Positive January 2011 by Hargrave Design

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JANUARY 2011

about mental health and learning disability

A New Year and a New Chair Dean Fathers is welcomed to the Trust – see page 3

WARD B47 AWARD CLAHRC NEW DIRECTOR MINISTERS VISIT RAMPTON SAFEGUARDING CHIEF EXEC AWARDED CBE SHINE AGAIN

MESSAGE

FROM THE BOARD

Happy New Year! I hope that everyone enjoyed the festive season; that you are well rested, reinvigorated and ready for 2011. This year will see a lot of change in the Trust. Most importantly, we have a new Chair. I am delighted to welcome Dean Fathers and look forward to working with him and taking the Trust into a new era. Dean brings with him a wealth of experience in a range of organisations and a particular interest in mental health and learning disability. Once again I would like to thank Clair Chilvers for her dedication to the Trust in her time here as Chair. We also say a fond farewell to Rachel Munton who resigns from her substantive post as Executive Director of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals to take up the position of Director of The Collaborative Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) in the East Midlands. Congratulations Rachel, we wish you all the best.

As you know, we have achieved Foundation Trust standard and will be using the new freedoms to further develop our staff and the services we provide. Our Members’ Council will have a key role in this. Reaching this status was a real team effort; thanks to everyone who was involved. We are moving into a much more difficult financial climate in the NHS and tougher times are ahead. I, along with many of you, am concerned about cuts in public services locally and ensuring we can continue to provide high quality services where they are needed. We have a strong platform from which to move forward – Transforming Community Services, Offender Health Pathways, IAPT, Innovations in young adult, older people’s mental health and learning disabilities and substance misuse and pushing on with innovations in all aspects of forensic services. Thank you for making 2010 such a successful year. I am incredibly proud of all that we achieved. Well done to you all.

Let’s look forward now to what we can deliver in 2011. Much is changing; but change is a very positive thing which brings with it new opportunities. As usual we welcome everyone’s thoughts and suggestions on how we are doing and how we could do better. This is a challenging but exciting time and a new chapter for us all. With very best wishes for a happy and healthy 2011.

Professor Mike Cooke CBE, Chief Executive

Ward B47 wins national award A Medical and Mental Health Unit (MMHU) developed by the Trust in collaboration with Nottingham University Hospitals has won a National Health and Social Care Award. The Unit was awarded the top accolade in the Mental Health and Wellbeing category and was also named as runner up in the category of Putting the Public and Patient First. The MMHU is a demonstration model of best practice to improve the care of older people in hospital with dementia

or delirium, and has been implemented on Ward B47, a medical mental health ward at the Queen’s Medical Centre. Simon Hammond, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Dementia Care said: “We are all absolutely delighted to have won this award. I am proud to be part of this exciting new venture improving standards of care for people with dementia in the acute care setting. With both Trusts working in collaboration it is bridging the gap between medical and mental health care. Ward B47 staff should be proud to accept this award for their hard work to deliver quality care in an innovative way, changing attitudes with their approach and ensuring equal consideration is given to

Members of the team receive their award

patients’ mental health and wellbeing as to their medical needs.” Additional mental health trained staff have been recruited to the ward and an intensive staff education programme has been implemented. The team is multi-disciplinary and offers holistic care and comprehensive geriatric assessment. They meet regularly to make decisions about patient care and have adopted a proactive approach to communicating with patients’ carers. The approach has resulted in a reduction in distress behaviour shown by the patients, including agitation, pacing, exit-seeking, combativeness, withdrawal or repetitive vocalisations. This has been achieved by introducing a non-confrontational and 'person-centred care' approach, which focuses on understanding the feelings and experiences of the person with dementia. The ward environment is being adapted to meet the specific needs of the patients with clear signs, de-cluttering and reduced noise levels. The team has also developed an 'About me' document which is completed by the patient's carer at admission, and records the patient's biography, likes, dislikes, interests and how they respond to stress and what helps them.

Trust wins grant to help higher education in Iraq The Trust has won a grant to fund their work to help rebuild the higher education system in Iraq. Consultant Forensic Psychiatrists Dr Völlm, from Rampton Hospital, and Dr Khalifa, from the Wells Road Centre, together with Professor Reg Dennick from the University of Nottingham, were recently awarded £60,000 from the British Council.

Dean Fathers appointed as Chair Mr Dean Fathers, Chair of Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust, has been appointed as Chair of Nottinghamshire Healthcare. Dean has a wealth of experience in a range of organisations, from blue-chips in the private sector and national Government Departments / Agencies, to medium sized private, entrepreneurial companies. He is an accomplished Director, having held numerous executive and non executive board positions and also has international experience as an organisational change leader, working in areas as diverse as; the automotive industry, construction, distribution, education, media, retail, and pharmaceutical / health in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Dean is Chair and Director of the Centre for Better Managed Health and Social Care at Cass Business School. Commenting on his appointment Dean said: “It’s brilliant to be joining Nottinghamshire Healthcare at such an exciting stage in its development. I look forward to continuing with the great work delivered by Professor Chilvers and working closely with Mike Cooke to consolidate and improve upon the success achieved so far.” Dean started in post on 1 January 2011 for an initial three-year period.

