Autumn / Winter 2014
A University Teaching Trust
TrustLife
Inside this issue:
Why we’re
inspired by art
Sally Lindsay drops into our
glorious sensory garden to say hello!
Mental health 100 years on—our AGM
Find out more about our latest research
Where People Matter Most
Our News
Art: Good for the soul
I‘m always really impressed with
the artwork challenges our teams
in Creative Wellbeing dream up!
Our Studio One and Start services have creativity at their core
– and the services are making a
real difference to people‘s lives.
Our front cover is one such piece
of work produced as part of a
project for Men‘s Health Week
this summer (you can see more
extraordinary images from this on
page 9). Thanks to all in the team
for taking part and especially to
Manchester Art Gallery who allow
us to use their space and their
pieces as inspiration for our own
interpretations of some stunning
works.
It‘s not just paintings that inspire
and creativity comes in all forms.
Our sensory gardens at our
Young Onset Dementia Service,
for our Later Life Wards Maple
and Cedar at Park House and
our allotment for the Phoenix Assessment Centre, are inspiring
our service users to grow and
nurture their own crops.
And then there are words. Our
Recovery and Connect team inspired one person to express his
feelings in rap. You can read
what Yeti wrote on page 8.
And, of course, there is the great
outdoors to inspire us all. I hope
you are inspired this month and
have the time to appreciate the
autumn colours as we enjoy the
last of the pre-winter sunshine!
Debbie Garritty
Debbie Garritty
Director of Communications
Editor — TrustLife
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From the Chief
Executive
T
here has been much
reported in the media
in the last few months
about mental health
issues and the increased realisation that it should have
Chief E
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equal importance with physie Mich
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cal health.
At our upcoming Annual General
Meeting (more details on page
4), we‘ll be looking at how services and treatments for mental
health conditions have changed
dramatically, for the better, over
the last 100 years and since the
beginning of the First World War.
So although we know that mental health provision (along with
knowledge, through research)
has improved significantly, we
also know there is a long way to
go for it to be on an equal footing with physical health. The
level of distress caused by the
continued stigmatisation of mental health in all its forms remains
generally high. If we‘ve learned
nothing from the past 100 years,
surely we have learned that
mental health issues can be experienced by any of us, at any
time, faced with too much stress
or trauma. In fact one in four of
us will experience some kind of
mental health problem in a year.
can improve services for the
people that matter. That is for
the staff who deliver them and
the service users who receive
them.
TrustLife is a collection of all the
great initiatives, projects and stories that our staff members and
service users have been involved in over the last few
months. I sincerely hope some
of the positive stories in the next
few pages will inspire you in one
way, shape or form.
Whilst we are fully aware of
what‘s going on in the wider
NHS environment – in Greater
Manchester and beyond – we
are very much focused on the
Trust, our staff and service users. All our energies are being
channelled into ways in which
we can continue to improve what
we are doing.
Yes, there are challenges – and
it‘s good to be challenged from
In the last edition of TrustLife, I
time to time as long as we not
mentioned in my opening notes only learn lessons along the
that our focus was getting closer, way, but remember to put them
listening to, believing in and em- into practice. Then we will all
powering our excellent, profesfeel reinvigorated, re-energised
sional and fully committed staff. I and ready to look at the world in
can safely say that notion is still a creative and innovative way.
very much at the forefront of all
we do, and we are continuing to
improve all aspects of the Trust
through our Listening into Action
Michele Moran
activities. By listening to colleagues‘ ideas, suggestions and
Chief Executive
– we all have them – worries, we
Our News
Hello and welcome!
Sally Lindsey cuts the ribbon at our Young Onset
Dementia Service sensory garden
W
and enjoying the sunshine in our new courtyard for Cedar and Maple wards.
support and
In June, new Wythenshawe
South and Sale MP Mike Kane enthusiasm was clear as she
shared her own family‘s
dropped in to Laureate House
and was keen to hear from staff experience of dementia and
why they had chosen healthcare brought a ray of sunshine to our
little corner of Manchester on an
as a profession and what had
otherwise drizzly day.
drawn them to work in the
Trust.
