<![CDATA[RJAH News]]> <![CDATA[Promotion of Infection Prevention]]> A series of posters to help prevent infection have been launched at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust. The Trust has consistently low infection rates and the posters which are now displayed around the hospital are aimed at ensuring ongoing improvements, through engaging staff and patients in preventing infection.

]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Excellent Progress at Oswestry Orthopaedic Hospital]]> For the year ending 31st March 2010, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust has met all its statutory duties and achieved its performance targets for treating patients.

]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Consultant Physician]]> Dr Mark Garton, who is a Consultant Physician, with a special interest in Rheumatology and Osteoporosis, began work at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust on Tuesday 4th May.

]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[DVD Films for Patients at Oswestry Orthopaedic Hospital ]]> For patients undergoing enhanced recovery hip and knee replacement surgery at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust (RJAH), a DVD has been produced to help patients understand the process. The new Enhanced Recovery programme aims to get patients better sooner after surgery and means they will be back on their feet on the day of their operation.

]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Work Experience Works at RJAH! ]]> In mid July, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust welcomed a group of fifteen year old pupils from local schools including the Marches, Thomas Adams and the Yale, Wrexham and Llanfyllin High School for a week of work experience. The scheme was such a success that next year, the hospital will be extending the number from nine to 15 students.

]]> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New cell therapy treatment for osteoarthritis to be trialled]]> Cultured stem cells are to be used for the first time in the UK to treat the common joint condition of osteoarthritis, throwing a potential lifeline to millions of sufferers in the future.

]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Foot and Ankle Consultant]]> Mr Chris Marquis recently commenced his role as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust. Mr Marquis, 34, has clinical interests in foot and ankle surgery, including arthroscopic and sports injury surgery.

]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ahead of Recycling Regulations at RJAH! ]]> The Orthotic Research and Locomotor Assessment Unit (ORLAU) at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire manufactures custom made mobility equipment for patients with complex standing and walking needs.  Since ORLAU has undertaken safe recycling for many years, they are now already meeting the requirements of a new green British Standard.

]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Medical Taster Week ]]> Students hoping to follow a career in medicine have been experiencing work at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire. The hospital hosted 11 students for a week in mid August coming from a range of schools and colleges.

]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Fundraising Celebration ]]> Staff and patients have been celebrating two initiatives which raised over £6000 for the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries, at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, Oswestry. These were from the mammoth efforts involving eight staff in the Three Peaks Challenge and a sponsored bike ride by a former patient who was injured during a cycling accident.

]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Fun for All the Family at Summer Fair and Open Day]]> The Hospital Open Day and annual League of Friends Summer Fair will be held on Saturday 26th June, at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Hospital Trust. Between 11 am and 4pm, all ages can enjoy visiting the hospital and taking part in activities.

]]> Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Remarkable Fundraising Event]]> After his stay in February, patient Adrian Sherratt wanted to thank staff at the Orthopaedic hospital in Oswestry for his treatment. A few weeks later in March, his father Alan organised an event in their home town of Alsager, Cheshire, featuring music from the 60’s right through to current hits.

]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rachel raises Money for RJAH Charitable Fund]]> Immobilised with a broken back and staring at the ceiling of Oswestry’s Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries, in May 2009 Rachel Burrows, 36, started to tot up the number of health service workers who had cared for her. Eventually she got to 106. Now, 12 months on, she has organised a charity bike ride, Rachel’s Headstrong Ride, for 106 participants around Birmingham.

]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rapid Recovery for Knees at Oswestry hospital!]]> Mr Barry Oldham of Clun, south Shropshire is delighted with his knee replacement which was performed under an enhanced recovery programme at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.

]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[National Apprentice Scheme Success!]]> A successful apprenticeship scheme at Oswestry’s Orthopaedic hospital is being closely watched locally and nationally. What started with just one apprentice last summer has grown into a unique team of 25 apprentices working across the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust.

]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mike “March” Hare Visits Orthopaedic hospital!]]> Mike Hare can often be seen haring around parks in Cambridgeshire but this wasn’t always the case. In less than three years, Mike lost over half of his previous body weight of 28 stone and is now a dedicated marathon runner. He recently visited the Orthopaedic Hospital at Oswestry to have his ankle checked out in the hope of retaining his running lifestyle.

]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Outstanding Performance at RJAH ]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust has achieved excellent scores in the 2009 national Outpatients Survey, released yesterday. The survey was undertaken by the Picker Institute for the Care Quality Commission for 73 Trusts between May and September 2009.

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Student Volunteering Week]]> Two representatives from the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham came to visit the League of Friends to the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital on Tuesday 23rd February.  Their visit, to share good practice volunteering schemes and ideas, coincided with national Student Volunteering Week.

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Hip and Knee Consultant]]> Mr Robin Banerjee recently commenced his role as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust. Mr Banerjee, 36, has clinical interests in primary hip and knee replacements, including ceramic bearing surfaces in younger adult hip patients.

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hip and Knee Consultant Returns ]]> Well known Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Patrick Gregson has returned to work at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, after a 12 month period off work, whilst recovering from cancer of the throat.

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[State-of-the-Art MRI Scanner for Oswestry Orthopaedic Hospital]]> The League of Friends to the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust is providing substantial funding towards the cost of a replacement magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner. 10,000 MRI scans are undertaken by the hospital each year, utilising two MRI scanners to help diagnose problems of bone, joints and soft tissue.

]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Arthritis Research Campaign Funds Cell Therapy Research at Oswestry]]> The Arthritis Research Campaign has recently awarded funding of over £484,000 for a five year research programme into osteoarthritis at Oswestry.  Using this grant, cell therapy research teams at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust  will work on specific research projects.

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Consultant for Tumour Unit at Oswestry Orthopaedic Hospital ]]> Miss Gillian Cribb, has been appointed to the post of Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in Bone and Soft Tissue Cancer, at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust.  Miss Cribb, of Shrewsbury took up her full time post on Monday 7th December.

]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Audit Chair Appointed to Oswestry’s Orthopaedic Hospital]]> The Appointments Commission appointed  Richard Clarke as the new Audit Chair and Non executive director at Shropshire’s specialist orthopaedic hospital.

]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[World Famous Hospital Serving Wales]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust progressing its application to become an NHS Foundation Trust and wants to involve local people living in Wales. Over a third of the patients treated at the Orthopaedic Hospital in Gobowen are from Wales.

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Official Opening of Ludlow Private Unit]]> The newly extended Outpatients’ Department, within the Ludlow Private Unit at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust was officially opened on Monday 7th December, by Trust Chairman, Russell Hardy.

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NHS Foundation Trust - Public Consultation Meetings]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust moving forward in its application to become an NHS Foundation Trust.  As part of the next stage of public consultation, there will be a series of meetings to which people are warmly invited.

]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NHS Foundation Trust Public Consultation Commences ]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust has successfully passed a number of stages in its application to become an NHS Foundation Trust (FT). The next stage is a 12 week public consultation period which starts today, Monday 16th November.

]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Schools Attend for National Pathology Week ]]> The scientific teams within the TORCH and ARC buildings at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust held a full day event for sixth formers on Tuesday 3rd November, as part of National Pathology Week.

]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Menzies Unit has Official Opening ]]> The new short stay surgery unit at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt was named the Menzies Unit on Friday 23rd October, by the daughter of John C Menzies.  The Unit was named after the hospital’s Secretary Superintendent (nowadays called a Chief Executive) from 1928 to 1956, John Menzies OBE.

