID-19 on be published on our website, with the option unprecedented situation as they
page 3. for people to email their related questions on always do – by doing their very best
Looking back over the past year, there have been the content and later be responded to (where for patients. Staff were required to
a number of other positive achievements and appropriate). Further information will be available work in new and different ways,
developments across the Trust. From 1st April, we on our ‘Members’ Meeting’ webpage nearer the as we needed to rapidly transform appropriate measures are in place measures have been introduced
welcomed North Manchester General Hospital time – www.mft.nhs.uk/the-trust/governors- our services to expand critical care to protect and look after everyone in our atriums. These include a
(NMGH) into MFT under a management contract and-members/members-meetings. capacity and continue to provide as safely as we can. one-way system, screens around
as work continues for the formal acquisition on 1st Finally, I encourage you to read about some of safe care across services such as The recognition for staff through waiting areas and signs to show
April 2021. We are confident this will give us an the ground-breaking work of colleagues across A&E and maternity. MFT has also the ‘clap for carers’ events which seats can be used to keep
opportunity to strengthen the healthcare services the Trust in the articles included in this edition. been responsible for overseeing the each Thursday was very much a safe distance apart.
we provide across Manchester I never fail to be amazed at how we continue temporary NHS Nightingale Hospital appreciated. On May 7th we held • Further screens have been
and to continue the progress to deliver improved and advanced care for our North West. our very own ‘clap for carers’ event installed on some of our
that we have made over patients year on year, especially during these Throughout this time, we also outside Trafford General Hospital, reception desks.
the last few years. This will extraordinary times. continued to treat emergency where members of our staff were • To reduce the need to come
ensure that all patients patients although the numbers joined by representatives from to hospital, patients are being
receive high quality care. attending our A&Es were lower stakeholder organisations including clinically triaged to identify who
We are continuing to work than normal during the peak of the Trafford CCG, Trafford Council and can be seen digitally via the
with Manchester Health and pandemic. other emergency services. virtual clinic ‘Attend Anywhere’ or
Care Commissioning and Kathy Cowell OBE DL It was a mammoth undertaking In addition, so many businesses telephone appointments.
Manchester City Council on Chairman and the teamwork, flexibility and community groups generously
provided everything from hot meals • All staff will be wearing a face
and resourcefulness shown by
and homemade cakes to skincare mask whilst in a clinical setting
staff in the face of challenging
treats and hotel accommodation for and in some areas they are
circumstances was remarkable.
our hard-working staff. Our Charity wearing more PPE than patients
Everyone across MFT played their
helped to distribute 25,000 staff are used to seeing.
part from corporate teams to
frontline staff who were wearing wellbeing packs and 66,000 meals. • For patients who need an
full personal protective equipment As we enter the stabilisation operation, staff will take a
(PPE) for the first time. To support and recovery phase, we are busy COVID-19 swab from their
the demand, our procurement starting up our outpatient and nose and the back of the throat
department ordered and distributed elective care work again safely. 72 hours prior to the surgery.
50 million pieces of PPE across all Patients will see a few changes Patients must self-isolate from
our MFT hospitals. that have been made to how our the time of the test until the
Protecting our staff and patients services operate: procedure is carried out.
while continuing to maintain the • Patients and visitors are required The focus throughout all these
highest standards of care has to wear a face mask and alcohol changes is to keep patients, visitors
required a massive collaborative gel their hands when entering and staff safe as we start to treat
effort. We have carried out risk the hospital those in the most urgent need,
assessments for all our staff • Several social distancing using technology wherever possible.
which has enabled us to ensure
MFT News 3
Your governors and members in action Benefits of being
face-to-face meetings alongside recruitment and engagement
practices for the foreseeable future and/or until it is deemed safe
by Government and health officials to resume normal interactions.
