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www.uhb.nhs.uk Good Hope Hospital
Part of University Hospitals Birmingham
NHS Foundation Trust
Good Hope Hospital June 2022
Souvenir Edition
Celebrating 70 happ
Although Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Birmingham shares its name with Her
Majesty, it is actually named after
her mother.
The old QE hospital building was officially
opened by King George VI and Queen
Elizabeth in 1939 (pictured below).
The official opening took place on 1 March
1939. It was attended by King George VI and The Platinum Jubilee weekend is being celebrated Catering are kindly supplying the delicious British
Queen Elizabeth, who delighted the local in style at UHB, with staff and patients joining in classic − scones with jam and cream − for patients’ tea,
crowds by giving the name to the hospital as the nation marks 70 years since Her Majesty and UHB Charity is providing special Jubilee cupcakes.
unannounced.
The Queen ascended the throne. And a Jubilee menu is being produced for the Trust
During a tour of the hospital, the King and
Queen spoke with many patients, including Wards at our hospitals will be getting in the restaurants on all sites. It features meals from across
little John Mealand, whom the Queen helped party spirit during the extra-long bank holiday the Commonwealth, such as: Coronation chicken,
to arrange his toy soldiers. weekend of national festivities. toad-in-the-hole and beef madras, celebrating 70
In April 1930, an expanding Birmingham
population and the need to combine the
With the very kind support of UHB Charity, years of Her Majesty’s reign. The menu will run
scientific advances taking place at the special party packs are being provided to help between Monday 6 June and Friday 10 June.
university, with access to clinical services, bring some extra merriment for those in hospital Lots of staff are getting in to the spirit of the
prompted the medical centre plans. during the Jubilee weekend. occasion. Among those doing their bit is dementia
An appeal to raise building costs was
launched, and by 1931, donations had
Red, white and blue bunting, balloons, union nurse Phil Hall, who is planning to visit some of
surpassed £600,000. flags, Jubilee programmes, and selfie-frames are the wards at Heartlands Hospital in his Union Jack
Construction began on site, with the being provided, along with colour-in crowns and waistcoat and bow tie, dishing out flags, hats and
Prince of Wales laying the foundation stone crayons for our own princes and princesses. treats and leading a sing-song.
on 23 October 1934.
The building included 740 bed spaces and
wards designed to hold two or four beds.
Some contained up to 16. Some £1,158,458
was ultimately raised for the centre.
We were there! S
The new centre was hotly anticipated
and was regarded as a thoroughly modern
centre for healthcare, which would provide
cutting edge services to the people of south
Birmingham and surrounding areas.
Today, Nuffield House is home to a variety Tina Crowley,
of hospital services including diabetes, Healthcare Assistant
audiology and corporate nursing. “’The day before the visit we had
a session on what to do and what
not to do. For example, we were
told: "Do not offer your hand
to the Queen on first greeting.
It's Your Majesty and after this,
it's mam, as in jam, not mam as
in farm.
‘’I had practised my curtsy and
decided not to do this, as I kept
losing my balance or had head
dipped too much. My most vivid
memory is The Queen’s sapphire
blue sparkling eyes. I was first in
line after the plaque was revealed and I met
the Queen.
“I was holding my knees together because
they were shaking so much. Dame Julie
introduced the Queen to me and she offered
her hand, I held her hand and spontaneously
bobbed! I told her I help to look after patients
with heart surgeries, such as post heart and
lung transplant, and also military patients. The
Queen smiled and said:"Really, that must be
very interesting." She told me to keep up the
good work and that I obviously enjoyed it.
“It was such a special day, one I have
Princess Elizabeth at Selly Oak Hospital in 1949 ©mirrorpix never forgotten.“
1952 on the same site. It will bring a spacious modern Now: for a medical documentary series "A New
facility housing a range of services, including In 2021, The Richard Salt Unit (RSU) had a face lift Lease of Life”. It wasn’t the first time TV
Then: outpatients, imaging, endoscopy, and day with a brand new look, inside and out, following cameras had been inside the Queen Elizabeth
In the early 1950s, just as the Queen was surgery, across four floors, and is set to serve extensive refurbishment works. In 2022, building Hospital; just months earlier, newspapers
coming to the throne, East Birmingham nearly half a million patients each year. work got underway to deliver two new wards reported that a TV camera had broadcast an
Hospital was about to undergo a for the site. Located between the Richard Salt operation at QE to an audience in a hall at the
transformation that would see services come Then: Unit and Fothergill Block, the wards will bring university in colour. The surgery was reflected
together for the first time on one site. The Good Hope Hospital construction also began in the hospital 48 new beds in modern clinical by a mirror over the operating table into the
introduction of maternity and outpatients 1952,but it would be another six years before it environments and will open in the early autumn. lens of the TV camera.
services to the hospital caused caused quite a opened. Mr Richard Salt, the hospital committee Now:
stir at the time, because less patients would chairman, said that it was hoped to use four 1958 In more recent times, our hospitals have
be able to have a last bath before discharge. of the hospital's wards for medical and pre- welcomed TV cameras for documentaries and
Now: convalescent care. It would be a further two Then: TV programmes including: Surgeons: Your Life
Nearly 70 years later, the brand new years in 1958 before the operating theatre and A heart operation, filmed at the Queen Elizabeth in their Hands; Life and Birth; and more
Heartlands Treatment Centre is set to open the X-ray department were built at Good Hope. Hospital, Birmingham, was shown on BBC One recently, We are England. Filmed at
June 2022 | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust 3
Green light for
innovative operation
A surgical team at University Hospitals
Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB)
said: “Operating theatres are resource intensive
environments, contributing to 25 per cent of the
Surgeon appointed
has completed the first documented ‘net
zero’ operation in the NHS − with the
Trust’s carbon output.
