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People with cancer in Warrington and Halton have received a major boost with the opening of the new CANtreat chemotherapy centre at Halton General Hospital.

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides the service in partnership with Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Foundation Trust. The unit was part funded through CANtreat – a cancer charity that specialises in funding improved environments for chemotherapy patients in the North West region.Cancer rates In Halton are significantly higher when compared to the national rate so local services are key. If you’re a male from Halton you have 17% higher chance of dying from cancer when compared to England as a whole, whereas if you are female from Halton there is a 31% higher chance.

Around 20 to 30 patients a day with a range of solid tumour cancers such as lung, colorectal, breast and upper gastro intestinal cancers can now receive treatment at the hospital.

There are many types of chemotherapy treatments using different drugs that are specially prepared for each patient. Some patients need a simple injection of a drug that can take a few minutes to complete but many chemotherapy treatments require infusions through a drip that can take several hours. The unit has been designed to provide a comfortable environment for providing chemotherapy in a bright environment and means that Halton patients don’t have to travel to Clatterbridge for their treatment. It will also mean that clincs in temporary accomodation at Warrington can be moved to the new unit.

The CANtreat unit is run by a mix of nurses and consultants from Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology. The drugs are prepared in advance at Clatterbridge and brought over to Halton for each clinic. The unit has a large open area with reclining seats for providing the treatment as well as a comfortable waiting area, nurse’s station, clinic room, drug preparation area and even a relative’s room. It is located in the old critical care area at the hospital and has expanded greatly on the number of patients who can be seen at the hospital. It is linked to the Delamere Cancer Centre on the site. The hospital has exciting plans to turn the old smaller chemotherapy room in the Delamere into a complementary therapies suite that will be open five days a week and will allow patients to receive a range of treatments to support their care.

“The new unit is fantastic,” explains Karen Mason, cancer lead manager for Warrington and Halton Hospitals, “Patients can come in, see the doctor, have their bloods taken and then receive their treatment in comfort. It’s purpose built for their needs, it’s comfortable and it is close to where they live which means that we can make what can be a very difficult course of treatment much easier for people. It greatly expands the cancer service we can offer local patients from Runcorn, Widnes and the surrounding areas.”

Kim Barrow, chemotherapy clinical services manager at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology, said, “This is such an exciting opportunity to work in partnership with our colleagues to ensure that patients are treated locally to where they live whilst ensuring they receive their treatments from chemotherapy experts.”

Over £100,000 for the £200,000 plus project to redesign the area and bring it into use was raised by local fundraising led by CANtreat.

Chris Eyres from CANtreat said: “We’re very proud to have played a major part in the funding of this improved service which has been much appreciated by the patients and nurses using the new facility. Our aim is to improve the environment in which patients receive their chemotherapy to give them a positive attitude in fighting the disease.

“The unit ticks most of the boxes in this regard and we are delighted with the outcome. Raising £100,000 for the project has been a great achievement, thanks to all concerned, and we hope to provide funds to improve the CANtreat Chemotherapy Unit still further when funds come in.”

Donations can be made on line at www.justgiving.com/cantreat or by cheque to CANtreat Ltd, PO Box 805, Warrington WA1 1ZS.

Staff at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are urging local people to use their NHS services wisely over the Christmas and New Year period. It follows major increases in the numbers of emergency patients being seen at Warrington Hospital over the last few weeks.

In a typical week the hospital admits around 650 patients who have come in as emergency cases through A&E or via their GP. In the second week in December week over 800 patients were admitted. The hospital has had to put extra beds in place to deal with emergency patients and open extra facilities at Halton Hospital as well.

The rises in admissions have been partly caused by the cold weather in December which has caused many elderly patients to develop respiratory problems. Winter bugs and viruses including Norovirus have also been seen in greater numbers in the community and some patients have attended A&E with symptoms.