The money will be used to develop a partnership between the University of Nottingham and the University of Baghdad College of Medicine to help improve higher education across Iraq and, in particular, their medical education, learning and research. As part of the project, Dr Völlm and Dr Khalifa will visit Iraq and several senior academics from Iraq will attend a special workshop in Nottingham. A two-month research placement has also been arranged for a scholar from the Baghdad University College of Medicine. Dr Khalifa said: “We are delighted to have received this funding, which adds to the list of the Trust’s achievements in the international arena.”

Early Intervention in Psychosis team addresses international conference The Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) team was recently honoured to represent the Trust at an international conference in Amsterdam. The team delivered a presentation at the 7th Biennial Conference of the International Early Psychosis Association on their adrenalin based activity group and how it has raised the self-esteem of EIP clients.

Around 1,200 delegates attended the conference, which included inspirational speakers from around the world. Senior Occupational Therapist Erica Bore said: “It was a privilege to attend the conference and we were inspired with lots of ideas on how we can improve our service in the future.” l-r Nicky Fitchett and Erica at the conference

Professor Mike Cooke said: “I am delighted that Dean is joining us – as Chair of a local NHS organisation we have, of course, come across each other during day to day business. Dean has always shown an interest in mental health and learning disability issues and I look forward to working more closely with him to continue to benefit our staff, service users and carers.” Dean lives near Lincoln with his partner Tamasin. He has five children and one grandchild and an all consuming passion for Rugby Union.

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New Director for CLAHRC Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire Rachel Munton, currently seconded to the East Midlands Leadership Academy as Deputy Director from her substantive role as Executive Director of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals at Nottinghamshire Healthcare, will be joining CLAHRC as Director in early 2011. The Collaborative Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) in

l-r: Phil and Neil

An event was held in the Mike Harris Learning and Development Centre at Rampton Hospital in November to mark the publication of Working Positively with Personality Disorder in Secure Settings.

the East Midlands, one of only nine in the country, is a five year partnership between progressive NHS organisations, the University of Nottingham and both Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County Councils to develop new approaches to healthcare research and enable more research studies to be carried out. It will also ensure that research is focused on patients' needs and that findings can be put into practice more quickly to improve the care that patients receive. Rachel is also currently Interim Director of Nursing for NHS East Midlands. Although she will continue the Leadership Academy role alongside her CLAHRC Directorship, Rachel will be relinquishing her roles with Nottinghamshire Healthcare and NHS East Midlands.

Working Positively with Personality Disorder enormous amount of expertise in the management and treatment of people with a personality disorder, as well as being at the forefront of developing new approaches to working with this group. We wanted to celebrate and share what this service has achieved.

The book has been edited by Phil Willmot, a psychologist in the Personality Disorder Service, and Neil Gordon, former Nurse Consultant and current Lead on the Personality Disorder Knowledge and Understanding Framework at the Institute of Mental Health.

“We are particularly proud of the chapters about service user perspectives. Hospital patients with a diagnosis of personality disorder are one group of service users whose views are still often overlooked and these chapters show that they have many important and valuable insights to share with clinicians and managers.”

Working Positively with Personality Disorder contains chapters by past and present members of staff in the Personality Disorder Service, and by service users. Phil and Neil explained: “Since the Personality Disorder Service began in 1994, it has built up an

Working Positively with Personality Disorder is the second book in the Wiley series on Personality Disorders. It follows Using Time Not Doing Time, edited by Allison Tennant and Kevin Howells, also from Rampton Hospital, published earlier in 2010.

Mike Cooke is Chair of the CLAHRC Board: “Although we are sad to see Rachel leave the Trust it is good to know that we will still be working together on such an important subject – improving services for the patients in our care.”

New group set to help pregnant service users A new Community of Interest group has been set up to help women with mental health issues have a healthy pregnancy. The group will initially run for six months and aims to raise awareness of the side effects of medication during pregnancy. Trust Volunteer Rachel Murnaghan explains: “Some women don’t realise that sometimes the medication they are prescribed during pregnancy can have devastating side effects on their baby, such as causing disabilities and even miscarriage. We want anyone who prescribes such medication to warn women of these side effects so they go on to have a healthy pregnancy. “We also want prescribers to be more proactive in talking to women about contraception, as we know that over half of pregnancies amongst women who have mental health issues are unplanned. Pregnant women who have mental health issues also need a lot of extra support during their pregnancy to make sure that they keep well and give birth to a healthy baby. By working together with prescribers we can help make sure that pregnant women get the best level of care.” The group welcomes anyone who is passionate about this subject to come along to their monthly meetings. Please get in touch with Rachel on 0115 993 4567 if you are interested.