Thank you all!
In early August, we were
delighted to have a soap
opera legend in our midst.
Actor Sally Lindsay, star
of the TV series Mount
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fated barmaid Shelley at the
First to visit was Dr Rovers Return in Coronation
Peter Carter, Chief Executive
Street, took time out of her
New M
of the Royal College of Nursbusy schedule to open our
P Mike
Kane
ing, who visited Park House and new sensory garden for the
met with a number of teams,
Young Onset Dementia
sharing his views on leadership Service at Victoria Park. Sally‘s
e have played
host to a number
of special guests
in recent
months.
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Our News
Come and
join us
Find out how
mental health
care has improved
in the last 100
years.
Join us at our
Annual General
Meeting (AGM)
on Tuesday
30th September 2014
11am to 12.30pm in
The Great Hall
at Manchester
Town Hall
Marketplace stalls
showcasing Trust
services on show
12.30pm-3.30pm
Patient Stories
screening in the Lord
Mayor‘s Parlour until
3.30pm.
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The timetable for our Annual General Meeting:
10.30am
Registration
11am
Welcome and Introduction
Our News
Today, our service users are supported by multi-disciplinary teams in
their homes and in the community, as well as in our inpatient units.
Find out more about our services, our approach to care and the firsthand experience of the people we serve.
Trust Chair, Wyn Dignan
11.05am
Presentation of the Annual Report Highlights 2013/14
Chief Executive, Michele Moran
11.20am
Final Accounts 2013/14 – Financial Year Highlights and Key Points
Director of Finance, Tracy Ellery
11.30am
Question and Answer Session
Chair, Wyn Dignan
Chief Executive, Michele Moran
Director of Finance, Tracy Ellery
11.35am
Care in Later Life
My Right to Choose – video presentation
11.45am
Making Manchester a Dementia Friendly City
Professor Alistair Burns, UK Clinical Director for Dementia
12.00pm
The Critical Role of Mental Health Services
The Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, Mr. Warren J. Smith KStJ JP
DLitt LLD, former national Chairman, Turning Point.
12.10pm
Final Questions
12.20pm
Formal Close of Business
Chair, Wyn Dignan
Marketplace open from 12.30pm until 3.30pm:
Patient Advice and Liaison Service; Infection Prevention and Control; Recovery and
Connect / Creative Wellbeing / Recovery Pathways; Occupational Therapy; Individual Placement and Support Service; Community Food Co-ordinators; Discovery
Team; Health and Wellbeing Service; Prison Healthcare; Dual Diagnosis; Research
and Innovation; Oral Health; Brian Hore Unit; Psychological Therapies and Manchester Psychological Services Users Movement; Health Information and Resources Library; Alcohol Project Worker; Later Life Community Mental Health Team; Sexual Health
and Harm Reduction Team; Physical Activity Referral Service; Stop Smoking Service; Inpatients; Medicines Safety; Listening into Action; Admiral Nurses; Phoenix Day Centre;
Young Onset Dementia Service; Andersen Ward; Collaboration for Leadership in Applied
Health Research and Care (CLAHRC); Patient Stories screening in the Lord Mayor’s
Parlour.
Entertainment provided courtesy of the Rotary U3A Ukelele Band
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Our News
Start and Finnish!
I
t was a case of Start and
Finnish when our art
service played host to a
delegation from Lapland.
Start, part of the Recovery
Pathways service, was approached by the delegation
from Northern Finland who
were visiting England on a fact
-finding mission .
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The study trip to Liverpool and
Manchester was arranged to find
new ways of improving and
increasing the knowledge of
people working with EU-funded
programmes and projects in
Lapland.
An additional goal was to
discover ways to raise employment in the area too.
The key themes of the visit
were social inclusion,
competence
development and social
innovations targeting
young disabled and
unemployed people as
well as social entrepreneurship and related
models.