The guidance also specified that the Trust’s engagement with an NHS Foundation
As an NHS Foundation Trust, we
are accountable to our members,
need or views on the delivery of
services, and our directors who
hold, in keeping with our regulator’s
(NHS Improvement/England)
members (including the general public) is limited to ‘COVID-19
purposes’, with regular briefings being issued to staff and Trust Member
who include our patients, local make the decisions about our associated guidance (released in governors (via e-mail from the Trust’s Communications Team)
Members are given a voice with their
residents, staff and stakeholders. services. You can find out more March 2020 and subsequently alongside key information being posted on the Trust’s website
views and opinions being valued –
Members are able to influence about our governors on our ‘Meet updated in July 2020). mft.nhs.uk/coronavirus-covid-19. You can read more about the
their support and involvement is vital
the Trust’s decision-making our Governors’ webpage on the In order to keep our members Trust’s response to the pandemic on page 3.
to our future success.
processes through their elected Trust website www.mft.nhs.uk. and governors safe throughout However, in order to keep governors apprised of key
If you are interested in becoming a
representatives such as governors. This year has proved particularly these unprecedented times, we developments, alongside regular COVID-19 briefings issued
member, please contact the Foundation
At MFT, we have 32 governors, the challenging for us all as a result of are closely following Government to governors, the Group Chairman has regularly held ‘virtual’
Trust Membership Office (details below) for
majority (24) of which are elected the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. guidance and ensuring we adhere governor meetings. These new ‘virtual’ meeting arrangements
an application form, or join via our on-line
directly from and by our members. This has necessitated our usual to social distancing and other safety have enabled governors to actively engage, have open and
membership application form
Our governors are the link between membership and governor measures on all of our sites. This transparent discussions and seek appropriate assurances from
secure.membra.co.uk/
our members, determining their engagement practices to be put on required governors to suspend all the Group Chairman and participating Group Non-Executive
MFTApplicationForm
Directors, alongside providing support to each other during these
challenging times. Some of the key areas that governors have E-mail: ft.enquiries@mft.nhs.uk
sought assurance around, on behalf of members, include:
Post:
• The number of dedicated COVID-19 patient beds in community
Freepost Plus RRBR-AXBU-XTZT
services and care homes
MFT NHS Trust
• Progress on delivering MFT’s Helipad construction project Oxford Road
• Information about staff PPE usage and other safety measures Manchester M13 9WL
included in outpatient letters
• Current COVID-19 research projects Phone: 0161 276 8661
(office hours 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday
• Supporting homeless and other vulnerable COVID-19 patients
to Friday; answering machine outside these
• BAME staff support measures during COVID-19 hours)
2020 Governor Elections • Advice for diabetic patients during COVID-19
If you are already a member, via social
The Trust holds governor elections each year for The four staff governor seats that are open for election, are media (Facebook, Twitter etc.), you can
those governor seats whose term of office is in the following staff classes:
Future Governor and Membership Meetings encourage your family, friends, colleagues
ending or are vacant on our Council of Governors. • Non-Clinical and Support x one seat A decision around the format of forthcoming governor and contacts to be part MFT’s future by
Eligible public and staff members are invited and membership meetings will be taken on a month becoming a public member. Membership is
• Other Clinical x one seat
to stand for election in the relevant public by month basis to determine whether meetings will completely free and is open to anyone who
constituencies and staff classes. • Nursing and Midwifery x one seat continue be held virtually, or if alternative channels of lives in England and Wales who is aged 11
The 2020 election process began on 17th July • Medical and Dental x one seat communication with governors/members will need to be years or over.
2020, with the formal ‘Notice of Election’ (which introduced, in keeping with updated NHSI/E COVID-19 They can complete an application form
includes the list of seats that are open for election) There are also four nominated governor seats whose term guidance. online by visiting our website
being published on our Governor ‘Elections’ of office is coming to an end. This includes; Manchester As mentioned on page 2, our forthcoming 2020 www.mft.nhs.uk and clicking the ‘Become
webpage mft.nhs.uk/the-trust/governors-and- Health and Care Commissioning, Trafford Borough Council, Annual Members’ Meeting scheduled for Tuesday 22nd a Member of our Trust – Membership
members/elections Manchester BAME Network and MFT’s Volunteer Service. September will take a virtual format (in keeping with Form’ button or going directly to secure.