“We cannot achieve net zero health systems
visiting professor
patient discharged safely and recovering without making surgery more green, so this is a
well from a keyhole procedure to remove a vital proof of concept step. Bariatric consultant and Upper GI surgeon,
bowel cancer. “We now hope to work with colleagues Rishi Singhal, has been appointed as visiting
Performed at Solihull Hospital, the operation across the UK to create a wider impact across the professor of Bariatric Surgery at Birmingham
introduced several changes to the team’s whole NHS.” City University.
normal practice: The net zero operation involved all members of Holding the post until 2025, Rishi aspires
■ Using reusable gowns, drapes, and scrub caps the team including the surgeons, anaesthetists, to use the role to develop the field of
■ Giving medications through the veins for nurses, cleaners, porters, and managers. obesity and diabesity.
general anaesthesia rather than anaesthetic Tim Jones, Chief Innovation Officer at UHB, Aneel Bhangu, UHB Consultant He said: “My aim is to facilitate and
gases, which have a strong greenhouse effect added: “I would like to thank Aneel and his Surgeon and Senior Lecturer at the develop an academic environment of
■ Implementing a plan for minimising electricity colleagues for their work on delivering the first University of Birmingham research within the field of obesity where
use, including heating and lighting net zero operation in the NHS. we can nurture and develop future
■ Recycling of single-use equipment used in “As a large NHS organisation, we know UHB innovative researchers, including dietitians,
surgery, working with industry partners has a significant carbon footprint, but we are important to improving health more broadly. clinical fellows, and consultants.
■ Recycling of ‘clean’ paper and plastic waste committed to reducing this as much as possible We know that climate change and air pollution “This will enable us to build a sustainable
■ Using individually packed equipment, and only whilst still providing the care and treatment our has wide impacts on health, many of which academic future. I hope to use the
opening items as they were required patients need. aren’t measurable until years to come. I would opportunity through this collaboration
■ One consultant surgeon ran to hospital, and “I hope this net zero operation is the first of want my operation in a hospital that cares about with Birmingham City University to build
the other cycled many, not just at UHB but across the NHS.” the environment, showing its commitment to academic and clinical careers for many
Patient advocate and research involvement patients and public health.” people in the future.
UHB Consultant Surgeon and Senior Lecturer lead Dr Lesley Booth CBE said: “Reducing the Further net zero operations are planned at “I strongly believe that collaborative
at the University of Birmingham, Aneel Bhangu, environmental impact of surgery is hugely UHB in the coming weeks. research between diabetologists and
bariatric surgeons will not only help establish
a world-class research unit at UHB and
Visiting restrictions now eased
Birmingham City University, but will also
pave the way for attracting future academics
and funding into this field.”
The visiting restrictions that were in place support of a carer. Patients in critical care will be
since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, able to have two visitors. The visiting rules are: PICS roll-out
continues
have been eased, in recognition of the There is no change to the current guidance for
importance of visiting to our patients’ outpatients; patients can bring someone to their Inpatients
wellbeing and recovery. appointment, if they need them for support. Each patient will be allowed one visitor The Trust’s Prescribing Information and
The new rules allow the majority of All visitors will be required to sanitise their hands of their choice, for a maximum of two Communication System (PICS) has been
inpatients to have one visitor a day for up and wear a new surgical face mask, unless they hours per day. The visitor can be a introduced to four more wards at Good
to two hours, between 11:00-19:00, seven are exempt, whilst they are on hospital premises. different person each day. Patients in Hope Hospital.
days week. They will not need to provide a negative lateral critical care can have two visitors. Wards 3, 8, 14 and 24 went live in May,
Visiting is being arranged and managed flow test.
joining wards 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 23, the
by the ward; ward staff have the discretion The impact of easing visiting restrictions will be Emergency departments Critical Care Unit and the Homeward
to increase visiting for patients in special closely monitored and reviewed, to ensure that we One person may accompany a patient Centre, which have all adopted the PICS
circumstances, for example when a patient is have the right balance between keeping everyone in the emergency department. this year.
deteriorating or dying, or if they require the safe, whilst supporting patients’ wellbeing. However, this does not apply to minor PICS is a bespoke electronic health
injuries, where special circumstances record, that provides sophisticated
will apply, due to restricted space. clinical decision support that directly
improves the safety and quality of
Day surgery patient care across all of our hospitals.
Visits are permitted under special PICS has already been rolled out to
circumstances only. most of Heartlands Hospital and Solihull
Hospital.