The study trip organiser
found approached the
service after finding
information on the
internet.
Henri Lahtinen,
Consultant for the
Ramboll Management Consulting
group said: ―Overall our journey
to England was successful. The
delegates really appreciated the
effort Start had put into organising the presentations. They
considered the service‘s holistic
approach to be good especially
the range of tailored services. It
was really interesting to see how
the Service have chosen to focus
on the positive side of things—
that is the skills an individual may
have and how he /she can discover new instead of only looking
at problems or illnesses. In comparison to Finland it seems the
mental health patients have it
better in the UK, thanks to
experience and peer-based
support.‖
Wendy Teall, Team Leader of the
Recovery Pathways Service
added: "The interpreter fed back
that the delegates had commented on the work of Start being very new to the delegates the use of art for wellbeing - they
seemed quite intrigued and the
whole day was a great success.‖
Media round up
E
ach month the Trust’s expert own experts are contacted by the media to comment on
current issues and news items.
Over the last three months, we have featured on the radio and in print on a number of
occasions. Some of the highlights:
 Following an enquiry from Gaydio Station in April, Teresa Czajka, Mental Health Promotion Special-
ist, was featured in a documentary for mental health awareness week
 Occupational Therapist Alison Williams had an article on SONAS wellbeing therapy in South Man-
chester published in Living with Dementia magazine.
 Our Medical Director Dr JS Bamrah was interviewed by BBC Radio Manchester about the Govern-
ment‘s decision to invest more in dementia research.
 Clementinah Rooke along with two service users, reported on efforts by nursing staff working in al-
cohol addiction to involve service users in setting up and managing the self-management and recovery training initiative at the Brian Hore Unit. The article, published in the Nursing Times, aims to
encourage healthcare professionals to appreciate the benefits of proactive patient and public involvement for their organisations and for those who get involved.
 Alison Rodriguez of the Alcohol Team was interviewed live on air by BBC Radio Manchester on an
All-Party Parliamentary Group‘s plans to introduce health warnings on alcoholic drinks.
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Our News
The challenges of living
with ADHD
L
For those who have not had a
diagnosis as a child, adult life
can be more difficult and, until
recently, for those living in Manchester, support meant a journey
to Liverpool, Wigan or London.
Now Greater Manchester has a
For many adults – and ADHD is
specialist pilot service operating
estimated to affect one in 40 – it
from the Trust, which is curcan be debilitating. They may
rently supporting between 80
have had a series of jobs, broand 90 adults with the diagnosis.
ken relationships and scrapes in
Outcomes so far have been
the car. As a child, they may
positive, says lead consultant, Dr
have been more prone to acciTirthankar Mukherjee, and for
dents and may have clocked up
most people it is the diagnosis
a couple of fractures whilst still at
itself that is life-changing.
school. Their education may
One of the individuals who has
have been disrupted because
been treated by the service is
they forgot to do homework or
now able to complete the
were simply daydreaming in the chapters of her PhD thesis afclassroom. If they were also dis- ter several years of deferred
attempts. Another, who works
ruptive or noisy, they may not
have been the teachers‘ favour- in IT, has just set up his own
company and no longer brings
ite.
work home – much to the
As an adult, they may find that
delight of his wife.
poor concentration means that
they cannot hold down a job or
Some even go through a period
find it difficult to build a relation- of adjustment almost like conship and, occasionally, that they densed stages of grief, he
are more accident prone than
says. ―They think about the opothers when out in the car, find- portunities they have lost and
ing it difficult to interpret road
wonder what life might have
markings. For others, the condi- been if they had been diagnosed
tion might see them ending up in at six years old.
the criminal justice system. One
―Others don‘t see it as an illness,
study in Aberdeen prison cited
but only a condition with its disthat around half of the serious
advantages. They have a circle
incidents caused in prison are
of friends or a spouse who supbelieved to be due to behaviours
port them. They will say ADHD is
driven by ADHD symptoms.
me; it isn‘t an illness.‖
The condition is likely to run in
For those coming to the service
families too – so that it is not
for the first time – and the majoronly a child, but parents and sibity are in their early 40s – it is an
lings who are also affected and
opportunity to understand why
undiagnosed.
they may have reacted in a
iving daily life as
an adult with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be
a challenge.
