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Membership Matters
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
April/May 2022
Work begins on new £47m Urgent and Emergency Care Centre at Scarborough Hospital
A ground breaking ceremony to mark the official start of the £47million scheme to build a new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre at Scarborough Hospital was held at the end of April. It is the largest capital scheme ever undertaken by the Trust and is planned to open in the spring of 2024.
Attendances at Scarborough Emergency Department have increased at a rate of around five percent year on year for over a decade and the new build will provide much needed extra space. It will also mean patients from minor to complex needs can be looked after in the unit by one team of healthcare professionals working together who will see more patients as quickly and safely as possible. The centre will have its own dedicated diagnostic zone providing CT scans, general X-ray and ultrasound.
Dr Ed Smith, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Deputy Medical Director, said: “When the existing Emergency Department opened at Scarborough Hospital in 1985 the annual attendance was 15,000 patients per year. We now see close to 70,000.
“Not only will this new facility function as a hub for the 24 hour a day provision of urgent and emergency care services for the locality, it will also allow Scarborough-based health care professionals to provide high quality care to all our patients in state-of-the-art facilities for many years to come.”
The project includes a two-storey new build combining and expanding the current emergency department, same day emergency care and the acute medical unit. As well as improving outcomes for the frail elderly, it will also ensure some of the most critically ill patients in the hospital are cared for in one integrated clinical ward environment rather than being moved to other wards.
The second floor will house critical care services and will increase bed capacity which will help relieve the pressure on beds elsewhere in the Trust.
The scheme also includes work to address essential site-wide engineering infrastructure which will see huge improvements to the electrical system, ventilation and drainage.
Simon Morritt, Chief Executive, said: “This development is extremely good news for our staff and for the Scarborough community. It will move us forward significantly in the delivery of urgent and emergency services that are fit for purpose and of a quality that our staff and our communities on the East Coast can be rightly proud. It marks York and Scarborough Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s commitment to the long term future of Scarborough Hospital and brings urgent and emergency care into the 21st century for the local community.”
The event also marked the launch of York and Scarborough Hospitals Charity’s Urgent and Emergency Care Appeal, which will raise funds to support the extras to enhance patient care and experience and to support staff wellbeing.
Event: End of Life Care seminar
The quality and accessibility of palliative and end of life care will affect all of us and it must be made consistently better. The needs of people of all ages who are living with dying, death, and bereavement, plus the needs of their families, carers, and communities, must be addressed, taking into account priorities, preferences, and wishes.
An online End of Life Care seminar has been arranged for our members. Aiming to share how end of life care at our Trust is delivered, this seminar is an opportunity to discuss the challenges end of life care presents to us all.
The seminar will feature case study presentations and open conversation around topics such as effective communication, providing a clear plan, and involving those who are important.
To book a place, complete the form at https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk/get-involved/membership/member-events/
New sexual health services begin for North Yorkshire
A more efficient, targeted approach to sexual health services began across North Yorkshire on Friday 1st April. The service developments, which involve a new partnership agreement between North Yorkshire County Council and our Trust, include more advanced online help and a bespoke, targeted approach to those most in-need.
The aim is to build on a sexual health service that is already highly-ranked nationally by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy for its high-quality, free, confidential, and friendly sexual health provision across the county, accessed via telephone, face-to-face clinics, and online.
The development of the service is based on public consultation where respondents called for greater online access to help, as well as more targeted support.
New Changing Places facility for Scarborough
A Changing Places toilet has been installed at the Scarborough Hospital close to the Haworth Unit Entrance at the North side of the site.
There are almost 1700 registered changing places toilets in the UK.
Changing Places toilets are larger accessible toilet facilities equipped to accommodate disabled people with profound, complex and multiple needs. The toilet cubicles include enough room for a disabled person and a family member or carer to support with any needs, a hoist to allow transfer between a wheelchair, the WC and an adult sized changing bench. Surfaces are designed to assist people with visual impairments using the space.
David Biggins, Trust Access Lead, said: “The provision of Changing Places toilets can vastly improve people`s quality of life allowing disabled people and their assistants to visit the site with the confidence of knowing that the facility is available should they need it.”
For more information on Changing Places toilets you can visit www.changingplaces.org.uk
Lottery
York & Scarborough Hospitals Charity has launched a weekly lottery to help support local hospitals. You can join the weekly lottery for less than £5 a month, with the first 500 people to join will receive a brand new charity pin badge as a thank you!
Get involved
Public Council of Governors meetings
These meetings are held throughout the year and give you the chance to see first-hand the workings of the Council of Governors speaking up and representing the views of their constituents.
Public Board of Directors meetings
These are held every other month and give you the opportunity to observe the Board of Directors on how decisions are made and what the challenges are of managing a NHS Trust.
Details for both meetings are available on our website. Everybody is welcome.
Star Award finalists
All our staff and volunteers deserve recognition - but there are many that go above and beyond the call of duty to make the Trust a better service - with hard work, exciting new ideas and simply by putting patients first. Click here to read why they were nominated and learn how they made a difference. If you would like to nominate someone for a Star Award complete the online form.
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