As part of the ongoing governor election Re-nominations or new nominations are currently also being COVID-19 restrictions). Further information will be membra.co.uk/MFTApplicationForm.
process, this year, there are eight public governor sought from these associated stakeholder organisations. available on our ‘Members’ Meeting’ webpage nearer As part of the NHS membership
and four staff governor seats that are open for Following the nomination deadline (3rd August 2020), we the time – www.mft.nhs.uk/the-trust/governors-and- application process, you will be asked
election namely: were delighted to have received over 80 valid nominations members/members-meetings. to supply your personal data; with any
from our public and staff member candidates, with all 12 data that you supply being used only to
The eight public governor seats that are governor seats that are open for election being contested. contact you about the Trust’s membership
open for election, are in the following areas Currently our eligible public and staff members are Forward Plans or other related issues and will be
(constituencies): voting for the candidate(s) that they feel will best represent For 2020/21 the usual Forward Planning process has been replaced processed for these purposes only. All
them, with the formal voting process formally opening on by COVID-19 Recovery Planning. This is so we can prepare for how information collected is treated as being
• Manchester x four seats
Friday, 21st August 2020 and closing at 5pm on Friday, we reinstate and run services while living with COVID-19. We strictly confidential, in keeping with Data
• Trafford x one seat are dovetailing the production of our MFT plan with the national
11th September 2020. More information about our Protection Rules and is not released to third
• Eastern Cheshire x one seat governor election process can be found on our Governor planning timetable. The process is likely to be shorter and more parties. A copy of MFT’s privacy notice can
• Greater Manchester x two seats ‘Election’ webpage mft.nhs.uk/the-trust/governors-and- focused than in previous years and governor engagement virtual. We be found on the Trust’s website
members/elections. will provide further details in early September – mft.nhs.uk/the- mft.nhs.uk/privacy-policy.
trust/governors-and-members/our-forward-plans.
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Patient Choice Steve Mycio Apprentice of the
Winner: Steve Bellfield, Healthcare Year Award Here are a selection of photographs of our finalists A Special Tribute
Support Worker, Royal Manchester Winner: Elizabeth Stephen, (winners and highly commended) being presented their Tony Kabia was a remarkable
Children’s Hospital MCS Trainee Nursing Assistant, awards, keep your eye on our social media channels to individual and a valued and
Highly Commended: Gerry Byford, Manchester Royal Infirmary see all the pictures in our special edition e-book. well-respected member of
Lead Specialist Nurse, Burns and the security team at MFT,
Plastic Surgery, Wythenshawe Inspirational Leader Award most recently working on the
2019/20 Hospital Winner: Natalia Mather, Ward Diabetes Centre car park at
Manager, Royal Manchester Oxford Road Campus. Sadly,
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Children’s Hospital MCS Tony died earlier this year from
Champion Award Highly Commended: Joanne a COVID-19 related illness.
Our MFT Excellence Awards Winner: Irena Tucker, Estates and Finnigan, Clinical Services Manager Our heartfelt condolences and
form a very special part of our Facilities Officer, Corporate and Neurophysiology, Clinical and sympathy have been shared
Support Services Scientific Services with Tony’s family, friends and
organisation as they bring to colleagues. Tony was a finalist
Highly commended: Clare Wall,
life Our Values – Together Care Senior Dental Nurse, University Volunteer of the Year Award for the Unsung Hero award.
Matters. Our third ever event was Dental Hospital of Manchester MCS Winner: Charlie Barnes, Volunteer George Burghel Susan Wright (centre) Olivia Evans
Tony’s reputation for
planned to take place earlier this Chaplain, Patient Services, Corporate excellent customer services and
year at a celebration evening at Collaboration Award and Support Services teamwork prompted a number
The Principal hotel in Manchester. Winner: Paediatric Tracheostomy Highly Commended: Stephen of colleagues to nominate him
Team, Royal Manchester Children’s Young, Volunteer Guide, Patient for this award and he was held
Due to COVID-19 and the
Hospital MCS Services, Corporate and Support in very high regard by many
urgent response we needed to colleagues, patients and their
Highly Commended: Cystic Services
take, it just was not possible to Fibrosis Transition Team, families. Without a doubt, Tony
hold the event and instead we Wythenshawe Hospital Unsung Hero deserves this recognition and
will be launching our special Winner: Tony Kabia, Car Park he was selected by the panel as
edition e-book (pictured below) Brilliant Ideas Award Assistant, Diabetes Centre, Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Team our winner of the Unsung Hero
to recognise the great work Winner: Pharmacy Informatics Corporate and Support Services award.