Children, including neonates
For paediatric wards, each child can
have two parents/carers visit a day (one
at a time), with one parent/carer able
to remain overnight. In the neonatal
unit, the new rules will see visiting
open for both parents/named carers.
Maternity
Two birth partners are allowed when
in active labour, with one visitor
permitted to the post-natal ward.
See www.uhb.nhs.uk for the latest news
4 University Hospitals
Birmingham Charity Get in touch! charities@uhb.nhs.uk hospitalcharity.org
0121 371 4852 @UHBCharity
Thousands benefit from
Dates for your diary
Sunrise Snowdon
2022 Do summit rewarding and
home away from home
climb Mount Snowdon through
28 MAY the night, with the hospital
16 JULY charity! See the sun rise from
the top of the mountain, whilst
raising money for your local hospital. Places
cost £50 and are only available to over 18s.
Your ticket includes coach travel to and from
central Birmingham, and snacks and water to Fisher House, the home away from home however great or small
keep you going on the trek. for both serving and ex-military patients enable us to provide a much-
and their families, is celebrating its ninth valued service.”
ƀ To find out more go to: anniversary. It costs the charity £25
hospitalcharity.org/events Since opening its doors in 2013, the house on a night for a family to stay
charities@uhb.nhs.uk the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site has given free at Fisher House, a small
accommodation to more than 5,000 people. amount that makes a huge
Your continued support and donations is difference. It allows families
needed to sustain this level of support and to live in a stress-free
care. UHB Charity is eternally thankful to environment and be a short
the organisations, charities, companies and distance away from their
individuals who continue to support Fisher loved ones.
House. Fundraising Manager,
The house, managed by Patrick Hogan and a Cathryn Worth said: “Fisher
dedicated team, has 18 spacious bedrooms and House is entirely charity funded and receives no
large, welcoming communal areas. The house Ministry of Defence or Government funding. We
Skydives is designed for people of all abilities with an are incredibly grateful to all those
Take your fundraising to new open plan set up, wide corridors and wheelchair who support the funding of the house.”
2022 heights, with a tandem skydive accessible lifts.
with the hospital charity. Patrick said: “It’s with great pride we’ve ¬ If you can, please donate so we can
SUMMER Secure your place now for £50, reached nine years old, enabling over 5,500 support more military families through
DATES with a minimum sponsorship of people to spend time close to their loved challenging times. hospitalcharity.org/
£400. Face your fears and raise ones whilst being treated in QEHB. Donations fisherhouseuk
money for your local hospital.
ƀ To book your tickets go to: Left to right:
hospitalcharity.org/events Rosemary Faulkes,
charities@uhb.nhs.uk Philippa Lewis,
Robyn Tams,
Yorkshire Three Peaks Thamara Perera
Take on one of the UK’s most and Matthew
2022 popular three-peaks routes in a Armstrong
safe, supportive, and feel-good
SUMMER
way. You’ll walk with a group
DATES of friendly fellow challengers,
and first-aid certified mountain
leaders who will do all the navigation, leaving
you free to immerse yourself in this incredible
experience.
ƀ To book your tickets go to:
hospitalcharity.org/events
charities@uhb.nhs.uk
Wolf Run
New for 2022. Join the hospital
2022 charity on the ultimate 10km
course over obstacles, water
4 SEPT and of course MUD. Places
available for adults and children
between seven and 17 years
old. Adult places are £50 with a minimum of Pets in hospitals
£250 sponsorship, child places are £20 with a
minimum of £50 sponsorship. Running in patients' memory Specially assessed dogs through the Pets in
ƀ To book your tickets go to: Philippa Lewis and the team from In an effort to not feel helpless at this Hospitals scheme have made a return.
hospitalcharity.org/events the Liver Department at the Queen incredibly sad situation, I wanted to get The scheme enables dogs to visit patients at
charities@uhb.nhs.uk Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham share out there and do some fundraising in their the hospitals, helping to reduce their anxiety and
their experience of taking part in the memory. I am doing this for them, as I sadly enhance patient communication and interaction.
Birmingham Half Marathon and 10k races. didn’t get a chance to say my goodbyes.” Last month, one of our incredible volunteers Ann
Philippa said: “I support young people Altogether they raised nearly £6,000 Claridge, brought her pooch Bonnie to meet
GET INVOLVED! who need liver treatments in their
transition from Birmingham Children’s
Hospital to the Queen Elizabeth, which
to fund cutting edge research into liver
disorders.
staff in the Emergency Department to help boost
morale. Staff told us it was a lovely surprise and
really made their day.
To find out how you can support the
can be a very difficult time. I form close ƀ If your ward or department would like You can support Pets in Hospital by donating
work of UHB Charity, get in touch with
the team: connections with my patients and their to take part in fundraising to support £7 a month which will pay for the training and
families over the years. your patients, sign up to one of our equipment for one of the specially assessed dogs.
hospitalcharity.org @uhbcharity “Very sadly during the pandemic, four events or email charities@uhb.nhs.uk
@uhbcharity @uhbcharity patients who I worked closely with died. for more information. ¬ Visit our website to donate https://www.
charities@uhb.nhs.uk hospitalcharity.org/petsinhospital
If you would like to support your local hospital, please donate at hospitalcharity.org/donate
June 2022 | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust 5
Patients benefit from Commemorative
artwork plan
new same day service
As part of our plans to recognise and
remember the amazing contributions
of our colleagues in response to the
pandemic, we will be creating and
installing artwork across our hospital
sites and community locations.
