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cascade_summer_2012_1.5:Cascade_Winter_2011 23/10/2012 13:46 Page 8 8 Welcome to Our New Board Members Over the summer the Trust has welcomed some new members to the Trust Board, including our new Chairman Richard Crompton and Chief Executive Ann James. Here we meet the new recruits: Richard Crompton, Chairman: Richard was appointed to serve as a non-executive Chairman of Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust from 1 August 2012. A police officer for more than 30 years before he retired as Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police, Richard returned to his home county to take up the position of Chair this summer. Talking about his appointment, Richard said: “I am tremendously excited to be taking up the role of Chairman for the Hospital Trust. I consider it to be an honour to be given this opportunity and I will commit myself to helping to ensure that excellent health services are provided to the people of Plymouth and the surrounding areas. I look forward to working with the staff, Board members, shadow governors, patients, members and key partners to do this.” Ann James, Chief Executive: Ann, formerly Chief Executive for the cluster of NHS Devon, Plymouth and Torbay was appointed to the Chief Executive role following an interview process which spanned two days and involved staff, governors-in-waiting and key partners from the local authority and local health community. Ann said: “I am delighted to be taking on this role, it is a great privilege to lead Plymouth Hospitals. This is a very important role which I will serve with the highest integrity and commitment. I am delighted that I can continue to make a very positive contribution to the NHS in this area and I look forward to working with many colleagues, both inside the Trust and in the wider community, in my new role.” News from around the Trust New Non-executive Directors Professor Terence Lewis Professor Lewis was formerly a caradiothoracic surgeon with Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and led the establishment of the South West Cardiothoracic Centre. He was later appointed as medical director, a position he held for seven years with the Trust before retiring in 2008. Amongst other roles Professor Lewis is also a a Governor with Plymouth University and is Chair of the Plymouth University School Medical Board. Dr Michael Williams Dr Williams was a Chief Executive with Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust, North Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust Partnership and Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals before retiring in 2008. He is a Senior Research fellow with the University of Exeter Business School and has a PhD in organisational factors influencing patient safety. Earlier in his career, Dr Williams worked as a Director with the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Elizabeth Raikes A chartered accountant by profession, Mrs Raikes has been a Chief Executive in the public sector for 12 years and is currently Chief Executive of Torbay Council. Torbay has an integrated health and social care system and Mrs Raikes has considerable experience of close and successful partnership working with commissioners, community health and social care colleagues and the acute sector in Torbay.
cascade_summer_2012_1.5:Cascade_Winter_2011 23/10/2012 13:47 Page 9 9News from around the Trust Collaborative Research Conference 2012 Collaborative research for the benefit of patients and health services was the main focus of a conference held recently, organised by the Research and Development Department. The conference, entitled Collaborative Research – from Ideas to Implementation, was held at the Derriford Postgraduate Medical Centre on Friday 14 September 2012 and was the second of its type hosted by the Trust following on from the success of last year’s event. Around 200 delegates had the opportunity to listen to speakers invited from health and academic institutions in the south west. Dr Helen Neilens, Research Advisor for PHNT, said: “We recognise that collaboration is key when undertaking valuable health research and we are in the extremely fortunate position of having talented researchers in the south west who are dedicated in working together and conducting research for the benefit of all NHS patients. High quality health research requires input from healthcare providers, academia and industry. With this in mind, we invited speakers who represent all these areas. Professor Matthew Cramp; Professor Neil Avent, Head of School of Biomedicine and Biological Sciences, Plymouth University ; Professor Wendy Purcell, Vice-Chancellor, Plymouth University;Ms Helen Quinn, Senior Manager; Professor Simon Rule, Associate Director of R&D; James Brook, Director, Prime Sites, Quintiles “The diversity of the speakers and delegates reflected the variety of health research being conducted in the south west and demonstrated the many opportunities for future projects that can be collaborated on.” New E-learning Toolkit for Nurses Caring for Patients with Liver Disease by Amanda Clements As Chair of the British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL) Nurses Forum, I am the chief editor involved in developing an e-learning toolkit designed to offer opportunities for hospital and community nurses who are involved in caring for patients with liver disease. This provides access to evidence-based information and resources about liver wellbeing and disease. The toolkit makes the use of the latest e-learning techniques to deliver information in an interactive and user-friendly format. The toolkit aims to help nurses share good practice and apply learning to nursing practice through case studies and reflective activities. The content has been developed under the guidance of an editorial panel of senior liver disease nurses lead by me, with input from the British Liver Trust. The development of the toolkits was made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from MSD. Whenever and wherever I can in my role as a Nurse consultant in Hepatology, I take every opportunity to raise awareness of liver disease and share good practice in order to provide the highest quality of care of patients and their families affected by liver disease. This is increasingly important as the prevalence of liver disease is growing and is now the fifth most common cause of death in the U.K. This toolkit provides an invaluable and accessible educational resource to support the knowledge necessary to develop the clinical competencies that are required for Hepatology nursing. Sarah Wise of the British Liver Trust said, ““From a patient’s perspective, we wholeheartedly welcome a tool such as this to aid the education of nurses looking to increase their understanding of liver conditions. The problems associated with the liver are broad however the majority of liver damage can be prevented through appropriate interventions and lifestyle advice. This tool encompasses solutions and information to help nurses make the right decisions for their liver patients.”
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