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CPFT News – winter 2014 issue
Introduction by the Chief Executive, Aidan Thomas
Welcome to our winter issue of CPFT News.
The past few months have been both hectic, but exciting for CPFT. As you may well have
heard in the news, our joint bid with Addenbrooke’s for the older people’s and adults
healthcare services contract was successful. This is great news as it means these services
stay in the NHS and we can look forward to forging some great partnerships with other NHS
providers, social care and third sector organisations to ensure patients in Cambridgeshire
and Peterborough receive first-class, efficient integrated services.
This contract will be a huge challenge but we are confident it will work. We have already
started talking to some of the NHS staff who will be transferring over to CPFT in April and
these sessions have been going well. We havre superb staff here and this will be enhanced
by the arrival of 1300 new faces, but everyone is up for this challenge and we relish the
chance to provide joined-up care for local people.
I was delighted to be invited to a third sector partners’ event in Godmanchester in
November. This was organised by CPFT and we had a wide range of representatives from
voluntary organisations and charities attend the day-long event. Partnership working is
extremely important to us, and this will become even more apparent as we begin to deliver
the new integrated care contract mentioned above.
It was encouraging that those who attended this event came out with positive feedback
about their commitment to working with us to help deliver health and care services for the
county’s population. We look forward to working even closer with them.
The end of the year is drawing closer. This year has been tough - particularly for our staff in
our adult community services, which faces ever-increasing pressures. I don’t believe 2015
will be any easier - we will be forced to make more cost savings and this will place more
pressure on our teams as they deal with those who need our help. We know the number of
people who require our services is only going to increase in the future, but the current
situation, where funding for general hospital services continues to rise but funding for mental
health and some children’s community services is being reduced, remains unfair.
I know, however, that our staff - despite being under enormous strain - will continue to put
patients and service-users at the very heart of everything they do, and continue to help those
who need it most. And I will most certainly be thinking about those staff who will be working
on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in our services, making the event as enjoyable as
possible for those people who are in our wards over the holiday period.
From all at CPFT, we hope you have a fantastic Christmas and we wish you all the very best
for the new year.
CPFT partnership to provide integrated care
It has been announced that CPFT and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust (CUH) are preferred bidders for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical
Commissioning Group’s (CCG) tendering process for older people’s healthcare and adult
community services.
CPFT forms part of the Uniting Care Partnership (UCP) with CUH and was the only NHS-led
partnership left in the bidding process at the final stage.
In a statement, UCP said: “We are delighted that our NHS-led consortium, UnitingCare
Partnership, has been appointed preferred bidder for the provision of older people’s
healthcare and adult community services. We look forward to delivering the vital
improvements to care for older people.”
A contract has now been signed and UCP is starting to mobilise the staff ready for the
anticipated start date of 1 April 2015.
UCP was selected after a 15-month service design and procurement process to find a lead
provider of older people’s healthcare and adult community services, which is able to
integrate services, providing more joined-up care for patients.
It will be responsible for ensuring care is much better co-ordinated. It will directly provide
adult community health services and hold the budget for the following services:
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Urgent care for adults aged over 65 including inpatients as well as A&E services
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Mental health services for people aged over 65
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Adult (all people over 18) community health services - for example, district nursing,
rehabilitation and therapy after injury or illness, speech and language therapy, care
for patients with complex wounds, support for people with respiratory disease or
diabetes
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Other health services that support the care of people aged over 65.
As a direct provider of adult (people over 18) community health services, UCP will employ
staff who currently provide these services. Meetings have already started with those staff
affected and these have given staff the chance to ask questions about the new contract.
Three new faces on Trust Board
CPFT has moved to strengthen its board with the appointment of a new finance director and
three new Non-Executive Directors.
Scott Haldane is joining CPFT as new finance director in December. Scott was formerly
Director of Finance at Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and has more than
20 years’ service in the NHS.
