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Clementine Churchill Hospital’s spine nurse wins prestigious healthcare award
The spinal service at BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital in Harrow, north Lon- don, has won a prestigious 2012 Independent Healthcare Awards for its Spinal Care Prac- tice Nurse, Herman Yabut. The annual awards recognise outstanding quality and innovation in the independent healthcare sector, reward- ing teams and individuals whose dedication and commitment makes the UK independent healthcare sector truly world-class. Herman’s award win recognised the con-
tribution he has made to patient care, consul- tant engagement and service delivery, since he started at the hospital back in 2009. Dr Jan Cernovsky, Consultant Anaesthetist in BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital’s spinal team commented: “Herman is without doubt the biggest independent factor determining the success of the spinal surgery team at BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital. His dedication to the care of his patients has reduced the num- ber of cancelled operations and reduced the time high risk spinal patients spend in ITU af- ter their operation. Herman is an essential part
of our team and his work has helped dramati- cally improve our patient satisfaction results.” The Spinal Service at BMI The Clementine
Churchill Hospital has been nominated for three Independent Healthcare Awards in the past two years. Consultant Orthopaedic & Spi- nal Surgeon Mr Sean Molloy was first nomi- nated in the Medical Practice Award category, at the Independent Healthcare Awards, back in 2010. Mr Molloy also shortlisted in the Best Use of Technology category, for the implemen- tation of the hospital’s pioneering O-arm Sur- gical Imaging Device, for this year’s awards. The O-arm, the first device of its kind in
the UK, was acquired earlier this year through an investment of £600,000 into the hospital’s spinal care service. The implementation of the O-arm Imaging Device was recognised by the judges for improving patient outcomes, reduc- ing recovery times and minimising the risk of complication during the most complex spinal procedures. Speaking on Herman’s award Mr Molloy commented: “Herman is an invaluable asset
to the spinal team and his work at BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital has given my colleagues and I the confidence to bring an ever increasing complexity of high acuity spi- nal work to the hospital. With this increased complexity of work the patients naturally have more questions and Herman has been able to mediate between both patients, consultants, GPs and our entire team to ensure the highest level of clinical standards, patient outcomes and satisfaction rates. Herman deserved to win this award because of his exemplary dedication to the field of healthcare, nursing and our pa- tients.” This year’s board of judges included former
care regulator head Dame Denise Platt, NHS Partners Network director David Worskett, King’s College London’s professor of geron- tology Anthea Tinker and the Department of Health patient choice guru Bob Ricketts. Co- medienne and former nurse Jo Brand hosted the event, drawing on her colourful past to en- tertain delegates while celebrating the best that the sector can offer.
Italian Health Minister joins international call for secondary fracture prevention
A newly released IOF report for World Osteo- porosis Day, ‘Capture the Fracture – A global campaign to break the fragility fracture cycle’, clearly outlines the care gap which is leaving millions of fracture patients undiagnosed and without treatment for osteoporosis or assess- ment for falls risk. IOF CEO Judy Stenmark stated: “An adult
who has experienced a first fragility fracture – often at the wrist or vertebrae – is at double the risk of having a fracture as compared to someone who hasn’t fractured. Despite this red flag indicating osteoporosis and high risk of subsequent fractures, only around two out of 10 fracture patients are tested or treated for osteoporosis or assessed for falls risk.” The report provides examples of successful
models of multidisciplinary, coordinator-based post-fracture care that are being implemented in clinics and hospitals around the world. These models have been shown to be cost ef- fective in preventing secondary fractures.
10 | SpinalSurgeryNews | Autumn 2012 Professor Maria Luisa Brandi, President
of Fondazione Raffaella Becagli (F.I.R.M.O), explained, “Fractures due to osteoporosis are a tremendous burden to society as a whole, causing suffering and disability and having serious long-term consequences for a patient’s quality of life and ability to live independent- ly. The health economic costs of fractures are exorbitant. In Italy alone we spend 1.5 billion euros for the surgical treatment and initial re- habilitation of fracture patients aged 65 and over. This does not include additional costs resulting from disability and subsequent need for nursing home care, nor does it capture the vast majority of patients who suffer vertebral fractures, of which 80% never come to clinical attention.” The press event was organised by F.I.R.M.O
and IOF in collaboration with S.E. Monsignor Zygmunt Zimoski on behalf of the Vatican Council of Health Workers (Pontificio Consi- glio degli Operatori Sanitari). Professor Rena-
to Balduzzi, Italian Minister of Health, spoke about the burden of osteoporosis and fragility fractures in Italy. Additional speakers at the event included Professor Marco D’Imporzano, president of the Società Italiana di Ortopedia e Traumatologia (SIOT), and Claudia Castel- lani, an osteoporosis patient who spoke about her personal experience with osteoporosis and fractures. “Any patient aged 50 or over who has expe-
rienced a first fracture should insist on testing for osteoporosis. We also urge doctors, clin- ics, hospitals and health authorities to work together to implement the multidisciplinary, coordinator based models of care that have been shown to be effective in reducing sec- ondary fractures,” commented IOF President John Kanis. He concluded: “We believe this to be the
single most effective way to fight the growing epidemic of fractures in Europe’s ageing popu- lation.”
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