Our Trust is made up of thousands
of individuals who make our team
A recent report has shown that UHB is
kind, bold and connected. Each of you
one of the top trusts nationally for the
represent a unique piece of UHB and
proportion of patients benefitting from
we would like the art installations to
Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC).
reflect every part of our team. We would
SDEC is the provision of same day care, for
therefore like to invite you to be part of
emergency patients who would otherwise be
this project.
admitted to hospital. Patients presenting to
Over the coming months, we will be
emergency departments with relevant conditions
photographing staff across our sites.
can be quickly assessed, diagnosed and treated
Your photograph will form part of
without being admitted to a ward, and if clinically
a large piece of art, that will include
safe to do so, will go home the same day.
headshots of our many staff members.
UHB has SDEC areas at Good Hope Hospital,
If you would like to be part of this
Heartlands Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital
piece of history and feature in this
Birmingham.
artwork, you can join one of our drop-
SDEC is one of the ways the NHS is working to
in sessions over the next few months.
provide the right care, in the right place, at the
Dates, times and locations of these
right time for patients.
sessions are available on the intranet, via
Ed Landon, Managing Director – Division
the QR code below.
3, said: “It’s great that the hard work of the
We will frequently be updating the
teams who set up and work in our busy SDEC
page with new dates and locations, so
areas has been recognised against the national
please keep an eye out if you would like
benchmarking data. It’s also a reflection of the Service, who can refer patients direct into our Scan this QR code to
to take part.
work which has gone into our hospital streaming SDEC areas. A huge thank you to all involved – watch a two-minute
projects and our collaborative working with we know that our patients are benefitting from film about SDEC:
primary care and West Midlands Ambulance this service.” ƀ We would love to see as many of
you involved as possible, to make
this a really special
Farewell to free spirit
piece of work. If you
have any queries,
please contact:
communications@uhb.
Colleagues on Ward 410 at Queen Elizabeth “She was definitely a free spirit, good friend nhs.uk
Hospital Birmingham, have paid tribute to Pat and colleague and supportive to all – the wards
Foster, a much-loved member of staff, who has very own agony aunt.
died at the age of 65. “Pat was always the life and soul of the ward;
Pat had worked as a domestic and a health cheerful and cracking a joke, which had not only Improved system for
care assistant at the former Selly Oak Hospital, the staff, but the patient in hysterics. Losing Pat
before services moved to QEHB. She has
worked in trauma on Ward 410 since it opened
has left a tremendous hole in all of our hearts.” radiology alerts
in 2010. The second phase of the new RAD-Alert
Last October, she was suddenly given a system went live on 1 May.
terminal cancer diagnosis after complaining I was lucky to work RAD-Alert is a new, much-improved
system for electronic distribution of
of a small pain in her kidneys. She died on 16
April in St. Mary’s Hospice. with Pat only this radiology reports and critical alerts.
The first phase was launched in April, with
Her funeral took place on 17 May at Kings
Norton’s St. Nicolas Church.
past year; from the daily emails being sent out summarising all
Pat leaves a daughter, Tracy Price, and sons
Sean Foster and Shane Smith-Foster. Tracy
first time I met her, I examinations requested by consultants that
were authorised during the previous day.
works for UHB and is a sister on Ward 412. knew she was a force Since 1 May, email notifications of urgent
and unexpected findings are also live.
They worked together for many years and this
family bond enabled a fantastic rapport with to be reckoned with. Now that RAD-Alert has been
implemented, it will mean the Trust has
any patient they came in contact with.
Ward Manager and Senior Sister Tina Draper
Pat was the most one automated system for raising and
said: “I was lucky to work with Pat only this amazing HCA, she tracking alerts operating across the whole
organisation.
past year and from the first time I met her, I
knew she was a force to be reckoned with. was caring and
“She was the most amazing HCA; she
always putting the
Keep up with
was caring and always putting the needs of
others first.
“However, she was also prone to speaking
needs of others first
her mind; a straight talker, Pat would challenge
anyone, no matter who they were!
“Pat was famous on our ward for the
Tina Draper UHB online
milkshake round, where she would make ice Ward manager and Senior Sister
cream milkshakes, utilising leftover ice creams
from the dinner round and meritene shakes. uhb.nhs.uk
The patients loved it and this encouraged those facebook.com/uhbtrust
patients with the poorest of appetites to get
much needed nutrients. twitter.com/uhbtrust
See www.uhb.nhs.uk for the latest news
6 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | June 2022
Celebrating
our colleagues
During May, celebrations have taken place to mark:
International Day of the Midwife; World Hand Hygiene
Day; International Nurses Day; and National Operating
Department Practitioner (ODP) Day.
Do you recognise anyone in this picture? Happy Nurses Day Poem
It is thought to be Group 208, taken in the late 1970s. – written by Helen H from Harborne Ward
There are angels that walk on Earth,
Wearing uniforms of blue,
I hope they feel appreciated in the job they do.