and Clinical Pharmacy Team, Winner: Susan Wright, Paediatric Tony’s special qualities had
that happens every day and our a positive impact on staff,
Clinical and Scientific Services Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist,
colleagues who continue to go Highly Commended: Cath Royal Manchester Children’s patients, and members of
the extra mile for our patients. Applewhite, Critical Care Patient Hospital MCS the public, making MFT a
Experience Lead, Clinical and Highly Commended: Sheila Self, happier place. His memory and
Scientific Services Service Assistant, Vulnerable Baby contributions to the Trust will
During the 12 months covered by these not be forgotten.
Service, Manchester Local Care
Awards, all our colleagues relentlessly
Achievement in Developing and Organisation
strived to deliver safe, outstanding
Learning Award Highly Commended: Vera
care for our patients across our nine Vera Johnson (right)
Winner: Olivia Evans, Trainee Johnson, Health Care Support
hospitals and community services. This
Healthcare Assistant, Wythenshawe Worker, Saint Mary’s Hospital MCS
was an incredible achievement and one
Hospital
everyone should be very proud of. Thank
Highly Commended: Sheba John, Non-Clinical Team of the Year
you to everyone for their hard work and
Acting Practice Based Educator, Award
dedication.
Clinical and Scientific Services Winner: International
Recruitment Team, Corporate and
Rising Star Award Support Services
Winner: George Highly Commended: Manchester
Burghel, Principal International Fellowship
Clinical Scientist, Programme Team, Corporate and Macular
Saint Mary’s Hospital Support Services Treatment
MCS Centre
Highly Commended: Clinical Team of the Year Award Sarah Ramsey Team
Sarah Ramsey, Winner: Outpatient Parenteral
Trainee Advanced Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)
Clinical Practitioner, Team, Wythenshawe Hospital Highly Commended: The Group Chief Executive’s Award
Trafford General Highly Commended: Macular Manchester Macmillan Supportive Winner: International Recruitment
Hospital Treatment Centre Team, Palliative Services, Manchester Local Team, Corporate and Support Services Tony Kabia
Manchester Royal Eye Hospital Care Organisation
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First patient undergoes revolutionary Miracle twins
new gene therapy procedure at home for Christmas
Manchester Royal Eye Hospital following life-saving
surgery and care at
Earlier this year, a patient at
Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
Ms Tsveta Ivanova, Consultant
Vitreoretinal Surgeons, alongside a MFT hospitals
(MREH) became one of the first multi-disciplinary team at the Eye Parents of premature twins
patients in the UK to undergo a Hospital. years for this surgery and I am very born with rare birth defects,
revolutionary new surgery for MREH patient, Lee Morris, grateful to be the first patient to paid tribute to staff at Saint
a rare genetic retinal condition, 39, from Chorley in Lancashire undergo this treatment. Of course, I Mary’s Hospital (SMH) and Royal
which has previously been (pictured), is one of the first NHS- am hoping for improvements to my Manchester Children’s Hospital first time mum; Lindsay went into one-to-one surgical and medical care
untreatable. funded patients in the UK to receive vision but this was an opportunity for their specialist care and labour without realising at 26-weeks – all under one roof.
The pioneering Ocular Gene this ground-breaking surgery, in the that I just couldn’t miss out on, and treatment (Pictured). – almost four months early. After Parents Lindsay and Stephen
Therapy treatment was performed hope of improving his eyesight. could be potentially life-changing Twins April and Evie were both an emergency caesarean at Burnley said: “To all of the nurses, doctors,
in January by Mr Assad Jalil and He said; “I feel like I’ve waited 39 for me.” born with the rare birth defect; General Hospital, April and Evie surgeons and anaesthetists that have
Oesophageal Atresia (OA) with were transferred to SMH Newborn helped us through this year, I cannot
Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula (TOF) Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where thank you enough for your support
and had a challenging start to life as they were provided with lifesaving that you have provided us.”
