Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

A 70-bed purpose-built rehabilitation centre near Loughborough which aims to transform rehabilitation in the UK continues to take shape as smart black cladding is applied to the outside of the building pavilions, windows begin to be installed, and the energy centre is completed. Inside the building, cables and pipes continue to be threaded along corridors and into rooms, and lightweight steel frame partitions denote where the internal walls will soon be constructed. The £105million NRC project is due to open to patients next year and will be the first NHS National Rehabilitation Centre. The latest drone footage is available to view here: https://lnkd.in/g4Vq8WnA This specialist facility combines NHS care with research and innovation from our two academic partners – the University of Nottingham and Loughborough University – and is part of the New Hospital Programme. The Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough, already home to the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre which opened in 2018, was carefully selected as the site for the NRC to bring together these two centres of excellence and drive rehabilitation standards both nationally and internationally. The construction is being carried out by IHP, a joint venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine. Drone footage shows the five main pavilions of the ground floor of the NRC – Facilities Management, the café and staff area, the innovation and education pavilion, patient zone and Research and Innovation pavilion, and the main gym and therapy activity and treatment spaces. The latest footage also shows the progress of the first and second floors which will house the south-facing patient bedrooms overlooking the Leicestershire countryside, as well as some treatment and support spaces. The design of the NRC uses modern methods of construction and will be highly energy efficient, with plans for the building to be carbon neutral to support the NHS ambition to be Carbon Net Zero by 2045. Work continues to integrate the Smart Hospital design to make the NRC as digitally advanced as possible, with the capability to incorporate additional cutting-edge technology in the future.

Today we welcomed the British Transplant Games baton to QMC. The Games will be held at multiple venues across Nottingham from 1 – 4 August, for the first time. The Transplant Sport flagship event aims to raise awareness of the life changing benefits of organ donation by encouraging transplant patients to stay active through sport. The Games have been staged annually since 1978 in different host cities across the UK.   Throughout the four-day event transplant survivors of all ages will compete in over 25 sports, representing hospitals across the UK where they received their organ transplant. This will be the largest Games in recent times, attracting around 2650 athletes of which 1000 people are transplant recipients.

Our Annual Public Meeting (APM) is taking place on Wednesday 18 September at Central Library. This event is your chance to find out more about career opportunities and job vacancies at NUH, have a say on the future of our hospitals as well as hear about the latest performance and plans to improve services. The exhibition will be open from 1:30pm with the APM at 6pm. To register and view the agenda visit please visit the link within this event. #recruitmentevent #annualpublicmeeting #nottingham #nhs

The Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) report, shows that NUH staff from ethnic minority backgrounds equates to 26.6% of the workforce, higher than the national average and up from last year. The Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) report also shows improvements.

Our Cellular Pathology team has been recognised nationally for their hard work to improve turnaround times and patient care whilst setting a benchmark for excellence. The team won an award at the 2024 RCPath Achievement Awards. The Awards celebrate excellence in pathology practice and promote high standards in pathology education, training and research to deliver the best patient care. Through the adoption of new methodology and the implementation of digital pathology, the Cellular Pathology Team have revolutionised service delivery, transforming the entire diagnostic pathway. Paul Chenery, Cellular Pathology Service Manager, said: “NUH Cellular Pathology has undergone huge changes over the last two years. The laboratory has undertaken a full workflow review adopting LEAN principles which has seen significant improvements to our turnaround times, from 6.2 calendar days on average to 2.9 calendar days.” The team have also embraced innovation through implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) driven decision support tools, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and patient case outcomes. This has resulted in significantly improved turnaround times for urgent cases and enabled collaborative working across sites whilst ultimately improving patient care. The Cellular Pathology Service supports a range of specialist areas to help diagnose conditions, such as cancers, by carefully analysing bodily fluids and tissues, ensuring patients are given the correct diagnosis and treatment at the right time to help the Trust deliver its aim of exceptional care and providing timely results to patients. The team have worked closely with 21 other NHS Trusts and want to inspire other pathology departments, exemplifying the opportunities created by digital transformation to improve patient care. Paul added: “We have been published nationally because of our achievement and hosted over 20 Trusts/Pathology Networks who are looking to NUH Cellular Pathology for best practice against a backdrop of targets which are widely considered impossible. “The fantastic team are providing inspiration to laboratories demonstrating the seemingly impossible can be achieved if we are open to ‘thinking differently’. “There are some exciting times ahead for NUH Cellular Pathology and we look forward to continuing our ambition to be a national centre of excellence, providing the best standard of care for our patients!” David Clark, Consultant Haematopathologist, said: “Winning a prestigious Royal College of Pathologists Team achievement award for 2024 is recognition of the outstanding teamwork within Cellular Pathology and a commitment to continually improve and transform the way the service is delivered for patients. “None of this would have been possible without the commitment and hard work of the entire team of staff within the Cellular Pathology department."