"Rises in admissions are being seen in hospitals across the country," says Simon Wright, director of operations at the trust, "We are coping with the numbers thanks to the dedication of our staff who have pulled out all the stops to ensure we can admit all the patients who need emergency care. However, staff feel there are steps that people can take to help reduce emergency cases as a lot of cases are avoidable. We expect the hospitals to be busy again just after Christmas and urge people to take a few steps to help themselves and know about how to use their NHS services effectively."

Amongst the steps that the hospital advises are:

1. Look after yourselves and your elderly relatives and neighbours - a lot of respiratory disease that turns into an emergency case is directly related to the cold weather. Keeping warm is the key so take a minute to make sure elderly relatives and friends are keeping warm.
2. Take early action if you are unwell - if you are developing an illness or a bad chest, make sure you either call NHS Direct on 0845 4647, see your GP soon or visit a pharmacist for advice. Don't leave it too late if you cannot shake off the illness and make sure you are aware of your GP opening times over the holiday period. The majority of winter stomach bugs such as Norovirus are incredibly unpleasant but will clear up after 48 hours and do not require any further treatment other than rest and plenty of fluids
3. Use A&E sensibly - it is not an alternative to your GP for minor ailments. Accident and Emergency is for serious illness and injury. There are other options such as advice from NHS Direct, GP Walk-in-Centres and pharmacies that are open over the holiday period as well as GP services.

Alternative health services

You can read about some of the services for urgent care that are available in the Halton area here in this PDF document created by our colleagues at NHS Halton and St Helen's

Please note that our Minor Injuries department at Halton General Hospital is open from 9am to 10pm each day for a range of minor injuries care for residents of Runcorn and Widnes, but again, it is not a replacement for your normal GP service.

In Warrington a temporary walk-in service is being put in place at Garven Place, the town centre’s out-of-hours GP service. It will be open as a walk-in clinic on from 8.30am to 6pm on Monday 29th, Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st December.

You can now download our free Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust community calendar for 2009 which has dates for all the major religious festivals for the coming year.

The calendar is produced by our patient relations team and is designed so you can print off a copy.

As well as being a handy guide to the festivals across the year you might also want to print off a copy and use it to highlight dates of any hospital appointments you have.

You can download the calendar here in PDF format

We have limited copies of the calendar printed in A3 size and if you or a club, group or society that you represent want a copy then please email nchweb@nch.nhs.uk and we can send you a copy through the post. There's also limited copies at the reception desks at each hospital.

Merry Christmas from everyone at the hospitals and we wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year!

Staff at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust  are asking visitors to the hospitals to consider whether they are well enough to visit sick patients this winter in a bid to reduce the risk of the spread of common bugs including Norovirus.

Each year up to one million people across the country are affected by Norovirus (sometimes called “winter vomiting virus”). It is the most common cause of infectious gastroenteritis in England and Wales and can affect people of any age. It is very contagious as it is spread from person-to-person and through food and water. It can spread quickly in a hospital environment if bought in by unsuspecting visitors.

Whilst Norovirus is an unpleasant experience, the infection tends to only last between 12 and 60 hours and most healthy people will just need to drink plenty of fluids and rest up. However, the illness can have a worse effect on patients in hospital by making them weak and dehydrated and interfering with the effectiveness of the medicines they are taking.

Hospitals and GP practices around the country have reported a major rise in cases in the last few weeks. So far, Warrington and Halton Hospitals have seen a number of cases which led to them restricting visiting and admissions to some wards. They are asking visitors to be vigilant if they have not been well and have relatives in hospital.

Staff are asking visitors to the hospital to follow three simple steps in a bid to reduce the risk of spreading the bug among patients:

1. Do not visit hospital if you feel unwell. If you, your family or close work colleagues have experienced vomiting and diarrhoea in the last 72 hours please contact the ward for advice before visiting. If you have an outpatient appointment but are unwell, ring and tell us and we can rearrange it for you.

2. Always wash your hands with soap & hot water and/or use hygiene hand rub when entering and leaving the ward.

3. Do not sit on the patient’s bed. If you intend to visit your friend or relative please do not sit on their bed or the patient’s chair. Visitors’ chairs are provided – please ask the nurse if you need more.

