July 2014
Welcome
Welcome to Inside St John’s, bringing
you the latest news from St John’s
Hospital in Livingston.
Special Care Baby Unit
The investment in services across St
John’s continues with news that the
Special Care Baby Unit at St John’s
Hospital is set to undergo a complete
redesign and refurbish with the
installation of new, modern facilities for
both babies and their families. Work is
due to start in August with completion of
the project scheduled for March 2015.
As the work involves major reconstruction
of the department, the service will be
delivered from a temporary facility within
the hospital while the project is
completed.
The new Unit will provide eleven cots with
modern clinical facilities for newborn
babies who require specialist care. The
design also focuses on the provision of
family-centred care with the inclusion of
two bedrooms with en-suite facilities
allowing parents to ‘room in’ with their
baby before discharge, a family room for
use by parents and siblings and a
counselling room allowing privacy and a
quiet space for parents.
This is an exciting project for everyone
involved in the work of the Unit and we
look forward to providing this modern
facility for the babies and their families.
Thank you to all staff within Neonatal,
Maternity and Children’s services for their
patience and understanding while this
improvement work for patients is going
on. For more information contact Lynne
Kerr, Clinical Manager at
lynne.kerr@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Maternity services
refurbishment
The refurbishment of the Labour Ward is
on target to open in August with the team
moving back into their purpose built
improved environment on 24 August.
Thank you to all maternity staff for their
patience while the work was going on.
MRI Scanner
The delivery of the new MRI scanner for
St John’s Hospital is due to take place in
late August and due to be commissioned
in September 2014.
Equipment applications training is due to
start with St John’s radiology staff from
mid-September 2014. During this time a
selection of outpatients requiring differing
examinations will be imaged on the MRI
scanner under the guidance of specialist
applications personnel from Siemens
Healthcare.
The service is due to officially open from
early October allowing a wide range of
MRI examinations to be offered to
inpatients, outpatients and GPs at the
hospital.
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Parking is permitted within marked
bays only
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Parking in disabled bays is strictly
limited to blue badge holders only
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Designated emergency vehicle
bays are for emergency vehicle
use only
Staff using or considering travelling by
public transport can access information
on www.travelinescotland.com or by
telephoning 0871 200 2233.
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No parking on yellow lines
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No parking on red hatched or red
lined areas
Please be aware that staff are able to
apply for parking permits on the St John’s
site by application. Applications forms are
available from the security office at the
main entrance or via the intranet.
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No parking on grass
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Vehicles, motorcycles or cycles
must not obstruct footpaths or
pedestrian crossings
A staff survey will be undertaken shortly
to help us understand more about the
habits of staff travel to work and to help
plan more ways to allow alternatives to
car use such as car-sharing, bike and
public transport.
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Commercial and fleet vehicles
must not reverse on this site
without assistance of a banksman.
Parking in and around the
hospital site
Following representations from local
residents and factoring agencies, we
would like to remind staff of the
importance of avoiding parking in local
neighbouring areas while at work.
Site Traffic Regulations
To keep visitors and staff as safe as
possible while on our grounds, we would
like to remind all drivers of vehicles,
motorcycles and cyclists entering this site
of the need to comply with the following
regulations.
Please drive with care and attention when
on our hospital grounds and be aware of
pedestrians, the elderly and wheelchair
users.
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A 10mph speed limit must be
adhered to at all times
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Fire paths where identified must
be kept clear at all times
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Fire exits or other access points
must be kept clear
Current permit holders are reminded of
the requirement to adhere to the NHS
Lothian Site Traffic Regulations.
Have your say on NHS
Lothian
Don’t miss the chance to have your say in
this year’s NHS Scotland Staff Survey,
which launches on 25 August and will run
until 3 October.
The survey is an excellent opportunity to
comment on working for NHS Lothian.
The survey will be available online or in
printed format. It will take approximately
15 minutes to complete and your
feedback will be completely anonymous.