Local MPs show their support for Speech and Language Therapy In November local MPs Vernon Coaker and Kevin Barron, visited Rampton Hospital to learn more about Speech and Language Therapy at the Hospital and collaborative work with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy. The visit related to a campaign run by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy to highlight the need for Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) amongst the offender population; in which the Hospital has been closely involved.

l-r Mike Harris, Karen Elliott, Arts & Speech & Language Therapy Team Manager, Kevin Barron, Vernon Coaker, Fiona Williamson Speech & Language Therapy Assistant, Sarah Harvey Speech & Language Therapist

Labour MP for Gedling, Vernon, is currently a shadow home office minister and Kevin is MP for Rotherham and was chair of the Health Select Committee in the last government. Vernon and Kevin met with Mike Harris, Executive Director of Forensic Services, members of the Speech and Language Therapy team and representatives from the College. A patient from the Peaks Unit spoke of the benefits he had gained from SALT. The role of the Speech and Language Therapists in the Hospital was explained

Thorneywood Corner Chloe Britton reports on December’s activities at the unit... Last month we all worked extremely hard preparing for our Christmas Fayre. We made cards, decorations, cakes and biscuits to raise money so all the adolescents could have a trip off the unit over Christmas. We raised more than £200 which was absolutely fantastic! My main contribution was salt dough decorations that I hand-made and painted which I hoped would make great presents and Christmas tree decorations. As well as game stalls such as ‘guess the name of the teddy bear’, ‘pin the nose on the reindeer’, and ‘how many

sweets are in the jar’, we also planned a raffle, tombola and bric-a-brac stall. Myself and Jo Kelly went to Sherwood and Mapperly asking shop owners if they would be willing to donate any prizes as our budget was very minimal. Thankfully lots of people were extremely generous and donated brilliant prizes. Many thanks to all the charitable people who kindly contributed; we couldn’t have done it without you! I have also been busy

along with the general working of the Hospital including how patients are admitted and transferred. The visitors were also shown the Personality Disorder admission ward. Surprisingly, given that Vernon is a local MP and had been a home office minister, he had never previously visited the Hospital. Mike said: “Both the MPs and the team from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy found the meeting really useful and one they enjoyed.”

preparing for a Christmas Cake competition. It’s the first time I’ve made a Christmas Cake and have done everything myself, from shopping for ingredients to making and decorating the cake with a winter scene out of marzipan and royal icing. Fingers crossed with any luck the hard work might pay off! I would like to say a HUGE thank you to everybody who contributed to our fayre – staff, patients, shop owners and an extra special thank you to Richard Murden, the environmental co-ordinator and Jo Kelly who have been amazing at helping with everything! We are incredibly lucky to have these two

people on the unit as they always go that extra mile. We also want to give the other people that help us on the unit a pat on the back and show them how much we appreciate it. So thanks to all the nursing team who put up with teenage strops day in day out and give us the push that we need; you definitely don’t get enough praise for it, so thank you all! Also thank you to Ann and Collette at the education base who are always supportive and keep us educated whilst in hospital. You all do an amazing job! I hope you all had a Fab Christmas and have an even better new year! Chloe’s cake was placed first in the Under 16s category of the cake competition. Well done Chloe! Chloe’s salt dough decorations

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Safeguarding is Everyone’s Business On 14 December the Trust launched its new Safeguarding Strategy at Invest to Lead 3 in front of over 250 attendees. This important strategy outlines the Trust’s approach to ensuring the safety of all vulnerable adults and children. Janet Sheard, Executive Director of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals, introduced the strategy, highlighting the key points and emphasising that safeguarding is everyone’s business; we all have a role and responsibility to ensure this. Details of the new safeguarding arrangements were shared, including key representatives from across the Trust comprising the ‘virtual’ safeguarding team, strategic and professional leads and partnership working. Copies of the Safeguarding Strategy and a range of other materials were also available at the event.

l-r Julie Gardner, Associate Director of Social Care, and Janet Sheard at the launch of the strategy

Trustwide Safeguarding Strategy Safety from harm and exploitation is one of our most basic needs. Being or feeling unsafe undermines our relationships and self belief. Safeguarding is a range of activities undertaken by all of us aimed at upholding all adults’ and children’s fundamental right to be safe. Child Protection and Vulnerable Adults procedures are specific actions within the broader Safeguarding arena: Child Protection applies to all children up to the age of 18 years. Safeguarding is defined by The Children Act 1989 as meaning that: “Agencies and organisations working with children and young people take all reasonable measures to ensure that risk of harm to individuals’ welfare are minimised. Where there are concerns that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm, all agencies and organisations take appropriate actions to address those concerns working to local policies and working in partnership with other local agencies.” Vulnerable Adult Protection applies to a person 18 years and over. It is defined by ‘No Secrets’ as a person aged 18 or over who is or may be in need of community care services by reason of mental health, disability, age or illness and is or may be unable to take care of him or herself, or unable to protect him or herself against significant harm or exploitation.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare will: Identify those vulnerable children and adults who are in need of protection and apply appropriate procedures/ processes. Identify those adults and children who may present a risk to others and apply the appropriate procedures/processes. Procedures and processes mean the relevant partnership procedures and internal practice guidance as agreed by Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Boards for Children and Vulnerable Adults as well as the internal policies and procedures ratified by the Trust Board. The Trust will provide robust leadership for Safeguarding at every level and across the organisation: All activity across the Trust contributes to Safeguarding and Safeguarding is everyone’s business regardless of role and responsibility. Safeguarding is facilitated by the organisation to ‘Think Family’. Neither children nor adults exist or operate in isolation. The ‘Think Family’ approach promotes co-ordinated thinking and delivery of services to the child, adult and family. Safeguarding is the ultimate aspect of care and is crucial to recovery and emotional stability. Planning and delivery of services will be informed by service user experience and views.