They dedicate all their time,
To help those in need,
They strive to do their best for us,
And most of the time they succeed.
Sad times sometimes happen,
But the care is always there.
The compassion and respect they show
makes them truly rare.
They never show their stresses,
And always wear a smile.
These angels are called nurses,
And they go that extra mile.
So thank you to all nurses,
In any shade of blue.
Please always remember that we really appreciate you.
Gemma Rees
Gemma joined the Trust at Heartlands
Hospital as a Band 5 Midwife in
September 2013. Gemma has worked in Down memory lane...
various roles including delivery suite; by Mary Passant (was Murphy)
antenatal and postnatal wards; the
midwifery led unit; and, for a short – Queen Elizabeth School of Nursing 1981
time, as a bereavement specialist “In May 1981, I moved into the nursing home and started my career
midwife on Eden Suite at Heartlands as a nurse, the first few days of training were about the rules and the
Hospital. dos and don’ts.
Gemma is currently a delivery suite “Nursing home rules were no noise, no smoking, no running, no
coordinator at Good Hope Hospital, parties, no alcohol, and no men were allowed in the nursing home.
where she has worked since March “On the first day, we were fitted with uniforms and shown how
2020, moving there right at the start to press and stiffen the hats and aprons. We all had a cape, which I
of the pandemic. She worked in retail loved! We were also taken to a room where a salesman showed us
when she left school, because it took the shoes we had to wear. He checked our sizes and we then had to
five years of applying to university to order two pairs each. The money was deducted from our first salary.
secure a place on a midwifery course, There was a Lloyds Bank on the QE site, which we had to join to have
but always knew that being a midwife our salary paid into.
was what she wanted to do. “The course was intense, but amazing, and gave me the
She said: “My favourite parts of foundations which have served me well for the last 41 years. Life has
my job are the amazing teams I work moved on and nursing has evolved; I have so many stories across the
alongside and continuously learn from, years, but I will never forget to always have a clean uniform and shoes
as well as meeting and learning about and to care for every patient in a way you would want your own
the women and their families. Every day family to be cared for. Give your best and be your best.“
there is something different.”
Building healthier lives
June 2022 | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust 7
Toolkit to support
staff wellbeing
Nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare
professional (AHP) colleagues and students,
work within a variety of settings, in complex,
pressurised roles, and demanding specialties.
The School of Nursing, AHPs and
Midwifery provide learning and career
development opportunities for staff at any
point in their career. Underpinning this, the
School also provides wellbeing support and
pastoral care for our students, apprentices,
and staff.
We all need looking after, and by
supporting these colleagues, the School
World Hand Hygiene Day is helping to build healthier and happier
The Infection Prevention and Control working lives for our employees, which
Team marked World Hand Hygiene ultimately has a ripple effect to our patients
Day this year, by visiting wards and and the wider community.
departments to recognise the good work As part of this, Zoe Peryer, Senior
to promote and maintain high hand Educator in the Professional Development
hygiene standards. and Education Team has developed a new,
People were given certificates by the comprehensive and evidence-based pastoral
Infection Prevention and Control team toolkit to support the Education Team’s
across all hospital sites. work.
Dr Khaled Elfandi said: “Hand hygiene The toolkit includes many ways to offer
is crucial for reducing transmission of support to staff, and is inclusive, recognising
infection to patients within our care. It is neurodiversity, gender awareness, mental
important that patients observe us doing health awareness and unconscious bias.
this, before any interactions. By being This is the beginning of a journey
good role models, we’re all able to set the to honour the Trust, and the School’s
standards to keep patients safe.” commitment to pastoral support and
development conversations, in line with our
Trust values of Kind, Connected and Bold.
Zoe said: “We know that supporting
staff with their wellbeing is not a ‘one size
fits all’. We want our staff to feel valued,
empowered and supported, and we
recognise that support needs to be person-
centred and inclusive.
“This new toolkit has three main pathways
in line with the School’s values, and includes
constructive and supportive tools, resources
and approaches.
“We want staff to feel a sense of
belonging to their clinical area and to the
Trust, and feel part of a valued team; to
be able to grow in the organisation, and
develop both personally and professionally;
and to feel inspired to contribute to excellent
and innovative quality patient care and
improve staff experience.”
Watch out for more information on the
Interim Chief Nurse, Margaret Garbett, thanked new pastoral model of care offered by the
midwifery and nursing teams. In a video posted on School of Nursing, AHPs and Midwifery.
staff Facebook groups, she said:
“I just want to say a heartfelt thank you to Keep up-to-date on the
everybody. You do an amazing job, make an
School’s activities
amazing difference to people and their families.
I am really proud of you, the Trust is amazingly via social media:
proud of you, please always remember that you @uhb_son
make a difference.” facebook.com/
SchoolofNursingAHPsandMidwifery
International Day of the Midwife is marked every ŗ @uhb_son
year. Teams across the maternity units celebrated
the day with tea and cake, and took the time to
reflect on the past two years and their dedication
to supporting women and their babies in our
communities throughout the pandemic.