“In Winter, stomach bugs like Norovirus are very difficult to control because they spread so quickly and easily from person to person and are very common out in the community," said Kath Holbourn, Director of Nursing and Governance at the hospitals, "Staff have been asked to be extra vigilant and ensure they properly wash their hands between patients and we are now asking visitors to help us too by following these simple steps.

“What we would like people to think about is whether they or anyone close to them such as family, friends or colleagues has had diarrhoea, vomiting or fever within the last 72 hours. If this is the case then they should avoid visiting the hospital and use alternative methods of contact to speak to the patient such as the hospital’s bedside telephone system. If they really feel they can’t postpone their visit they should contact the ward for advice prior to coming to the hospital.”

For further media information please contact chris.horner@nch.nhs.uk

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has opened its new step-down and step-up care facility at Houghton Hall in Warrington. It provides first class patient care in the community for patients who require further therapy, rehabilitation and support following a hospital stay in a move away from traditional ways of working.

Houghton Hall is a former nursing home on Greenwood Crescent, Orford that the hospital trust has converted to create a high quality setting for this new style of care. It is managed by the hospital which has recruited a team of dedicated nursing and support staff who are based at Houghton Hall. It is in run partnership with the Community Services Unit of NHS Warrington to ensure that patients get all the services they require to enable them to return to the community following illness or surgery.

It provides 39 beds in total for Warrington patients. 35 of the beds are for step down care for patients who have completed their acute care at Warrington Hospital but who require high quality therapy and rehabilitation before going back home or to community care. Four beds will be used for step up care – providing a facility for local GPs to send patients from the community who need some support to help manage their condition and prevent them from needing a longer acute hospital stays.

The layout of the facility provides single rooms for all patients. The unit has dedicated staffing from a team of a unit manger, two sisters, 17 staff nurses, 19 unqualified nursing staff and full housekeeping, catering and domestic support. There is input from consultant physician Dr Barton’s team from the hospital and it also has full therapy and social care support.

Step down care is becoming a new focus for the NHS with an acceptance that many patients benefit from better integrated care in the community to receive the support they need to make the final recovery before going back home or to their place of residence. As well as being the right place for patients to complete their recovery, it also allows the hospitals to free up hospital beds for emergency and surgical care.

Houghton Hall was originally scheduled to open in September but extra building and conversion work delayed the opening until this month. In the meantime, the hospitals extended the step down care facilities at Halton General Hospital to provide beds for Warrington patients. Now that the new facility is open, Houghton Hall will be for Warrington residents and the Halton step down wards for Halton patients so that patients are closer to home and their families.

“This development is really going to benefit local patients,” said  Simon Wright, director of operations at Warrington and Halton Hospitals, “By taking patients out of the hospital and into a bespoke facility like Houghton Hall we can prepare them for their return home in an environment that is right for them and the care they need.”

“This new facility is the result of close partnership working to ensure that our patients get all the coordinated care they need from the hospitals and community services,” added Louise Meikle, matron for step down care who is based at Houghton Hall, “We have recruited a dedicated team of staff and it’s a real benefit to the portfolio of services we provide across Warrington.”
 

Houghton Hall is located at Greenwood Crescent, Orford,  Warrington WA2 0EA.

Local MPs Derek Twigg (Halton) and Mike Hall (Weaver Vale) visited staff and patients at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust today and took a look at two new units at Halton General Hospital.

They visited the Halton NHS Renal Dialysis Unit which is providing vital dialysis care closer to home for local people since it opened in the summer. They were able to chat with patients receiving dialysis in the new unit and heard how popular the new centre is and how it means that local people don't have to travel to Liverpool for their care.

They also dropped into the new CANtreat Chemotherapy Unit at the hospital which is set to open in mid-December and will provide an extended chemotherapy service at the hospital in partnership with the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Foundation Trust.

Their tour of the hospital was led by trust chairman Allan Massey and Halton General Hospital matron Antony Murphy and also took in the surgical day case unit and step down care wards where they spoke with staff and constituents.