To deliver robust Safeguarding arrangements and appropriate, timely and effective use of procedures to protect those most vulnerable: There will be transparent and accountable governance arrangements and organisational structures within the Trust and in accordance with Local Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults Boards. Those working within the Trust will be enabled to be confident in their practice by providing training at the appropriate level and access to quality management, supervision and consultation. By doing this the Trust will meet national and local requirements, competencies and standards by: All members of the Trust understanding their individual and collective responsibilities. Working in partnership and involvement at all levels of the organisation operationally and strategically. Being active members of Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Board arrangements for Children and Vulnerable Adults. Demonstrate that it is a “learning organisation” evidencing continuous improvement which is informed by best practice and serious case reviews. Having a Positive impact on clinical practice safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Copies of the strategy and other materials are being distributed to teams across the Trust. For more information visit the Safeguarding section of the Trust’s Intranet.

Make a pledge to live a longer, happier and healthier life It’s a sad fact that too many people in Nottingham suffer from ill health unnecessarily and die younger than they should. That’s why the Decade of Better Health programme is encouraging Nottingham residents to make a pledge to make small changes to their lifestyle in order to help them

live longer, happier and healthier lives. Already thousands of people have made a pledge to cut down on cigarettes or alcohol, achieve a healthy weight, become more active or feel better about themselves.

pledge to eat healthier, cut down on alcohol and take more exercise. Lyn said: “The pledge has really helped me stick to the goals I set myself – I now eat five portions of fruit and veg a day, walk a lot more and I’m also working on drinking less alcohol!”

Lyn Barnard, from Sneinton, is one woman who has made a

To make your pledge go to www.decadeofbetterhealth.com

or call 0115 883 9269. By taking this first step you can also find out about the free advice and support that is available in your area.

Working Age Dementia service shortlisted for national award The Trust’s Working Age Dementia service was recently shortlisted for a Guardian Public Service Award, which celebrates the work of public sector organisations. They beat over 700 nominations and got to the final three in the Complex Needs category but unfortunately narrowly missed out on the award. Tracey Wilkinson, Consultant Occupational Therapist, said: “I am extremely proud of our team for getting this far as it’s a great achievement. Thank you to all our staff and the community mental health teams for the work that they do with

L-r (Back Row) David Sneap, Peter Mace, Daniel Stimson Gerald Adams, (front row) Graham Watterson, Leander Selley

Members of the Working Age Dementia team at the award ceremony

individuals and their families – without you many people would not receive the support they need.”

people below the age of 65 who live with dementia, helping to ensure that their individual needs are met.

The Working Age Dementia service provides specialist care and support to

For more information on the service please contact Tracey on 01623 785 427.

Open day at Alexander House Alexander House recently held an open day and would like to thank everybody who attended. The fun-filled day showcased the achievements of patients and included a special drama production and craft stalls.

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Much fundraising for charity has been taking place across the Trust. Here’s a roundup.

Staff go pink for charity Staff across the Trust were pretty in pink on Pink Friday (15 October) to raise money to help the fight against breast cancer.

Alexander House sponsored walk Alexander House took part in a sponsored walk to raise money to purchase new activity equipment for the unit. Seven patients and four members of staff took part in the walk at Carsington Water. Despite freezing conditions a great day was had and they were delighted to raise £100!

Staff, clients and carers at Broomhill House took part in a prize draw, Bingo Lingo, a sponsored walk in Willow Park and sold pink biscuits and cakes to raise £132 for Breast Cancer Care.

l-r: Leander Selley, Ben Pressley, Graham Watterson, David Sneap, Gerald Adams, Daniel Stimson, Jon Bell, Steve Dallison, Peter Mace and Terry Newman

Andy running for kids charity

Adult Mental Health (AMH) City staff at Highbury also donned their best pink clothes for the day and raised £50 for Breast Cancer Care. Well done to everyone who took part.

Highbury Bake-Off AMH City staff enjoyed taking part in the great ‘Highbury Bake-Off ’ in November, raising over £80 for Children In Need. Staff brought in their best homemade cakes which were judged by Lisa Del Buono from Framework Housing, Mel Simpson from the Social Inclusion and Wellbeing Service at Foster Drive and Stuart McNeill from Highbury Hospital.

Above left: Pudsey themed delights at Highbury Right: The raffled cake for Help For Heroes

“All the cakes were of a very high standard which made our job of judging very difficult” said Lisa. “After an enjoyable tasting session Personnel Advisor Kate Duncan was announced as the winner for her fantastic fruit cake – well done Kate.” The Hotel Services team at Highbury Hospital have also been busy baking for Children in Need. A fantastic £300 was raised from selling cakes, Pudsey Bear gifts and ‘pick and win’ lucky envelopes.