Team of 34 specialists at MFT
Hospitals perform incredibly rare,
life-saving surgery on newborn First patient to undergo pioneering
A multidisciplinary
team made up of 34
CAR-T treatment at Manchester
specialists from Royal
Manchester Children’s
Hospital and Saint
Royal Infirmary is recovering well
Mary’s Hospital (SMH) The first patient to undergo didn’t manage to successfully treat regarded as the
MFT Critical Care Nurse safely performed an
Ex Utero Intrapartum
the pioneering CAR-T (Chimeric the cancer, Janice was offered CAR-T most exciting
Antigen Receptor T-cell) therapy therapy, which began in May 2019 cancer treatment
photographed by Rankin for Treatment (EXIT) for for cancer has been successfully and lasted for a couple of weeks. development in
the third time in the
NHS birthday portrait collection hospital’s history, with
treated at Manchester Royal
Infirmary.
The therapy is a highly complex
new type of immunotherapy which
decades, in 2018.
Janice, pictured
the added challenge of carrying out the surgery during Janice Baker, from Romiley in involves collecting and using the said: “When
Powerful portraits of Critical Care Nurse, the Coronavirus pandemic. Stockport (pictured), was diagnosed patients’ own immune cells to target I heard I was
Emma Kelly at MFT, who has served This rare and complicated procedure is performed when there is with large B-cell lymphoma – a type their cancer in a process which is eligible for CAR-T
on the NHS frontline throughout the a known obstruction of the baby’s airway, meaning that the baby of cancer of the blood and lymph completed over a number of weeks. cell treatment I
COVID-19 pandemic, have been captured would be unable to breathe when they are born. For parents, glands – in April 2018 after feeling MFT is one of a very small number was thrilled as
by acclaimed photographer Rankin, as Deborah and William, this became apparent at Deborah’s 20- unwell for several months. After of centres in the UK to offer the I had read up about the amazing
part of collection unveiled on July 5th to week scan which showed that there was a large lump in the two bouts of chemotherapy which revolutionary new treatment, widely results and it felt like a real lifeline.”
celebrate the NHS anniversary. baby’s neck.
Emma Kelly was selected to be Kayleigh was delivered by caesarean section, but only partly up
photographed for the collection, which
was showcased at local bus stops, roadside
to the top of her shoulders, which allowed the theatre team to
then begin the complex procedure on the baby’s neck. Skilled Ear Trafford Stroke Rehabilitation Unit leaps into national Top 10
billboards as well as iconic pedestrian areas Nose and Throat surgeons were able to secure the airway, whilst Trafford Stroke Rehabilitation Zoe Barr, Senior Specialist patients, their families and carers
including the world-famous Piccadilly Lights in the placenta from Deborah provided Kayleigh with oxygen whilst Unit (TSRU) at Trafford General Physiotherapist at TSRU said: during their stay on the ward.”
central London that week (pictured) to mark she was still partly in the womb. Hospital has been ranked “We’re delighted to share the news Helen Bennett, Ward Manager
the 72nd anniversary of the NHS. Once she was safely delivered, she was transferred to the among the top 10 Stroke that Trafford Stroke Rehabilitation added: “As a ward we seek to
Alongside her portrait, Emma shared Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at SMH for further round-the-clock Units in the country according Unit has been ranked so highly utilise the skills of the whole team,
her own personal story from the frontline, care and at 10 days old, she had further surgery to remove part of to a national audit body, a nationally. The results are a ensuring that patients receive the
providing a unique and touching insight the large teratoma, a rare type of tumour in her neck. significant increase from a testament to the cohesive team specialist stroke care they need to
into the lives of the people who are at the Kayleigh finally returned home at the end of June to meet her previous ranking of 70th. working that seeks to support our enable them to meet their goals.”
forefront of the pandemic and saving lives. excited big sister (pictured).
