NURS ING L EADERSHI P
Leading nursing teams to improve outcomes
Anthony Fitzgerald has been appointed as the first Matron of a new state-of-the-art hospital, Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew’s. So, what is his vision for delivering safe, high quality care and how does he plan to lead the nursing teams to ensure the best possible patient outcomes?
Nuffield Health has partnered with Barts Health NHS Trust, leasing the former pathology and residential staff quarters buildings, to provide the only independent hospital in the City of London. Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, will include 55 individual en-suite rooms, four of the most advanced digital operating theatres, seven specialist intensive care beds, a full diagnostic imaging suite, an oncology day unit and 28 consultation rooms. As the new hospital will be on the campus of St Bartholomew’s Hospital, the second largest heart hospital in Europe, the patient mix and services offered will be cardiac focused but will also cater for a full range of medical services.
Anthony Fitzgerald has been apointed as the first Matron for the new hospital, with responsibility for leading nursing care across cardiology, cardiac surgery, oncology and orthopaedics – the key clinical specialisms at the hospital. He joins Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew’s Hospital from Schoen Clinic where he was chief nurse. He has previously worked for the Harley Street Clinic as well as being a clinical advisor for the Care Quality
Commission. The Clinical Services Journal spoke to Anthony about his new role, his vision for patient-centred nursing care at Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew’s and asked him ‘what will set this hospital apart from others?’
Anthony Fitzgerald
Q. What attracted you to the role? A. My background has always been nursing and cardiac nursing is my absolute passion. St Bartholomew’s Hospital is the second largest heart centre in Europe with world leading consultants and treatment and Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest healthcare charity; there are no shareholders. This is what encouraged me to join, but I also think it will encourage others. The combination of Nuffield Health and St Barts is an absolute once in a lifetime opportunity. The goal is to build a healthier nation, to keep people healthy, get them better and keep them well. I’m really excited to be able to be able to bring together the best of Nuffield Health and the best of St Bartholomew’s hospital for private patients in the city of London. My role is that of a very ‘traditional Matron’, I’m responsible
When our nurses go home at the end of a shift, they feel like they have made a difference to a patient’s life as well as their family. This is an important part of the healthcare experience. We want nurses to go home energised, feeling they have made a difference, because they have the skills and support to do their job.
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for the wellbeing of the nurse and clinician workforce who will deliver outstanding care to our patients.
Q. How important is the relationship between Barts Health NHS Trust and Nuffield Health – what can be shared between both organisations? A. Barts Health NHS Trust is an internationally renowned centre of excellence for cardiac care. If you have a heart condition, it’s the number one place to go to because of the standards of clinical and patient care, so we are very proud to be working with Barts Health NHS Trust. Our new hospital is next to St Bartholomew’s Hospital and our aim is to be the number one independent cardiac hospital. We are committed to enhancing the fantastic reputation, history and expertise that Barts Health NHS Trust already has. However, our new hospital is operationally independent from Barts Health NHS Trust and staffed by Nuffield Health employees.
Q. What does Nuffield Health’s ‘connected’ single pathway mean for patients? A. The goal is to use our unique connected healthcare approach to offer our patients a complete pathway. This means the patient starts their journey with Nuffield Health and they stay with Nuffield Health until they are better again. When the patient has the first
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