See www.uhb.nhs.uk for the latest news
8 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | June 2022
WEEKDAYS
New travel site aids
getting to work
Midday The Golden Hour Hits from 50’s-80’s
Light Lunch, Big Band Classic
1pm
Standards, and Radio Days Music
10pm The Soul Train by Peter Bayliss
11pm Late Night Love Songs
BHBN Music Selection throughout the day
We know that however you get to work, UHB also has a Cycling to Work Scheme Ķ Ride in style with extra legroom, free Wi-
between live shows
commuting even short distances can be partner, Cycle Solutions, so that staff can Fi, stop announcements and USB charging
MONDAY
stressful. purchase a bike and all the safety gear and ports on the most comfortable buses in our
10am The Morning Show – Joy Bourne region, ever!
But whether it is knowing you are helping to clothing needed, at big discounts via salary
4pm Good Vibrations, Jo Connop improve the air we all breath by not making a sacrifice – up to £10,000. Ķ Don’t queue for a car park ever again
8pm Evening Show, Dale Hobson polluting car journey on your own, or eliminating
the hassle of queuing for a limited number of car Why cycle? TRAIN TO WORK
TUESDAY parking spaces, by using one of the many bus or Ķ Lower cost Most train stations for our hospitals
The Morning Show – Anya McCutcheon-
10am train services that service our hospital sites - it Ķ No traffic or car park queues are within a 5-15 minute walk (sadly
Wells
doesn't always need to be stressful. Ķ Get fit during your commute - saving time except Heartlands Hospital, which
2pm Music from Stage & Screen
We want to help make your getting to work for you (and maybe gym fees!) has a station around a 30 minute walk away) –
6pm Best of the 80’ Rich Pemberton journey more of a joy, so we’ve put together Ķ Maintain a healthy weight generally, our hospitals are well served by the rail
8pm Evening Show, Paul Millington a new staff travel information website to give Ķ You can join colleagues on routes and network. All aboard!
you the latest information on all of the newest make new pals – partner up with someone
WEDNESDAY initiatives and options to choose the most more experienced if you’re unsure Why go by train?
10am The Morning Show, Rich Pemberton convenient, healthy and more environmentally Ķ Use one of the available apps to find a Ķ Why not? Sit back, read a book, catch
BHBNcountry Kira Hughes & Dave friendly option for you. route-mate, or choose a lower-impact route up with a friend, get absorbed by TikTok
2pm
Horton with not as many steep hills or Facebook on your smart phone. You
Words & Music Extra – Brian WALKING TO WORK can’t tune out like this in the car, so take
6pm
Henderson / Ella Iggulden Even if it is for part of the journey, BUS TO WORK advantage of more ‘you’ time
8pm Evening Show, Doug Jackson walking can provide a convenient Our region has an excellent Ķ Compared to the costs of running a car
THURSDAY way to reduce your transport costs, network of bus routes with a huge or commuting longer distances, getting the
10am The Morning Show – Dave Horton
get fitter and de-stress. number of routes servicing each train will save you money in the long run
of our hospital sites, they have never been more Ķ Mile for mile, trains help improve our air
2pm Playing it Cool, Pete Bayliss What are the benefits of walking? comfortable, clean or convenient for passengers. quality by reducing harmful emissions with
6pm Tea Time Show, Chris Friday Ķ It is free and boosts energy levels while They also get priority bus lanes to get you places fewer cars on the road
reducing stress levels quicker, and you get extra leg room on lots of Ķ Trains are incredibly reliable, and stations
8pm Evening Show, Leon Lewis
Ķ Improves sleep, reduces blood pressure services for added comfort. run close to our sites, so you can get some
FRIDAY and promotes a healthy heart steps in too and simply feel healthier – all
10am The Morning Show – Paul Stanley Ķ Helps to maintain a healthy weight Why go by bus? of the stations near our sites are accessible
Ķ Does not require special equipment, Ķ Discounted travel for NHS staff with with parking and step free access too
4pm The Weekender, Bill Waldron
permits, or venues unlimited travel on bus, train and metro in Ķ No car park queues = much less stress
6pm Thank BHBN it’s Friday, David Elliott Ķ You can do it with a friend or colleague the West Midlands area, all day, every day –
8pm Evening Show, Andy Swaby and talk the whole way – it’s good to get available via dedicated NHS staff portal Visit the new staff travel website
things off your chest Ķ Save money by not paying to park or containing all updated and
SATURDAY filling the tank up in the car (or ditch the car refreshed content to get your
9am BHBNgold, Colin Monnaf CYCLING TO WORK completely) journeys more joyful. You’ll also
11am Pete Bayliss’s Music Box Who has the time to get to a gym, Ķ Improve the air we all breath with a find access to commuter discounts:
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Hill get on their bikes.
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Building healthier lives
June 2022 | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust 9
Programme’s global impact
The Solihull Approach, created nearly
30 years ago to support emotional
health and well-being, has grown into a
programme which is making a difference
across the world.
It was 1996 and the internet was in its early
No place
days, when clinical psychologist Hazel Douglas
MBE working with health visitors recognised that
families needed more support and information.
They put together the first of many resources
and, since then, the programme has grown with
ongoing demand for its evidence-based model in
like home
training, online courses and resources.