Team Leader Andy Kitchen from Newmarket Ward at the David Wilson Unit at Rampton Hospital is taking part in the London Marathon in April 2011 to raise money for Strut Kids, a charity that cares for disabled children and their families. “My initial target is to raise £1,500 but obviously I would love to raise as much as possible for such a worthwhile cause” said Andy. To sponsor Andy go to: www.justgiving.com/kitty9. For more information about Strut Kids contact Mr Martin Carter on 01522 527292 or email Martin.Carter@kids.org.uk

Blue Friday Broomhill House turned blue on Friday 26 November to raise awareness and funds for Prostate Cancer Foundation. Blue cakes, a blue prize draw and ‘guess how many flumps are in the blue jar’ all helped to raise almost £100 for the charity. A great day was had by all.

Help for heroes AMH City are delighted to have raised £180 from the sale of raffle tickets for the festive Christmas Cake produced by Diane Hunt, Medical Secretary in the CAT Team. This money will be sent to the Help the Heroes charity which AMH City has chosen to support this year. Sue Thornton, General Manager and Sam Eagling, Project Manager have worked tirelessly within both City Services and the wider Local Services Management Meetings, culminating in many sales at Invest to Lead in December. Thank you to everyone who bought tickets. The winner of the raffle was Dr Bert Park, Clinical Director for AMH City. The AMH City team is currently collecting old mobile phones to raise funds for Help the Heroes. If you are able to donate any old phones please forward them to Ann Clayton, PA to Sue Thornton at Highbury Hospital. Contact Ann for more details on 0115 955 5358 ext 11508.

Rampton Christmas Fayre Thank you to everyone who came to the Personality Disorder Directorate Christmas Fayre at Rampton Hospital on 18 November. The event was held in the Recreation Hall and was attended by staff and patients. Stalls sold gifts and edible treats and everyone had a great time. We are delighted to have raised £400 for our two charities, Bransby Home of Rest for Horses and Bassetlaw Hospice. Bransby Home of Rest for Horses provides safe permanent refuge to horses, ponies, donkeys and mules. Bassetlaw Hospice, based near Retford Hospital, provides specialist palliative care and support for patients, their families and carers in the community.

Annual Santa Run The Wells Road Centre hosted the Annual Santa Run on Friday 17 December. Patients, carers and staff dressed as Santa to run around the grounds and collect gifts which were donated to Rainbows Children’s’ Hospice.

Monetary donations given on the day went to the charity, MIND. Mike Cooke formally opened the event and representatives from Notts County Football Club were also present. After the run there was food and festivities and medals were

presented to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed runners. Prior to the Run, Luke Donnelly, a service user, gave a powerful and motivational speech about his experiences and encouraged patients, carers and staff into action. A Nintendo Wii sponsored by Abbey Associates Ltd in

Ian Richardson, Notts County, Lisa Evans, Health Promotion Lead and Sports Instructor, Lorraine Lockley, Modern Matron, Luke Donnelly, Mike Cooke, James Alexander, Junior Modern Matron and Emma Trent, Notts County

support of the Trust’s health and wellbeing programme was also formally presented to Michael Foster of Darwin Ward who had won the console at the AGM. Thank you to everyone who took part and donated to the charities.

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Health Informatics Service update Computer advice from the Trust’s I.T. services As we become more reliant on technology in every aspect of our lives, it’s important that we protect our computers from viruses. One thing everyone needs to be aware of is ‘Malware’, a software programme that causes viruses such as the ‘Trojan’ or ‘Worm’. Although they work in slightly different ways, they are all designed to cause varying degrees of damage and disruption to your computer. As the technology we use becomes more sophisticated, so does ‘Malware’, as it can now infect everything from websites to Adobe PDF files, social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, and even mobile phones. Rest assured that the Trust has firewalls and checking software in place to protect us from such viruses. However, it’s important that all members of staff email anything that looks suspicious to ‘Spam Submissions’, which can be found on the Trust’s global address book, so it can be dealt with appropriately.

l-r: Claire Lynes, Senior Occupational Therapist, Allison Tennant, Nurse Consultant, Perdita Jackson, Education Co-ordinator

Living Narratives project awarded funding Three members of staff from the Peaks Unit at Rampton Hospital have been awarded a £10,000 bursary from the East Midlands Leadership Academy to fund their groundbreaking project; ‘Living Narratives’. Senior Occupational Therapist Claire Lynes, Educational Coordinator Perdita Jackson and Nurse Consultant Allison Tennant work with the Peaks Daycare team on the project, which allows service users to

create a web of stories and representations of their personal experiences. Claire Lynes says: “Living Narratives encourages service users to narrate their life experiences through an exciting blend of multi-media resources and techniques. We have found that this is not only therapeutic for them but also supports their recovery.” An exhibition of the Living Narratives project will be displayed in the Peaks Unit at Rampton Hospital on Friday 15 April.

Here are some simple steps to protect you at home:

• If you are using a PC, Microsoft provide you with a firewall – you will almost certainly have one on your home Broadband router so make sure these are turned on

China film screening

• If you use a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) make sure you set up a password for it and don’t use the default one that came with the router

The Institute of Mental Health is hosting a special film screening and discussion on the making of modern China later this month.

• Be careful what information you divulge on social networking sites such as FaceBook and Twitter

This builds upon the Institute’s growing links with China which included a recent trip to the country to present at the Shanghai Expo.

