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Welcome Editors Welcome I would like to thank Patricia Pank for the support and encouragement she has given me to step into her shoes as the new Editor. Living North of the border poses certain challenges but with a great team of supporting colleagues I will try and ensure the newsletter remains topical and informative to you. Following the MembersMeet in June on green issues, I’m delighted to say we have switched to printing this newsletter on paper from sustainable sources produced from forests that meet the internationally recognised FSC Principles and Criteria of Forest Stewardship. This addresses social, economic and environmental factors and means that indigenous workers are employed at a fair price and that forests are well managed. It also helps with the Trust’s Carbon and Sustainability Management Plan. In this edition our highlights include a focus on the new governors and other topical UCLH newsworthy briefs. Joan Bell, National Patient Governor Members Invitation to Open Event You are invited to the Trust's annual open event at University College Hospital on Tuesday 7 December 3.30pm - 6.00pm. Come and see interactive display stands showcasing the work of our hospitals; meet clinical staff; have a health check; take a tour of clinical departments and talk to some of your governors. Plus there will be festive fun with gospel singing performed by the BBC School Choir of the Year - the local Maria Fidelis Convent School, carols and mince pies. West End star Lee Mead will switch on our Christmas tree lights. No need to book - just turn up. Check the UCLH website nearer the time for further details. Members Survey - Your views are important to us Please help us by completing the enclosed survey and return to the Membership Office. This is your opportunity to help influence the Trust’s priorities for next year and decide what topics you would like to come and hear about for the MembersMeet Events in 2011. Remember to let the membership office know if your address or any other details change so we can keep you up to date with what goes on at UCLH . We are always looking for new members to join the Trust. Membership is free and if you know of friends or family who are eligible to join please encourage them to become a member. You can join online at www.uclh.nhs.uk via the Governing Body pages or phone 020 7380 9290. Are you making the most of NHS Discounts? As a member you qualify to sign up for the discounts. Look out for special offers, for example one member recently received £150 for switching bank accounts! UCLH News Issue 19 Top Stories on the UCLH Website UCLH joins worlds largest coffee morning with Macmillan Landmark for integrated medicine - see page 6 for full story Actor Noel Clarke opens new teenage cancer trust facilities at UCH New prostate cancer treatment trials awarded prize winning status If you would like a copy of this information in large print, call 0207 380 9290 or contact foundation.trust@uclh.nhs.uk Membership office - tel: 020 7380 9290 email: foundation.trust@uclh.nhs.uk www.uclh.nhs.uk 2
Meet your new Governors New Governors took up their roles on 1 September and have written something about themselves to share with you. Peter Brayshaw Local Patient Governor I am delighted to have been re-elected. I stood for governor because I wanted to give something back to an Institute from whose care I have benefited, and be an advocate of the needs of fellow patients. I have a lot to contribute in guiding the Trust’s work in an increasingly complex environment of financial pressures and political and clinical changes and want to ensure that patient care is the top priority. I was born in Leeds and have lived in London for many years. I work as a Camden Councillor. I am a member of various Trust Committees at UCLH and will help UCLH continuously improve in fulfilling its mission. Alison Forbes Regional Patient Governor I am a former Governor and was on the Quality and Safety Committee, where I was at the cutting edge of patient safety issues. I learned about health policy when I headed the media department at the King’s Fund and was a committee member of NICE, which weighed up evidence to make decisions about which treatments would be funded by the NHS. I believe I can use my experience to make a valuable contribution to improving patient care and make a genuine difference to the patient experience. I am an executive coach, working with leaders in the health service and education. I also train Foundation Doctors in leadership, communication, team work and managing difficult people. Having been a patient at UCH, I was delighted with the treatment I had received and wanted to give something back so decided to stand as regional patient governor in this years elections and was delighted to be elected. I was born and educated on the George Cross island of Malta and moved to London in 1965 to take up a position with the Civil Service with whom I remained until my retirement. Since then I have involved myself in voluntary work and am a Trustee, Secretary and acting Treasurer of ‘CHAMPS’, a local registered charity which is attached to a surgery of doctors I have previously been a Governor at Moorfields Eye Hospital and I believe my experience gained from there will be useful in my role at John Green Regional Patient Governor UCLH. As a UCLH Governor, I will do my best to help patients with their problems and would like to get involved in some of the Committees during my time at UCLH. In my spare time I enjoy Martial Arts, reading, watching football and TV programmes. UCLH News Issue 19 Membership office - tel: 020 7380 9290 email: foundation.trust@uclh.nhs.uk www.uclh.nhs.uk 3
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