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CPFT launches the
region’s first Recovery
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Winter 2012
CPFT
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Winter 2012
Message from the
Chief Executive
I’d like to welcome you to our winter
issue of CPFT News.
CPFT News is produced by Cambridgeshire
and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
(CPFT).
We are a designated Cambridge University
Teaching Trust and provide mental health
services to the 755,000 residents of
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and
also children’s community services in
Peterborough. CPFT is also a member of
Cambridge University Health Partners
(CUHP), one of only five Academic Health
Science Centres in England.
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I can’t believe a year has passed already
since becoming Chief Executive of CPFT and what a year it has been. When I
arrived here in October 2011, CPFT was
failing as an organisation because we fell
short of patients’ expectations and we
were one of the worst-performing Trusts
in the region.
Since then, our Trust has been on a
remarkable journey. Staff came together at a series of huge
meetings to discuss what we could do to get ourselves back on
track. Since those meetings, I have been amazed at their energy,
commitment and dedication to put things right. And what a
fantastic job they have done.
As we move towards the new year, we are all hoping we can
celebrate a clean bill of health from the Care Quality Commission,
and we are also hoping we will be out of significant breach from
Monitor, the regulator. If we manage this before June next year, we
will be the first UK NHS Trust to have achieved this in such a short
time.
All this has been down to our fantastic staff - despite working hard
on the issues above, they still have time to deliver the amazing
projects, events and services you are reading about in this
newsletter.
The Trust’s teams have been enjoying an array of awards, launches
and exhibitions - some of which I have had the privilege to attend. I
am particularly proud to announce the launch of Recovery College
East, which you can read about opposite. This is the first of its kind
in eastern England and will, no doubt, help hundreds of people
cope with their mental health challenges in an inspiring, educational
environment.
I hope, by the next issue of CPFT News in the spring, you’ll be able
to read about some even more exciting news and launches. It’s been
an honour to work for CPFT - our staff continue to amaze me with
their desire to deliver first-class care for the people of
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Finally, I would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and new
year, and look forward to seeing many of you at some of our events
next year.
Dr Attila Vegh
Chief Executive
Recovery College East - a
first for eastern England!
More than 160 service users, carers,
staff and partners came together at
Anglia Ruskin University in November
to celebrate the launch of the first Recovery College for the east of England.
Recovery College East is being run by
CPFT and is a collaborative,
educational learning environment that
will enable people who use or have
used secondary services from the Trust
to develop new skills or increase their
understanding of the mental health
challenges they have.
Dr Attila Vegh, Chief Executive of
CPFT, said: “This is a really exciting
launch for us. Recovery College East
will offer a range of interesting and
aspiring courses to promote recovery
and wellbeing for us all. I am very
pleased that CPFT is working
alongside partner organisations to
help deliver the prospectus and host
course venues for us. The
opportunities this project affords for
sharing expertise and learning
together are really exciting and I look
forward to the future growth and
Tracey Tingey (left), a peer educator, and
Dominic Stenning, a prospective student,
both gave moving presentations on why
the college is so important to recovery.
development of the college.”
Anyone over the age of 18 who has
received or is receiving secondary
services from the Trust can enrol on
courses, along with their family,
friends or carers. CPFT staff and
students on placement in the Trust can
also enrol.
Courses will be held at venues in
Cambridge, Peterborough,
Huntingdon, St Neots, Wisbech and
March and will include subjects such
as helping people return to
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employment, staying well at work,
getting the best from mental health
services and physical health and
recovery. More information about
Recovery College East is available at
www.cpft.nhs.uk/recoverycollege.htm
or by e-mailing
recoverycollegeeast@cpft.nhs.uk or
phoning 01223 884431.
Dementia carers scoop local media award
CPFT’s Dementia Carers’ Support
Service (DCSS) have come out
winners in the Cambridge News
Community Awards 2012.
The service, based at the Princess of
Wales Hospital in Ely, won the
“Community Group” category at the
awards night at Downing College,
Cambridge, in October. This annual
event pays tribute to the outstanding
individuals and groups who make a
real difference to their communities
in an around Cambridge.
The Dementia Carers’ Support Service team with their award
The DCSS is an innovative project
that aims to link former carers with
current carers of people with
dementia to offer regular and
consistent support as a befriender or
buddy. These experienced dementia
carers are able to utilise and share
their extensive hands-on knowledge
and skills. They have time to listen,
give practical advice and help to
signpost services in the community
when needed. This service is
available throughout the journey of
the caring role.