At its heart is a long-term mission to increase 'There’s no place like home?' was the theme
an individual’s emotional and mental health of this year’s UHB End-of-Life Conference
from conception to old age. The Solihull for staff, which focused on different
Approach model is used by a wide range of pathways of care at end of life, advanced
people from midwives, health visitors, family care planning, preferred place of care and
workers, psychologists, nurses, foster carers, death, and more generally, how to open up
social workers and teachers to firefighters and conversations around death, dying and grief
prison officers and in homes, hospitals, clinics, Left to right: Dr Rebecca with patients and their loved ones.
companies, schools and prisons. Johnson, Mary Reeston and A wide range of expert speakers gave
The programme is popular in the United Hazel Douglas MBE presentations at the event. Dr Kathryn
Kingdom and across the world with a centre in Mannix, palliative care consultant and author
Australia. Its recent global appeal ranges from of ‘With The End In Mind’ and ‘Listen’,
Iceland and Malta to Nigeria and Ghana. Hazel said: “Nobody would have thought Why is emotional health relevant to talked about her work with Hospice UK
In the early days, the team was part of the all those years ago that The Solihull Approach hospitals? The Kaiser Permanente on advanced care planning; and end of life
Solihull Community Trust which then became would have become such a success. We wanted Hospital Group in the USA carried out care advocate, Tommy Whitelaw, gave his
part of Heartlands Hospital. The Solihull to make information available which would be research in the 1990s, looking at how personal experience of caring for his mother
Approach has a small team which includes Mary useful to people at different times in their lives. many Adverse Childhood Experiences and the importance of intelligent kindness.
Rheeston, who was one of the health visitors To tell you the truth, we were shocked when we the tens of thousands of people coming Members of staff who have gone
who worked with Hazel on the first resource started looking into what was available and it has through their doors had experienced. above and beyond in demonstrating
pack. Development manager Dr Rebecca grown from there.” They found that the risk of physical compassionate care for patients and their
Johnson, a clinical psychologist, joined the team Trust staff can access free online resources ill health increased as the number of families at end of life, were also celebrated
a few years later. from the programme. These include ones for incidents in childhood increased. This has on the day, with individuals awarded
parents, staff who want to give their relationships been confirmed in many studies across certificates of excellence.
an MoT, parents who want to understand their the world since then. In other words, Dawn Chaplin, Deputy Director of End-
teenager’s brains and others for colleagues good emotional health in childhood of-Life and Bereavement and the event’s
working in high pressure environments. helps protect against physical ill health organiser, said: "After a very tough couple of
■ To find out more go to: www.inourplace. in adulthood. years, it has felt amazing to bring together
co.uk and apply the ‘Access Code’: teams from across the acute, community
UHBSTAFF and hospice sectors to engage and share
HRH Queen ■ To return to the course(s) go to www. ■ To prove that you are a UHB member of knowledge, experience and resources that
Elizabeth II inourplace.co.uk and sign in! staff you will need a code word which can be used in our day-to-day work with
awards MBE to ■ For technical support, contact solihull. can be found on the UHB intranet home patients and families.
Hazel Douglas approach@uhb.nhs.uk or 0121 296 4448, page – it’s the last word of the footer at “Working in end of life care can be
Monday to Friday. 9am to 5pm the bottom of the page! challenging, but these conversations are vital
to ensure our patients and families receive
the best possible care. We can help make
Treatment centre taking shape
an often unbearable time a little easier by
putting families at the heart of everything
we do.”
Work on the inside of the new Heartlands • Three day case theatres
Treatment Centre is progressing well. • Two Interventional radiology rooms Our Trust values
The rooms are really taking shape; lifts have • Four endoscopy rooms
The Trust has introduced a new set of
been installed, windows are in place, and • Two urology treatment rooms
values, after asking staff for their views.
flooring is complete up to the third floor of • A minor operations room
UHB colleagues were asked what
the four-storey building. Doors are due to be • A 55 space recovery area
they value most about the Trust and
installed in the next few months. ■ Third floor: a centralised decontamination
were invited to make suggestions about
The new facility will have five floors, which will unit
what they would like to see in a new set
provide the following clinical services:
of values.
■ Lower ground floor: ambulatory imaging, ¬ For further information go to: www.uhb.
We listened to all your feedback
with MRI; CT; ultra sound and plain X-ray nhs.uk/htc
and, based on what we heard, we have
facilities
launched the new set.
■ Ground floor: an outpatient floor,
with access to blood test services and
a centralised pre-operative assessment
service, for surgical and endoscopy
patients
■ First floor: a specialist outpatients floor
with facilities for therapies, ear nose and
throat services and audiology.
■ Second floor: a procedure floor
providing:
See www.uhb.nhs.uk for the latest news
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Staff on Ward 727 at QEHB invited Bellfield Infant
School in Northfield to draw pictures of the Queen
for the ward and organised an afternoon tea.
In this special edition of news@ we are marking the
Jubilee with a look back at the memorable day that
the Queen visited QEHB in 2012 as well as the time
she visited Selly Oak Hospital, just a few years before
she became Queen.
