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cascade_summer_2012_1.5:Cascade_Winter_2011 23/10/2012 13:46 Page 2 2 Welcome to the Summer/Autumn edition of Cascade The biggest edition of Cascade ever! It’s been a fantastic privilege to put this edition of Cascade together, 28 pages absolutely bursting at the seams with news from across the Trust. From the cover photo of the team at the Royal Eye Infirmary through to the pages of achievements and awards and on to news of overseas trips by members of staff. It never fails to amaze just how much happens in this organisation - and what goes into Cascade is only the tip of the iceberg! If you have an idea for a future article or feature then please get in touch, Cascade is written by, about and for you. If you’re celebrating an achievement or event in your area or saying goodbye to a much-loved colleague we’d love to hear about it. Finally, before I sign off, I’d like to say thank you to Steve Slater and everyone at the Royal Eye Infirmary for this edition’s cover photo. Those who weren’t able to attend on the day have been skilfully added into the photo - can you tell who they are? You can read more about Steve in The Big Interview on page 20. I look forward to hearing from you, enjoy the read. Kim Cazaly, Editor To contact the Press and Communications team call 0845 155 8207 (internally 31240, 31149, or 39883) or via email pressoffice.phnt@nhs.net www.facebook.com/PlymouthHospitalsNHSTrust @PHNT_NHS To contact the Press and Communications team call 0845 155 8207 (internally 31240, 31149, or 39883) or via email pressoffice.phnt@nhs.net In this edition... Welcome News from around the Trust... page 2 Staff fundraising... page 13 Awards and achievements... page 14 The big interview ... page 20 Secret lives... page 21 Our Olympic Champions... page 22 Jubilicious... page 24 Retirements and goodbyes... page 25 PHNT around the world... page 26 Staff lottery... page 27
cascade_summer_2012_1.5:Cascade_Winter_2011 23/10/2012 13:46 Page 3 3News from around the Trust Level 4 Theatres Staff Room Back in May, members of the theatres team were delighted to show Trust Chair Margaret Schwarz around their staff room which has undergone a complete transformation thanks to monies from the Charitable Trust Fund. Philip Emerson from the Planning Department joined Kay Adin and Cindy McConnachie as they showed off the new facilities. Having taken in the now light, airy and comfortable rooms, Margaret said:” I’m really pleased that Kay took the initiative and that the charitable funds were able to help with the refurbishment. This is a Before... complete turnaround which I hope meets with the approval of staff who use the facilities.” Kay said: “Staff have been overwhelmingly delighted with it, the area has been completely transformed and gives us a really pleasant space where we can come and have a proper break during the day. If we hadn’t been able to access the charitable trust funds then this transformation wouldn’t have been possible.” Philip Emerson added: “It was a real pleasure to work on this project, they were a fantastic team to work with, their enthusiasm and cooperation ensured that everything ran like clockwork. The feedback has been fantastic and I believe that we have given the staff who use this area a real boost. We put a lot of time and resources into improving the patient facilities, and rightly so, but sometimes we forget about the staff who work in these areas and it was great to do something that improves the working conditions for our colleagues.” After... L-R: Kay Adin, Phil Emerson, Margaret Schwarz and Cindy McConnachie Mayday Mayday The work of a Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust Neurosurgeon was celebrated at the Drum Theatre in Plymouth in early June. Actor Tristan Sturrock, who was paralysed in an accident, has written a play to thank the medical teams at Derriford Hospital who helped him learn to walk again. In May 2004 Tristan Sturrock fell 10 feet off a wall as he took a phone call during the May Day celebrations in Padstow, breaking his neck. Mr Sturrock underwent major spinal surgery and months of physiotherapy at Derriford Hospital and made an incredible recovery. In Mayday Mayday, Tristan performs around 20 roles, including himself, his wife, paramedics and neurosurgeon Tim Germon. Consultant Neurosurgeon Mr Germon, who had seen an earlier version of the play, said: "It is a great privilege to do a job which can occasionally profoundly influence a patient's life. At the same time, it occurred to me that whilst I was in the limelight it was only because of a very large team of dedicated people who made the performance possible and in that regard it was very similar to the theatrical performance itself."
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