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Proactive Media Activity
DATE EVENT/INITIATIVE
MEDIA COVERAGE Date appeared
14 June 2012
RCN Nurse of the Year Ballymena Times Ballymena Guardian
19 June 2012 19 June 2012
15 June 2012
Ballymena people to benefit from new Emergency Dept.
Ballymena Times Co Antrim Post Antrim Guardian Ballymena Guardian Ballyclare Gazette Newtownabbey Times Mid Ulster Mail Mid Ulster Mail South Derry
19 June 2012 19 June 2012 19 June 2012 19 June 2012 20 June 2012 21 June 2012 21 June 2012 21 June 2012
18 June 2012
Birthday honours winners are royally thrilled with BEMs Ballymena Times 19 June 2012
21 May 2012 Volunteers notch up decades of dedication Antrim Guardian 19 June 2012 20 June 2012
Cheque presentation to Macmillan Unit at Antrim Area Hospital Antrim Guardian Antrim Times Ballycastle Chronicle Ballymoney Chronicle Coleraine Chronicle Northern Constitution Larne Times
26 June 2012 26 June 2012 27 June 2012 27 June 2012 27 June 2012 27 June 2012 28 June 2012
15 June 2012
Emergency Department plans are unveiled Antrim Times Carrick Times
26 June 2012 28 June 2012
25 June 2012
No ‘erosion by stealth’ at Causeway A&E Belfast Telegraph 27 June 2012
Proactive Media Activity DATE EVENT/INITIATIVE
MEDIA COVERAGE Date appeared
25 June 2012
Bereaved by suicide group break for summer Coleraine Times Ballycastle Chronicle Ballymoney Chronicle Coleraine Chronicle Northern Constitution
27 June 2012 27 June 2012 27 June 2012 27 June 2012 27 June 2012
8 June 2012 Drink more, stay healthy! Carrick Advertiser Ballyclare Gazette
27 June 2012 27 June 2012
19 June 2012
Cheque presentation to Children’s Comfort Fund in A2 at Antrim Area Hospital
Ballymena Times 27 June 2012
6 July 2012 Onus Workplace Awards Antrim Times 10 July 2012 6 July 2012 Interbase Games 2012 Ballycastle Chronicle
Newtownabbey Times 11 July 2012 13 July 2012
14 June 2012
My life in a day… Eileen Irwin Belfast Telegraph 13 July 2012
10 July 2012 Billy’s state of independence Belfast Telegraph 13 July 2012 6 July 2012 Interbase Games 2012 Newtownabbey Times
Ballymena Guardian Antrim Guardian
13 July 2012 17 July 2012 17 July 2012
14 June 2012
My life in a day… Eileen Irwin Belfast Telegraph 13 July 2012
10 July 2012 Billy’s state of independence Belfast Telegraph 13 July 2012 5 July 2012 Pilot scheme to provide free life saving smoke alarms Ballymena Guardian 17 July 2012 5 July 2012 Northern Trust HR team recognised at UK awards Ballymena Guardian Antrim
Guardian 17 July 2012 17 July 2012
5 July 2012 Amanda Chapman presenting Sinead O’Kane, Head of Midwifery , and staff in Antrim Hospital with a cold cot
Antrim Guardian 18 July 2012
6 July 2012 Ballymena ‘Base’ Team stars at ‘Interbase’ Games Ballymena Guardian 24 July 2012
Proactive Media Activity DATE EVENT/INITIATIVE
MEDIA COVERAGE Date appeared
27 June 2012
Under TYC review, more older people hope to be cared for in own homes
Newsletter pg 20 & 21 26 July 2012
31 June 2012
Emergency Planning – Trust prepared for the worst Antrim Times Coleraine Times Co Antrim Post
30 July 2012 30 July 2012 1 August 2012
27 June 2012
Presentation of cheque of £,2000 to Macmillan Unit and £1,100 for Laurel House at Antrim hospital
Antrim Times Ballymena Times
31 July 2012 31 July 2012
5 July 2012 Trust website flies the flag in the United States Antrim Guardian 31 July 2012 26 July 2012 Trust asks for clarification on story re:undiagnosed cancer Newtownabbey Times
2 August 2012
26 July 2012 ‘All’s well at Holywell’. Following Editor’s visit Co Antrim Post 31 July 2012 27 July 2012 Emergency Planning – Trust prepared for the worst Antrim Times, Coleraine
Times, Co Antrim Post 1 August
3 August 2012
Success marks World Breastfeeding Week – Support for breastfeeding has grown, with rates of breastfeeding at birth increasing from 36% to 64% over the past two decades according to a local health authority.
