Lawrence Mensah (left) receiving his award from Dr Elkin Simson ISLH outgoing President
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Prestigious Haematology award for Addenbrooke’s Biomedical Scientist
Lawrence Mensah, Biomedical Scientist in the Haematology Department at Addenbrooke’s, was awarded the prestigious 2006 International Society of Laboratory Haematology (ISLH) International Young Investigator award, for his departmental-based MSc research project on analysis of a mutation in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). The research project was accepted for both oral and poster presentation, at the ISLH 2006 Symposium in Amsterdam, and from over two hundred abstracts reviewed, the organisers deemed Lawrence’s work the best. |
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EAU 3 – Children’s Observation Unit opened
Children’s Observation Unit
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The fully equipped Children’s Observation Unit which consists of five bed spaces, a colourful play area, consulting rooms and offices will opened to patients on Monday 2 October 2006. Patients are seen initially on weekdays between 0800hrs and midnight with the last admissions to the ward at 2230hrs.
The area is the last stage of the phased opening of the Emergency Assessment Unit.
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A four day feast of art and poetry
The Big Draw team show off their flags on the children’s ward
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Inspired by the national campaign for drawing, The Big Draw, Addenbrooke’s Arts held a four day event of art and poetry for patients, staff and visitors at the hospital.
During the events artists and poets took paper flags and drawing materials on mobile art trolleys to wards, clinics and public areas enabling as many people as possible to take part. As the flags were created they were hung along the art trail corridor, near the concourse. Patients and visitors used the flags as an unusual and fun way of thanking staff and sending goodwill messages to other patients.
The art and poetry events produced a variety of positive reactions and responses from patients, staff and visitors.
The whole hospital community had the opportunity to enjoy the event. Patients took pleasure in having the opportunity to take a break from their ward and, with the help of staff, were taken to see the flags hanging along the corridor. One patient was delighted to create a flag and surprised his consultant by being able to hold a pen, following a stroke only a week earlier. |
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Success all round at the HSJ awards
Ade Adigun-Harris (left) and her team from the Breakthrough Programme accept the award for Best Team.
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David Bloxham, Lyn McIntyre, Helen Strain, Craig Black and Joseph Ghosh pick up their award for most improved team. Helen Howe was also a member of the team.
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Addenbrooke’s staff picked up two different honours at this year’s Health Service Journal awards! The ‘Best Team’ award went to a group headed by Ade Adigun-Harris, Service Delivery Manager in Specialist Medicine.
Competing teams had to undertake a number of tasks relating to the health economy throughout the day. Ade’s team, made from members of many separate organisations came together for the first time for these tasks and showed inspired teamwork, winning the judges’ votes.
Our second prizewinning group, comprising five Addenbrooke’s staff members, won the ‘Most improved team’ award.
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New Foundation Trust Secretary Appointed
Following a selection process on 8 December 2006 Ann Alderton was appointed to the post of Foundation Trust Secretary and joined the Trust on 2 April
Addenbrooke’s designated biomedical research centre
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Cutting edge equipment for Radiotherapy
TomoTherapy Machine and Patient
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After a successful bid to the Department of Health the Radiotherapy department announced that it will take delivery of a TomoTherapy Unit in August 2007. At a cost of £2 million funded by the Department of Health, Addenbrooke’s will be the first NHS hospital to have such a unit.
TomoTherapy is a new method of Radiotherapy treatment that combines planning, patient positioning and treatment all in one. The new technology means that the hospital will be able to deliver a complex type of radiotherapy known as Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT). This targets the tumour with much greater precision whilst minimizing radiation to surrounding healthy tissue by integrating a CT scanner into the radiotherapy treatment unit and using powerful software to calculate the optimal arrangement of radiation beams. |
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Skydiving for the Gynaecological Cancer Fund
The Gynaecological Cancer Fund is £288.50 better off thanks to Eleanor List, staff nurse in the gynaecology outpatient department, and her son Ashley.
Ashley and his two friends Jessica Thomas and Elizabeth Armstrong raised money through a sponsored skydive and Eleanor who has worked in the gynaecology outpatient department for many years, suggested donating the money to The Gynaecological Cancer Fund.
A cheque for £288.50 was presented to Kay Welton, Colposcopy/Hysteroscopy Nurse Practitioner and Robin Crawford, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, fund holders for the Gynaecological Cancer Fund.
The money raised will go towards benefiting patients, acquiring equipment and aiding research. Kay Welton and Robin Crawford would like to thank all involved in the effort that was put into raising this money.
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Neurosciences Infection Control Week
Neurosciences held an Infection Control Week from 19 – 23 February to raise awareness of infection control among staff and the general public.
The event focussed on three main issues:
- MRSA Bacteraemia
- Hand hygiene
- External Ventricular Drain (EVD) – risks for infections
There were informative poster displays and a quiz on each ward, prizes for the ward with the best poster display and correct answers to the quiz.
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Building the new multi-storey car park
Work started on 16 March on building the new multi-storey car park on the current car park J.
Opening in spring 2008 the new multi-storey will provide 1,050 spaces for visitor and patient parking in bright and secure surroundings with easy pedestrian access to the hospital.
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Sterile Services Department moves into Addenbrooke’s Treatment Centre
New Sterile Services equipment
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The new department will provide a first class facility for the Sterile Services Department, enabling it to meet all the latest recommendations from the Department of Health with regard to the environment and the equipment used for the decontamination of medical equipment. The demands placed on the existing department have outstripped its capacity and the new facility will provide some of the most up to date equipment and sufficient space to accommodate the growth in demand for surgical instrumentation reprocessing that is planned for the Addenbrooke's site, including the arrival of Papworth Hospital. |
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The Day Surgery Unit moves into Addenbrooke’s Treatment Centre
Reception area of new Day Surgery Unit
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The last operation in the Day Surgery Unit (DSU) took place on the 5 April. The DSU service which ran in two locations; Outpatients at the front of the hospital and DSU beds on K3 was closed on Friday 6 April
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The week of May 7 to 13 was national Deaf Awareness Week. One in seven adults in the UK are deaf or hard of hearing. Most are older people who are gradually losing their hearing as part of the ageing process. The most difficult listening situation for any hearing impaired person is hearing speech clearly in background noise.
The Audiology Department marked Deaf Awareness Week with a display about hearing impairment issues on the Concourse. The stall highlighted the need for effective communication with hearing impaired individuals. Staff from Audiology also encouraged people to wander the concourse with earplugs in, with the aim of simulating hearing loss, so that they may understand better some of the problems faced by the hearing impaired.
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