Simon Burrows, Diana Forsyth and Jo Lucas have been formally been appointed NonExecutive Directors. Simon, from Whittlesey, was most recently Group Director at TNS (UK)
the world's largest market, social and political research business. Currently operating as an
independent management consultant, he also serves as a trustee on the board of several
charities.
Diana, who lives in Cambridge, is a management consultant specialising in organisational
development and change. She is currently a non-executive director of Henshaw’s Society
for Blind People, and previously served as a non-executive director of Cambridgeshire
Community Services NHS Trust and NHS Central Eastern Region Commissioning Support
Unit.
Jo, from Chesterton, has spent nearly 40 years in mental health and began her career as a
nursing assistant in Fulbourn. She is a psychotherapist in Cambridge and works with a
number of mental health organisations.
Elizabeth Mitchell, Lead Governor of CPFT, said: “Governors welcome the new nonexecutive directors and the strong business and public sector experience they bring with
them. Especially important for Governors is the commitment they all gave to engage with
service users and carers so their experiences can help shape services.”
Lucille van Geest ward relocates
CPFT’s Lucille van Geest ward, which was situated on the old Peterborough District Hospital
site in Thorpe Road, has relocated to The Cavell Centre.
The short-stay ward had to move from the rear of the former hospital site following the sale
of the land. In just three months, a team of staff planned and delivered the project to relocate
to The Cavell Centre.
Nine patients and more than 20 staff have now moved in to the new ward which will be
called Oak 4 (LVG). It means all acute wards in the Peterborough 3-3-3 system are now
housed at The Cavell Centre. As part of the project, Maple 2 has been reconfigured.
Bob Thomson, General Manager of the Trust's Adult Services Directorate, has praised the
"remarkable effort" of the staff involved.
"This is the culmination of a long-held ambition to have all the wards at The Cavell,” he said.
“This has been a remarkable effort, led by two modern matrons and three ward managers,
and the estate support from Kate Bergner has been outstanding.
"Patients are now in a much better environment with more space and up to date facilities,
and overall their care will be much more effective.”
Fantastic response to Mind Your Body fund-raiser
Around 170 people donned running shoes and walking boots to take part in CPFT’s first
charity walk at Grafham Water in October.
Several thousand pounds was raised from the event which consisted of a 3km, 5km or 10km
walk or run. All the proceeds will be going to the Croft Child and Family Unit at Fulbourn and
CPFT’s Recovery College East.
Andrea Grosbois, communications manager at CPFT, said the turnout exceeded all
expectations. “This was the first event we have organised for the CPFT charities and it was a
great to have more than 170 people turning up was amazing. There was a really positive
atmosphere. We had asked everyone to turn up in yellow and orange to bring some
sunshine to an autumn day. One man who took part carried his son on his shoulders for the
whole 10km, which was impressive.”
The event had also been organised to coincide with World Mental Health Day. “Each year,
one in four of us will experience a mental health challenge. We really wanted this event to
get people talking to break down some of the stigma still surrounding mental health,” Andrea
added.
“On the day, you didn’t know who were staff, who were service users and who were
members of the public - everyone supported each other and shared their experiences, which
was what the day was about.”
The Croft Child and Family Unit is an inpatient ward for children and their families and
supports children who are experiencing challenges such as depression, anxiety, OCD and
eating disorders. Recovery College East is an educational facility offering free courses for
people in using CPFT services to help them into employment and develop useful life skills.
Rudolf scoops top national psychiatry award
A clinician at CPFT has won a top honour.Dr Rudolf Cardinal was named Higher Psychiatric
Trainee of the Year at the Royal College of Psychiatrists Awards 2014.
The annual awards mark the highest level of achievement within psychiatry, and are
designed to recognise and reward excellence in mental health.
Dr Cardinal said: “I'm delighted and honoured to have received this award, and it was
wonderful to hear about the many achievements of teams and individuals celebrated by the
College in its annual awards. I'm very grateful to all those who have trained me over the
years, and to my colleagues, Dr Mai Wong and Dr Cathy Walsh, for nominating me.