Paul Brackley, the editor of the
News, said: “This was a special
occasion in which we were able to
recognise and reward some
remarkable individuals in our
community. I would like to
congratulate all those who won an
award for helping to ensure our
Community Awards continue to go
from strength to strength.”
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Emily’s artwork at Denbigh Ward
Art projects
bring life to
wards’ walls
Bisha’s hummingbird mural
Two unique art projects have helped
to create an “uplifting” atmosphere
on two of CPFT’s wards.
International artist Emily Campbell was
commissioned to create artwork for
Denbigh - the older people’s ward at
Fulbourn. After talking to staff on the
ward, she created a series of images
called Cambridgeshire Moments. The
images are made from a composite of
many different photographs taken
around the local area. Staff made
suggestions as to what kinds of things
are comforting for patients with
dementia, which Emily has used to
create the final artworks. The images
contain details to find and also baby
animals to suggest nurture. The
images were fabricated as light boxes
making it look like the sun is shining
and to create an uplifting yet calming
environment.
CPFT volunteer
Bisha Mistry,
assisted by art
therapy student
Esther Peskens,
created two
stunning murals
for Denbigh and
Deighton Wards one of blossom branches that can be
seen as you enter the ward’s corridor,
and the other of two hummingbirds
drinking nectar (pictured above). Some
of the photographs Esther took were
very beautiful and were framed to go
up around Denbigh to compliment the
light boxes and continue with the
theme. Bisha said: “I began voluntary
work so that I could connect with
members of my community. I wanted
a role that allowed me the freedom to
grow creatively. In addition, I hope to
pursue a career in art psychotherapy
Service users’ art displayed
at Peterborough Museum
Peterborough Museum hosted a special art exhibition put
together by service users from Maple 2 Ward at The Cavell Centre
in Peterborough. The art project, “Memories”, was a collaboration
between Caroline Kisby, a textile and mixed media artist, and Rob
Morris, a photographer. Caroline and Rob worked with patients
from Maple 2 ward and Day Therapy Service over five sessions.
Service users were introduced to digital photography, taking
photographs of various items, including personal possessions and
surroundings that evoked thoughts and memories. The craft
sessions looked at how colour evokes memory and how fabric and
fibres bring back thoughts of past events. The group used a range
of media including postcards, pictures and maps to create a
montage of images of special places and times. As well as creating a
series of visual memories, the group shared conversations and
recollections of times past and present, giving an insight into their
lives, thoughts and aspirations. The results of this project were
displayed at the Peterborough Museum in November.
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so this has given me first-hand experience in a healthcare environment.”
Kimberley Iyemere, CPFT Art
Psychotherapist, said she hoped the
new artwork would be inspiring and
encourage a welcoming atmosphere.
“The art will mean different things to
different people but, regardless of
their meaning, they have attracted
great feedback from service users,
visitors and staff.”
You can view more of Emily’s artwork
at www.emilycampbell.com
New dementia research facility
opens at Fulbourn
People with dementia will have more opportunities
to take part in NHS research following the opening
of a new research facility at Fulbourn Hospital in
Cambridge.
Newly-refurbished Windsor House – which CPFT
Chief Executive Dr Attila Vegh opened in November
– will provide a clinical room and interview room
where researchers can carry out assessments on site.
There will also be space for clinicians to work
alongside dementia researchers to help develop
their own research skills and projects.
Staff from the Dementia and Neurodegenerative
Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN East Anglia)
will be based at Windsor House to support research.
Ann Luck is Research Network Manager for
DeNDRoN East Anglia. She said: “For the first time,
researchers and clinicians will be able to work
side-by-side on clinical trials and research projects.
Dr Attila Vegh, CPFT Chief Executive, officially opens the DeNDRoN
research facility at Fulbourn
“This will help to promote research awareness
among clinicians and help to integrate research into
everyday care for people with dementia. It also
means we will be able to attract a wider range of
clinical trials into dementia to Fulbourn – and
provide more opportunities for people with
dementia to take part in research, so they can help
to provide an evidence base for new and existing
treatments for their disease.”
Summertime
Kites are flying in the breeze today.
Sun, sea and sand as the children
play.
Children splashing in the wavelets
white.
Making them happy and bright.
Seagulls are flight.
The children will sleep well tonight.
Families are relaxing on the beach.
Playing volley ball, hard to reach.
The smells that come across the
sand.
You can hear the big brass band.
So this sums up one summer’s day.
Making us happy in every way.