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Healthy schools team
up with Manchester
MFT leading the way in
City to ensure young COVID-19 research and
people still get their
immunisations this innovation
summer MFT is at the cutting-edge of patients admitted to our
research and innovation (R&I) hospitals with suspected or
Young people across Manchester confirmed cases of COVID-19, more together as part of the Rapid
and continues to improve
are able to keep up to date with than 1200 MFT staff, and their Response Research Group, chaired
the health and quality of life
their immunisations at special children, have also taken part in by Professor Ian Bruce - Director
of our diverse population by
summer clinics taking place studies. Many of these studies were of the MFT-hosted Manchester
developing and delivering
at Manchester City Football
Club’s Etihad Stadium. When
schools closed during the
Mother of MFT nurses thanks new treatments, innovations,
products and services. R&I takes
run through the MFT-hosted NIHR
Manchester Clinical Research Facility
Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)
and Professor of Rheumatology at
COVID-19 lockdown, the usual
immunisation programme that
Wythenshawe Hospital as she place across our hospitals and
clinical specialties providing
(CRF) with sites at Manchester Royal
Infirmary (MRI), Royal Manchester
MFT’s Kellgren Centre.
A patient from RMCH was the first
in the UK to receive antibody rich
overcomes COVID-19
patients the opportunity to Children’s Hospital (RMCH), and
takes place during the term also Wythenshawe Hospital. convalescent plasma as part of the
be the first in the UK, Europe,
had to stop. RECOVERY COVID-19 study. Dr Tim
and the world, to take part in
Manchester Local Care Felton, an Honorary Consultant at
Mum of four Greater Manchester nurses and retired care home research studies.
Organisation’s healthy schools “The impact of COVID-19 Wythenshawe Hospital and the MFT
worker of 18 years, Elsie McMahon (pictured) has expressed her During 2019/2020 more than
team has worked to arrange catch on NHS services cannot clinical lead for COVID-19 research,
gratitude to staff at Wythenshawe Hospital, for her care and 20,000 partipants took part in
up sessions this summer. It will be underestimated. That’s led the RECOVERY trial at MFT. He
treatment as she overcomes COVID-19 (Coronavirus). more than 800 active research
help ensure that children in the why it’s imperative that the co-authored an international peer-
70-year-old Elsie from Timperley, Trafford was admitted to studies – 300 starting between
city don’t miss out on their vital cutting-edge R&I we are proud reviewed paper indicating the that
Wythenshawe Hospital in March after a week of feeling unwell. She April 2019 and March 2020.
protection which includes the to have at MFT joins with our the low-cost drug, dexamethasone,
tested positive to Coronavirus and chronic viral pneumonia with low From March 2020 the skills,
booster HPV vaccine. This protects academic and clinical partners ‘significantly lowered’ death
oxygen levels whilst in isolation and was nursed in a dedicated COVID-19 expertise and experience of our
against a range of cancers and is across Greater Manchester to rates in patients hospitalised with
ward until she was well enough to return home, free of the virus. Two of staff, coupled with our world-
available to both girls and boys for support the worldwide effort severe respiratory complications of
Elsie’s daughters work for MFT at Wythenshawe Hospital, usually in A6 class facilities and hosted R&I
the first time this year. The sessions to tackle COVID-19.” COVID-19.
(Surgical Ward) and Theatres – and were amongst the frontline members infrastructure across Greater
are being held at The Etihad Professor Neil Hanley, MFT
of staff treating COVID-19 patients at the Hospital. Manchester, have been utilised to Sir Michael Deegan
Stadium with the kind support of Group Director of R&I, said: “New
Elsie said; “I don’t know how they do it, even though you can’t see address the urgent priorities for MFT Group Chief Executive
Manchester City who have made research studies were accelerated
their faces properly, you just know they are smiling at you and they care research and innovation as part
the facility available. Up to 6,000 through study set-up, supported by
for you with such grace. From the doctors to the nurses and the cleaners, of a global, coordinated effort
year eight children are expected a specially assembled team within
they are all fantastic... Their sense of humour and uplifting approach is to enhance understanding and
to come for their immunisations The need for urgent priority R&I. Some of these trials were set
what kept me going.” develop potential treatment for
over the summer, invited through a research saw the expertise of up in direct response to COVID-19,
COVID-19.
direct letter to parents. hundreds of scientists and clinicians while some were ‘sleeper studies’ -
More than 25 COVID-19 research
MFT signs contract with Epic for studies have opened across from MFT, the Northern Care purposefully designed for very fast
MFT’s hospitals, with nearly 5000 Alliance NHS Group and The reactivation during epidemics and
partipants recruited. Along with University of Manchester come pandemics.”