“Working in psychiatry we have the opportunity to meet people at some of the most difficult
times in their lives, and to think about why and what could be done to help, which is a
particular privilege.”
Dr Cardinal is an honorary specialist registrar working on acute wards Mulberry 2 and
Mulberry 3 at Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge. He is also a clinical lecturer in psychiatry and a
Wellcome Trust Fellow at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge.
At the ceremony in London on Thursday, 6 November, Dr Cardinal was shortlisted alongside
three other doctors in the Higher Psychiatric Trainee of the Year category. He was given his
award by Professor Jane Dacre, president of the Royal College of Physicians.
Judges were impressed by Dr Cardinal’s work to develop an anonymised clinical database
which allows consenting patients to take part in clinical research to further develop
understanding of mental health.
They also admired the words of his colleagues when they nominated him, saying: “His skill,
kindness, and hard work are valued greatly by his patients and colleagues. He is the
clinician we would all like to be in charge of our care, the colleague that helps us return for
another hectic day, and an inspirational ambassador for psychiatry.”
It is the second prestigious award given to a CPFT clinician in two years. In 2013, Dr Mai
Wong, an associate specialist in the Trust’s liaison psychiatry service, was named Speciality
Doctor/Associate Specialist of the Year.
Agreement signed to tackle mental health issues
Senior leaders from health, the police, local authorities and voluntary organisations signed a
local declaration in November setting out how they support people experiencing a mental
health crisis. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat
Declaration sets out how organisations will work better together to make sure people get the
help they need when they are having a mental health crisis. Following the agreement, the
next step is to formulate a detailed shared plan of action to improve the care and support of
people in mental health crisis in the county.
Award-winning CPFT staff
We’ve had a host of staff recognised in local and national awards. Our older adult psychiatry
team, which is based at Addenbrooke’s, has won the team award in the Frances Jaye Care
and Compassion Awards. The team won the award for delivering care with sensitivity and
kindness.
Elena Baker-Glenn, a member of our Older People's team at Fulbourn, has been named
trainee/student leader of the year in the Health Education East of England awards.
Dr Dickon Bevington, consultant with CASUS, has been named one of the Health Service
Journal's 50 top innovators. The list recognises people whose ideas and leadership have
changed ways of working, those whose work has fostered and led to more innovation, and
people who have given inspiration to others.
CPFT’s Communications Team has won the “Best Use of Digital Media” award and was also
runner up in the “Best Creative Campaign” in the Athene Communications Peterborough PR
and Media Awards. These awards were for the “Who is Robert” campaign, the patient in
Peterborough who suffered severe amnesia.
And Rowena Harvey, our Professional Lead for health visiting and school nursing at CPFT,
has been made a Fellow of the Institute of Health Visiting (FiHV).
Help us improve services, CPFT tells voluntary groups
More than 60 representatives from voluntary organisations attended a special engagement
event run by CPFT in November.
The day-long meeting took place to allow organisations to have their say on services run by
CPFT.
The event, which was held at Wood Green in Godmanchester, also asked delegates to
suggest ways in which the Trust can improve the way it works with voluntary groups and
representatives of the third sector.
Those who attended included charities, community groups and carers’ organisations.
Colleagues from Cambridgeshire County Council, Peterborough City Council, Healthwatch
Cambridgeshire and Healthwatch Peterborough were also present.
All the delegates had the chance to network and hear presentations from CPFT chief
executive Aidan Thomas and director of service integration, Deborah Cohen.
Neil Winstone, associate director of performance delivery, who organised the meeting, said:
“It was great to meet representatives of so many different voluntary organisations. “The
groups are all doing incredible work across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Today was
designed to show we are listening to their views and how important they are to our work.
There is no doubt that we want to improve the ways in which we are working together.
“Today will give us clear actions that we can take forward which will help us to improve our
joint working for the benefit of patients and service users.”
Preparations are underway for the “Hearing Voices Network Approach: Fresh Perspectives”
conference on 28 January 2015.