In 1949, Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen, and
Prince Philip visited Selly Oak Hospital and spent time
in the Women’s Ward as part of their tour. Selly Oak
Hospital, once part of UHB, closed in 2011 and its
services transferred to QEHB.
As attention turns to Her Majesty’s 70 years on the
throne, we turn back the clock to look back at the last
70 years of our own history.
Staff recall the day the Queen visited QEHB
my application stand out by saying since I worked to build a new life in the UK,
in Limb Reconstruction, I was the only nurse being chosen to be in the line-
specialist who carried spanners in her pocket! up to meet the Queen
Meeting Her Majesty the Queen that day and and Prince Philip. Well I did.
telling her about my role at QEHB was a great And I could not have been
honour and a day I will never forget.” more proud of my heritage,
of my then, 14 years of
Asha Jassal, working in finance at UHB in
Corporate Finance Manager – Research, ops and in corporate.
Development and Innovation “I can honestly say it is
“Imagine being the granddaughter of a proud still my most treasured and
Indian military man, who served in the British memorable day of being at
Indian Army and came to the UK in the 1960s UHB; the gorgeous weather,
the amazing atmosphere, the band playing,
the sheer excitement, seeing the Queen
a few feet away and to top it off, shaking
hands and talking to Prince Philip.”
Roberta Batchelor, Ward Manager
Lucy Bartram, Senior Graphic Designer Liz Willmott, “When I was little, the Queen had given
“I couldn't believe that I had been chosen Superintendent Pharmacist my dad a medal, and I wanted to say
to meet the Queen and to represent “When we were asked to write why we hello to her then but I couldn't. I was
UHB. I was also a patient at the time and wanted to be part of the group meeting privileged to met Prince Charles and
the Queen asked me about the different the Queen and Duke, I wrote on behalf of Prince Edward when they had visited us
perspective it gave me.” the new pharmacy robot and was incredibly previously, but meeting the Queen and
proud to be selected to greet the Duke. Prince Philip was on another level! I got
Philippa Bridgeman, Clinical Nurse His sense of humour was evident at every up early that day, to make sure I looked
Specialist Limb Reconstruction interaction in our group; it’s no wonder prestige in my uniform. The strange
“I remember the application process to get some of the best and happiest images of the thing was, that I wasn't even nervous
a chance to meet The Queen, as so many Queen over the years have been when she when my friend and I held the flowers for
people wanted to be there. I tried to make was with him.” the Queen.”
Heartlands, film crews followed ITU nursing Now: first student-led clinical learning environment, Now
teams on a night shift, showing the often unseen Since 2020, Solihull Hospital has and which were opened in 2020 and 2021 Today, UHB's automated biochemistry labs
world of ourhospitals at night. continues to play a crucial role in supporting respectively. can process over 80 different types of tests
UHB to be able to offer local patients their and process around 5,000 patient samples
1961 elective surgical procedures. There are 1967 each day!
considerable waiting lists for urgent surgical
Then: procedures, due to the unprecedented Then: 1969
In early 1961, work began to modernise the main impact of COVID-19; the capacity that Solihull A new £20,000 biochemical lab opens at
building of Solihull Hospital. The work cost about Hospital provides is absolutely essential to Heartlands. This new automated lab can Then:
£30,000 and was expected to last 18 months, treat as many patients as possible, in a timely perform 16 types of tests on blood. It is hoped 1972: 100th kidney transplant takes place at
but initially had to be postponed due to the way, to provide them with the best possible in the future that this will rise to 21 different QEHB. The first five were carried out in 1968.
influenza outbreak, which meant the hospital clinical outcomes. types and there will be capacity to do these Now:
had to provide as many beds as possible to Solihull is now also home to innovative for all patients admitted to hospital, which UHB has the second largest renal dialysis
support the efforts. During the work, 45 of the services, including the Enhanced Pre- averaged at the time, 45 a day. programme in the UK and has the largest solid
hospital’s 157 bed places were out of use. Operative Care (EPOC) unit, and the Trust’s organ transplantation programme in Europe.Her Majesty The Queen is about to become the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of incredible service to the nation. To mark the occasion, we’re looking back at her visit to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) almost 10 years ago. This was during her Diamond Jubilee Tour and the Queen was accompanied by her husband, the late Duke of Edinburgh. Her majesty officially opened the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham on 12 July 2012, to the delight of those who gathered to greet her. The Royal couple were welcomed by cheering, flag-waving crowds outside the building’s main entrance before moving inside to talk to patients, staff and volunteers. They were welcomed by the then Chief Executive of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), Dame Julie Moore, and the former chairman of the Trust, Sir Albert Bore. Following a speech by Dame Julie, and a video showing the hospital at work, the Queen unveiled a piece of commemorative glasswork by a local artist. Dame Julie said at the time: “The Trust has a long history with the Queen Elizabeth name, with the Queen Mother naming the old hospital in 1939. It’s fitting that the name has moved to our fantastic new building. “The visit today is a tribute to all the hard work our staff have put in to make sure the new hospital has been such a tremendous success.” During her visit, the Queen walked by a bust of the Queen Mother, which was transferred to the main entrance of the QEHB from the old Queen Elizabeth Hospital for the official opening.
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