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ReporterChristmas 2015 edition
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News for Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group staff and other colleagues
A very hairy monthMovember went off in style this November as faces got fuzzy, Page 3
Who is Santa Claus? Take the CCG’s Photoshop quiz!
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Andrea Butcher gets into the spirit of the season.
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Ring leader of the moustache, Richard Norman speaks.
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The Bulletin Board
InTouch December Choose Well Doncaster app
CEG UpdatesStaff survey
The December edition of the CCG’s InTouch newsletter is now available.
If you have a story that you think is relevant to the newsletter, please send it to [email protected]
Feeling ill? Under the weather? Unsure what to do next? Why not try out the Choose Well Doncaster app on iPhone?
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We want to say a big thank you to everyone that took part in the NHS Staff Survey this year.
The CCG achieved a response rate of 65%, which is slightly less than last year but still a good effort!
Staff suggestions from CEG:
Decorate Meeting Room 2Notice boards placed in officeDress down on Christmas EveKitchen door needs rehangingBreak Out Room 2 table replacing
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Best moustache Most hairy Worst moustache
Doesn’t count
Shaggy
Two truckers
Borat Hello ladies
Magnum PI
Richard Norman
Chief moustache rabble rouser, Richard’s moustache had the merest hint of the Lord of the Moustache, Tom Selleck. A solid effort from the Financial Analyst.
Matt Hird
Not pictured, but a man so hairy he calls Movember ‘Tuesday’. The CCG’s resident wolfman and furry grandee. The beard is strong with this one.
Adam Tingle
Everyone loves a trier. A misguided journey into the land of puberty for Adam. The idea of a moustache was there, if not the physical evidence.
The hairiest happening of the year, Movember, has been and gone, and together we have raised almost £1,000 for the cause.
Throughout November, people across the world are encour-aged to grow moustaches. This fuzzy occurrence is all to promote awareness of men’s health issues, in particular prostate and testicular cancer, whilst raising vital funds to help combat these illnesses in the process.
Each year the CCG’s manliest take up the challenge, vowing to sculpt their own hairy crea-tion all in the name of charity and a good cause.
Richard Norman, moustache ringleader (official title), spear-headed the campaign to raise funds by organising staff raf-fles, ‘name the moustache’ competitions and directing supporters to our Movember
donation page.
Richard, said: “Movember is such a great and worthwhile cause because every year it promotes the need for men to be informed about their own health and when they should pay attention to telltale signs and symptoms and see their GP.
“In support of the event, we’ve seen some fantastic moustach-es grace the office throughout the month, and we’ve even managed to surpass last year’s total of £628, raising a fantas-tic £874 in donations. You can bet we’ll be back strong, and hairy, next year when we hope to breach the £1,000 barrier!”
This year the challenge was taken up by the gentlemen growers: Richard Norman, Chris Empson, Alf Kar, Matt Hird, Adam Tingle, Karl Roberts, John Dalton and Mick Booth. As well as Mo Sistas: Laura Sherburn,
Kelly Smith, Heather Akroyd, Claire Burns and Marie Hancock.
“We’ve managed to surpass last year’s total raising £874 in donations!”
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the UK, with over 40,000 diagnosed every year. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged between 15 and 49, but it has a very high survival rate of 95%. This raises the im-portance of men regularly checking themselves for any unusual lumps or marks and, if concerned, to book an appoint-ment with their local GP for medical advice.
It’s not too late to show your support for the CCG’s Mo Bros and Sistas.
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Ring leader of the moustacheobviously better being treated as early as possible. Over the past 11 years Movember has managed to raise over £400 million, and as well as being health partners in the UK to Prostate Cancer UK and the Institute of Cancer Research they have also helped to fund over 1,000 projects across 21 countries. What’s the CCG’s donation target? We managed to raise £628 last year and so we wanted to top this - we finished with £874 which was fantastic. We’re hoping to reach £1000 next year! How long have you been participating in Movember? This is now the fifth year that I have participated in Movember and there is no sign of that stopping! What kind of hairy masterpiece did you sculpt? So I have to confess that I did cheat a little this year and actually started growing my moustache a couple of weeks before the beginning of Movember. It was my intention to grow a decent han-dlebar moustache. I think I did a good job of it, I even ordered wax and a comb to get some gentlemen grooming in! Who had the best tash at the end of the month? I think it was a close between myself and Matt Hird.