Hearing Voices conference
This one-day event is taking place in room LAB 002, Lord Ashcroft Building, at the Anglia
Ruskin University Campus, East Road, Cambridge. The day will involve presentations and
workshops on experiencing voices, living well and supporting each other. If you would like to
attend, contact Prof Shula Ramon, from ARU, at [email protected] or Sharon
Gilfoyle, from CPFT, at [email protected] Registrations must be in by 9 January
2015.
Ready, steady, care
Staff and patients at Oak 1 at The Cavell Centre have begun a new cookery club.
They are working together to make their own evening meals, up to three times a week. The
project will give patients and staff the chance to improve their culinary skills - and get to
know each other better when they sit down to enjoy what they've cooked.
Ward Manager Becky Thorogood said: “This has all been the idea of one of my team, Val
Richards (also pictured), and it’s gone really well. The restaurant at The Cavell Centre is
very good, but Val thought it would be great if we could make our own meals. As a group and that’s patients and staff - we’ve decided to commit to making three evening meals a
week.”
In the first few days of the new meal scheme, the patients and staff have sat down to
sausage hotpot, a beef stew and chicken and vegetable soup.
Becky said: “We have two slow cookers on the ward and appealed for staff at The Cavell
Centre to donate any tins or veg they have hidden away in their pantries which we could use
to stock up on the ward. We've all been getting together in the morning and working to
prepare the vegetables, which have been grown on the ward’s allotment, and the meat.
“Then at the end of the day, when the food is cooked, we've been sitting together and
enjoying meal times. It’s given us a chance to all talk together and there's been a really good
atmosphere on the ward. It's never easy for staff and patients to get to know each other, but
this has really helped to break down any barriers that may have existed.”
It is now hoped that other wards across CPFT will embrace the idea.
200 take part in dementia trials
More than 200 people across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are now taking part in
research into dementia. The trials are conducted by experts from Cambridgeshire and
Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Cambridge. If successful, the
trials could lead to major breakthroughs in the understanding, prevention and treatment of
dementia within five years.
Dr Ben Underwood, Consultant Psychiatrist at CPFT, who is co-ordinating the trials, said:
“There are now nine different clinical trials taking place involving 240 patients and service
users from CPFT.
“This is a very exciting time and we are delighted that so many people have agreed to take
part. We know that dementia is a massive issue and thanks to the recent investment there
has been into this kind of work, we have been able to move research forwards.
“My colleagues and I remain hopeful that these studies will ultimately lead to better care and
treatments.”
The studies span a range of areas from looking at the effect of different medicines through to
measuring how different activities and games may delay the onset of dementia-related
conditions.
Dr Underwood, speaking ahead of World Mental Health Day on Friday, 10 October, added:
“It is still quite early days to say whether any of these trials will translate in to widespread
clinical treatments. However, I am personally optimistic that within five years, we will see a
major breakthrough in the treatment of conditions like Alzheimer’s.”
The Alzheimer’s Society says that by 2015 there will be 850,000 people with dementia in the
UK, while Alzheimer’s Research UK states that Alzheimer’s and other dementias affect
nearly 7,500 people in Cambridgeshire.
In December, the Government announced funding for dementia research will increase to
£132m by 2025. At the moment £52m of government money goes to dementia research.
Last year, CLAHRC East of England, which is a collaboration between CPFT and the
Universities of Cambridge and East Anglia was awarded nearly £10m to aid cutting edge
research into the care of people with mental health conditions.
Mental health project kicks off
Players have praised a football project aimed at supporting those with experience of mental
health issues in Peterborough.
The scheme is a collaboration between CPFT, Peterborough United FC, Peterborough and
Fenland Mind, and Northamptonshire Football Association. The participants have even been
asked to form a team and play against other sides involved in similar projects across the
country. More than 20 people signed up for ten weekly sessions designed to boost their
mental well-being and encourage them to play football more regularly.
One player, Ben, said: “The last ten weeks have been brilliant. To come down here, play
football and exercise and socialise with the other people has been fantastic. I honestly
believe it’s been the single biggest factor in my recovery.”