This poem was written by some of the patients
at the New Cottages Day Therapy Service, Ely
Staff and patients from The Phoenix Centre hosted a summer fete to
raise £440 for the charity CAMFED. Young people from both The
Phoenix Centre and The Darwin Centre for Young People, based at
Ida Darwin, Fulbourn, helped to manage and run the event, which
included a raffle, treasure hunt, face-painting and nail salon. More
than 1,451,600 children in impoverished areas of Zimbabwe,
Zambia, Tanzania, Ghana and Malawi have benefited from
CAMFED’s innovative education programs.
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Croft children’s unit accredited
The Croft Child and Family Unit based at Ida Darwin
has been accredited by QNIC (Quality Network for
Inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service)
and is only one of nine in the country to have been
accredited so far.
The Croft is an in-patient service for children with
mental health challenges and their families.
QNIC is a quality network set up by the Royal College
of Psychiatrists to demonstrate and improve the
quality of child and adolescent psychiatric in-patient
care through a system of review against the QNIC
service standards. Similar networks have now been
developed for community child and adolescent mental
health teams, forensic teams, perinatal services and
others.
Dr Joanne Holmes, Consultant Child Psychiatrist at
The Croft, said: “This is quite a gruelling process and
involves multi-source feedback from service users,
parents, referrers and staff, alongside a review of
service policies and documentation. We also
underwent an inspection day during which three
One of The Croft’s relaxation rooms for the children
external accreditors visit the service. We are of course very
pleased to have received the accreditation, particularly as we
understand it is recognised by CQC as a marker of a quality
service and it may well be one of the elements of a service
that national commissioners will want to see as we move into
our new commissioning environment.“
Visit: www.thecroftchildandfamilyunit.nhs.uk
New single point of access into children’s services
Cambridgeshire Community Child
and Adolescent Mental Health Service
(CAMHS) is the community-based
child and adolescent mental health
service for all children and young
people registered with a
Cambridgeshire GP (not in
Peterborough).
From 10 December, CPFT is now
offering a single point of access to
CAMHS services. Before making a
formal referral, you can call first for a
telephone interview. This service is
offered to all professionals
considering a referral to our team or
seeking an opinion regarding a
particular child, young person or
family with whom they are working.
Staff can advise on whether the team
can help, how to make a referral,
further information the service needs,
timescales and support available.
We work closely with locality teams,
schools and other local organisations
working with children and young
people.
Single point of access is situated
within the Cambridgeshire MultiAgency Referral Unit, Chord Park,
Godmanchester, Cambs PE29 2BQ.
Phone 01480 428115
Fax 01480 428149
E-mail accesscamhs@nhs.net
Happy days
Let’s play hop skip and jump
Ouch! I’ve fallen on my rump
After all that’s said and done
Childhood games are so much fun
Rounders, netball and the rest
Which is it that you like best
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Happy were the old school days
Pleasing us in many ways
This poem was written by a Hawthorn Day
Therapy patient
Could you be an ambassador for CPFT?
Are you a current service user or
carer for someone who uses our
services?
Would you like to help us improve
our services? Applications are invited
from service users or carers who
would be interested in becoming an
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Ambassador for the Trust.
and promotion of trust activities.
Ambassadors work alongside the
Trust providing input from lived
experience into service improvement,
setting standards, policy design and
development, audits/reviews,
engagement with stakeholder groups
For further information, role
description and an application form,
please contact our Ambassador Lead
on 07904 836336 or PALS Team on
0800 376 0775.
Cameo celebrates its 10th birthday
Cameo - an early intervention service
that helps people to understand and
recover from psychosis - celebrated its
10th birthday recently.
The services covers Cambridgeshire
and Peterborough and recently won
the Hospital Doctor Awards’ Psychiatry
Team of the Year accolade.
Cameo helps people between the ages
of 17 and 35 who are experiencing
symptoms of psychosis. These
symptoms could include
hallucinations, confused thinking,
changes in speech and behaviour or
false beliefs. Cameo helps people with
their symptoms, as well as supporting
them with education, housing,
finances and leisure activities.
Gladis Bailey, whose daughter uses the
service, has liaised with Cameo since
her daughter was 15. “I knew something was wrong,” she said, “but she
wouldn’t talk to me about it. When
she admitted to hearing voices, we
were referred to Cameo, and we came
to understand more about psychosis.”
Her daughter added: “I am now
working towards going to drama
school or university in 2013. My
occupational therapist is helping me to
take practical steps towards
independence. I’m determined,
looking forward to the future, and my
mental health condition will not stop
me.”