North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s bid to become an NHS Foundation Trust has been successful and from December 1st 2008 the trust has become the new Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts – Monitor - authorised the hospitals’ application following a thorough assessment of all areas including finance, service development, safety, governance and risk over the last few months. The hospitals were able to demonstrate that they are performing well, have met the criteria for becoming an NHS Foundation Trust and have robust and sustainable plans for future development.

It is the result of a major turnaround for the trust which only two years ago was in financial deficit. Since then the trust has paid off its historic debts, improved its national rating for quality of services and made major reductions in both waiting times and hospital infection numbers which are both now amongst the lowest in the North West region.

As an NHS Foundation Trust Warrington and Halton hospitals are now more accountable to local people rather than central Government. They have a clear commitment to engage with patients, stakeholders and the local community to ensure their views can be heard when developing services. They also have more financial responsibility and control, along with greater freedom to develop their services to local priorities which hospital bosses feel will bring benefits to local people.

 Patients, carers and local residents have the opportunity to get involved in their hospitals by becoming members of the Foundation Trust and over 6,700 members of the public have already joined the organisation. The members have elected a Governors’ Council made up of local people and staff along with representatives from partner organisations. They will now play an important role in making key decisions affecting the trust and membership is open to anyone over the age of 12 who lives in the areas the hospital serves.

Allan Massey, chairman of the trust, said, “I am absolutely delighted that we have achieved NHS Foundation Trust status and I hope all our staff are incredibly proud. This is a great step forward for the hospitals, and will give us greater flexibility to respond to the needs of our patients, staff and local communities to deliver services that best meet their needs.

“Our hospitals have improved beyond all recognition over the last two years and this approval to move to Foundation Trust status recognises this and gives us the platform to further improve the quality of our services.”

Catherine Beardshaw, chief executive of the trust, said; “This is fantastic news for the hospitals and good news for local people and our staff. We are now Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and this is a very big vote of confidence from the Government and the Independent Regulator in the progress we have made, our future plans and the care we provide.

"It’s a badge that shows we have met the standards that have allowed us to earn greater independence. We will be able to develop new services and make changes faster than we have before and look at the benefits we can bring to the local community as a major employer in the towns we serve. We want people to be proud of their hospitals and our new name reflects our commitment to the two hospital sites we have, working together to provide the services that local people need.”

There are now 112 NHS Foundation Trusts across England. As part of the move the trust has changed its name from North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust to Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The new name was chosen to better represent the area the two hospitals work across and make it clear where our trust is located.

Under NHS guidelines names of organisations should be clear and descriptive with a reference to the locations of the services they provide. By using both hospital names the trust wants to be clear about the hospitals their services are provided from and that they work together as one trust.

Catherine Beardshaw explained, “We asked the public during the consultation on our application for their views on this and the majority supported a change of name – as long as it didn’t cost too much to implement. We’ll make sure that it is done in a sensible and cost effective way. Only some key signs and things like the name on our website will change straight away – other items will be replaced as and when they need replacing.”

Warrington Hospital has issued guidance on patient parking following the opening of 220 extra spaces over the last few weeks.

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has invested £1.4 million in the scheme to improve access for patients and visitors. A new deck of parking at the rear of the site has provided an extra 137 spaces and a further 72 spaces have recently been provided as a result of the trust leasing off site parking for staff at the Basford's site on Guardian Street next to the hospital.

These new areas are primarily being used for staff car parking, allowing the hospital to move staff from the main public car parks. This has released the extra car parking spaces for patients and visitors closer to the main hospital buildings.

The main public car parks are in the following locations:

• The Main car park (on the left by the Lovely Lane front entrance) – best for access to the main wards, departments and outpatients appointments
• Outside the ophthalmology centre (in the centre of the site, at the end of Kendrick Wing) – best for ophthalmology appointments and appointments at the MRI centre and Daresbury Centre
• Outside the Croft Wing (ground floor underneath the new deck of parking at the rear of the site) – best for maternity and women’s services and the Burtonwood Wing.

The hospitals are working to ensure staff use the new facilities and do not park in the public pay and display areas now that the new capacity is in place. This is beginning to take greater effect now.

