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Issue 12 U C L H N e w sNew dates foryour diary -2009

Focus on...The annualhealth check

Special delivery:EGA Wing’s firstbaby

New cancercentre getsapproved

Inside this issue... Let it Snow...

... Festive Open Event - Let there be light - Jon Snow turns onthe Christmas tree lights

Trust News

Editor’s WelcomeWelcome to the 12th edition of UCLH News. It was a great pleasure tomeet so many Trust Members at the Open Event which you will seefrom our behind the camera look (page 2 & 3) was great fun. We are alsodelighted to welcome our new Members, 21 of whom we recruited at the Open Event. Weowe a BIG THANK YOU to all those staff and others who so generously gave their time andcontributed to a really successful evening.The Governors you elected have had a busy 2008 working hard for our patients andMembers. I have highlighted some of the issues we have been addressing which I hope youfind of interest. The High Quality Care Group focussed on improving parking for disabledpeople, patient transport, reviewing the standards of food and cleanliness in our hospitals,and helping to improve patient information leaflets. They are also looking closely at theexperiences of surgical patients and mothers through their obstetric care to understandhow we can help improve the patient experience. Others have been busy recruiting newMembers through engagement with community groups and going to local schools to talk tofuture young Members. We have also appointed two Non-Executive Directors to the Board(page 4) and agreed objectives for the Trust Chairman related to the issues that patientsand Members tell us are important to them. We wish you all a peaceful 2009 and look forward to meeting you at further Trust events (Page6).

Tricia PankPatient Governor

Special Delivery - EGA Wing’s first baby It’s a new day, it’s a new dawn, it’s a new lifeSpecial delivery: EGA Wing’s first baby

Ellahe Keshtgar’s (pictured) entry into the world was a cause for double celebration as the first

baby to be born in the new University College Hospital Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) Wing.

Mariam Keshtgar from Chigwell in Essex gave birth to Ellahe at 3.25am on November 5,

just an hour after arriving at the new wing, following the successful move of

the services from the old EGA Obstetric Hospital. Mariam’s husband, Mo, is a

surgeon who worked at UCH for nine years. Mariam, a computer engineer,

said: “We came here because there are excellent facilities and skillful staff.

Mona, the midwife who delivered Ellahe, was wonderful and made me feel

relaxed during the birth.”

Interesting facts about the move- Planning the move started in February 2008

- The first baby was moved to the new EGA Wing at 9.15am on November 4.

- Professor Donald Peebles (honorary consultant in obstetrics), marked

the departure from the old EGA Obstetric Hospital with a musical tribute on the

Highland bagpipes.

- It took 21 ambulance journeys to transfer the neonatal babies

Welcome to the world -Ellahe Keshtgar

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The bug stopped here - the infectioncontrol team in action

Festive Open Event

New member Jon Snow gets on his bike at thewinners of the best stand at the open event, c

and Michael Foster (De

All the actionAround 400 people flocked to the UCLH openevent on 4 December to find out more aboutthe Trust and see special guest Jon Snow, whoswitched on the Christmas tree lights and alsobecame a member of the foundation trust onthe night. Alongside is a photographic storytold through the camera lens of Ramesh Pydiah(Clinical Photographic Manager).

Visitors browsed interactive stands featuringnew services and cutting-edge treatments, tooktours of hospital departments and chatted tostaff about the work of the Trust’s six hospitals.

To round the evening off, the Trust’s chairmanPeter Dixon drew the winner of the membershipcompetition. Congratulations to new memberStella Scott, we hope you enjoy your giftvouchers.

Members, Robert Willis, Jeanette Locke Thomson and Barry Peskinvisit the membership stand

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at the therapies and rehabilitation stand - also thent, chosen by David Amos (Director of Workforce)r (Deputy Chief Executive)

Hands on: visitors have a go at life-saving

UCLH news Top 5 stories on the web1.18 weeks target no headache for pain team

2. Pioneering database launched to help families with inherited heart conditions

3. Empowering patients through music

4. Patient pays tribute to nurse specialists

5. Antibiotic Awareness Day

Looking good at theradiotherapy stand

Up close: visitors got interactive at one of thedisplay stands

Your governors Maureen-Rose Brownand Patricia Pank

in

Kids stuff at the paediatric stand

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Board approves world leading cancer centre at UCLHPlans for a £110 million world-leading cancer centre were given the green light in November. The centre due to open in2012/13 will redefine the way cancer patients are treated, concentrating on every detail of their care.

For the past four years we have been researching why cancer patients in the United States survive longer than in the UK.One of the main reasons is the existence of purpose-designed cancer centres dedicated to the personal needs of patientswith different types of cancer.

Sir Robert Naylor, UCLH chief executive, said: “Treating elderly lung cancer patients is quite different to treating teenagerswith leukaemia. We plan to bring the best of US style cancer care to London by building a centre where each floor isdesigned around the needs of patients with different cancers. This centre will be a first for the UK and will set a goldstandard for the future.”

