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Enhancing Patient CareA nationally recognised centre of excellence foreducation and applied health research■ Pioneering research taking place at our hospitals, which aimsto find new ways of diagnosing a pre-dementia conditioncalled mild cognitive impairment, has been selected toreceive a share of £22 million of government funding.■ Patients in Bradford are at the forefront of the IVAN eyeresearch trial which early results show could save the NHS£84 million a year if doctors switch to a cheaper drug to treata leading cause of blindness.■ The Head and Neck research team have become universallyrecognised after winning the International Research prizefor the CRUK LIHNCS trial at the 8 th International Conferenceon Head and Neck Cancer. The team has also presented 30abstracts at British, European or world meetings.■ Sue Williamson and Clive Nicholson from the Yorkshire StrokeResearch Network (based at the Foundation Trust) havebeen named as ‘team of the year’ by the UK Stroke ResearchNetwork.■ A Born in Bradford study revealed that eating crisps and chipsduring pregnancy can lead to major health problems forbabies. Babies exposed to high levels of acrylamide, commonlyfound in crisps and chips, can have a lower birth weight andsmaller heads, which leads to a higher risk of heart disease,diabetes and delayed development.■ Dr Dinesh Saralaya and his BIHR team continue to recruitto major commercial trials and have achieved a global ‘firstpatient’ into a trial which is testing the safety of a newbronchodilator in treating patients with COPD. This is thesecond global ‘first patient’ the team have recruited fromBradford in successive years.A specialist centrefor West Yorkshire■ Bradford Teaching Hospitals has been named asthe new national centre for the innovation ofwound management prevention and treatmentfor England. The new facility will form a centre ofexcellence for the research and development ofnew products for the benefit of patients and beled by renowned wound health expert, ProfessorPeter Vowden, who will act as the HTC’s clinicaldirector alongside nurse consultant, Kath Vowdenand their experienced medical and nursing team.Our plans for 2013/14■ A £513,000 ‘dementia-friendly’ face lift forthe public areas at St Luke’s Horton Wing.■ A revamped £2m neonatal unit.■ A new £2.3m catheter lab to supportpatients with heart problems.■ We became the first hospital in the worldto take delivery of the quickest and mostdetailed CT scanner which allows patientsto watch TV while they are being scanned.FOCUS August 2013 page 14Our Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13can be found on our websitewww.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk
Wednesday 18 September 2013Annual Members Meeting1.00pm to 2.30pm, Sovereign Lecture Theatre, Field House,Bradford Royal Infirmary.Find out how our hospitals have performed during 2012 to 2013.Experience Matters: sharing expertise todevelop excellence2.30pm to 5.00pm, Field House Teaching Centre, BradfordRoyal InfirmaryThis year we focus on sharing with you major initiatives aimed atimproving our patients’ experience. Featuring interactive displays,workshops and a range of opportunities for you to share with usyour experiences and views on the services provided to you, yourfamily and your friends.Our governors have been instrumental in putting together this year’s eventfor our members and other visitors. You can find out more about thegovernors and their work with staff in relation to our ‘quality accountmembership improvement priorities’ as well as finding out about ourinnovative ‘governor ward visits programme’. Our governors have alsoinvited teams and departments from across our Foundation Trust toshowcase what they were doing in relation to ‘improving the patientexperience’ and public/patient engagement and the response has beenincredibly positive.Experience Matters - asneak peek…■ Find out more about our newBirthing Centre which openedlast November and is attractingwomen from all over the districtfollowing incredibly positivefeedback.■ Chaplaincy services have recentlybeen reconfigured; come alongto meet our chaplains and findout how you can get involved asone of our chaplaincy visitors.■ Also find out about volunteeringand how it enhances our patientcare. Maybe you would like tojoin this very special group ofpeople?■ Creating dementia-friendlysurroundings is one of our Trust’stop priorities. Having just beenawarded a £513,000 grantfrom the Department of Health;come and see the refurbishmentplans for St Luke’s Horton Wingand find out how you can getinvolved in our ‘dementia workprogramme’.■ ‘Hospital food’ is an extremelyimportant part of the patientexperience – come along, meetour catering team, and take thetaste test yourself by samplingsome of our dishes and givingyour feedback. Find out aboutour catering strategy andwhat we have introduced toimprove patients’ experience atmealtimes.Would you be interested in takingpart in one of our special interactiveworkshops to help develop our newPatient and Public EngagementStrategy? If yes, then let ourmembership office know - we willlet you have more information andreserve a place / places for you.If you would like to attend any or both of these events thenplease book through our membership helpdesk. We also welcomeany guests you would like to bring with you. Membership officecontact details can be found on the back cover.FOCUS August 2013 page 15
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