Spaces for disabled car users are still located at all the main entrances and further plans are to increase these, as well as adding some short stay, drop-off spaces and a taxi rank.

“Overall the new spaces have made a big difference and congestion on the site has eased, said Mike Atkinson, head of patient services at the hospitals, “Our aim is to make it easier for patients and visitors to park close to the main buildings whilst still ensuring that our staff have the spaces they need.

“Because the new decks can only be accessed by steps we’ve moved our staff parking there and freed up the main car parks for more visitor and patient spaces. It’s taken some time for the new arrangements to bed in and we’ll keep working to ensure staff don’t park in public spaces but overall the parking problems we’ve had over the years are easing.”

Regular visitors to the hospitals are also being reminded that there are a range of car parking concessions available. Details can be found on the trust’s website www.northcheshirehospitals.nhs.uk on the parking at the hospitals pages or from the Cash Office at Warrington Hospital and the General Office at Halton Hospital.

North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust is pleased to announce that Mrs Clare Briegal will serve as non-executive director. Mrs Briegal will serve from 1st November 2008 until 31 October 2012 with the trust, having been appointed by the Appointments Commission.

Clare Briegal is a General Manager and Marketing Consultant. She began her career as a research scientist for a US medical products firm and then transferred to a sales & marketing role.Clare returned to the UK and held a number of senior sales & marketing positions with ICI Acrylics and then Twyford Bathrooms where she was appointed Marketing Director in 1999. She became Managing Director of Trendsetter Home Furnishings in 2002 and set up her own on-line business, ilovemyduvet.co.uk, in 2005.

Clare has an MBA from Manchester Business School, an MA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and an MA in Biochemistry from Bryn Mawr College, USA. She has lived in Warrington since 1995 with her husband and three children. When not working you’ll find her on the river; she has remained an active oarswoman since rowing for Cambridge in 1984 and is Captain of Northwich Rowing Club.

Clare will bring valuable experience of strategic business planning and marketing, supplier's relationship oversight and commercial judgement to strengthen the trust board. She will receive the remuneration of £6,005 per annum as non-executive director.

Trust chairman Allan Massey said: “Clare will bring a range of skills to the non-executive team and will make a real contribution to our trust. The board is delighted to be working with her for the next four years.”

This appointment has been made in accordance with the OCPA Code of Practice. All non-executive appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointee's political activity to be made public. Clare has declared no political activity and has no other Ministerial appointments held.

Members of the public are getting a rare chance to see behind the scenes at Warrington Hospital when the pathology laboratory throws open its doors to the public this Saturday afternoon (November 8th).

As part of National Pathology Week 2008 the hospital is giving people a chance to learn more about the work that goes on in the laboratories.

The labs at the hospital provide a range of vital services. They carry out around 1500 blood tests each and every day from patients in the hospital and people who have a blood test at their local GP – processing them and providing results within hours and diagnosing a range of conditions.

You can see all the technical equipment used to produce results for diagnosing and treating disease both in the laboratory and on the wards. Visitors will also get to see the blood bank where all the blood needed for the hospital is stored.

The Microbiology Department will also be demonstrating how they identify bacteria including infection causing bugs and showing visitors the latest techniques used to keep the hospital clean and reduce infections.

“We hope that this will be a fascinating chance for people to see behind the scenes,” said Alison Davies, consultant pathologist at North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust, “Almost everyone who comes into hospital or needs a diagnosis when they go to their GP will need a test of some kind. This is a chance to see the work that goes on to turn that test into a diagnosis and how we do that.”

The tours will be running from 2pm till 5pm on Saturday and will take around 30 minutes in total. The pathology labs are located on the first floor of the Appleton Wing at the hospital. Advance booking isn’t required. You need to be over 11 to take the tour and under 16s need to be accompanied by an adult.

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Tel 01494 440095
http://www.cliftonlodgehotel.co.uk
Enquiry form http://www.cliftonlodgehotel.co.uk/enquiry-booking-form