]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Clean Bill of Health for Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust (RJAH) received an outstanding report as a result of the Care Quality Commission’s  (CQC) Annual unannounced inspection on 1st October 2009.  On almost every indicator, the inspection revealed no concerns and is a fantastic reflection on the standards of cleanliness and hygiene maintained at RJAH.

]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Excellent Result for the Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust received a score of excellent for its quality of services in the Care Quality Commission’s Annual Performance Ratings for 2008/09.  This is the highest level of achievement and maintains the Trust’s position in the top 15% in England.

]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Helipad is Launched at Orthopaedic Hospital ]]> On Tuesday 13th October, a new helipad was officially launched at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust (RJAH), which was generously funded by the County Air Ambulance Trust (CAAT). This is the first set of many improved landing and transfer facilities that the air ambulance charity is providing in the region.

]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[World’s Biggest Coffee Morning ]]> On Friday 25th September, the Tumour Unit at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust (RJAH), played host to a coffee morning, to coincide with Macmillan coffee mornings all around the world. 

]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[VIP Guests at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital! ]]> The great granddaughter of the eminent orthopaedic surgeon Sir Robert Jones recently paid a visit to the hospital which bears his name. Joanna Whiteley visited the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, near Oswestry.

]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Operating Theatres Open! ]]> The first patients in the new short stay surgery unit are having their operations at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust this week. The new Unit, completed in less than five months, will improve access for orthopaedic surgery and brings the number of theatres at the Orthopaedic Hospital to a total of 10.

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Hip & Knee Consultant ]]> Mr John-Paul Whittaker, has been appointed to the post of Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, with a special interest in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust and Wrexham Maelor Hospitals. Mr Whittaker, 37 who lives in Rossett, takes up his Consultant post on Monday 7th September 2009.

]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Carrying a Torch for Volunteers]]> The Attend Flame, an Olympic style torch, is currently travelling the length and breadth of the country to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the volunteering charity, Attend. On Tuesday 1st September at 3.45pm the Flame will arrive at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, travelling from Chirk Castle in a vintage Lagonda car.

]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[First Past the Post! - Steve Cram at Oswestry’s ‘amazing’ hospital -]]> Six times gold medallist and BBC sports presenter, Steve Cram MBE, was the first patient to benefit from the newly extended private facilities on Ludlow  Unit at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, Oswestry, last week.

]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[EC Funding for Back Pain Research At Oswestry]]> The European Commission has announced funding of €2.9 million for a five year research project called Genodisc, for which Oswestry’s Centre for Spinal Studies is a key research partner. The spinal research team at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, Oswestry, has been awarded over €200,000 for a five year period.

]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Recruitment Programme for Hospital - 70% of new Theatre Staff Appointed!]]> Following a successful recruitment open day at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, Oswestry over 70% of the 30 new theatre jobs have now been filled. Some opportunities are still available for Theatre Scrub Nurses, Qualified Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) and Operating Theatre Healthcare Assistants.

]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Outcomes of Hospital Restaurant Survey]]> Following the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust’s top marks for hospital food across the board in the 2008 National Inpatient Survey, the Trust recently undertook an internal survey specifically of the staff and visitor restaurant, Denbighs’.

]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Construction Work Continues at the Orthopaedic hospital, Oswestry]]> Over the last two weekends of July, there will be some major work at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, which will require the internal road to be re-routed.  Director of Operations, David James said “We would ask patients and visitors to bear with us during this short period whilst we make improvements to facilities for patients.”

]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Behind the Scenes at Hospital Open Day]]> Children and adults alike enjoyed seeing some of the technology used at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust on Saturday 27th June. The ‘behind the scenes’ Open Day was held as a joint event with the League of Friends annual fundraising Summer Fair.

]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Human Resources Director for Hospital Trust]]> Ruth Tyrrell joins the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, Shropshire, at the end of June, as the new Associate Director of Human Resources.

]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Orthopaedic Hospital Opens its Doors!]]> There will be two opportunities to find out more about the Orthopaedic Hospital in the next few weeks.  The Hospital Open Day is on 27th June, in conjunction with the League of Friends Summer Fair, followed by the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 1st July.

]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Dedication of MCSI Bed Bays to Oswestry Pioneers]]> Three bays in the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries (MCSI) were recently dedicated to pioneers of the hospital. Those being honoured were former Matron, Miss Mary Powell OBE, Professor of Orthopaedics, Brian T O’Connor and Mr Gwillym Jones MBE. As Director of MCSI, Mr Wagih El Masri dedicated the bays on behalf of his colleagues.

]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Old Oswestrians to Meet at Orthopaedic]]> The 57th annual meeting of the Old Oswestrians will be held on Friday 12th June at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust. This year’s meeting will mark the 10th Anniversary of the death of Professor Brian T O’Connor.

]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Chairman’s Cycle Challenge – 300 miles in 3 days]]> In early July, the  Chairman of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Hospital Trust, Russell Hardy, will be cycling some 300 miles down the west coast of France to raise money for Oswestry’s Orthopaedic hospital.

]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mammoth X-ray at Orthopaedic Hospital!]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust at Oswestry recently saw one of its oldest patients visit the hospital.  Staff from Ludlow Museum Resource Centre brought along some 13,000 year old front legs of a young adult woolly mammoth for analysis!

]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[A History of Anaesthetics – only 160 years old!]]> Local author Dr Stephanie Snow, Research Associate at the University of Manchester gave an engaging talk at the Institute of Orthopaedics recently. As part of the trainee doctors’ teaching programme, Dr Snow was invited as a guest lecturer to the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust

]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Fun for All the Family at Orthopaedic Hospital Open Day!]]> The Hospital Open Day and annual League of Friends Summer Fair will be held on Saturday 27th June, at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Hospital Trust. Between 11 am and 4pm, all ages can enjoy visiting the hospital and taking part in activities. A new event for this year will be a sponsored Swimathon.

]]> Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Four Overall Top National Scores For Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry ]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire achieved a higher score than any other Trust  nationally in four questions in the 2008 National Inpatient Survey. These were for confidence in doctors, clear medication instructions, minimal delay to discharge and hospital food.        

]]> Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Targets Achieved at Oswestry Orthopaedic Hospital]]> For the year ending 31st March 2009, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust has met all its statutory financial duties and achieved its performance targets for treating patients.

]]> Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Appointment at Oswestry Orthopaedic Hospital -Productive Ward Manager-]]> Following an award of funding earlier in the year, a new Project Manager, Debbie Llewellyn-Sims , has been appointed to lead the roll out of the Productive Ward; Releasing Time to Care programme across all wards at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust. The implementation time for this project is a 12 month period.

]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Recruitment Open Day at Oswestry Orthopaedic Hospital ]]> On Sunday 17th May, a Recruitment Open Day will be held at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust.  Between 10am and 3pm potential new recruits for the Main Theatre and Short Stay Surgery Unit will be able to talk to the relevant theatre staff, tour the theatre unit and be interviewed for the positions available.

]]> Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Specialist Contractors Appointed for Short Stay Surgery Unit ]]> Work will commence on Tuesday 5th May on the new Short Stay Surgery Unit at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust.  Following a period of nine weeks of preparatory work, the appointed contractor PKL Healthcare will come on site to erect the new theatre complex in early July, which will be operational by September 2009.