We would encourage you to take part so
we can get as comprehensive a picture
as possible of your views and allow us to
take action on the issues that matter to
you. Watch out for information coming
soon, which will be available on the
intranet and in the Team Brief with hard
copies conveniently located at your site.
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For more information, contact Ruth Kelly
at ruth.kelly@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Smoking Update
Smoking on the hospital site whether by
visitors, patients or staff has been
reducing little by little and has been given
a boost by the ‘no smoking hatching’
painted on the ground around the front of
the building earlier this year. However,
the recent warm weather and open
windows has meant a smell of cigarette
smoke drifting into parts of the hospital.
Facilities have repainted and extended
the green hatching at the front of the
hospital which will contribute to a further
improvement in the environment as we
lead up to the Scottish Government
deadline for a ‘smoke free NHS in March
next year.
Partnership recently considered our
revised tobacco policy and several areas,
notably around enforcement of smoke
free grounds and e-cigarette use (which
are not allowed inside NHS buildings)
outside in the grounds need further
discussion. Updated information will be
available through the newsletter and on
the website as soon as it is available.
The Scottish Health Awards
2014
The Scottish Health Awards 2014 are on
the hunt for NHS Lothian’s best nurses,
medics, carers and volunteers. The
prestigious honours, run by the Daily
Record, NHS Scotland and the Scottish
Government, celebrate the extraordinary
work of the most dedicated and caring
NHS workers. There are 16 categories
including Unsung Heroes Award, Top
Team Award and Innovations Award.
Nominations close on Monday 8
September.
For more information visit The Scottish
Health Awards website.
Our Health, Our Care, Our
Future - NHS Strategic Plan
There are only a few days left to have
your say in the future of healthcare in
Lothian as the consultation closes on 8
August.
The plan outlines a range of propositions
which will allow us to:
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improve the quality of care
Celebrating Success Awards
2014
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improve the health of the
population
We are still taking nominations for this
year’s Celebrating Success Awards.
Make sure you don’t miss the opportunity
to recognise NHS Lothian’s shining stars.
Is there someone you work with who you
value, or is a shining star in your eyes?
There are eight categories, some of
which are new this year. You can submit
nominations now until 15 August 2014.
This year’s ceremony will be held on 24
October at the Edinburgh Corn
Exchange. For more information and to
nominate your shining stars go to
http://intranet/celebratingsuccess
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provide better value and financial
sustainability.
We want to engage with as many staff as
possible. The feedback from this
consultation and engagement will be
used to shape the final version of the plan
which will be presented to the board in
October 2014.
The short questionnaire can be found on
the intranet.
We would also like to extend a thank you
to the members of the public and
voluntary sector organisations who came
to talk to us at the public meeting which
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took place on the evening of 23 July at
the Howden Park Centre.
Organ Donation Campaign
Our organ donation, internal
communications campaign, aimed at
encouraging staff to sign up to the donor
register launched in July. A number of
staff are taking part highlighting their
experiences of organ
donation/transplantation and the
importance of being on the donor
register. Please look out for their posters
across our sites. Information and staff
case studies are on our internet at:
http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/HealthI
nformation/OrganDonorRegister
Staff sessions
The monthly staff open forums held with
Chris Stirling, Site Director, provide an
opportunity for staff to hear about what is
going across SJH.
The next staff open session is on Friday,
8 August Come along and meet senior
managers, hear key issues in scheduled
and unscheduled care services and ask
about any concerns. All sessions take
place at St John's Lecture. Please note
that the times have changed and this
month’s meeting is from 2pm-3pm.
For more information please contact
Chris Stirling, Hospital Site Director.
If you would like this newsletter sent to you electronically on a regular basis or if you would like
a supply of printed copies, please contact Julie Cassidy, Public Involvement Co-ordinator at
juliecassidy@nhs.net or on 01506 771883. You can view previous editions of Inside St John’s
at www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk.
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