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Changes in senior nursing staff Jonathan Asbridge left the Trust in September 2003 to join the NHS Modernisation Agency to work on improving the patient experience in Accident and Emergency departments. He will continue his two days a week as President of the Nurses and Midwives Council. Elaine Law, Director of Nursing at the St. Bartholomew's Hospital site acting up until the new Chief Nurse was in post early in 2004. Catherine Fenton was Director of Nursing at Southampton. Alison Knapp retired at the end of September 2003 after 38 years as a nurse. Barbara Thompson acted as Director of Nursing for the Whitechapel site. Ann Casey has taken on the role of editor of Progress in Practice. Florence Nightingale Service The Florence Nightingale service at Westminister Abbey was held on on May 7th 2003. A silver replica of the lamp carried at the service has been donated to the League by Dr Mona Grey and will be held in the Archives. Dedication of Gretta Kenan Unit A purpose-built centralised pre-admission unit for surgical services was formally dedicated to Gretta Keenan on 1st April 2003 by nurse, author and former 'agony aunt' Clare Rayner. She unveiled a commemorative plaque and framed photograph of Gretta. The service is nurse-led. Initially it covers general surgery, orthopaedic and neurosurgery patients. 2002 James Hora House is 21 James Hora House, which provides emotional and practical support to the families and carers of long-term patients at the Trust's hospitals, celebrated its 21st birthday on Wednesday 10 July 2002 with an open day for staff and the general public. Free staff cybercafé opened at the RLH Two pilot cybercafé kiosks with computer terminals opened in the staff restaurant at The Royal London Hospital on Friday 7 June 2002. These are available for all staff free of charge for personal use to access the internet, and to send and receive e-mails to their personal e-mail addresses. The idea was developed by the Improving Working Lives Group with funding from the Department of Health. It will be evaluated after three months and consideration given to the possibility of setting up cybercafés at the other sites in the Trust. For other Trust news visit http://www.bartsandthelondon.org.uk Trust intranet relaunched in May The Trust's intranet site was relaunched on Thursday 9 May 2002 with a new look designed to be more user-friendly. The content includes:
Museum shop items A wide selection of the images on the postcards and greetings cards that can be ordered by post from the RLH Museum and Archives have recently been added to the website. Photographs of new layout of RLH Archives and Museum Jonathan Evans the Archivist has provided an overvew of the changes and photographs of the new layout. The autumn League meeting on Saturday 12th October 2002 focused on the archives. Hospital Travel Costs Scheme A new website has been launched to provide guidance on the financial help available to patients at www.doh.gov.uk/hospitaltravelcosts Note this website disappeared in March 2004. New acute stroke unit opened at The Royal London Hospital A new six-bedded unit opened on Gloucester Ward for the early assessment and management of adult patients with suspected stroke or transient ischaemic attack opened on 4th February 2002. Patients will be directly triaged to the unit from Accident and Emergency, and will be managed by the lead consultant for stroke. All patients will be assessed by a neurologist. The unit will confirm the diagnosis, initiate early medical treatment, manage complications and guide early rehabilitation, before onward transfer to the stroke rehabilitation unit at Mile End Hospital or to general medicine or care of the elderly wards, or home. For other Trust news visit http://www.bartsandthelondon.org.uk The Choir of St Margaret's Church Westminster Abbbey held a concert at St John's Waterloo A selection of traditional and contemporary music from the