]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Work Commences on Helipad ]]> The construction of a new helipad, to be used mainly for patients with spinal injuries, is currently underway at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust. The County Air Ambulance Trust (CAAT), the Midlands independent air ambulance charity formed in 1993, is funding the new improved landing and transfer facilities, including lighting for night time arrivals.

]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Orthopaedic hospital Recommended for Investors In People Re-accreditation]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is pleased to announce that, following the external assessment process which has recently taken place, the IIP Assessor,  has informed the Trust that he will be recommending to the IIP panel that the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital is recommended for re-accreditation at Level 1 of the IIP standard.

]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Jobs at the Orthopaedic Hospital Short Stay Surgery Unit]]> An additional 30 members of staff will be required for the new Short Stay Surgery Unit at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust, where construction is due to start in early May. The new theatres will be operational by September 2009 and new theatre staff will be required to start during the summer months.

]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Museum on the Move at the Orthopaedic Hospital]]> On Monday 20th April, Museum on the Move, featuring the 300 year history of the Olympics, will be at Oswestry’s Orthopaedic hospital for the whole day. This free mobile exhibition is touring Shropshire, in celebration of the revival of the Olympic Games at Much Wenlock.

]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Chairman Appointed to Oswestry’s Orthopaedic Hospital]]> The Appointments Commission have confirmed the appointment of Russell Hardy as the new Chairman of Shropshire’s specialist orthopaedic hospital.

]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NHS Staff Survey 2008 Results For Shropshire’s Specialist Orthopaedic Hospital Published]]> Shropshire’s leading orthopaedic hospital is among the top NHS specialist organisations in the country for encouraging hand washing – a key driver in reducing hospital infections.

]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Operating Theatres For Shropshire’s Orthopaedic Hospital]]> Two new theatres and a minor surgery theatre are to be built at Shropshire’s specialist orthopaedic hospital in a bid to improve the patients’ experience.

]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Safety In Numbers – NPSA Publishes New Local Patient Safety Incident Data]]> NHS staff are more likely than ever to raise patient safety concern as new data, released today by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) demonstrates an upward trend in safety reporting.

]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Orthopaedic Hospital Staff Deployment to Afghanistan]]> Two members of staff from the Orthopaedic hospital in Oswestry will soon be deployed in Afghanistan.  Staff nurse Rebecca Warren from the  Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries and Service Improvement Facilitator Maggie Durrant, will be leaving the UK on 24th March for a three month tour of duty in Afghanistan, as part of their Territorial Army (TA) Unit duties.

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Pen Quest…Results in Bypass! - Orthopaedic’s Health Promotion Day Saves a Life -]]> A member of staff at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust only attended the Trust Health Promotion Day on Thursday 23 October 2008, to pick up a free pen! When very high blood pressure was detected in the ‘seemingly healthy employee’ , Graham Bishton set off on a series of GP and hospital visits which culminated in heart bypass surgery on New Year’s Eve.

]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Recovery Nurse on Africa Mercy Mission]]> Recovery Manager Linda Butler from the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust is heading off to work for eight weeks as a volunteer recovery nurse on a hospital ship called the Africa Mercy. The world’s largest non–government hospital ship will be anchored in the harbour of Benin in West Africa until the end of 2009.

]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Patients Benefit From New Self Referral Physiotherapy Service At Orthopaedic Hospital]]> A new physiotherapy service is being piloted by Shropshire’s specialist orthopaedic hospital in conjunction with Shropshire County Primary Care Trust (PCT) benefiting patients from Oswestry.

]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Non-Executive Director Appointed To Oswestry’s Orthopaedic Hospital]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust today announced the appointment of Glen Lawes as a Non-executive director.

]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Runner’s Knee - Advice to Avoid Sports Injuries-]]> The third in our series of advisory articles in the run up to the 2009 London Marathon on 26th April, prepared with the help of Oswestry’s NHS Sports Injury team.

]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Patients Own Stem Cells in Trial]]> A stem cell trial currently underway at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust is the first ever of its kind in the world. This randomised trial at Oswestry, for fixing bone fractures which wouldn’t otherwise heal, has currently treated 25 of the required 40 patients for the trial to be assessed.

]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mission to China for Spinal Injury Team -Providing Assistance for Earthquake Victims-]]> A team of three from the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries at Oswestry orthopaedic hospital, is being deployed as part of a larger team to assist with the disaster repercussions of the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province in China. The UK team will be making presentations and working in hospitals in Chengdu, Sichuan province and in Beijing for a period of ten days.

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Oswestry’s Orthopaedic Hospital Seeks New Chairman]]> Oswestry’s leading specialist orthopaedic hospital is looking to appoint a new Chairman to succeed Robert Tinston who has been interim Chairman since 1 July 2008.

]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Funding for Hospital-wide Roll Out of Patient Care Programme]]> As a result of the successful pilot, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust has recently been awarded funding of £108,000, to roll out the ‘Releasing Time to Care programme’ across all hospital wards. The benefits of this programme enable nurses to have more time to look after patients directly.

]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Back to School for Patients! ]]> As schools start to re-open after the summer, invitations from the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire, for a new ‘Joint School’ are being sent to patients. The hospital has launched the new education session for all patients requiring hip and knee replacements, which is to occur on the same day as their pre-operative assessments. 

]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ISO 9001 for Private Unit at Oswestry Orthopaedic Hospital ]]> After 18 months of hard work, the private Ludlow Unit at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust has been accredited with the quality management system standard of IS0 9001. 

]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Spinal Injuries Consultant at Oswestry Orthopaedic Hospital]]> Mr Naveen Kumar has recently been appointed to the post of Consultant Surgeon in Spinal Injuries & Rehabilitation Medicine at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust. Already employed for the last year at the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries (MCSI), Mr Kumar took up his Consultant post on 28th March.

]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Contract Awarded for Hospital Entrance ]]> Following a competitive tender, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust (RJAH) has awarded a contract to a local contractor to build the main entrance.  Paveaways, located in Knockin, Oswestry, will carry out the construction of the main entrance which is due to be completed in spring 2012.

]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ludlow Race Club Hosts GP Study Day]]> Over 40 doctors from a 60 mile radius attended an Orthopaedic Study Day on Tuesday 7th June at Ludlow Racecourse. The jauntily  entitled event, “ Hands, Shoulders, Hips , Knees and Toes!” was a full day’s excursion around some painful joints and was the fourth in an ongoing series being given by specialists from The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust .

]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Cheshire Governor Sought]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust is inviting people to send in their nominations for the positions of Council of Governors for one vacancy for Cheshire and Merseyside.  Nominations need to arrive with the Returning Officer at the Electoral Reform Service by post by Thursday 19th May 2011.

]]> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Consultant Rheumatologist]]> Dr Atheer Al-Ansari recently commenced his role as Consultant Rheumatologist at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust.  Dr Al-Ansari was previously a Consultant Rheumatologist in Weston Super Mare.

]]> Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Back Pain Campaign]]>  To mark World Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Day, throughout this month The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, Shropshire is supporting ‘Back in Play’, which is a public campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis, which are commonly confused with mechanical back pain.

]]> Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Premiership Footballer Helps Tackle Back Pain]]> Throw-in legend Rory Delap urges fans and patients not to ignore their lower back pain

Today Premiership footballer Rory Delap, renowned for his remarkable throw-in, visits The RJAH Sports Injury Clinic to raise awareness of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a condition that is so often confused with common back pain or sports injuries.

]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[TORCH Centre to Host Royal Visit]]> On Thursday 21 July, HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy KG GCVO will be visiting the TORCH Centre at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust .

]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[HRH Princess Alexandra at TORCH Centre]]> Yesterday, Thursday 21 July, Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy KG GCVO visited the TORCH Centre at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust.

]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[A Fantastic Record Year]]> Today the Trust’s Annual General Meeting reported that the financial year 2010/11 was a record year for The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, Shropshire across a number of quality and performance indicators.

]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Foundation Trust Launch]]> Today, 1st August, 2011, the Orthopaedic Hospital at Oswestry becomes The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and to mark  this, the Trust has launched a staff suggestion scheme, which will run for the first 100 days of NHS Foundation Trust status.

]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Andrew Lansley at RJAH]]> Yesterday, 31st July, 2011, the Orthopaedic Hospital at Oswestry was visited by Andrew Lansley CBE MP on the eve of its launch as The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH).

]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[RJAH Hospital Staff in Kilimanjaro Climb ]]> Two hospital staff will be taking on a tall task in early September, undergoing an eight day trek up Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro, in order to raise funds for charitable cancer causes. They are the Tumour Unit's Caroline Pemberton and Ellen Harrison at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Apprenticeship Success at Hospital!]]> The 2010/11 Apprenticeship scheme at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) was a huge success. Of the 25 young people that took part in the scheme, 17 are still working at the hospital; two of whom are furthering their training for another year. Additionally, of the eight RJAH apprentices that left the hospital, seven are currently in local employment thanks in part to the skills they learnt whilst working at the specialist orthopaedic hospital.

]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Housekeeping Success]]> Over 50 housekeepers at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) are now trained to an NVQ standard and all members of the housekeeping team are fully compliant with the Trust’s regulations. This progress means that patients and staff can be reassured that the specialist orthopaedic hospital is consistently and safely cleaned to the highest possible standards.

]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Event at Wrexham Supermarket]]> The League of Friends to The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital will be running a three day fundraising event at the new Morrisons store on Ruthin Road, Wrexham, from Friday 9th to Sunday 11th December, 2011.

]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Equestrian Support]]> British Showjumping is pleased to announce their support of an additional* charity for 2012 following the support, care and treatment that Olympian Tim Stockdale received during his time at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) in Oswestry, Shropshire.

]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Prism Glasses for Patients!]]> Patients at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital at Oswestry could soon be getting a different view of life thanks to Olympic show jumper, Tim Stockdale, and the hospital’s League of Friends.

]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Preventing Horse Riding Injuries]]> Patients at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital at Oswestry have shared their personal stories about how their horse riding accidents occurred, in the hope of others avoiding similar injuries. With that knowledge, Mr Aheed Osman, Consultant and Lead Clinician in Spinal Injuries offers some general advice to raise awareness of injury prevention.

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Staff Suggestion Scheme Success!]]> Exactly a hundred ideas were generated by staff at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, Shropshire in a campaign which ran for a hundred days after authorisation as an NHS Foundation Trust.

]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[100% Recommendation]]> The high number of respondents to the 2011 NHS Outpatient Survey at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, Shropshire all said they would recommend the RJAH Outpatient Department. Compared to other hospitals, RJAH scored significantly better in 49 of the 62 questions and improved in five areas compared with the 2009 survey.

]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Director of Nursing]]> Jayne Downey joins The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, Shropshire, at the beginning of March, as the new Director of Nursing and Governance.

]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Consultant at RJAH]]> Dr Tracey Willis recently joined The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, Shropshire, as a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist with a special interest in neuromuscular disorders, to replace Dr Ros Quinlivan, who moved to London last year.

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Top Scores for Training by GMC ]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust came top in the category of ‘access to educational resources’ in a recent national survey by the General Medical Council (GMC). The survey data provides a snapshot of the perceptions of doctors in training and trainers about postgraduate training.

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Check-in Technology at Orthopaedic hospital]]> Developments in the new entrance and conference facilities at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, are progressing well. The new, high technology facilities for patients are due to open by June and will include digital information and a central area with a coffee shop run by the League of Friends, the post office, as well as mobility supplier Ableworld and the League of Friends shop.

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Metal on Metal Hips]]> Professor Iain McCall, Medical Director of The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said, "The Trust undertakes around 1300 hip replacement operations a year.  In 2010, the DePuy hip implants were recalled by Johnson and Johnson and only two patients had their surgery using these implants.  We no longer hold any stocks of these particular hip joints.

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Director of Operations]]> Local resident Val Doyle joins The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, Shropshire, at the beginning of April, as the new Director of Operations.

]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[International Visitors at RJAH]]> The Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries (MCSI) at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust recently hosted a 10 day visit from a group of clinicians from North Korea. The group consisted of three doctors and a social worker on a mission supported by both the North Korean and British Embassies.

]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Electric Car Charging Points]]> A new patient and visitor car park will open as part of the development of the new entrance at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry. The new facilities, Which includes charging points for electric cars, are now progressing ahead of plan and the whole new development is expected to open in mid May.

]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[BMJ Award Finalist]]> Consultant Anaesthetist, Dr John C John, from The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry has been shortlisted for an award in the category of Clinical Leader of the Year for his work on Enhanced Recovery at the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Group Improving Health Awards 2012.

]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Retirement with Gold Medals!]]> Professor Iain McCall retires as Medical and Research Director on 30 March, marking the end of a distinguished career of over 36 years with The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry. During his multi-faceted career, consultant radiologist Prof McCall has received many honours, including three gold medals.

]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[AS Support Group Launched]]> Last May, to mark World Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Day, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust jointly launched “Back in Play,” a public campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of AS, which are commonly confused with mechanical back pain.  This year a support group, called the NASS (National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society) Shropshire and Marches branch, has been launched to offer practical support for AS patients.

]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Slide Guitar Concert for Spinal Injuries]]> At 6.30pm on Thursday 12th April, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will play host to a concert by an incredibly gifted guest; Tom Doughty. Tom will also provide two workshops earlier in the day for patients and staff.

]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Olympian to Open Hospital Entrance]]> From Monday 14th May, patients coming to The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) will have a new entry point for both car parking and for the hospital building itself. The following week, Olympic Showjumper, Tim Stockdale will return to the hospital, where he was treated for spinal injuries five months ago, to officially open the £4.6 million investment.

]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Spinal Injuries' MoonWalk!]]> In early June, a 12 strong team from The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will take part in the 7th annual MoonWalk in Edinburgh. Mainly members of the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries (MCSI), consequently dubbed “The Shapely Spines”. they will join 15,000 volunteers who will be participating in the 26.2 mile moonlight marathon to raise awareness and  research funding for breast cancer.

]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Staff Donate to Sarcoma UK]]> In September 2011, Caroline Pemberton, Nurse Specialist, and Ellen Harrison, Cancer Patient Pathway Co-ordinator at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust completed an eight day trek to reach the summit of Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro. They raised almost £3500 in funds split between the Tumour Unit, Sarcoma UK and the Young Oncology Unit at Manchester’s Christie Hospital.

]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Top Scores in CQC Survey]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire had one of the highest scores for overall care received by patients in the 2011 National Inpatient Survey published today by the Care Quality Commission. Patients gave an extremely high rating of 9.1 out of 10 for overall care received, as well as top scores about various aspects on their experience throughout the hospital.

]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Doors to New Entrance Open!]]> From Monday 14th May, patients arriving at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) will access a new car park and a new entrance to the hospital building itself. The £2.7 million reception area and conference facilities will be open for patients to experience for the first time on Monday.