Ballymena Guardian 7 August 2012
25 July 2012 Reminiscence project launched – The Northern Trust recently helped launch a project to improve the lives of older people in the local area.
Ballymena & Antrim Guardian 7 August 2012
25 July 2012 Improving the lives of older people with memory project.
Antrim Times 7 August 2012
Releases:
Reactive Media Activity DATE NEWSPAPER/BROADCASTING
AUTHORITY EVENT/ISSUE ACTION
18 June 2012 Mid Ulster Mail Request for a comment from the Trust regarding concerns over social services case in Cookstown
Statement issued
18 June 2012 Antrim Guardian Time Schedule for extension and refurbishment of Neo-Natal unit at Antrim Area Hospital
Statement issued
18 June 2012 Q Radio Request to interview Joy Peters following her recent MBE
Interview accommodated
20 June 2012 Belfast Telegraph Request for comment from the Trust re BMA Day of Action: What are the Trust plans, how will emergency services be affected and advice do we have for patients.
Statement issued
20 June 2012 Irish News Request for comment from the Trust re BMA Day of Action
Statement issued
20 June 2012 BBC Request for comment re the effects of the Day of Action on Trust services including domiciliary care
Statement issued
22 June 2012 Tyrone Courier BMA Day of Action Statement issued 25 June 2012 Stephen Nolan Show Service user whose psychologist had been changed.
Requested treatment be sustained and continued. Statement issued
26 June 2012 BBC How many people use Causeway Hospital per year Statement issued 26 June 2012 Belfast Telegraph Reporter asked about the disrepair of Antrim Health
Centre. Statement issued
28 June 2012 Freelance Father of a patient has advised that his daughter’s consultant has told them that she will no longer treat his daughter
Outstanding
Reactive Media Activity DATE NEWSPAPER/BROADCASTING
AUTHORITY EVENT/ISSUE ACTION
6 July 2012 Freelance Query regarding claim a Doctor refused to treat a child Statement issued
9 July 2012 Belfast Telegraph Bowel Screening waiting times Statement issued 11 July 2012 Mid Ulster Mail Information relating to teen pregnancies Statement issued 11 July 2012 Nolan Show x-ray report Interview arranged 16 July 2012 Belfast Telegraph Stamp-ed Eating Disorder website, supported by NHSCT
- Follow up to press release issued by the NHSCT re schools using the website as a teaching resource.
Interview and photograph being arranged
16 July 2012 Irish News Belfast Telegraph
X-ray story follow up from Nolan show Statement issued
16 July 2012 Belfast Telegraph Follow up to eating disorder website press release Statement issued
17 July 2012 Tyrone Courier Turn around times for ambulances at Mid Ulster Advised to contact NIAS
18 July 2012 Belfast Telegraph Data breach of patient details Statement issued 19 July 2012 Belfast Telegraph
Newtownabbey Times Data breach of patient details Verbal response
Outstanding 20 July 2012 Belfast Telegraph Patsy McGlone visits Holywell Hospital Statement issued 26 July Co Antrim Post Editor visits Holywell Journalist met with
Noelle Barton and MH staff
30 July 2012 The Detail Breakdown by age of population covered by Northern Trust
Statement issued
30 July 2012 Belfast Telegraph Statement from Trust re discharges at night Statement issued
1 August 2012 BBC Nolan Radio Show Revisit Causeway Hospital x-ray story Statement/ interview 9 August 2012 Antrim Guardian Mixed sex wards at Antrim Statement to be issued
Reactive Media Activity DATE NEWSPAPER/BROADCASTING
AUTHORITY EVENT/ISSUE ACTION
9 August 2012 Antrim Times Number of attacks on staff in Antrim Hospital since March 2012
Statement issued
9 August 2012 BBC Radio Foyle Mixed Sex Wards Statement issued 14 August 2012
Coleraine Chronicle Mixed Sex Wards – Causeway Hospital being highlighted Statement issued
No of enquiries:
Events Event Date and Time Venue Description
Launch of Big Lottery Sharing Memories, Building Communities
Wednesday 25 July 2012
(10.00am – 12.30pm)
Antrim Day Centre Partnership project involving Reminiscence Network NI and the Northern Trust. Over a four year period the project will employ 3 community reminiscence workers. The project aims to benefit older people with disabilities living in the NT area by providing them the opportunity to take part in one to one life story work and in local creative reminiscence groups.