Dr Tirth
ankar M
ukherje
e
certain way previously and learn
strategies to help them cope
more effectively. For some, it
may be about being able to control the urge to shout at their
boss and walk away – as they
might have done in the past. For
others it may be a chance to
learn how to be attentive and
patient and not end friendships
or relationships.
Treatment can involve use of
stimulants, non-stimulants and
psychological therapies. Stimulants paradoxically reduce the
over-stimulated state in an individual with ADHD during therapy. And, for some people, their
choice is to have medication during the day, to control their
symptoms while they are at
work, and to be free of medication in the evening, so they can
continue to be the person that
their friends know and love.
The service is initially running
as a pilot, with a limited
caseload. If you are concerned that ADHD might be
affecting you or a loved one
speak to your local GP in the
first instance, and they will be
kept informed about when the
service is accepting new referrals. The UK Adult ADHD Network also offers help and advice: www.ukaan.org
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Service user news
Celebrating success!
O
ne of our tireless
volunteers, Catherine Skelton, had
reason to celebrate
in June when she
scooped a regional award.
Catherine, who uses her own life
experience to help service users, was named joint Volunteer
of the Year at the Health Educa-
ng h
accepti
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tion North West Awards at Manchester Museum .
Catherine was nominated by
Trust Recovery Pathways Coordinator, Fiona Roy, for her
hard work in developing a new
course to support people recovering from mental illness, despite experiencing a number of
personal setbacks whilst she
was working on it.
Catherine was delighted: ―I‘m so
pleased to have received this
recognition. I have had struggles
with my own mental health and
my mum sadly passed away
whilst I was developing and delivering the course, but I‘ve had
great support from my fellow tutor Fiona Roy and many others
from the Trust. Co-delivering the
classes and sharing my own
learning with other students has
been a wonderful experience
and through sharing lived experiences with others, we can move
on in the recovery journey.‖
Catherine, a service user with
the Trust, has completed a Level
4 Preparing to Teach in Lifelong
Learning Sector (PTTLS)
course. She helps deliver a Telling Your Story course, where
participants with mental ill health
can learn to understand their
illness, develop tools to help
themselves and tell their own
story in media ranging from artwork to poetry.
―Catherine has been reliable and
conscientious no matter what life
has thrown at her during the
course development,‖ said
Fiona, ―and her involvement in
this project has been vital to its
success.‖
Prou
Recovering and Connecting
S
ervice user ‘Yeti’ attended the Recovery
and Connect service
(delivering the Enablement Programme). Yeti told us
in rap style about his achievements with the service. Here are
some extracts:
At first I found it hard
But maybe I was just being mard
Now I‘m going further
I feel like I‘ve got the winning card.
It was a struggle in the beginning
But I feel today like I‘m winning
And that reminds me that sometime this month I should be slimming!....
The difficulties I face make me
sometimes feel out of place
I remember the days when I didn‘t
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feel part of the human race.
But when I look back at that negativity
I think ‗Boy, what a waste!‘
I‘m fresh like butter and smooth
like paste
Now you‘re licking your lips; I‘m
sure you want a taste.
How can I ease the pain I have
had
Enough of thunder bolts and lightning and the Manchester rain
There is no point wearing waterproof clothes again and again
I am feeling strong now; I am
standing on my own two feet
The power behind my rib cage is
Pumping steady creating a funky
beat.
I remember the days when I used
to feel tired and weak
But now I am optimistic; the
future‘s
not so
bleak.
Standing tall
the
proudest of them all
There are many arms to catch me
anytime I fall....