ambitious new EPR solution
MFT has signed a contract with medical software company Epic
to provide the Trust’s future Electronic Patient Record (EPR)
MFT one of the first centres in the UK to offer new cutting edge cancer treatment
solution – providing all the most up-to-date information about MFT has been named as one of a in this regard. Within MFT, the involves collecting and using the
a patient’s care at the tap of a screen. The contract signing has very small number of centres in treatment will be delivered in Royal patients’ own immune cells to target
taken place following approval of the EPR Full Business Case by the UK to offer a revolutionary Manchester Children’s Hospital and their cancer in a process which is
MFT’s Board of Directors. new cancer treatment, widely Manchester Royal Infirmary. completed over a number of weeks.
MFT’s EPR solution will be one of the most ambitious undertaken regarded as the most exciting CAR-T (Chimeric Antigen Receptor Both hospitals can provide the
in the NHS. The EPR solution, which will be called Hive, will cancer treatment development T-cell) therapy is a personalised treatment with immediate effect,
eventually provide a new ‘operating system’ for MFT which will in decades. medicine used to treat patients with Manchester Royal Infirmary
replace current IT systems, including three existing EPR and Patient MFT will be able to offer the with certain types of leukaemia and being the first centre in the UK to
Administration Systems (PAS) and several smaller specialty systems. ground-breaking treatment to lymphoma. It is a highly complex offer this treatment to young adults
children and adults and is unique new type of immunotherapy which with leukaemia.
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Tony Walsh film – Every Child Counts The premiere of a new film featuring internationally renowned performance poet Tony Walsh was launched in January at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. The film was produced to help celebrate ten years of Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and the words used to narrate the footage had been penned by the famous wordsmith. He was inspired by poignant stories of families from whose children owe their young lives to the hospital’s medical teams and staff. The 10-minute film captures what life at the hospital means to staff, patients and their families, starring those who helped Tony in his initial brainstorming session. Tony Walsh was joined by his fellow co-stars back in January (pictured) to witness the screening premiere in the Hospital’s atrium, in support of the hospital charity. You can watch Tony’s film, Every Child Counts here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-IhphM3mxI Peninsula Group Generous donors celebrate construction doubles pledge progress on state-of-the-art helipad In April, Manchester-based Generous donors who supported the appeal to raise funds for the global employment law new state-of-the-art helipad at Manchester University NHS Foundation consultancy Peninsula Trust (MFT) attended a ‘breaking of the ground’ celebration to mark Group promised to construction work progress in February. double its existing Funding for the helipad was raised by MFT Charity’s Time Saves Lives Appeal, £1million pledge to Royal which raised a phenomenal £3.9million in just 12 months, thanks to the Manchester Children’s generosity of its supporters. Hospital Charity. Robert Bertram, from the HELP Appeal, and Stephen Lowe, representing Peninsula announced its The Stoller Charitable Trust, joined MFT Chairman Kathy Cowell OBE DL, and original commitment of Maurice Watkins CBE, Charitable Fundraising Board Chairman, to see progress £1million over 12 months on the construction project, with a visit to the roof of MFT’s Grafton Street Car ago, but in the light of Park on Oxford Road where the helipad will be situated. recent events around Individuals, businesses and community groups from across the North West COVID-19, which had made all showed their support for the Appeal. This included a generous donation of the work of the hospital £1.3million from the County Air Ambulance Trust’s HELP Appeal and £1.1million more challenging than from the government’s LIBOR fines funds in the Chancellor’s Budget. ever, as well as impacting The new helicopter landing site is expected to see an estimated 312 on charitable donations, patients airlifted to the site each year. The helipad will enable Peninsula generously critically ill or injured babies, children and adults to be decided to double its pledge airlifted straight to four major MFT hospitals, to £2million. with a high-level patient transfer corridor Peter Done, founder and connecting the helipad landing Group Managing Director site to the hospitals on of Peninsula, said: “We MFT’s Oxford Road speak regularly with the Campus. representatives of the children’s hospital and know they have been working incredibly hard throughout this period to keep the NHS staff going and keep the children safe.” 12 MFT News
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