To get more comprehensive advice, go to www.sophos.com/security/educateyour-users.html for useful tips and free software to help protect you.

Excerpts from Jia Zhang Ke’s film 24 City will be shown at the event which looks at China’s industrialisation,

migration and culture and highlights the impact of the closure of factory 420 in Chengdu. Dr Gary Winship will introduce the screening followed by a special commentary by Professor Min Yang, who will reflect on some of her own experiences growing up in Chengdu. There will also be a seminar chaired by Professor Justine Schneider and time for discussion and reflection. The event takes place from 12pm to 1.30pm on Tuesday 25 January in Room B03 at the Institute’s Sir Colin Campbell Building at the University of Nottingham’s Jubilee Campus. You can register for the event at http://doodle.com/xtds7h5pn4nfiadb or for more information contact Dr Gary Winship gary.winship@nottingham.ac.uk

Juggle Diabetes Group The Trust has teamed up with the Juggle Diabetes Education Service to offer a diabetes course especially for people with learning difficulties. The course aims to be a fun and interactive way to empower people with a learning disability to take more control over their Type 2 diabetes (not treated with insulin) by teaching them about the condition and how they can manage it. Juggle Administrator Anne Rowe says: “We’ve developed this course as we know that people with learning disabilities often have greater health needs and a higher chance of developing Type 2 diabetes.

“We recently ran our first course which was a huge success and we are hoping to arrange more sessions in the near future.” Participants are invited to bring along a carer or friend so that they are also able to learn more about the condition. Diabetes Education Service also offers courses to anyone with Type 2 diabetes who lives in Nottingham City, Rushcliffe, Gedling and Broxtowe. For more information please contact Anne on 0300 300 0045.

l-r Lucy White, Juggle Educator, Judith Towers and Carolyn Rees, Juggle trainer

Educational success for Learning and Development staff

Broomhill’s Got Talent

Learning and Development staff Tracey Roberts and Tony Mitchell are celebrating after graduating from their studies.

For the second year running, Broomhill House held its ‘Broomhill’s Got Talent’ event in November. The evening was a great success, with staff, carers and residents taking part and talents ranging from playing the piano to singing, rapping, comedy and poetry reading. The night kicked off with last year’s winner Stuart Vanner reciting a special poem he had written which wowed the audience.

Business and Administration Manager for Learning and Development (Local Services) Tracey successfully completed a Foundation Degree in Business Management at West Nottinghamshire College and Leeds Metropolitan University. Tony, who is part of the Therapeutic Skills team, successfully completed his Professional Graduate Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector at West Nottinghamshire College and the University of Derby. Both Tony and Tracey would like to thank their managers and colleagues for supporting them throughout their studies. They are both now continuing their studies at a higher level.

The panel of judges – Simon Cowell (AKA Phil), Dannii Minogue (AKA Louisa) and Louis Walsh (AKA James) had very kind words to say about all the acts. But it was the audience who had the tough decision of who to award the title of Broomhill’s Got Talent Champion for 2010. After much deliberation, a rather emotional Ray Boden was crowned the winner for playing the guitar and singing – well done Ray!

Dog walking Farewell to Joan A retirement party was recently held for Joan Dwane thanking her for her twelve years of service as Administrator for the Hotel Services team at Highbury Hospital. She received lots of gifts and flowers from friends and colleagues and we all wish Joan every happiness in this new chapter of her life.

Service User Volunteer Michael Osborne is considering setting up a dog walking service if there is sufficient interest from people who require the service and those who would be willing to volunteer as dog walkers. If you are interested in dog walking, are unable to walk your dog and would like some help, or know someone else who could benefit, please contact mike2osborne@yahoo.co.uk or phone 07890 871769.

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Conference celebrates Mental Health for All Ages Over a hundred people enjoyed the Trust’s ‘Mental Health for All Ages’ conference on 24th November. Organised by the Trust’s Age Equality Forum, the conference was chaired by Forum Chair and General Manager of Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) Andrea Ward. The day kicked off with a yoga session led by Mr Sood, who got the audience moving with some simple exercises,

followed by an address by Chief Executive Mike Cooke, who stressed that both mental ill health and recovery can affect all ages. Nigel Parkes of Family Action also gave a hard-hitting account of the life and needs of young carers and how the Trust is helping to better identify and support them. One of the highlights of the conference was the Rosehip Belly Dancers teaching the audience how to belly dance. After watching a fabulous performance by the dancers from the Rosewood Involvement Centre, delegates had a good laugh shaking their bellies! A series of workshops were held in the afternoon which covered a range of

interesting subjects, such as Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS); Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) elders; sex and relationships in old age; physical health and living with medication across all ages; aging in a high secure psychiatric hospital and growing up as a young carer. There was also the opportunity for delegates to visit 13 display stands from a range of partners and stakeholders. Andrea Ward said: “Thank you to Teresa McGrath for organising the event, which people found both informative and enlightening. It was a great way for people to come together and learn new things about mental health across all ages.”