Paranoia used to be the topic of
the day
But now I am open-minded options begin to sway
Feeling positive towards the future
is the one and only, it‘s the only
way
So now that I am feeling strong I
am putting pen to paper
Not using my tongue
To finish this draft of my own little
song.
G
etting men to think about their
health is supposed to be a tough
call but in a recent Creative Wellbeing workshop, run by Start and
Studio One as part of Men’s Health Week,
health was very much in focus.
The two services teamed up with Manchester
Art Gallery to run a photography and wellbeing
session for people from mental health services
and local community groups.
In the session, Tabletop Landscapes, participants viewed a selection of beautiful landscape
paintings from the Gallery‘s collection and chose
a landscape that they could imagine themselves
in. They then recreated the chosen landscape out
of recycled materials, on a tabletop, lit the landscape using simple lighting techniques and photographed it.
Participants were aiming through the workshop to
capture the mood and feel of the painting as well
as to explore their emotional connection to it. The
participants worked in small groups so they also
had the chance to develop their teamworking
skills too.
Studio One service user Thomas acted as volunteer on the Tabletop Landscape session and said:
―I really enjoyed meeting and talking with the people in the workshop and especially helping them
out. Working from the paintings in the gallery was
very interesting, especially because I had not been
to the gallery before. At the end of the workshop I
felt good about myself. I would definitely do it
again."
Service user news
A snapshot of work
Arran Across Kilbrannan Sound
Our cover photo: When The West Evening
Glows
Nocturnal Landscape
Cathy Fortune, Arts and
Cultural Partnerships Coordinator for
Creative
Wellbeing
added:
"Partnership
work with
galleries is
Rhyl Sands
an important part of
to simply notice what is around us without having
)work
what we do in
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to go to great expense. All course participants are
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Creative Wellbeing. BuildCautio
encouraged to come back another day and spend
ing links to the gallery is a way of broadtime in the gallery space as if it was a public park.
ening support for people who use Trust services. A
The gallery also has an extensive programme of
gallery can be a nurturing place to go; it can inspire
more structured activities and there are regular opus, and also give us something to talk about when
portunities to develop skills for volunteering for peowe next meet up with a friend. The space and
ple who are interested."
peace of the gallery can give us valuable time
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Research and innovation
Tips to support job
seekers
P
eople with a mental illness are
avoiding applying
for jobs because
of fears about the
stigma they might face.
A recent study by Trust Occupational Therapist Jane Lee found
that the psychological impact of
stigma and discrimination associated with mental health conditions, particularly schizophrenia,
played a large role in preventing
people moving into employment
or sustaining work.
Jane‘s research found that the
perceptions of stigma were a major barrier holding people back.
Service users and staff members
who were interviewed for the research believed they would either
be rejected or discriminated
against by others or experienced
high levels of fear and anxiety
about future employment.
―People‘s confidence and sense
of identity, especially when
they had no former experience of
employment, was undermined,‖
said Jane.
―Those with former
work experience were
more likely to return to
work or at least to
consider it, but they
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this anxiety affected
atters
their performance and
belief
social interaction as well as prethrough experience of success
venting them from requesting the
or through psychological interpositive support they would be
ventions.
legally entitled to,‖ added Jane.
 Getting advice and giving supJane’s advice to healthcare
port to allay fear of financial
professionals seeking employinstability and benefit loss.
ment for people with a mental
 Identifying and acknowledging
illness includes:
the individual‘s work-related
 Talking about stigma and disskills and knowledge.
crimination or using communication techniques, such as mo-  Developing people‘s coping
strategies through evidencetivational interviewing, where a
based anxiety management.
person‘s motivations for
The Trust's is also helping those
change are focused on, to alwho want to work, find a job and
low service users to express
retain it with the Individual Placetheir fears.
ment and Support (IPS) Service,
 Offering opportunities to chalwhich was last year awarded
lenge self-stigma and low-self
'Centre of Excellence' status by
the Centre for Mental Health.