You can find out more about Cameo
by visiting www.cameo.nhs.uk
“A powerful and moving” meeting
CPFT’s Annual Members’ Meeting success
More than150 people came along to CPFT’s
Annual Members’ Meeting in September at
Peterborough United Football Club.
The audience were able to enjoy an exhibition
before the meeting started, where NHS staff,
voluntary organisations and partners showed off
their services.
They were then treated to a musical presentation
from Squeakygate, a local charity that empowers
people through music and the arts. Even some of
the CPFT Executive Directors were “persuaded” to
come to the stage to join in.
A number of speakers then kicked off the
meeting. The audience was particularly moved by
powerful presentations by the Family Nurse
Partnership, which helps young teenage mums
and dads, and a talk by Jemima Atkinson and
Barry Sutton, from the Dementia Carers’ Support
Service, who talked about their personal
experiences of caring for loved ones with the
disease.
Feedback from the meeting has been excellent and
we’re already looking forward to putting on next
year’s event.
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Know your Governor...
Ian Arnott talks about why he wanted to become a CPFT Governor
any religious faith (or none) who wish
to talk with someone from the
chaplaincy team.
Ian has lived in Peterborough for the
past 29 years having moved there
from Aberdeen and worked with HM
Customs and Excise. He specialised in
VAT in the large business sector and is
now semi-retired, giving him the time
to devote to CPFT.
Why did you want to become a
Governor?
In 2008 I was elected as one of the
public governors for Peterborough
when the Trust was set up as a
Foundation Trust. I stood for election
because I had experienced a severe
depressive and anxiety illness for
several years and the treatment I had
received from the local NHS mental
health service provided by the Trust
had been disappointingly poor.
What have you done?
I have tried to speak for those
members like myself who have had
experience of mental distress and tried
to influence the way the Trust delivers
its service so that the quality of service
is improved.
I am also a volunteer with The Cavell
Centre Chaplaincy Service, which
involves supporting the chaplains by
being available to visit service users of
Is their any one issue that you feel
is particularly important?
Lack of continuity of care is an issue
that seems to recur again and again –
in mental health in particular. Service
users need consistency where an
on-going relationship of trust between
them and the staff delivering the
service can be established.
I believe it is important that the Trust
designs its plans and organisational
structure to ensure that service users
have as much stability as possible in
the staff they see. As a governor, I
have tried to raise this with the Trust
management.
New Non-Executive Directors join CPFT
CPFT meeting dates
Four new Non-Executive Directors have
joined CPFT’s Board. Julie Spence OBE
and Sir Patrick Sissons both join the
Board in January 2013; Julian Baust
and John Lappin join in April 2013.
Board of Directors
Julie Spence, who lives in
Cambridge, is a former
Chief Constable of
Cambridgeshire Police and
has more than 30 years’
experience in public
service – she is used to
operating with high levels of public
accountability and public scrutiny. She
has demonstrated a real passion for the
people of Cambridgeshire and
Peterborough.
Sir Patrick Sissons, a
distinguished clinician and
academic, who also lives in
Cambridge, has worked in
university medical schools
in clinical academic
positions for more than 30 years latterly as Regius Professor of Physic
and Head of the School of Clinical
Medicine at the University of Cambridge.
Julian Baust, who comes from Bedford-
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shire, is a former chairman
and managing director of
Kodak. He has more than
30 years’ commercial
experience of
organisational
transformation, redesign
and performance management gained
within service industries. He will bring a
particular strength in the performance
management of key quality systems
and processes.
John Lappin, who’s from
Essex, is a finance director
with more than 30 years’
public and private sector
experience, principally
with Royal Mail and
currently with the Care Quality
Commission. Through his experience
with the CQC, he has a very good
understanding of the operating and
regulatory environment for
foundation trusts in healthcare.
CPFT Chairman David Edwards said: “I
believe we have made some great appointments as part of CPFT’s Board development. It was important to obtain
first-class individuals. I look forward to
working with them in the new year.”
Meeting dates in public below. They
start at 9am and finish by 11.30am.
Please check our website for
confirmed venues.
19 December 2012: Elizabeth
House, Fulbourn
30 January 2013: Elizabeth House,
Fulbourn
27 February 2013: Elizabeth House,
Fulbourn
27 March 2013: Elizabeth House,
Fulbourn
Council of Governors’
13 March 2013: 5.30pm-7.30pm,
venue to be confirmed.
Member events
Talk on depression
21 February 2013, 6.30pm-7.30pm,
William Harvey Lecture Theatre,
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Road,
Cambridge. By Dr Martin
Liebenberg, Psychologist and
Clinical Lead.