Thanks for talking to Reporter!
Why did you lead Movember this year? Movember is such a great cause and one that centres around men’s health problems which, until Movember started over 10 years ago, were relatively unspoken off as us blokes just don’t like to talk about being ill and try to go to see the GP as little as possible. I think this is probably even more common with us blokes up north! It also means a lot more to me this year, as I discovered that my dad has prostate cancer. It was a shock to him and the family but hopefully it has been caught early
on and thankfully it is one of the more common and more treatable forms of cancer. It just shows how important it is for us to get our-selves checked out by a GP and also how important it is for these sorts of charities to be supported and promoted as much as possible. What makes Movember such a worthwhile cause? It is such a great and worthwhile cause because every year it promotes the need for men to go to their GPs if they are feeling ill and have any symptoms for any potentially life threatening or life changing illnesses, which are
The Reporter catches up with RichardNorman to talk all things Movember
The Bulletin Board
Text Santa Intranet
Doncaster Physio and Sports Injury Clinic
NHS Discounts
There are still spaces left on the ‘guess how many snowflakes are on Phillip’s jumper’ puzzle on reception.
So far we have raised £64 for Text Santa. Well done everybody!
Got something to share with your colleagues? Shiners on site steal-ing your new message thunder?
Try the Intranet, email [email protected] all sto-ries and news items accepted!
Why not take advantage of NHS discounts this Christmas? You can find all sorts of special offers on www.healthservicediscounts.com
Offers change weekly and are ex-clusively available to those work-ing in the health service.
The CCG has rapid access to the Doncaster Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic, with up to six sessions funded by the organisa-tion.
Contact [email protected] for more information.
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Andrea Butcher finds the festive feelingThe CCG’s very own Christmas Grinch gets into the spirit of the season
In a move that Tiny Tim would deem a ‘Christmas miracle’, Andrea Butcher has found that festive feeling (for money).
Donning festive garb and a hazardous amount of tinsel, Andrea accepted donations for the PFG, raising almost £250 for the charity-funded group in an afternoon.
Based at The Wellness Centre on Montrose Avenue, PFG Don-caster has over 200 members who provide support to each other, ranging from practical assistance around the home, to a listening ear, friendships and skills exchanges. It was formed four years ago and members have helped influence the development of local mental health services and are locally and nationally recognised as a leading peer-support organisation.
Usually the office Scrooge, Andrea said: “Any one who knows me, and by looking at my desk, will note I’m not the most Christmassy person; no tinsel, lights; jingle bells; I’d rather say bah humbug and Grinch is my middle name!
“However this Christmas I’m willing to go fully festive and have photographic evidence on one condition: each year the PFG put on a Christmas lunch and give out presents for people with mental illness, are homeless and those who are alone at Christmas. Please help me support their xmas cele-brations and for your efforts I’ll look like Mother Christmas dressed me personally!”
After receiving the donation the PFG provided their own thank you, with photographic evidence:
Who is Santa Claus?
Answers to [email protected], all corect answers will go into draw for a prize!
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One of the newest additions to the CCG team, Lindsay Moore, took an unexpected tumble when out riding her horse in November.
Lindsay and friends had been out riding for the day, cov-ering a distance of 10 miles, when, as they were minutes away from the stable, the CCG worker’s horse, Bangle, lost her footing and fell down into the road taking Lindsay with her.
Although shaken, both were not badly hurt, with Lindsay’s
Lindsay Moore, hard as nailsOne of the CCG’s newest arrivals takes an unfortunate tumble when riding her horse
helmet luckily taking the brunt of accident.
Lindsay said: “Bangle came off far worse than I did, although had I not had my hat on it would have been a lot worse for me too. Luckily my vet just happened to be driving past on her way back to her practice base, saw what happened and immediately checked we were both OK.”
Bangle and Lindsay (plus new helmet) are, happily, both on the mend.
Hello, GoodbyeWe say hello to new staff members and bid fond farewell to those moving on to new opportunities
The ranks of the CCG team have swelled recently due to staff being transferred from CSU to the organisation.
Welcome to new and familiar members of staff from the CSU, it’s fantastic to have you come along as a fully-fledged part of the team.