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Clinical research
boosted
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ur newly-opened clinical trials pharmacy is
specifically supporting
our clinical trials,
speeding access to new and existing medications for those participating in research and in turn
strengthening our reputation as a
leader in mental health trials.
Our clinical trials provide service
users with access to tests, scans
and drug treatments that may not
be available in routine practice. At
any one time we have around 90
trials ongoing.
The pharmacy, at Park House on
the North Manchester General
Hospital site, was officially opened
by Professor Ian Jacobs, Director
of Manchester Academic Health
Science Centre (MAHSC) and Vice
-President and Dean of the Faculty
of Medical and Human Sciences at
University of Manchester earlier
this summer. The pharmacy has
been partly funded by income from
current commercial trials.
N
ew research findings have discovered that confusion, paranoia and
hallucinations are all common occurrences in people
following a major transplant
operation.
And, understandably, for many
their life post-operation is very
different from the one they had
previously. The results come
from a qualitative study that interviewed 11 participants who had
received a heart or lung transplant and experienced intensive
care unit (ICU) delirium.
ICU delirium is when people experience hallucinations, delusions or paranoia in the unit and
little is known about how this experience affects individuals who
have had a heart or a lung transplant. The delirium can occur due
to factors such as medication,
sleep deprivation or traumatic
experiences – such as the lifechanging operation.
The study was conducted by a
team of psychologists at Wythen-
shawe and Harefield (London)
Transplant Units. They invited
participants to tell their story of
having a transplant or experiencing ICU delirium and found
that the patients experienced hallucinations or delusions that
tapped into their already existing
fears about dying from a chronic
illness.
Dr Zoey Malpus, one of our clinical psychologists at the Wythenshawe Heart and Lung Transplant Unit and one of the authors
of the research paper, said that
for some transplant patients there
is a pressure to succeed in their
new life: ―Post-traumatic growth
is a major determinant of wellbeing post-transplant, as society
says that a heart or lung transplant is a gift of life or a second
chance. Supporting people to find
a new purpose and meaning to
their post-transplant life is most
likely to lead to the best outcomes.,‖
The research also discovered
that individuals experience ―a
Leading the
field in national
research
firmary had signed up no fewer
than 82 individuals, within three
months of the recruitment drive
opening and is now well on the
way to delivering its sample target of 100 for the location.
T
he Trust is leading the
field in terms of signing up participants to
a national, multi-site
study into predicting repeat incidents of self-harm.
The Trust‘s A&E Liaison Team
based at Manchester Royal In-
Led by Professor Nav Kapur, a
member of the National Suicide
Prevention Advisory Group and
honorary consultant psychiatrist
at the Trust, and co-ordinated
by Leah Quinlivan at the University of Manchester, the study
is a large multi-site National In-
Dr Z
oey M
alpu
Dr Z
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oey M
alpu
s
new normal‖ – not the life they
had previously but a different life,
involving side effects, medication
and biopsies.
―Participants are extremely
grateful for their second chance
at life and have a strong desire to
do something special with their
lives and repay the kindness of
the donor and donor‘s family,‖
added Dr Malpus. ―We have set
up a Transplant Buddy Network
for patients to offer support to
people who are considering the
process as it is highly traumatic
but some people achieve a
greater appreciation of life, closer
friendships and heightened recognition of new possibilities from
the process. For more information on the Transplant Buddy
Network in Manchester, please
contact: Dr Zoey Malpus, 0161
291 2200.
Research and innovation
Confusion and
hallucinations posttransplant are ‘normal’
stitute of Health Research
(NIHR) cohort study into the
effectiveness of widely used
risk tools in predicting repeat
self-harm. The objective is to
recruit 100 people who have
self-harmed at each of five sites
nationwide (Manchester, Oxford, Bristol, Brighton and
Derby). The Trust was the first
team out of the blocks to start
recruitment, signing its first participant in March 2014.
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Our people
Well done (twice)!
ance to those receiving care on the ward that it meets
the highest quality criteria set out for a safe and effective service. Well done to the team!"