]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Golf Club Raises £1600!]]> In 2011 Henlle Golf Club, Oswestry named the Midlands Centre for Spinal injuries (MCSI), at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, as their charity for the year. During the year they raised an amazing £1600 for MCSI.

]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Part of Big Society!]]> A host of local people; staff, volunteers and contractors, have been involved in the new £2.7 million entrance development at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH). From today (Monday 14 May), patients coming to the orthopaedic hospital, Oswestry have a new entry point for both car parking and for the hospital building itself, made possible by the co-ordination of local community support.

]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Local Community Support for Hospital Entrance!]]> A host of local people; staff, volunteers and contractors, have been involved in the new  £2.7 million entrance development at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH). This opened on Monday 14 May and was made possible by the co-ordination of local community support, including over 100 volunteers.

]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Olympian Opens Entrance]]> On Tuesday 22nd May, Olympian Showjumper and former spinal injury patient Tim Stockdale made a return visit to The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, to formally open the new entrance development at the hospital. The £2.7 million reception area and conference facilities opened to patients last week and is already receiving excellent feedback.

]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Maximum Environment Scores!]]> The Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) 2012 Assessment programme gave scores of excellent for all three categories for The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH). Carried out by the National Patient Safety Agency, these maximum scores are for environment, food and privacy & dignity.

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Cars Plug In!]]> Patients and visitors to a Shropshire hospital will be able to plug-in their electric and hybrid vehicles thanks to a local company which has clinched a contract to provide charging points

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Holographic Greeting]]> As part of a wider development, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) has installed a state-of-the-art Virtual Assistant to enhance the experience of patients and visitors passing through its new £2.7 million reception area. The technology, developed by Tensator – a specialist in digital signage and queue management, provides valuable information on facilities and appointment check-in procedures.

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Plucky Patients Carry Torch ]]> Two inspirational patients from The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) will have the honour of carrying the 2012 Olympic Flame on part of its 8000 mile, 70 day journey. Local retired PE teacher Linda Arthan will be a torch bearer near Oswestry on 30 May whilst Virgin London Wheelchair Mini- Marathon winner Charlotte Moore will be an ambassador in Warwick on 1 July.

]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Next Council of Governors’ Meeting]]> The Council of Governors meetings are held four times a year; this includes an annual meeting when the Council of Governors receive and consider the annual accounts and reports.

]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MCSI MoonWalk Outfits]]> On 9th June, an 8 strong team from The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will take part in the 7th annual MoonWalk in Edinburgh. All are members of the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries (MCSI), consequently dubbed “The Shapely Spines”. They will join 15,000 volunteers who will be participating in the 26.2 mile moonlight marathon to raise awareness and research funding for breast cancer.

]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Notice for Patients: BMA Industrial Action – Thursday 21st June]]> Please note that the majority of Doctors at the RJAH are not taking part in the day of action on 21st June, and that services will be provided as normal.

]]> Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Owen Paterson Volunteers!]]> On Friday 21st September, the Rt. Hon. Owen Paterson MP for North Shropshire and, recently appointed, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, donned an apron to be a volunteer in the coffee shop at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RJAH) which is run by the hospital’s League of Friends.

]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Sports Injury Consultant]]> Mr Andrew Barnett recently joined The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire, as a Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon, with a special interest in sports injury surgery. His appointment is shared with the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

]]> Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Health and Wellbeing Day at Hospital]]> On Monday 15th of October, staff at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), in Oswestry took part in a Health and Wellbeing Day. The aim was to promote and inform staff about the benefits of positive health and wellbeing as well as to highlight how simple lifestyle changes can reduce long-term health problems.

]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Film for Day Case Patients]]> A new film has been put together for patients undergoing day case surgery at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH). The reassuring film, which follows patients as they pass through the Menzies’ Short Stay Surgery Unit and walk out on the same day, is available for people to view on the Trust website.

]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[High Profile SDR Patients]]> For over 18 years, surgeons at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire have been performing a specialist procedure called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR). SDR is an operation to reduce spasticity which is suitable for a group of children with cerebral palsy affecting the lower limbs who have enough strength and control to be able to walk better after the spasticity is removed. Within this carefully selected group, there have been some very positive results.

]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Excellent Response to Joint School ]]> A new teaching session has been recently introduced at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), to educate and prepare the annual 2500 patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery. The interactive classroom style ‘Joint School’ is designed to help patients know what to expect from admission into the hospital right through to discharge and complements the Patient Information DVDs which are routinely sent to patients.

]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Triathlon Raises £1400]]> Three years ago, at age 26, Mathew Gordon from Maesbury suffered a serious road accident which left him with spinal injuries. He was admitted to The Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry. His family and friends were so grateful for the work and care that RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital has provided, they decided to raise money and give something back to the hospital.
 

]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Upper Limb Consultant]]> Mr Richard Potter recently joined The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire, as a full time Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, with a special interest in upper limb surgery.

]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Prof's Book Launch]]> Prof Stephen Eisenstein recently launched his book on Spinal Disorders for Beginners at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire. Major contributions came from hospital colleagues in Radiology, the Department for Spinal Disorders, Spinal Cord Injury and specialities allied to rehabilitation.

]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Making Way for MRI Scanner! ]]> On 30th September, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust will see the removal of the 16 year old Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner in readiness for the arrival of the new 3T Scanner.  A crane will arch over the hospital to take away the 10 tonne MRI scanner, which is currently located within the X-ray suite, alongside a second MRI and a CT Scanner.

]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Hospital Entrance Planned ]]> A focal new entrance and central reception at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust is being carefully planned and will be complete by February 2012. Currently there are a number of entrances and receptions for different departments and this new development will make things much easier for patients to find their way around.

]]> Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Governors Sought: Foundation Trust Election]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is inviting people to send in their nominations for the positions of Council of Governors. Nominations need to arrive by post with the Returning Officer at the Electoral Reform Service by 29th October.

]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hospital Mural Finds New Home]]> The Dance of Life mural was commissioned by the Hospital Management Committee of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in 1951 for the dining room of the new Nurses’ Home. Following the relocation of the dining room in 1999, the mural has since been in storage but it will shortly be on display at Glyndwr University, Wrexham.

]]> Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[£0.5M Appeal for Bone Cancer]]> An Appeal for £500,000 to help fund a £2million Bone Cancer Centre is being launched on Thursday 13th December at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, designed to treat patients in a bespoke care environment. 

]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Music and Film for Appeal!]]> Over 80 people supported the £500,000 Appeal launch to help fund a £2million Bone Cancer Centre, yesterday, Thursday 13th December, at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH). The new Centre will be designed to treat cancer patients in a dedicated care environment. 

]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Patersons' Gift to MCSI]]> From an epic fundraising event in Mongolia, The Rt. Hon. Owen Paterson MP for North Shropshire and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with his wife Rose, handed over a huge cheque on Christmas Eve for £53,600 at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry.  The money was given to the hospital’s Midland’s Centre for Spinal Injuries and will be used to fund research.

]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Non Executive]]> Hilary Pepler has recently been appointed as a non executive director at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH).

]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Medal for Dr John]]> Recently Dr J.C. John, a consultant anaesthetist at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH) was awarded the first President’s medal of the British  Society of Orthopaedic Anaesthetists for his role in popularising the enhanced recovery  programme in joint replacement surgery across the UK.

]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Pets Aid Recovery]]> The Charity, Pets as Therapy (PAT) has begun working with The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) to help to make patients’ time in hospital feel more like home. Four wards at the hospital will now regularly be receiving visits from PAT volunteers and their dogs.