We also want to welcome Nicola Burrows, Lynn Flynn, Tracy Wyatt, Rachel Ayres, Fareeha Saaed and Andrea Ibbeson.
A quick tip to any new starters; the tuck shop is on the top floor, with the pick and mix
being particularly delightful.
The CCG has not had any leavers since September, but we want to wish Martha Coulman our best wishes and good luck in her new role as she leaves in the New Year.
Richard Metcalfe and Chris Stainforth are also planning on stepping down from the CCG in the coming weeks and months. We wish them all the best for the future and good luck in any future roles, you’ll be missed.
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Corporate Governance CornerMeet the team
Alison HagueCorporate Governance Manager
Contact Alison on 01302 566053 or by email on [email protected]
Glenis NicholsonGovernance Support Officer
Contact Glenis on 01302 566241 or by email on [email protected]
Access to Records
There are a range of statutory provi-sions that give individuals rights of access to information. Good records management processes are therefore needed to ensure that information can be easily accessed when needed for an information request.
This will lead to your organisation be-ing able to comply with the statutory provisions more efficiently.
Requests are covered under the following pieces of legislation and we need to respond to requests appro-priately under the relevant legisla-tion.
Freedom of Information Act 2000:
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives the public the right of access to information held by public au-thorities; this could be anything from finance records to copies of board minutes. There are also regulations which provide access to environmen-tal information; these are known as the Environmental Information Regu-lations. A separate pick-up guide has been produced the cover the Free-dom of Information Act and manage-ment of requests under this Act.
Data Protection Act 1998:
The Data Protection Act requires all organisations that handle personal information to comply with a number of important principles regarding privacy and disclosure. The act allows people to find out what personal information is held about them by making a Subject Access request. A separate pick-up guide has been produced for access to records under the Data Protection Act and Access to Health Records Act.
Access to Health Records Act 1990:
Access to the health records of a deceased person is governed by the Access to Health Records Act 1990. Under this legislation when a patient has died, their personal represent-ative, executor, administrator or anyone having a claim resulting from the death (this could be a relative or another person) has the right to apply for access to the deceased’s health records. A separate pick-up guide has been produced for access to records under the Data Protection Act and Access to Health Records Act.
Information Risk Management Information Risk is inherent in NHS Doncaster CCG activities and an information risk assurance process is set out as a requirement of the Information Governance Toolkit. Information risk management is the on-going process of identifying infor-mation risks and implementing plans to address them. The responsibilities, definitions, processes and templates as contained in the Risk Management Policy & Procedure also apply to information risk management.
NHS Doncaster CCG maintains an Assurance Framework which covers strategic risks, and a Risk Register which covers operational risks. All risks are reviewed regularly by the
risk lead in line with the organisa-tion’s Risk Management Strategy, Policy and Procedure. As part of this risk management programme of ac-tivity, NHS Doncaster CCG’s Informa-tion Governance risks are routinely reviewed.
Information risk assessments will be performed on a regular basis for all information systems and critical information assets.
All Information Governance incidents are formally logged, categorised by severity and analysed in accordance with the organisation’s Incident Man-agement Policy.
Major breaches of confidentiality, including theft or loss of medical re-cords and electronic equipment con-taining patient/personal data should be reported to the Chief of Corporate Services or their Deputy as soon as possible and within a maximum of 24 hours in line with Serious Incident (SI) reporting requirements.
All serious Information Governance incidents and results of incident investigations / root cause analy-ses will be discussed by the Audit Committee at the earliest subsequent meeting and the SIRO will keep the Governing Body informed as appro-priate. Relevant reporting will be made externally in line with Informa-tion Governance requirements.
Learning from risks, incidents and other such events is key to develop-ing a culture in the organisation that welcomes knowledge of such events as an opportunity to improve patient care, the services offered within NHS Doncaster CCG, and the working envi-ronment and safety of employees.
ReporterChristmas 2015 edition
The
News for Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group staff and other colleagues
Tingle wins beard of the year“He looks like a glorious Bee Gee” says impressed CCG staff admirer
Adam has redefined facial hair for a generation, Wayne Goddard speaks out.
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I have a Tingle fringe! Chris Empson and the Movember team on their new style.
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What Adam’s facial hair triumph means for the CCG and the future of the NHS.
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Alternative edition
(from those that can’t grow a moustache)