Our North Manchester Memory Service, which provides assessments, treatment, rehabilitation and
support for older people and their families in north
Manchester, was scored following a rigorous peer
tion
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dementia from the RCPsych.
The new endorsement identifies and acknowledges
wo of our services have received
high standards of organisation and patient care, in turn
the highest awards from the Royal assuring service users, carers, staff, commissioners
and regulators of the quality of the service being proCollege of Psychiatrists
vided. It is now one of 13 memory services to be
(RCPsych).
handed the title across the North West region and this
Andersen Ward, which specialises in treating women
is the third time the service has been accredited.
who are pregnant and mothers following childbirth who
"This accreditation is a fantastic compliment to the hard
require a consistently high level of quality mental health
work all the staff in the team have put in," says Team
care, has again been awarded the Royal College of
Manager Barbara Chavunduka. "It really is a great
Psychiatrists (RCPsych) Quality Network Peri-natal
achievement. It's taken commitment and dedication to
Mental Health Accreditation.
evidence the fantastic work I see the staff do day-in day
Patients and partners were involved in the review, not
-out in the team for the service users they care for."
only taking part in interviews and describing the support
The team, which includes community nurses, occupaand care they received in positive terms, but even weltional therapists, social workers, speech and language
coming the visitors with homemade cakes. This is the
therapists, Admiral Nursing input, psychiatrists and supunit's second peer review since its original accreditation
port workers, has seen an increase in referrals over the
in 2012.
last couple of years. The process of engagement beAdam Morris, Interim Acute Inpatient Services Mangins by making an assessment of the service user‘s
ager, said the award was well deserved: "For Andersen
physical, psychological and social needs, including any
Ward to maintain its accreditation with the Royal Colrisks to the patient and his / her carers. This is followed
lege of Psychiatrists for the support staff deliver to their
by diagnosis and post diagnostic support and signpostservice users is a real credit to the team. It demoning to other agencies.
strates the care and commitment that is displayed all
The accreditation status is valid for two years subject to
the time in this specialist service and provides assura satisfactory review.
T
Welcome and welcome to Pamela and Tony!
W
e are delighted to
welcome two new
Non-Executive
Directors to our
Trust Board.
Pamela Williams BSc Econ
(Hons) CPFA MCMI joined our
Trust Board on 1st July, succeeding the Reverend Dr Clare
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McBeath who stepped down
from the Board in June after
eight years.
Pam, Director of Finance at
Tameside Council, has more
than 30 years' service in a variety of public sector roles. Commenting on her appointment,
Pam said: ―I really wanted to do
something that
would
make
best use
of my
profes- Pamela W
illiams
sional
skills and experi-
―I
had the chance in August to
offer my thoughts and advice on one of the ten recommendations being put
forward by the All-Party Parliamentary
Group on Alcohol Misuse to effectively
minimise alcohol-related harm across
the UK.
―One of the measures suggests that health
warnings should be added to alcohol labels
and I spoke to BBC Radio Manchester presenter Phil Trow about how important it is
that we make every effort to inform consumers about the health risks as well as the calorie content of products.
―We know that a lot of people are still unaware of the serious dangers – particularly
the risks around certain cancers such as
mouth, throat, and breast cancer – as well as
other long term conditions – such as high
blood pressure, stroke, brain damage, depression and anxiety. But for health warnings
to have any positive effect, the design and
positioning of the label is crucial – whether
it‘s a mixture of pictures and words as well as
being of adequate size. Public health experts
recommend that at least a third of the alcohol
product label would need to contain a health
warning for it to be effective.
―Although health warnings and labelling had
much of the spotlight this week, other effective measures being proposed by the AllParty Parliamentary Group shouldn‘t get
ence. I have a strong interest
in health issues, and so this
non-executive role is a real
opportunity to make a contribution.‖
Professor Tony Whetton
BSc PhD, Vice Dean of Faculty of Medical and Human
Sciences and Professor of
Cancer Cell Biology at University of Manchester, is
leading on research in hae-
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overlooked –
particularly
if we are
to overcome the
true extent
of the
problems
we are
facing
Alison
Rodrig
uez
around
alcohol
misuse.