]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hospital Waiting Times]]> Wendy Farrington Chadd, Chief Executive at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire, said:

]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sponsored Slim]]> In a six week period, Slimming World classes at Chirk and Oswestry raised £1200 by losing combined total of an amazing 106 stones. Slimming World Consultant, Jan Evans ran a sponsored slim at her Slimming World Classes in aid of The Oswestry Bone Cancer Centre Appeal.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sony Success for Jon]]> In the 2013 Sony Europe Production Awards, Jon Edwards, Medical Media Designer at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, was the outright winner of the commercial category, with his short film, Academy Skatepark.
 

]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Top Scores in 2010 Inpatient Survey]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire was the country’s highest scorer in a record  fourteen categories of the 2010 National Inpatient Survey. The Trust’s top scores nationally were for cleanliness, hospital food, answers from doctors, hand washing by doctors, explanations from anaesthetists, communication about feedback, worries and discharge arrangements, as well as having top scores for explanations about medication and possible side effects.

]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Medical Support for 2012 Olympics]]> Medical support is being given to the Sailing Events at the 2012 Olympics through research trials by staff at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, Shropshire. This research may have wider implications for the handling of casualties.

]]> Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NHS Encourages Young People - Initiatives for Work Experience and Apprentices]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, Oswestry, is playing its part in the community by offering regular work experience weeks and posts for apprentices. These initiatives have now been formally recognised by Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Education Business Partnership (EBP), which has asked hospital staff to share this ‘best practice’ at a conference.

]]> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Awards Celebration for Hospital Staff]]> A Staff Awards Evening  on 12th November for The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust rewarded staff and volunteers for their personal and collective efforts over the past year, and celebrated staff with long service to the NHS.

]]> Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Delivery of cutting edge MRI scanner ]]> Despite freezing conditions, a new 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (MRI) was delivered to The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust on Monday 6th December, 2010 from Germany and on schedule. The adverse wintry weather did not delay the delivery of the six tonne MRI scanner which will now be commissioned to begin scanning patients in January 2011.

]]> Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Foundation Trust Governors Appointed]]> Following the Electoral Reform Services election process, which took place from October to December, 12 of the required 14 Foundation Trust Public and Staff Governors have now been elected.  These Governors will operate in shadow form until the hospital is formally authorised as a Foundation Trust during 2011.

]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Honorary Membership Award for Radiologist]]> At the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Assembly in late November 2010, Professor Iain McCall, of The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust, was presented with Honorary Membership of RSNA for significant achievements in the field of radiology, along with just two others (these individuals being from France and Japan).

]]> Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[A Welcome Patient Donation for Christmas!]]> A patient who underwent a rapid recovery hip replacement at the end of November, was so pleased with the all services he received that he made donations to each of the catering, ward, theatre and therapy staff funds to be used to celebrate Christmas!

]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Celebration of Physiotherapy Fellowship ]]> Dr Penny Butler was congratulated by colleagues and staff at a hospital celebration tea on Monday 21st December, to mark her achievement of a becoming a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Dr Butler heads up The Movement Centre for children with movement difficulties, a charity which operates on the RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital site.

]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Professorship Awarded for Spinal Injuries Consultant]]>  

Mr Wagih El Masry has recently been awarded the title of Honorary Clinical Professor in Spinal Injuries at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust. The award was made in late December by the University of Keele, the hospital’s teaching and research partner.

]]> Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Governors Sought for RJAH ]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust is inviting people to send in their nominations for the positions of Council of Governors for two vacancies; one for the West Midlands and one for Cheshire and Merseyside.  Nominations need to arrive with the Returning Officer at the Electoral Reform Service by post by Wednesday 26th January.

]]> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Official Opening of £1.7m MRI]]> Trust Chairman Russell Hardy and League of Friends President Mrs Brian O’Connor jointly opened the new 3T  Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, on Thursday 27 January. The hospital’s League of Friends contributed a huge £400,000 to the £1.7 million investment.

]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Plans Unveiled for New Main Entrance]]> The proposed site plan and artist’s impressions of the new main entrance at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust were unveiled recently. A large scale poster is now on display on the main corridor and in various waiting areas within the hospital. This development is due to complete in spring 2012 and will be a huge improvement for patients, who mainly come from Shropshire, Cheshire, Wales and the Midlands.

]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Chester Racecourse Hosts GP Study Day]]> Over 40 GPs from Cheshire and North Wales attended an Orthopaedic Study Day on Tuesday 1st February at Chester Racecourse. The jauntily entitled event, “ Hands, Shoulders, Hips , Knees and Toes!” was a full day’s excursion around some painful joints and was the third in an ongoing series being given by specialists from The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust.

]]> Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Consistently Low Infection Rates]]> Cleanliness and infection prevention are hallmarks of the outstanding care provided at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust. During the last three months of 2010, the hospital exceeded its national target for cleanliness of 86.4%, with the specialist orthopaedic hospital scoring over 97%.

]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New - Whitchurch Rheumatology Clinic ]]> From April 2011, Consultant Rheumatologist Dr Robin Butler of The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, will be providing fortnightly rheumatology clinics for patients at Whitchurch Community hospital.

]]> Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Surprise Symposium for Spinal Specialist]]> A spinal cord symposium with specialists from around the world was held on Friday 11th March, as a tribute to Professor Wagih El Masry,  Director of the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries (MCSI) at the The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust.

]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Predicting Patient's Return to Walking]]> A report proposing that a combination of age and test results might accurately predict whether a wheelchair-bound spinal injury patient will ever walk again has received a cautious welcome from Shropshire’s spinal injury experts. Specialists from the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries commented on a recent study in The Lancet medical journal and compared this with their own findings.

]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Spinal Consultant at RJAH]]> Mr Neil Davidson recently commenced his role as Consultant Spinal Surgeon at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust. Mr Davidson, 38, has clinical interests in degenerative spine, spinal tumours, spinal trauma and spinal deformity, in both children and adults. His appointment brings the number of Consultant Spinal Surgeons to five in the team at the specialist hospital.

]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Army Surgeon Runs Marathon!]]> Army surgeon Lieutenant Colonel Carl Meyer is up and running in his role as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust. His appointment follows in the footsteps of the specialist hospital's co-founder, Sir Robert Jones, who was Inspector of Military Orthopaedics in the first World War.  In mid April, Carl Meyer will also be running in the 2011 London Marathon for the Institute of Orthopaedics, a research charity which is based at the hospital.

]]> Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Staff Survey Shows Improvements]]>
Overall the staff opinion survey results for The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust indicate that staff experience at work is positive and even better than the previous year. The results of the anonymous Care Quality Commission's Staff Opinion Survey 2010, published in mid March, show significant improvements compared to last year, with 19 key findings demonstrating a significant improvement from 2009.

]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Plans Approved for Main Entrance]]>
Shropshire Council has approved in full the application for planning of the new main entrance and car parking at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust.  This development is now underway and is due to complete in spring 2012. It will be a huge improvement for patients, who mainly come from Shropshire, Cheshire, Wales and the Midlands.

]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NHS Staff Survey Gets Better!]]>
Overall the staff opinion survey results for The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust indicate that staff experience at work is positive and even better than the previous year. The results of the anonymous Care Quality Commission's Staff Opinion Survey 2010, published in mid March, show significant improvements compared to last year, with 19 key findings demonstrating a significant improvement from 2009.