Coleraine Base 1st Birthday Party
Wednesday 1 August 2012 Coleraine Base Party on anniversary of opening of Base drop in centre in Coleraine
Technology Open Day Thursday 9 August 2012 Iniscoole Day Centre An open day to provide an overview of a range of technology solutions that are currently available that can be of use to carers
Health Minister’s visit Wednesday 29 August 2012 (11.15am)
Antrim Health Centre Health Minister has been invited to visit Antrim Health Centre by Rev William McCrea MP to view current accommodation arrangements at first hand
NVQ presentation 20 September 2012
(3:00pm)
Ballymena Showgrounds Annual presentation to acknowledge staff who have completed NVQs.
Events Event Date and Time Venue Description
Farm families Health Checks Programme (This is a joint initiative between DHSSPS, HSC and the Department of Agriculture and Regional Development)
20 September 2012 Ballymena Lifestyle Market The Farm Families Health Checks Programme will bring healthcare into the heart of the farming community by offering farmers the opportunity to have a health check carried out whilst attending their local livestock market or community event.
HCAI Symposium Friday 16 November 2012 (9.00am)
Lecture Theatre, Fern House Event to raise awareness of ongoing infection control issues, strategies and targets.
Public Affairs Date
Target Description of meeting Venue and time Trust attendees
7 September 2012 MLA Oliver McMullan Discuss on Rathmoyle Residential home
Conference Room 2, The Cottage
Una Cunning Margaret Mulholland
Assembly Questions
Date received
AQ Ref Owner Party Description
14/06/2012 INV 438/2012 Patsy McGlone SDLP Minister's meeting with Patsy McGLone to discuss the family fund
18/06/2012 COR/790/2012 Patsy McGlone SDLP Drug treatment for patient who has MS. Request for response re the current position in relation to this lady.
19 June 2012 TOF 613/2012 Audrey Quigley DHSSPSNI Correspondence to Minister from a grandfather in relation to the kinship care of his three grandchildren.
14 June 2012 No reference allocated
Lynsey Irvine DHSSPSNI Request for figures for number of Diabetes Consultants (including children’s diabetes) and the number of diabetes nurse specialists.
14 June 2012 AQW 12889/11-15 Ross Hussey UUP Request to detail the number of (i) Band 6; and (ii) Band 7 paediatric physiotherapists.
21 June 2012 COR 770 Basil McCrea UUP Request for: information on how family planning services are delivered in your Trust; how they integrate with other services; and any Trust policies on the delivery of family planning services or how they should link / integrate with other services?
22 June 2012 AQW 13116/11-15 John Dallat SDLP To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how many nurses have been employed on temporary contracts in each Health and Social Care Trust area, in each of the last three years.
Assembly Questions
Date received
AQ Ref Owner Party Description
25 June 2012
GM/610/2012 : HOMECARE IN CAUSEWAY TRUST
Allan Chapman DHSSPSNI Anonymous correspondence re Homecare problems in the Causeway area
26 June 2012
COR/829 Daithí McKay MLA Sinn Fein Request for information on equipment failure in diagnostic laparoscopy / x-ray procedure at Day Procedure Unit, Coleraine. Failure in equipment.
27 June 2012
AQW 13311 To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) how maternity units inform expectant mothers that blood from the umbilical cord may be donated; and (ii) what policies are in place to promote umbilical cord blood donation.
27 June 2012
AQ12812 Further query Andrew McCormick DHSSPSNI To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether Health and Social Care Trusts will be putting their domiciliary care packages out to tender in 2013/14.
28 June 2012
Amanda Hill DHSSPSNI Complaint from a carer. Questions asked by Minister’s office: Has there been a carers assessment? If not why not?; Is this person known to the trust; If this person has had an assessment what was the outcome, what services have they been provided ; and request for background to the case.
Assembly Questions
Date received
AQ Ref Owner Party Description
29 June 2012 TOF/664/2012
Derrick Morrow DHSSPSNI Complaint regarding treatment at Antrim Area Hospital – Minister’s office asked if the Trust was replying to the complainant through the Trust’s complaint’s procedure.
6 July 2012 Heather Tweed DHSSPSNI Clinical Decision Unit
6 July 2012 COR/863/2012 Declan McAleer Sinn Fein Waiting Time for knee surgery
9 July 2012 McAvoy, Mary DHSSPSNI Persons registered as Blind, Partially Sighted and Visually Impaired at 9th July 2012
10 July 2012 COR 862/2012 Ian Paisley UUP Concerns regarding efforts to have a family member considered for Glencraig Support Home.