―The manifesto is also asking all political parties to commit to the introduction of a minimum unit price for alcohol, adding public
health as a 5th licensing objective, strengthening regulation of marketing to protect children and young people, as well as ensuring
that alcohol identification and brief advice is
delivered in a wide range of different settings
including health care, involving GPs routinely
asking questions, and in-workplace programmes.
―It is estimated that 1 person is killed every
hour by alcohol misuse, 1.2 million people a
year are admitted to hospital as a result, and
liver disease in the under-30s has more than
doubled over the past 20 years. Health warnings on alcoholic drinks won‘t work in isolation but might be a step forward.‖
Alison Rodriguez, Head of Service
matology and stem cell
biology. He has been the
Director of the Leukaemia
Research Fund Cellular Development Unit since its inception in 1990. He leads a
laboratory of about 20 people
engaged in leukaemia
and stem cell research.
He has also started a new
area of research using the
new exciting area of pro-
teomics to look
for specific proteins in
the blood that
indicate onset of a
disease early in
its course
or response to
therapies.
Tony W
hetton
Our people
FIRST PERSON PIECE:
Potential health warnings
on alcoholic drinks
And finally . . .
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
E
very day, our
staff make a real
difference to
people’s lives,
supporting them to
achieve goals and make
plans.
We wanted to share a selection of the many thank
you letters and cards we
have received in the last few
months . . .
To all the good ladies at
Andersen Ward I just want to
say a big thank you for being
supportive and always being
there to lean on when I'm
down. Than you for helping me
on my way to my recovery.
I really enjoyed the workshop
at the gallery. Working as part
of a group really helped to reduce my anxiety levels. When I
do things on my own I can get
too critical about what I‘m doing, but working with other
people diffuses this.
J has helped me a great deal, getting me into detox then Redbank.
Too right! I'd have been dead by
now otherwise.
Just a quick note to let you
know that I'm making good
progress. Thanks ever so
much for all the help you've
given me. It's been invaluable.
To D, Thanks for getting me
my kitchen. It gave me the inspiration and motivation to do
my flat up. I know it's late in
coming but thank you ever so
much. When I wake in the
mornings I'm not as depressed.
Dear W- I feel as if I've been on
two very different journeys with
you. The journeys are not yet over
but I must travel the remainder
using the compass and road map
you have given me. You have
given me peace of mind and that
is precious and priceless.
MW told me you had popped
over to visit dad today. I am
really pleased with how well he
seems to have settled in, the
staff make great efforts to find
ways to make life a little easier
for him e.g. time outside/
football, keeping active and also
working at how to keep him
clean with least resistance
which is fantastic.
I explained to the manager J at
Anson Road that my bed was
creaking and the springs had
basically collapsed. Within one
hour I had a new bed installed....Perfect. No creaking,
and full support which I need
due to back surgery. That‘s
what I call service...THANKS
Now This time has been a long &
bumpy road for us. At times a very
dark and seemingly endless road
with no light at the end of the tunnel. Throughout all of this we cannot thank you all enough for your
kindness, support, help and time,
without which, we would not have
been able to put our family back on
track and looking to a brighter future.
To all the staff on Elm Ward
who have cared so wonderfully
for my daughter K since her admission to her discharge. I/we
cannot thank you enough for the
exceptional, high quality care K
received and which her family
also benefited from. Every one
of you has demonstrated superb
professionalism, humane compassion, excellent training, and
simple kindness, good sense
and wisdom beyond all expectations. . . Your own role in this
has been paramount.
My overall outlook has been
changed for the better. I feel
more positive and am a stronger
person in tackling how I feel
when having such a bad time. It
has been such a brilliant experience. This course has been
great because it has provided
useful information that has impacted on the way I will deal
with this condition now and in
the future
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