]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Obituary: Miss Mary Powell OBE]]> Mary Powell OBE was born at Pulverbatch near Shrewsbury on 28 December 1912 and died at Cliffdale House Nursing Home, Pontesbury on 11 March 2011 at the age of 98 years. She was an eminent figure in orthopaedic nursing for many years, playing an important part on the local, national and international scene.

]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Patient Selected for London 2012]]> Ryan Cockbill, 22, from Birmingham, has recently been selected for the 2012 Paralympic Games to be part of the 12-strong GB shooting team. Mr Cockbill has been a patient of the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries, Oswestry since his swimming accident, at the age of 16. In 2007, he took up shooting as part of his rehabilitation.

]]> Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[70 GPs at Study Day]]> On Tuesday 19 June, 70 general practitioners (GPs) attended a full day of educational sessions for primary care at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Whilst 30 GPs were from the Shropshire area, the remainder included some who had travelled up to 80 miles from Herefordshire, Worcestershire and north and mid Wales.

]]> Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MoonWalkers Raise £2k]]> The Edinburgh MoonWalk Marathon began at midnight on 9th June, with the 8 strong team from The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, taking part. All members of the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries (MCSI), they participated in the 7th annual 26.2 mile moonlight marathon to increase awareness plus raising  over £2000 in research funding for breast cancer.

]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Top Rank in Realtime Feedback]]> In figures released today, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry has come joint top, with one other hospital at +89, in a new hourly survey of what patients think of their hospital. At the end of their treatment, over 22,000 patients from the 46 acute hospitals across the east of England and the East and West Midlands were asked “how likely is it that you would recommend this service to friends and family?”

]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Consultant Rheumatologist at Orthopaedic hospital]]> Dr Roshan Amarasena recently joined The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, Shropshire, as a Consultant Rheumatologist and General Consultant Physician with a special interest in early inflammatory arthritis, initially to take on patients of Dr Robin Butler, who is gradually retiring.

]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[AGM 26th July 2012]]> Annual General Meeting
Thursday 26TH July 2012 at 3.00 P.M.
Meeting Room 1, Main Entrance Complex

]]> Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Clinical Support for Olympics]]> At least two staff from The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, Shropshire have volunteered to provide clinical support to the 2012 London Olympics, which run from 27 July to 12 August.

]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Pupils Experience World of Work]]> Recently, as part of an ongoing programme, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust hosted 10 pupils for a full week of work experience.  The students experienced a range of different areas within the hospital including being hosted by staff on Kenyon, Powys, Clwyd, Sheldon and Ludlow wards, Outpatients Reception, Portering, Orthotics Department, Research Laboratories, Healthcare Records, Marketing and Medical Photography Departments.

]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[£11m Investment Planned ]]> At the recent Annual General Meeting of The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, a three year investment plan of £11 million was outlined to modernise the hospital facilities.

]]> Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Non Executive Director Retires]]> After serving a term of nine years, Mr Mervyn Dean, Non Executive Director of The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, retired at the end of July 2012. On 26th July, Mervyn Dean, on the Trust Board since June 2003, enjoyed a small celebratory farewell buffet with staff, following his final monthly Board meeting and before going onto the Trust’s Annual General Meeting.

]]> Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hypo Awareness Week]]> As part of national campaign, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) is publicising the dangers of hypoglycaemia this month by taking part in the first ever national Hypo Awareness Week. Hypos (hypoglycaemia or low blood glucose) happen when the blood glucose level of people with diabetes drops too low and they can feel shaky and unwell.

]]> Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Skydiving Scoliosis Patient]]> Despite having scoliosis (curvature of the spine), on Saturday 21st July 17 year old Bethany Ashworth, from Hazel Grove, near Stockport did a tandem skydive to raise funds for The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Bethany was just 16 when she was diagnosed and subsequently transferred to Oswestry, by exercising Patient Choice.

]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[High Outcome Scores by Patients!]]> Over the last year, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, Shropshire had excellent results in Patient Related Outcome Measures (PROMs) collected by the Department of Health. At six months, patients who have chosen to have joint replacement surgery at RJAH are performing better than the national average, both for hip and for knee replacements.

]]> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nurse Volunteers in Bulgaria]]> On Saturday 1st September, children’s nurse, Rachel Leonard, at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH), Oswestry, Shropshire will be swapping her Theatre Recovery uniform to spend two weeks volunteering in Bulgaria, working in a home for abandoned children with learning difficulties.

]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Toddler Swimming Saturdays]]> From 22nd September, Puddle Ducks South Cheshire is bringing Saturday classes to the therapy pool at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for local families, providing discounts for staff. Puddle Ducks, is run by Congleton-based mums Emma King and Jess Knowles, to teach babies and toddlers unique swimming and lifesaving skills.
 

]]> Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Welsh Lessons for Staff]]> From late September, Bangor University will be providing an introductory 10 week Welsh language course at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) for clinical staff to improve communications with patients. Staff are being given the chance to study Welsh in the evenings in their own time and the first course is already over subscribed.

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nurses Build Field Hospital!]]> On Saturday 8th September, two nurses from The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) will head off for a fortnight on a military training exercise in Germany.

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Stoptober Challenge for Nation's Smokers]]> During October, the nation’s eight million smokers are being encouraged to take part in the first ever mass quit attempt launched by the Department of Health – called Stoptober. The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is supporting this national campaign.

]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ New Knee Consultant]]> Mr Pete Gallacher recently joined The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust , Oswestry, Shropshire, as a Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon.

]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Hip & Knee Consultant]]> Mr Benjamin Burston recently joined the arthroplasty (hip and knee replacement) unit at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire, as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon.

]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Adverse Weather – inform if unable to attend]]> Val Doyle, Director of Operations at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire, said:

]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hospital Staff Run Marathon]]> Two members of staff from The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH) are currently in training for the London Virgin Marathon in April running in aid of The Oswestry Bone Cancer Centre Appeal.  Ellen Harrison from the Tumour Unit and Andrew Biggs from Medical Illustration will join 29 other runners supporting the RJAH Appeal.

]]> Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Osfest Partners Appeal]]> Osfest 2013, Oswestry’s own four day popular music May festival, is partnering with the £500,000 Appeal to help fund a £2million Bone Cancer Centre at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH). The new Centre will be designed to treat cancer patients in a dedicated care environment, the majority of whom are under 24 years of age. 

]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[DMD Trial for Younger Patients]]> Oswestry’s specialist orthopaedic hospital is one of just three hospitals in the country to lead the way with a new treatment for a rare genetic condition.

]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Paget's Disease - International Trial]]> People in Shropshire at risk of a common, painful bone disease are to be given the opportunity to take part in an international clinical trial that could prevent their symptoms developing.

]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Support Sought for Appeal]]> Several fundraising events are now planned for the £500,000 Appeal to help fund a £2million Bone Cancer Centre at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH). The events, which need support from local people, include a quiz, an exhibition, a tandem bike ride, sponsorship opportunities of runners in the Virgin London Marathon, a classical music concert and a sponsored walk. So far the limited money that has been raised is £8366.

]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Research Growth ]]> At The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH) around 40 research projects are currently underway, involving 600 patients. For many years, the specialist orthopaedic hospital’s national and international reputation for orthopaedic surgery and musculoskeletal medicine has been underpinned by research into disorders of bone, joints and muscles.

]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Long Service Awards]]> Twenty three staff members at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH), have recently been awarded an NHS Long Service Award. An awards ceremony, for those who have spent 30 years or more in the NHS, was held to congratulate and thank those who have devoted much of their lives to working for the NHS.

