Autumn/Winter 2013/14
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Latest news
Read about what has been happening in the Trust
Foundation Trust update
Find out about our application
The NHS today
Read about the changes to the NHS
Solent successes
Read about what we have done well
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Welcome from Ros
Welcome to the Shine newsletter. Solent NHS Trust has
been very busy. We have continued to work with our
service users and support our staff.
We had elections for our new governors. They will help
us to consider you when we make decisions.
You can read about what we have been doing in this
newsletter.
Thank you for supporting us and helping us to lead the
way in local care.
Kind regards
Kind regards
Dr Ros Tolcher - Chief Executive
Have you got a story to share?
Do you have a story to share? Perhaps you have won an
award or raised money for charity...
• Contact the Membership Team. You can phone us
on 023 8060 8889
• or email us at [email protected].
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Lots of things happened in the
summer and autumn
• We started IMPACT. IMPACT is a group to help our
staff share ideas.
• The catering staff at the Jersey Hospital and the Royal
South Hants Hospital, Southampton shared ideas.
• It was World Breastfeeding Week.
• We opened the Solent Recovery College, which we
are running together with Highbury College.
• The Solent Recovery College helps people with mental
health illnesses. It helps them to manage their illness. It
also helps them get further education in Portsmouth.
• Find out more by contacting Toni King on 023 9268
0200 or by email [email protected].
• We went to the Portsmouth Target training day. We
talked to doctors and nurses about Solent NHS Trust.
• In Portsmouth, we had a ‘Faith, hope, love’ meeting
to see how we can work with different faiths and
religions to help our patients.
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Lots of things happened in the
summer and autumn
• We also had a meeting about mental health. People
from different ethnic groups came and met people
from the NHS and other services.
• We opened our new Sexual Health clinic in
Aldershot.
• The neuro-rehabilitation team had an open day at the
Western Community Hospital in Southampton.
Neuro-rehabilitation means we help people with
problems with their nervous system. People came
and found out about what happens at the hospital.
• We supported the Stoptober campaign to help
people stop smoking.
• Some of our staff learnt more about lung diseases
and asthma.
Meet your governors
We had elections in the summer for our new governors.
• They are getting ready for when we are a Foundation Trust.
• They have lots of different experience and skills. They will help
us to think about you when we make decisions.
• If you have a question for a governor, contact the Membership
Team. You can phone us on 023 8060 8889
• or email us at [email protected].
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We are the best of the best!
We won 2 awards at the Best of Health Awards in
October.
• The Brooker Ward team at The Limes won the
award for Mental Health Team of the Year.
• Gill Calvert suggested the team for the award. The
team looked after Gill’s husband, Tony, when he was
ill with dementia. Sadly, he died after a stroke.
• Gill said “They cared for Tony in a kind,
professional and loving way. They were available,
night and day. They listened and took notice of what
we said. They answered all our questions. They made
a very difficult time as easy as it could be.”
• Pauline Taylor won the award for Community
Worker of the Year.
• Kim Taylor suggested Pauline for the award. Kim’s
daughter, Mia, was born with a rare illness. Pauline
helped Kim and her family. Sadly, Mia died aged 9
weeks and a day.
• Kim said “Pauline was amazing. She always
listened to us. She helped us at the hospital.
She arranged for us to stay with Mia. Our other
children even call her Auntie Pauline.”
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Foundation Trust update
Monitor has been visiting us and gathering information.
Monitor is the group who will decide if we can become a
Foundation Trust.
• The CQC (Care Quality Commission) will make sure that our
services are safe, caring, and do their job. The CQC will do
this in March 2014.
• The CQC will tell Monitor what it finds out about us. Then
Monitor will make their decision.
• We hope to become a Foundation Trust in June 2014.
• We now have more than 10,500 members.
VIP
VIP is our way of saying ‘thank you’ to staff who have
done great work for the Trust.
• You can suggest a colleague who has made a big
difference to patients or to their colleagues.
• VIP means Valued, Involved and Proud.
• Our next VIP celebration will be in March 2014.
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The big interview with Alex
Whitfield, Chief Operating Officer
• What does a Chief Operating Officer do? I make sure
that we deliver all our services and reach all our targets.
• Why did you decide to work in the NHS? I enjoy
challenges and want to work to improve our society.
Working in the NHS gives me the chance to do this.
• If you could do any job in the world, apart from
working in the NHS, what would you do? My work in
Solent keeps me very busy, but I would like to work with the
United Nations.
• What is the best thing about your job? Talking and
listening to staff, patients and clinical teams.
• What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? I have a
busy family life with 2 children, 3 stepsons and
3 step-grandchildren. I teach at Sunday school and enjoy
reading in a book club.
• If you won the lottery, how would you spend the
money? I would help my family and friends. I would help
young people here and in Lesotho, Africa.
• What single thing would you take to a desert island,
and why? A piano and sheet music so that I could practise!
• What was the first song you ever bought? Sweet
Dreams by Eurythmics.
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The NHS today
The way the NHS is organised changed in April 2013.
• The Department of Health is in charge of health care
and social care.
• The Department of Health gives money to the Clinical
Commissioning Groups and NHS England to pay for
health care.
• The Clinical Commissioning Groups decide who provides
health care. They use the money from the Department of
Health to buy health care from groups like the NHS.