Another participant, Spencer, said: “We’ve all really enjoyed it. It’s a mixed group of different
abilities, but everyone’s skill levels have improved. It’s been a really good experience and it’s
really helped towards my recovery.”
Matt Rowe, Support Time Recovery Worker with CPFT, said: “The links between exercise
and improving people’s mental health are very well documented. People who have livedexperience of mental health issues often find themselves feeling isolated, but this project has
given them a chance to get together with others, play their football and have fun. We’ve had
a lot of interest from other projects like it across the country, and we’ve been invited to play
against a team run by a Championship club, and invited to take part in a cup competition.
That’s given everyone a boost, and I’m really looking forward to January when we start the
next ten sessions.”
The project, co-ordinated by CPFT’s Recovery College East, has been taking place at
Netherton United FC, Mayors Walk, Peterborough, every Wednesday between 2pm and
3pm.
The first two weeks were free of charge, and then cost £2 per player. Money raised will go
towards funding further sessions which are being led by coaches from The Posh. For further
details about the football project, or any other courses run by Recovery College East, e-mail:
[email protected] or call 01223 884431.
Know your Governors...
Colin Shaw talks about his role as CPFT Public Governor
What is your background?
I am a former Guardian foreign affairs journalist. After retirement, I spent 10 years as a
county councillor for a deprived area of Cambridge. In both jobs I had to handle sensitive
issues and learned how to challenge and probe, and I thought I could use these skills as a
Governor.
Why did you want to be a Governor?
I wanted to be a Governor because I was concerned, both as a patient and a Labour activist,
at the government’s decision to change the face of the NHS. My aim was to help to ensure
that mental health didn’t suffer as a result of the formation of the new Clinical Commissioning
Groups (CCG). I have talked to health experts at a CCG event in Huntingdon to learn more,
and I am also representing the trust at a stakeholders’ briefing on the Greater Cambridge
City deal, with the task of reporting back to Governors.
I was involved in establishing three homelessness organisations in Cambridge in the 1990s.
As an adviser with Emmaus and Wintercomfort, I got interested in mental health, as
experience showed 40% of homeless people tended to have mental health illnesses; I was a
communications worker for Cambridge’s Lifecraft mental health charity after retiring as a
journalist, and was also a befriender with Mind in Cambridgeshire.
What have you been involved in since being elected?
On becoming a governor three years ago, I joined the then Governors’ Effectiveness Group.
I have helped recruit Non-Executive Directors, been active during the sometimes tricky
learning curve entailed in understanding the Governor role and responsibilities, as well as
being fully engaged with our successful integrated care bid. Like all at the Trust, my wish is
for more money to go into the Cinderella that is the mental health service. And I’ll do what I
can to achieve that.
Are there any issues you feel are particularly important to you?
Looking ahead, as an Anglican Lay Minister, I am hoping to play a part in the Trust’s
chaplaincy work.
Member events
CPFT has organised a number of events for members over the coming months - just book
your place by e-mailing [email protected] or call her on 01223 726768.
Friday 30 January 2015:
Mindfulness: 12noon-1pm: Fulbourn Chapel, Resource Centre, Fulbourn Hospital, Fulbourn,
Cambridge CB21 5EF.
Tuesday 24 February 2015:
Talk by Dr Deborah Girling: Time and venue to be confirmed
Friday 13 March 2015:
Mindful eating: 1pm-2pm: Room F24, Newtown Centre, Nursery Road, Huntingdon PE29
3RJ
Friday 24 April 2015:
Mindful breathing: 11am-12noon: Conference Suite, Cavell Centre, Bretton Gate,
Peterbrough PE3 9GZ
Friday 5 June 2015:
Mindful walk: 12noon-1pm: Meet at the Chapel, Resource Centre, Fulbourn Hospital,
Fulbourn, Cambridge CB21 5EF.
Friday 17 July 2015:
Mindfulness: 1pm-2pm: Training room, Cavell Centre, Bretton Gate, Peterbrough PE3 9GZ.