Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

For the last few years we have been creating podcast series featuring patient and staff stories from behind the scenes at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. These powerful narratives, offer an exclusive glimpse into the heart of our work in Leeds. From our Heroes Unmasked, to our speciality stories in Vital Signs and a focus on our exceptional trauma team. Discover our podcasts online and where you access your regular podcasts. https://lnkd.in/en5fPFGZ

Clinical staff have had the chance to see for themselves the brilliant progress being made on the nearly ready Elective Recovery Theatres project at Wharfedale Hospital. More than 60 colleagues from Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust were able to tour the new facilities as works near completion. The project began with the two trusts collaborating to secure NHS England funding to support our post-covid recovery through the development of elective care hubs. Costing £12m, the project increases the number of operating theatres from two to four and increases the admission and discharge capacity of the unit. It also relocates and increases the capacity of our day treatment facility. The feedback on the day was fantastic with many staff commenting on how excited they were to see the result of their feedback and planning in the design stage come to life. It’s a fantastic investment in Otley for our patients, staff, and local community.

Congratulations to our colleagues here at the Trust working in partnership with NHS West Yorkshire ICB – their ‘Integrated Approach to Improving Lipid Optimisation in West Yorkshire’ has been shortlisted for a Health Service Journal award! The entry is in the Medicines, Pharmacy and Prescribing Initiative category and focuses on how we’ve better empowered healthcare professionals across 16 primary care networks to manage lipids among patients with or at risk of cardiovascular disease. Lipids are fatty particles that are transported around the body in the blood, and when lipid levels exceed normal levels it can lead to problems such as heart disease. Well done to everyone involved and fingers crossed for the awards evening later in the year!

We are proud to announce that our National Pathology Imaging Cooperative (NPIC) initiative have been shortlisted at the HSJ Awards. The team were selected for their national digital pathology platform to aid patient diagnosis across the UK. NPIC have successfully created a digital pathology platform that can store digital pathology images for every cancer patient in the NHS. This platform aims to support both clinical care and research and innovation. Read more about NPIC ➡️ https://shorturl.at/V5iac #research #HSJ #Pathology

Congratulations to the Critical Care Support Group, which celebrated its second anniversary this month. The group is run by the Critical Care Rehab team and provides a safe space for patients and their families who have previously spent time in critical care to share their experiences and learn from one another. The monthly meet-up sees around 10 regular attendees and welcomes patients who have spent time on critical care units across West Yorkshire. One patient, Chris, who has been part of the group from the start, has become the Patient Support Lead, and travels each month from his home in Liverpool. Well done to everyone who has contributed to the group’s success!

We are seeking a dynamic and creative communications professional to help promote the achievements and engage with our committed staff in the Estates and Facilities team. As part of the role you will advise on staff engagement communications, promote recognition schemes/awards and develop our recruitment campaign materials and media. To find out more and to apply, head over to NHS Jobs: https://lnkd.in/e_SYZjBe

An exciting opportunity awaits in our Corporate and Health Records Department. As we transition from paper to electronic services, we seek a dynamic and self-motivated individual to join our team. As a senior manager, you will be demonstrating sound leadership and have a vision to develop the team through our ambitious future plan. Find out more on NHS Jobs: https://lnkd.in/eRVenrGb

The recent Cardio-Respiratory awards were a great success, with more than 400 nominations. Congratulations to all those who took part and received recognition for their work.

As part of our annual 7 Commitments focus, we are sharing information about our Time To Shine categories, which this year were based on each commitment. Today we’re highlighting the winning entry in our Delivering the financial plan category was the Daily Workforce Management Dashboard. This is a collaboration between the Patient Level Information and Costing System (PLICS) team, Corporate Nursing and Clinical Service Units (CSUs), giving a real-time view of CSU rostering to mitigate rota gaps in advance avoiding unnecessary and unplanned costs of agency cover.

As part of our annual 7 Commitments focus, we are continuing to share information about our Time To Shine categories, which this year were based on each commitment. This week we’re sharing the winning entry in our Reducing length of stay category, Leeds Children’s Hospital Virtual Ward Pilot Project. The team have pioneered a new way of caring for some children in paediatric medicine, respiratory medicine, and haematology and oncology to be looked after at home, reducing length of stay or admission avoidance for nearly 400 patients.