Proceeds went to The Friends of The Royal London Hospital. 2001 70th Anniversary Lunch Dame Phyllis Friend cut the Anniversary cake to mark the first 70 years of the Royal London Hospital League of Nurses (1931 - 2001) on Wednesday 25th July 2001. The Old Library of the Medical College at Whitechapel provided a fitting backdrop with its plasterwork ceiling, polished wood and portraits of past medical staff. Our President, Trudy Wood and members of the Executive Committee worked hard to provide an excellent buffet. In an echo of past nursing discipline each table of members came forward, in rotation, to collect their food. This stirred memories of being signed-in for breakfast by the night sisters. Click the link for Photographs of the lunch. There was a sale of Royal Worcester coasters decorated with the badge to mark the anniversary. These will also be on sale at the autumn meeting, price £10. They can also be purchased by sending an order and cheque. The Royal London Hospital League of Friends The League of Friends will be joining our website in the next few weeks, so providing lots more information about fund-raising events and their activies to support the hospital. Antiques Roadshow Television viewers in December may have recognised Margaret Ingham talking about the Royal Worcester model of the London Hospital sister and describing how the uniforms were kept together with safety pins! She describes the experience in Review No 70. The figurine has been purchased by The League and will be sold to members through a 'silent auction'. See Review No 70 (page 32) for details of how to bid - the deadline is 30th September 2001. Request for help The Editor has had a request from Canada for help in contacting Patricia Archer, who trained at The London in 1956. If you can help, please e-mail the Web co-ordinator who will send on the message. BLT Trust Director of Nursing is first president Jonathan Asbridge has been named as first president of the new |Nursing and Midwifery Council that will take over from the UKCC on 1st April 2002. Jonathan will continue to act as chief executive until Paul White is in post. He then returns to his post as Director of Nursing. The presidental role will take up to 90 days of his time a year. More information can be found on the Trust's website in the press releases section. New Chief Executive appointed The Barts and The London Trust has appointed a new Chief Executive. Paul White, chief executive of Tayside University Hospitals Trust, will replace Ray Pett, who left due to ill health. Mr White has been at Tayside for two years, before that he was at Queen Margaret Hospital Trust in Fife. More information can be found on the Trust's website in the press releases section. Dr Duncan Empey Dr Empey, Medical Director of the BTL Trust since 1994 stepped down from the post in October 2001 to focus on developing services for teenagers with cystic fibrosis. More information can be found on the Trust's website in the news section Miss Margaret Stevenson Miss Margaret Stevenson ('Stevie') died peacefully on Monday 23rd April 2001. Although weak she had sent her love to League members attending the AGM on the previous Saturday and flowers from the meeting had later been taken to her bedside. A memorial service was held on 10th May at The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel. 2000 The Dangerous Adventures of Baroness Cox The Everyman series on BBC1 on Monday 29 January 2000 followed Baroness Cox, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, as she flew into an African warzone to buy back Sudanese women and children who had been sold into slavery. Caroline Cox trained at The London Hospital. She gave the School of Nursing's First Annual Lecture last year 'Forgotten People in Forgotten Lands. New Dean for School of Nursing Dr Sally Glen took over from Sue Studdy. OBE awarded to Susan Haggo (nee Clarke) Sue Hago received the OBE from HM The Queen in October 2000. UKCC appointment Adrian Reyes-Hughes, Set 443, was appointed Director of Policy and Standards at the UKCC in June 2000. 1999 New Secretary to the League Miss Helen Litten retired from the role of Honorary Secretary after 26 years of loyal service. At the Annual General Meeting in April 1999 Mrs Jane Reeves (nee Dickson) was appointed as the New Honorary Secretary. Jane trained at The London, qualifying in 1960, worked as a night sister and as Sister Currie. She is now NCVQ Manager at the Royal London Hospital. Miss Broadley Miss Magaret Broadley, Vice-President, died in 1999 at the age of 95. An obituary appeared in the July 1999 issue of the Review. Two of the books written by Miss Broadley are still available from The Royal London Hospital Archives. Support for the Bells of Stepney The League of Nurses supported the fund-raising by St Dunstan and All Saints Church in Stepney. St Dunstan is the "bells of Step-ney" in the nursery rhyme.
The church raised over £5000 to buy a mechanical system to allow 'amateur' bell ringers to ring all ten bells to celebrate the Millennium and for use afterwards. Whitechapel Bell Foundary provided advice. Back to top of page. |
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