Positive Goals: Duncan Rovers set to rival Trust football teams Service users, volunteers and staff from The Involvement Centre at Duncan Macmillan House have formed ‘Duncan Rovers’ – a new football team to compete in the Trust’s ‘Positive Goals’ football league. Service User and Volunteer David Hewerdine said: “We are just getting our team established and although we are not near the top of the

league yet, with our new coach and some regular training sessions we should soon see some results. Not only are we all benefiting from being active, it’s a great opportunity to be part of a team and work together with others. And we look great in our new kit!” If you would like to be part of the team call the Involvement Team on 0115 993 4567.

Trust helps learning disability services in Bosnia

Thank you from SUMERO

A learning disability organisation in Bosnia is going from strength to strength thanks to the Trust. This is an on-going partnership and the 3rd exchange visit. Employees of SUMERO, the non-profit organisation that supports people with learning disabilities across Bosnia, came to Nottingham in October 2010 to receive training on fundraising and marketing via our Trust and partners Framework and Royal Mencap. Sabina Cano, social worker form Sarajevo said: “The training was a great success which generated lots of good ideas on how we can promote our organisation and raise funds in the future. As a result, we have put together an action plan which we have called ‘Making Invisible Visible'. This will help us to improve the way SUMERO is recognised

Introducing the Physical Health Specialty team

by service users, government officials, citizens and other organisations across Bosnia. “On behalf of SUMERO I would like to thank the Trust and Framework Housing Association for the help and training they have given us.” SUMERO is a non-profit, non-government organisation that works across Bosnia to support associations and institutions that provide care to people with learning disabilities. SUMERO continuously lobbies the Bosnian Government to ensure that people with learning disabilities are given equal rights and opportunities in life. Another training course is planned in Nottingham for February 2011 around person centered planning for staff and volunteers from SUMERO. For more information about SUMERO visit www.sumero.ba.

The Trust’s Physical Health Specialty team work really hard to provide high quality psychological care to people across Nottinghamshire. Six Clinical Psychologists, a Counselling Psychologist and a Counsellor make up the team. Together with specialist nurses, doctors, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, they treat patients with long-term neurological conditions (head injuries), stroke patients and those with life limiting illnesses. They also offer support to patients who live with HIV or AIDS, have sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or are the victims of a sexual assault or abuse. In addition, they help people with back pain, chronic pain such as arthritis and neuralgia, and those in intensive care and who may have heart failure, diabetes, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) or cancer.

l-r Dr Shelley McKeown, Jill Balmont, Dr Posy Knights, Dr Jo Tedstone, Dr Dawn Reeve, Dr Natalie Timberlake

The team would like to wish everyone a happy new year and thank service users, stakeholders and everyone in the Trust for their ongoing support.

Positive January 2011

Shine Again! Tuesday 23 November saw the second club night take place for people with learning disabilities at MAZE in Nottingham. Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies provided glow sticks and a DJ set to help get the night started, with balloon modelling by our resident stilt walker adding to the evening’s fun. The Shine club night began in response to other learning disability events held around the country and as part of the Trust’s social inclusion activities; it’s just the same as any club night only it’s a safe supportive environment for people with learning disabilities to attend. There are plans for a third club night in the New Year. For more information please contact Ann Incerti on 0115 854 2263 or email ann.incerti@nottshc.nhs.uk

Christmas Cake Competition The annual festive cake competition was held on 23 December with some impressive edible entries. The cakes were judged in two categories by Mark Davies and Sarah Campbell from Hotel Services and Miriam Nice and Lucy Bark from Nottingham Womens' Institute. The results were: Adults 1st 2nd 3rd

Tracy Booth, Catering Assistant, Lings Bar Hospital Tess Martin-Browning, Team Leader, Thurland Ward, Wells Road Centre Dilys Lawlor, Assistant Catering Team Leader, Ashfield Community Hospital

Under 16s 1st Chloe Britton 2nd Laura and Ellie Kershaw Joint 3rd Louis and Jaiden Crossley and Café Art Children

The winning cake in the Under 16s category

Mike Cooke awarded CBE Nottinghamshire Healthcare’s Chief Executive, Professor Mike Cooke has been awarded a CBE for services to mental health in the Queen’s 2011 New Year’s Honours List.

The winning cake in the Adults category

Mike has had a successful career in the NHS for 28 years in a variety of settings. He joined the Trust in 2007 and during the last three years he has led the Trust through a period of development and growth, which has resulted in its recent achievement of Foundation Trust standard. This is an outstanding recognition of his achievements and his continued dedication to improving services. Many congratulations Mike.

q What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given? a Not to argue with idiots as they simply drag you down to their level then beat you on experience. q What was the last CD you bought? a A CD by a female artist, Julee Cruise,

q&a This month we talk to Rod Hudspith, Staff Manager at The Woodlands q

What is your job title and what does your role entail? a I’m the Manager of the staff team at The Woodlands, Highbury Hospital. The Woodlands is the substance misuse services in-patient unit for people presenting with drug and alcohol problems.

How long have you been with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust? a I started as a student nurse, training at Mapperley Hospital on 5 October 1981... a long time!

What do you see as your priorities for Nottinghamshire Healthcare? a To ensure that the Woodlands is a resounding success; that we continue to provide a first class service which continually develops and grows, and that the staff team ultimately gain the credit and recognition that their efforts and hard work deserve.