]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Clinic for Wound Care]]> A new wound care clinic has recently been set up for patients who have concerns about their post operative surgical wounds, following any surgery at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This is proving very successful and is a service which is very much appreciated by patients.

]]> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hip Arthroscopy for Groin Pain]]> Patients regularly travel from a wide area to the specialist orthopaedic hospital at Oswestry, especially from Shropshire, Cheshire, Wales and the West Midlands. Mr Tom Pirson, 29, came from the Isle of Man to The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for keyhole surgery of the hip joint twice in the last 12 months. This type of surgery is only performed in specialist centres.

]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[National Pain Awareness Day]]> On Friday 16th September, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) took part in “National Acute Pain Awareness Day, which is a culmination of 12 month’s participation in the Global Year Against Acute Pain programme.

]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Kilimanjaro Conquered!]]> Two hospital Tumour Unit staff have triumphantly returned from their climb up Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro. The eight day trek in mid September was undertaken to raise funds for various charitable cancer causes. Those involved were Caroline Pemberton, Nurse Specialist, and Ellen Harrison, Cancer Patient Pathway Co-ordinator, from The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry.

]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[RJAH part of Tissue Engineering Centre ]]> Arthritis Research UK, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) in Oswestry and Keele University are launching  a major experimental  tissue engineering centre which aims to regenerate bone and cartilage by using patients’ own stem cells to repair the joint damage caused by osteoarthritis.

]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Technology Benefits Patients]]> Following a trial earlier this year, free internet access for patients and visitors is now available at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH). Additionally new patient information films have been produced which are routinely given out as DVDs to the 2600 patients undergoing hip and knee replacement every year.

]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hip & Knee Support Group]]> A voluntary patient support group has been set up to offer optional emotional support and practical tips to the 2600 patients undergoing hip and knee replacement every year at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH).

]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Customer Services Institute Membership]]> Recent membership of the Institute of Customer Service (ICS) means that The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) recognises the importance of satisfied patients that trust the advice and professionalism of all its staff. Benefits of membership will improve customer service which is very much appreciated by patients, especially as ‘trust’ is such a key part of the service provided.

]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[High Patient Satisfaction!]]> Recent figures show that The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) patients are very pleased with services from the specialist hospital. In August, figures show a 99.09% rating of good or excellent and in September this was also almost 99%; figures which consistently exceed the already high target rate of 95%.

]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Staff Flu Jab Campaign]]> The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) is having a shot in the arm this year - quite literally – because it has joined a major national campaign to get more NHS staff vaccinated against seasonal flu. The two month programme aims to get as many staff vaccinated as possible to protect their patients, as well as their colleagues and family.

]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MCSI - 10 Years On!]]> The Oswestry based Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries has been celebrating a decade since the official opening its purpose built new complex, with praise for all those who raised money to replace the previous building. The specialist spinal injuries centre, which serves Shropshire and the West Midlands, north and mid Wales and Cheshire, was rebuilt following a £3.5 million public appeal launched in 1997. It had its official opening 10 years ago on 29th October, which is the same date in 2011 when Sir Jimmy Savile, who laid the foundation stone 12 years ago, sadly died.

]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Uniforms for HCAs.]]> Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) in all 10 wards and units at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) are now wearing new uniforms.

]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[World Radiography Day & NVQ Success]]> The National Vocational Scheme (NVQ) at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) is proving very successful, particularly so in the X-ray Department. Laura Jane Edwards is the first ever staff member who has trained from starting as a Technical Officer going right the way through the process to a fully qualified position at the specialist hospital

]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Olympian Treated at MCSI]]> Having represented Great Britain 47 times, British Show Jumper Tim Stockdale is keen to recover from his recent injury in time for the 2012 Olympics. Mr Stockdale, 47, from Northamptonshire, suffered a horse riding accident near Newtown, Powys, on 17 October and has been treated at the Oswestry based Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries for the last three weeks.

]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Birthday Donation to MCSI]]> Patient Tracy Thomas of Rhayader, Powys held a 40th birthday party in the summer and, instead of presents, donations went to the Oswestry based Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries. In total, the event raised a massive £2500 for spinal injuries at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[160 People Visit Display]]> Over 160 people visited a unique display of orthopaedic archives and artefacts on Wednesday 10th April at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH). The  ‘Fractured Bones’ exhibition gave both staff and members of the public an opportunity to learn more about the hospital’s heritage and to see how medical equipment used in orthopaedics has changed over the last 100 years. The display was held in aid of The Oswestry Bone Cancer Centre Appeal.

]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Top Scores By Patients]]> In the 2012 National Inpatient Survey published today by the Care Quality Commission, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire had top scores for food and choice of food, confidence in doctors, room cleanliness and for clarity of hospital letters received by patients. Patients gave extremely high ratings for various aspects on their experience throughout the hospital.

]]> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Marathon Success!]]> The two members of staff from The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH) successfully completed the London Virgin Marathon yesterday. They ran in aid of The Oswestry Bone Cancer Centre Appeal.  Ellen Harrison from the Tumour Unit had a time of 4 hours and 53 minutes and, despite an injury, Andrew Biggs from Medical Illustration achieved 4.14.

]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Patient is GBWR Head Coach]]> Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) recently announced the appointment of former player Paul Shaw, who took up the post of Head Coach from the beginning of April. Mr Shaw is a former patient at the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH), where he has been treated since 1991.

]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Macmillan Adopt Physiotherapist]]> Macmillan Cancer Support is delighted to announce that Kristin Grant has been adopted by the charity as a Macmillan Specialist Orthopaedic Oncology Physiotherapist at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[SDR Sporting Success]]> Frankie Jones from Welshpool, now 15, had a surgical procedure at Oswestry eight years ago, which has enabled him to play wheelchair basket ball and to continue with golf, both at national level. He is one of 47 selected patients with cerebral palsy at the specialist orthopaedic hospital to have benefitted from selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery, allowing him to lead an independent life.

]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Conference Honours Mary Powell]]> From 9th – 10th May, a two day orthopaedic conference, in tribute to  former nurse, Mary Powell OBE, is being held at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH). The conference has attracted nurses, doctors, physiotherapists and medical students from across the Midlands, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Wales and Shropshire.  Over 100 people are attending the event.

]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Unique Exhibition]]> On Wednesday 10th April there will be a unique display of orthopaedic archives and artefacts in rooms 1 & 2 of the Conference Centre at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH). The ‘Fractured Bones’ exhibition will take place from 10 am until 8 pm and entry will be free, although any donations will be for the £500,000 Bone Cancer Centre Appeal.

]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Best GP Feedback!]]> 100% of family doctors who attended the recent GP Orthopaedic Study Day gave feedback of excellent and good for all survey questions, including speakers, venue and event organisation. The full day event was held on Thursday 7th March in the Conference Centre at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH).

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Running for Appeal ]]> Running is a big part of the £500,000 Appeal to help fund a £2million Bone Cancer Centre at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH). Relative of a patient, Lisa Chew, recently ran the Liverpool Half Marathon raising over £1500 and the Virgin London Marathon is just a month away, where over 30 runners are fundraising for the Appeal.

]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Historical Display 10.4.13]]> A unique display of orthopaedic archives and artefacts is being shown from 10am to 8pm on Wednesday 10th April in the new Conference Centre at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH). The ‘Fractured Bones’ exhibition will be free for anyone who would like to come along and any donations will be given to the £500,000 Oswestry Bone Cancer Centre Appeal.

]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT