NHS FIFE
Report to Acute Services Divisional Committee on 21 May 2014
DIRECTOR OF ACUTE SERVICES REPORT
LOCAL UNSCHEDULED CARE ACTION PLAN (LUCAP) 2
The team is currently working on our draft Local Unscheduled Care Action Plan (LUCAP) 2 which is due for submission in mid May. The draft will be refined in conjunction with Scottish Government colleagues and a final version will come to the Acute Services Divisional Committee and Board for sign off. Key developments likely to feature within this plan include a proposal for an Integrated Transport Hub and also a Project Manager to tackle patients in delay.
STAFF SURGERIES
A number of Staff Surgeries were arranged to enable Managers / Staff Side representatives to engage with staff around the Acute Division Staff Governance Action Plan and there will also be an opportunity to provide feedback from the Staff Survey. The feedback from these Staff Surgeries was helpful in taking forward our partnership working and addressing staff concerns.
VISIT TO THE ROYAL FREE LONDON HOSPITAL
The Director of Acute Services and the Chairman of the Board visited the Royal Free Hospital in London to explore an alternative approach to clinical pathway redesign and the challenges presented by the management of A&E and urgent care within a London Teaching Hospital setting. The learning from this visit will inform our redesign work within NHS Fife.
WI-FI SERVICE FOR FIFE PATIENTS
A new service is being rolled out across Fife which will allow patients and visitors access to free internet during their visit to hospital. NHS Fife Patient Wi-fi is now available in the new wing of Victoria Hospital, meaning that patients and visitors can access free internet whilst they spend time in waiting areas or in their hospital bed. The coming months will see the next phase of the roll out, with the service being made available to patients in the remaining areas of Victoria Hospital, along with Lynebank, Queen Margaret, Adamson and St Andrews Community Hospitals. Patients and visitors have access to a huge number of websites, as well as information about the hospital and the services available. To ensure the ease of access for patients, there will be no requirement to register to use the service although patients will be asked to read and agree to the terms and conditions of use.
NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARDED TO NURSE
Senior Charge Nurse, Margaret Stevenson who works in the Respiratory Unit at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy was chosen to be awarded the Breath of Fresh Air Award by the British Lung Foundation from UK-wide nominations. Breathe Easy Kirkcaldy, the local British Lung Foundation support group, nominated Margaret for the support she provides to the group and for her dedication and commitment to providing the best care to local respiratory patients. Margaret was first awarded as the regional winner for Scotland and Northern Ireland before being selected as the national winner of the award.
PAEDIATRIC UNIT THANK YOU EVENT
ThePaediatric Unit held a thank you event on 28 March. The Unit took delivery of an expensive bed for children with exceptional needs on 27 March and the Departmentheld a thank you event for some of the fundraisers, withsome of the potential users cutting the ribbon on the bed.
NHS FIFE MATERNITY SERVICE
NHS Fife Maternity Service received an award from NES to recognise excellence in Leadership within the Midwifery Services. Fife Maternity Services were well represented by two excellent teams. Special recognition for the award of best team project went to Sharon-Ann McIlravie, Jill Bickett and Lynn David. We must also acknowledge our other team including Anne MacKinnon, Donna Robertson & Pamela Galloway. In addition to this success congratulations should also be given Gwen Smith who was second in the BMJ awards on Monday in London in recognition of her work around managing obesity in pregnancy.
NATIONAL AWARD
DrAndrew Storey and DrCatherine Patterson who have been awarded the prestigious NESMedical Director Awardfor Team of the Year 2014. They were honouredat the 4th National Scottish Medical EducationConference, which was held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on 6 May 2014.
Drs Storey and Patterson wereformally recognised for their work with year 5 medical students at the University of Edinburgh, who gave the consultants outstanding feedback and praised their innovative approach and teaching methods.
RETIREMENTS
Les Johnstone, a mechanical fitter with 32 years service at Victoria Hospital retired on 2 May 2014.
Staff Nurse Eleanor Morrison and CNSfor Gynaecology/Oncology Jane McCafferty are retiringat the end of June and July respectively.
HEATHER KNOX
Director of Acute Services
21 May 2014
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