What is your employment background? a Before nurse training I was an Art student at Trent Polytechnic for two years. Prior to that I studied Art and Design in Newcastle for a year with various periods of employment in between times, including installing kitchens in showrooms, a valet at a car hire firm and straightening glass tubes at a glass works factory.

called ‘Floating into the night’, after originally purchasing the album over 20 years ago. The songs on this CD feature on the David Lynch TV series Twin Peaks, it’s considered to be something of a cult classic, and has been described as a dark slice of surreal horror, full of intrigue, suspense and malice.

q What is your greatest achievement? a This would have to be taking the lead role in the relocation of Porchester Ward from the Wells Road Centre to the Highbury site; five years in the planning, visiting numerous proposed sites, identifying two buildings that I felt would enable us to take our service to the next level, working alongside Architects and the Trust Capital Planning Team in the design and refurbishment of the buildings, and ultimately managing the staff team through a period of considerable change; not just relocation of the service but a significant change in service provision and delivery embracing the concept of Recovery. In addition to this I’d say qualifying as a nonmedical prescriber. One of the toughest courses there is, it was like trying to learn Spanish and Chinese at the same time, and I’m now NMP lead in substance misuse services.

q What makes you angry? a Idiots! Because they’re more experienced than I am.

q What are you most passionate about? a Ice Hockey – watching Nottingham Panthers. Ecstatic when we win and gutted when we lose.

q What single thing would improve your working life at Nottinghamshire Healthcare? a I guess the standard response from most people to this question would be more resources – a bigger budget and more staff. But I suppose I really can’t complain that much as the Trust has invested £3million in our service in order that we can successfully exit Wells Road Centre and relocate to the Highbury Hospital site. As clinicians we’ve been involved in the planning and design of our new unit from day one, and have had a significant influence regards the end product. It couldn’t be any more different to the environment we’ve worked out of for the last 16 years – we’ll be stand alone,

have our own front door, will be working out of two buildings and will have two more beds with very clearly defined gender specific accommodation. As a team we’re acutely aware of the challenges that lie ahead, nonetheless it’s an exciting prospect, and one that we’re all looking forward to.

q What is your favourite hobby? a Collecting ice hockey memorabilia, particularly old Panthers items from the 50s.

q What keeps you awake at night? a Nothing. q What is your favourite film? a True Romance, closely followed by Mary Poppins!

q What is your idea of bliss? a Knowing that all my ducks are in a row. q

What three words would you use to describe yourself? a MGB – those who know me know exactly what this means.

What is your favourite holiday destination? a Someone was asked this question recently and their response was my whole life is a holiday, that’s how I’d like to see it.

Who would you take to a desert island? a Alabama Worley, the female character lead in True Romance. If you’ve seen the film, you’ll know why.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years’ time? a I see myself at 62!

q Do you have a ‘claim to fame’? a Not really, but one thing that will live long in my memory is meeting Chick Zamick – an all time Panthers legend who played for the team in the 1950s. I met him on the occasion of the Panthers’ 60th anniversary of their first ever game. The Panthers organisation had flown him across from Canada to take part in the celebrations at a home game on a cold October evening against bottom of the table Hull Stingrays. It was an absolute honour to shake his hand, talk to him for a good 15 minutes and get his autograph. The evening didn’t go completely according to plan though as Panthers lost the game 3-0.

How would you like to be remembered? a As that MGB!

Positive January 2011

Speak out against domestic violence A spotlight was thrown on domestic violence recently, at a special event as part of the White Ribbon campaign. Attendees gathered at Café Art to be educated about the impact of domestic abuse on survivors’ lives, and made over 40 pledges to stand up for the rights of women to live without fear of intimidation or violence. “Those of us who understand the focus of the White Ribbon have a responsibility to speak out about the abuse that so many women face,” said Simon Smith, Executive Director, Local Services. “As a man, I acknowledge that it’s an issue, and that it’s something I have a responsibility to face and speak out about. That’s why I made my pledge, and that’s why I’m pleased to support the Trust’s Community of Interest around this issue.” The event also saw the announcement of the Trust’s ‘Voices of Survivors’ project, which is anticipated to launch in 2011. It

aims to highlight the strong links between domestic abuse and mental ill health.

your pledge to speak out, and to learn more about domestic abuse, visit: www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk/

The project will use survivors’ own words to communicate their experiences of those links. For further information contact Margaret Project participant ‘Joanna’ said: “He used to Cheetham, Community of Interest Lead, love Bob Marley. I still can’t listen to it.” margaret.cheetham@nottshc.nhs.uk Simon Smith added: “There has been some excellent research done recently, and published in the ‘The Psychiatrist’, on this issue. They found the wider history of many women with mental health problems will include domestic violence, in upwards of 60 per cent of cases.”

24 hour Domestic Violence Helpline: 080 88 000 340

Attendee and survivor ‘April ’ attested to that fact: “In my own experience with domestic abuse, my mental health issues were very much connected with the difficult relationship that I chose to stay in, for underlying reasons.” Thanks to all partners who supported the event on the day including Nottingham Domestic Violence Forum www.ndvf.org.uk and The MANN Project. To make

Janet Sheard, Executive Director Nursing & AHPs makes her pledge

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