• NHS England keeps an eye on the Clinical Commissioning
Groups to improve people’s health in England. NHS
England buys special care and arranges GP services.
• Public Health England is a group in the Department of
Health. It leads and supports health decisions.
• Health and Wellbeing Boards are a way for lots of
health groups to discuss how to provide health care.
• Healthwatch is a group which makes sure that we listen
to the users of health care. They support local people
when they have a complaint.
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Time for a check up?
Quick Check is a test for people who have had
unprotected sex. This means that you did not use
a condom when you had sex.
• Quick Check tests for sexually transmitted infections.
• The test takes about 10 minutes.
• You can get a Quick Check by going to any of our
sexual health clinics.
• Find out more at
www.letstalkaboutit.nhs.uk/quickcheck.
Solent surgeries
Portswood Solent Surgery is a new doctor’s surgery in
Linfield Road, Southampton.
• Find out about Portswood Solent Surgery on their
website www.solent.nhs.uk/portswoodgp.
• You can also phone them on 023 8058 5858.
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Thanks a bunch
Thanks a bunch is our way of saying thank you
to staff who have done extra in their jobs to help
colleagues or service users.
• It is a hard decision for Dr Ros Tolcher, our Chief
Executive, to make about the final winner.
• Here are some of our winners:
Central Community Health Team
Sharon Davies, Yvonne Pope, Ros Kirby, Adele Robinson,
Lisa Gibbons and the rest of the RiO Team
Sue Cook
Lynda Alford
Lauren Adams, Kerry Harris and Karen Gray
Helen Moody
Dr Sylvia Ellis
Maddie Torrie and Natalie D’anna Brown
The East Community Health Team
Janet Webster
Cathy Davenport
Mandy Mayes
Reena Mani
Pauline Taylor
Jane Butt
If you would like to suggest a member of staff for
Thanks a bunch, email [email protected].
Back on Track
Students at Highbury College have made a short film.
• The film is to help young people whose education has been held
up by mental health problems.
• You can see this film by clicking on the Time to Change logo on
our website at www.solent.nhs.uk.
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Mental health in the community
The Mental Health Service works to keep
people at home in Portsmouth.
• The Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team
care for people at home who are having a mental
health crisis. This means that they can stay at home.
• When people with mental health problems go to
hospital, sometimes they lose skills. It is better for
them to stay at home.
One plan
Our goal is to lead the way in local care.
• We need to be clear and plan how to work
together so that we can do this.
• Our Integrated Business Plan describes what
our plans are. It describes how we will
achieve our plans.
• You can read it by clicking on the Our
Documents logo on our website at www.
solent.nhs.uk.
• If you would like a paper copy of the plan,
email [email protected].
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Solent successes
Dr Raj Patel became the 5th person to receive a gold
medal from the International Union against Sexually
Transmitted Infection.
• Dr Patel promotes worldwide work in the fight against
HIV and sexually transmitted infections.
• Dr Patel said “Controlling sexually transmitted infections
is very important in stopping the spread of HIV. The
world must work together to encourage vaccines,
contraceptives and change behaviour. It is a real honour
to receive this award.”
Five of our hospitals in Portsmouth and Southampton
got high scores from the new Patient Led Assessments
of the Care Environment.
• The inspectors looked at how well the hospitals are
doing with cleanliness, food, privacy, dignity and
wellbeing.
At the Board
What happens at a Board meeting? Doctor Will Denby
found out.
• He said “The Chairman welcomed everyone. We talked
about how to include people in the Trust. They aim to provide
high quality, patient-centred care. They work very hard to
represent all the different groups in the Trust.”
• You can come to the Board meetings. See our website
www.solent.nhs.uk for when the next meeting is.
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Community bulletin
Hayley Stockford ran the Great South Run in
October.
• She raised money for Wessex Heartbeat.
• Hayley will run the London Marathon in 2014 for
charity.
• You can donate money to support Hayley at
this website http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/
HayleyStockford.
Art for Arts is a group that helps people to get
better by using art. You can see their work at St.
Mary’s Hospital in Portsmouth. You can contact
them on 023 9268 0200.
• Staff at the Adelaide Health Centre supported
the Breast Cancer Campaign.
• They dressed in pink for the day and raised lots of
money for the charity.
Sophia Watson, Nisha Sharma and Lisa Hodges
from our Health Promotion team ran the Twilight
Race for Life in October.
• They raised money for Cancer Research. You can
donate money on this website
www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/healthpromotionsoton.
Luke Johnson led the way in the Movember
campaign.
• During November, men across the Trust grew a
moustache to raise money for men’s cancer research.
• You can donate money on this website
http://uk.movember.com/team/1211845.
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Looking for one of our services
Use our new directory of services to find out
about the service you need.
• The directory is in the Our Services section on our
website www.solent.nhs.uk.
Health info
We all need to look after ourselves in winter.
• A flu jab is a good idea if you are over 65, or have a
serious illness, or are a pregnant woman.
• Talk to your doctor or nurse about their flu clinics.
Member get
member
If you have family or friends who would like to become a
member, they can join online at
• www.solent.nhs.uk/membership
or they can contact the Membership Team on
023 8060 8889 for a membership form.
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