Making Waves October 07 - James Paget University Hospitals

School Children’s Art
Project Promotes
Infection Prevention
On Thursday 7th June school children from Saint Felix
School in Southwold presented the Trust with eight
murals they had completed on a hot health service
topic – infection prevention and control. These have
been placed in the foyer corridor, the new adolescent
room on the children’s ward and the arts display
cabinet on the main hospital street.
The murals are all on metre square boards and each
one depicts a child’s painting of one of the many bugs
that are present in our communities. Linda Hawtin,
Senior Infection Control Nurse Specialist, was involved
from the start, sending the children photos which they
copied onto canvas and created their own images. The
results are colourful and bright and raise awareness of
infection control issues through a child’s eyes.
Following a photo opportunity at the murals near
the main foyer, which included Andrew Turner of Radio
Norfolk stopping visitors to see what they thought of
them, the children, their art teacher, Susie Yates, and
Head Teacher, David Ward, went onto the Boardroom
for some refreshments. The Chairman, John Hemming,
said a few words and expressed his appreciation for the
fantastic pieces of work. Both the Trust and the school
would like to continue to keep the children involved in
the local hospital. This particular project has been great
for the hospital to get young people used to the idea
of cleanliness and hygiene. He handed over to Dr Ngozi
Elumogo, Director of Infection Prevention and Control,
who reiterated the Chairman’s comments about the
fantastic artwork. What the children have done gives a
clear message about the most important instrument in
spreading or not spreading infections – hands. She
particularly highlighted the importance of washing
hands after visiting the toilet, particularly for the boys!
She hoped that in future the children will come to their
local hospital and see their hands on the walls and
remember the important messages.
Susie Yates thanked Annette Stannard, Non
Executive Director, and all who had been involved in
arranging this presentation. This project had benefits
for both the school and the Trust, and the children
would go back to school and talk to their
friends about the messages.
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