The centre will provide patients, families and carers with excellent educational, social, psychological and complementarytherapy support alongside clinical treatment. The main focus of the centre will be on daycare and outpatient-basedtreatment such as chemotherapy. It will also include a Wellness Centre which will include a cancer information drop-incentre for people to access when they choose and facilities for counselling, rehabilitation, nutritional advice, self-management and self-help sessions for patients and carers/families.

Cancer is often characterised by long periods when the disease is stable, punctuated with periods of intense activity. Withearlier diagnosis and advances in drug treatments, cancer is more like a chronic disease rather than a rapidly spreadingdisease.

The cancer centre will initially deal with up to 85,000 appointments a year and 14 different types of cancer. The centre willinclude dedicated facilities for teenage cancers, women’s health and men’s cancers. There will also be a strong emphasis on research with the cancer centre linked to the recently opened University CollegeLondon (UCL) Cancer Institute immediately opposite. This will allow for close collaboration between the institute and centreand support UCLH’s aim to transform laboratory research into treatments that directly benefit patients

Macmillan Cancer Support and Teenage Cancer Trust have both pledged support for the project. We are hopeful that all ofthe leading charitable institutions involved in cancer research and treatment will support the project.UCLH Charitable Foundation is the main fundraising charity for key research and building projects at the Trust.

Anybody interested in making a charitable donation to the project should contact UCLH Charitable Foundation on 020 7380 9558.

UCLH records its best annual health check performanceIt is the third year that the Healthcare Commission has conducted its annual health check, rating the country’s 391 NHS

trusts as ‘excellent’, ‘good’, ‘fair’ or ‘weak’. UCLH recorded its best overall performance achieving ‘excellent’ for its use of

resources and ‘good’ for the quality of its services. This is the first year that we have achieved ‘excellent’ in the resources

section which assesses value for money and the third successive year we have been rated as ‘good’ for quality of

services.

For more information visit http://2008ratings.healthcarecommission.org.uk

New Directors join the BoardLocal resident Richard Murley (pictured) and University College London Vice Provost (Health)

Professor Ed Byrne have been appointed by the Governing Body as Non-executive Directors of the Trust.

Richard Murley, who replaces Nigel Carrington, qualified as a solicitor with Linklaters and Paines. In 2006 he

became Managing Director of NM Rothschild where he is currently based. He will serve on the Board for a term

of three years.

Ed Byrne replaces Richard Frackowiak, who will be taking up a position as Head of Neurosciences at the

University of Lausanne.

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Feedback & updates

Living with cancer - Professor Spiro talks statisticsProfessor Stephen Spiro, chest physician and Governor at UCLH kicked off a Members Meet about Cancer with the

numbers. Did you know that in 2003 of the five common cancers prostate cancer had the lowest number of deaths

but the highest number of new cases? Unsurprisingly lung cancer had the highest number of deaths (2003),

although the statistics for 1975 -2003 indicated that lung cancer incidences in women were increasing whilst the

trend was the opposite in men.

Kay Eaton, consultant nurse, tackled the hard questions about

‘breaking the news’. Kay says ”It isn’t just about how the clinical

team tell the patient, we help the patient prepare so they can

break the news to their loved ones – there is an awful lot to take

in”.

Living with Cancer means that patients have to make hard

decisions. The team support each patient providing them with

information to help them make the choice that will best suit them.

If surgery is an option this is often the best chance for cure,

followed by chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. But for some patients a discussion may focus on a choice between

further treatment options or palliative care.

What is clear is that cancer is no longer the taboo of 20 years ago, the patient is at the centre of the decision making

and the team are there to provide advice and support for them and their family, carers and friends.

The new cancer centre will focus on providing a more welcoming and therapeutic environment and house many

facilities/services in one building (read more on page 4)

Facts:

- Prostate cancer accounts for one quarter of all new cases of cancer diagnosed in men

- Smoking and passive smoking cause nine out of ten lung cancers

- More than 44,000 cases are of breast cancer are diagnosed in the UK each year

- Most patients start treatment within 62 days of referral

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Dates for your diary

(left to right) Christine Mackenzie (governor), Professor Stephen

Spiro, Kay Eaton and members Olanrewaju Gold and Nim Johnson

MembersMeets EventsEpilepsy - diagnosis, treatment and careWednesday, 4 February, 11.00am – 1.00pm

Sports Injuries- How to stay on the pitchMonday, 30 March, 11.00am - 1.00pm

Venue for these MembersMeetsUCLH Education Centre

Seminar Rooms

1st Floor West

250 Euston Road

London NW1 2PG

Closest tube: Warren Street (Northern & Victoria line)

Governing Body Meetings- 6pm26 March 2009

7 July 2009

Board of Directors Meetings- 2pm14 January 2009

11 March 2009

8 April 2009

13 May 2009

10 June 2009

8 July 2009

To book a place at any of the above’MembersMeets’ or if youwould like a copy of this information in large print please

contact the Membership Office at foundation.trust@uclh.nhs.uk or phone 0207 380 9290