NUH Maternity in numbers for Q2 2024! Our Maternity Unit continues to be busy with more than 1,700 babies born! 👶

We’ve been shortlisted for the 2024 The Menopause Friendly Accreditation Employer Awards in the Best Trained Workforce category! Our Menopause support and training programme is a key component of our wellbeing offer for staff at NUH and we’re delighted to be named as a finalist. Well done to the team who lead this programme, fingers crossed for September. #Menopause #NHS

🏆 An NUH nurse has been shortlisted for this year’s #NTAwards! Well done to Andrena (Andy) Mierkalns, a finalist in the Nursing Times Nurse of the Year category, nominated for her amazing 50 years NHS service and her passion for educating other nursing staff. 🤞 for October!

Teams from across our hospitals recently took on Dragon Boat racing in support of the Big Appeal for our new expanded neonatal unit and for the National Rehabilitation Centre. Nottingham Hospitals Charity annual Dragon Boat race took place over three days with 29 teams taking part. More than £5,500 has already been raised by four teams in support of the Big Appeal, raising money for the Maternity and Neonatal Redesign Programme (MNR). The teams included an MNR team named ‘Babies R Us’ and Trust Dragons, a team fielded by the Corporate Division, and two teams put together by the general public. The Dragon Boat races are just the latest of a whole host of fundraising activities which have been undertaken to support the neonates Big Appeal since its launch back in September 2023. In May, members of the MNR programme team raised more than £2,500 by taking part in our first ever Robin Run 5K at Sherwood Pines and running a tombola stall. May also saw a special charity golf day being held at Wollaton Park Golf Club where teams made up from NUH staff and local businesses took part in games raising almost a further £4,000 for the cause. Jenni Twinn, Programme Director for MNR, said: “We are so grateful and so proud of the teams who have taken part in the various fundraising activities to help boost funds for the Big Appeal. "I’d like to express my appreciation and say a huge thank you to everyone who took part.” Alongside the MNR fundraising team at the Dragon Boat race was the ‘National Rehab Centre’ team, racing to boost charity donations for the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) currently under construction near Loughborough and due to open next year. The team raised almost £1,500 which will be used to help provide the NRC with the most high-tech and specialist rehabilitation equipment, significantly improving both the rehabilitation experience and outcomes for patients. Sandy Walsh, Director of Operations for the NRC, said: “The NRC team made a fantastic effort at the Dragon Boat race to raise funds that will allow us to provide additional, specialist rehabilitation equipment. These differences really will make a huge difference for our patients at the NRC on their road to recovery.” Sophie Parkins, Corporate Relationship and Events Manager at Nottingham Hospitals Charity, said: “We have been blown away by the support for our Dragon Boat Race events, which for the first time took place over three days this year. The enthusiasm and excitement at all the events was brilliant, despite the changeable weather! “It’s always moving to see members of hospital staff get involved in fundraising for their areas of the hospital – not only do they work hard every day to care for patients, but these teams have truly gone above and beyond by also raising money in their spare time to help provide the best possible care.”

24 Hours in A&E returns from Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre tonight at 9pm on Channel 4. 30-year-old mum of three, Nichole is brought into hospital after suffering a severe asthma attack whilst walking her children home from school. While medics treat her symptoms, we hear how Nichole has faced up to the challenges of being a teen mum in her youth and how she has coped with subsequent serious health problems. In the minors department, 94-year-old, Vera receives treatment for a head and elbow injury. She attends QMC with her niece, Liz who reveals details of Vera’s remarkable life including serving in the Land Army during the Second World War. But as Nurse Becky and the team medics treat Vera’s injuries; we hear how the march of time and Vera’s broken arm is threatening Vera’s desire to remain living independently at home. In majors 27-year-old, Josh has come in with a potentially serious neck injury following a collision during an American football match. During September and October 2021, the Trust welcomed cameras into the Emergency Department at QMC for the first series to be filmed outside of London. A total of 24 programmes were recorded and the first episodes were broadcast last year. You can catch up on previous episodes, including last week’s, at channel4.com.