16 July 2012 AQW 13310/11-15 Dympna Sisk DHSSPS Figures regarding nursing posts earmarked for Job evaluation, nursing staff awaiting an AfC Banding and confirmation that all nursing staff within the Trust, whose post is earmarked for Job Evaluation are on an Agenda for Change payband. Job evaluation - all other posts. Request for outline timetable for the completion of the job evaluation exercise.
16 July 2012 COR/651/2012 Paul Frew DUP Update on home care package for a patient and issues relating to her care in various hospital settings.
16 July 2012 Researcher Request
Lesley Ann Black DHSSPS Birth Control And Sexual Health
17 July 2012 TOF 609 2012 Jim McComish DHSSPS Questions relating to the care of a patient at Whiteabbey Hospital.
Assembly Questions
Date received
AQ Ref Owner Party Description
17 July 2012 Donna Hanna DHSSPS Review of care and treatment of someone who died after falling into the sea.
18 July 2012 AGY 455
Heather Tweed DHSSPS Health Committee request: 1. An update on waiting times at the Allergy clinic 2. The reasons for delays in setting up care plans 3. Is consideration being given to attaching counselling
services to allergy clinics
18 July 2012 Paul Frew DUP Timescales for prospective foster carers to obtain a place on the Skills to Foster Course run by the Northern Trust.
19 July 2012 AQW – 13660/11-15
Victoria Conville DHSSPS Minimum required notification to be given to a medical consultant from outside the UK to attend an interview for a consultants post at an acute hospital. Minimum timescales applied when you are undertaking a recruitment exercise to notifying an applicant from outside the UK of an interview for a consultants post and any difference in timescales allowed to doctors outside or within UK.
19 July 2012 AGY/495/2012 Dympna Sisk DHSSPS Health Committee request: 1. How do HSC Staff communicate with patients or their families if their first language is not English 2. What are the contractual arrangements for employing translators within your organisation. 3. The cost of employing translators within your organisation in the financial year 2011/12.
Assembly Questions
Date received
AQ Ref Owner Party Description
19 July 2012 COR/829 Helena Brown DHSSPS Diagnostic laparoscopy / x-ray at Day Procedure Unit, Coleraine Follow up questions: What action has been taken regarding the equipment failure? Has a new date been set for the patients procedure?
25 July 2012 Research Request Karen Moore DHSSPSNI Initial enquiry - People registered with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
27 July 2012 AGY 475: Helena Brown DHSSPSNI Health Committee letter: drug availability in NI
27 July 2012 Research Request Karen Moore DHSSPSNI Further enquiry - 1. The number of people registered with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) over the last 5 years in your HSC Trust 2. If possible, how many of these cases are related to the armed forces?
27 July 2012 TOF/752/2012 Jim McComish DHSSPSNI Query regarding man who attended at Antrim Area Hospital for an x-ray
1 August 2012
COR 977 2012 Ian Paisley MP DUP Referral of a patient for back surgery
3 August 2012
No reference provided
Malcolm Knox DHSSPSNI Prompt payment figures (NIAO report on payment performance)
06 Aug 2012 COR/979/2012 Mark Durkan SDLP Regarding services for people suffering from sleep apnoea.
FOI
Date Received
Name of requestor
Category of requestor
Information Requested
Statutory Response Deadline
15-Jun-2012 SH150612 Member of publicWhat percentage of the population in the Northern Trust area has a long term health condition?
16-Jul-2012
16-Jun-2012 HB160612 Member of public
A copy of the NHSCT Code of Practice with respect to FOI and DPA requests and details of the appeals procedure.
16-Jul-2012
18-Jun-2012 VG180612 Organisation All correspondence relating to the MDC contracts with Victor Gordon & Son Ltd and all correspondence relating to his staff
17-Jul-2012
18-Jun-2012 MD180612 Organisation Trust use of the Medicines Management Formulary/Traffic light lists, prescribing guidelines for respiratory illness, policy requests
17-Jul-2012
19-Jun-2012 HMCC190612 Pressure Group
Request for all documentation relating to the new A&E Dept at Antrim Hospital
18-Jul-2012
19-Jun-2012 HK190612 Organisation Request for total agency spend in 2011/12 financial year clearly showing spend on AHP
18-Jul-2012
20-Jun-2012 BW200612 Media On a per annum basis for the last five years - various questions in relation to children in the care of the local authority?
19-Jul-2012
20-Jun-2012 BW200612A Media Various questions regarding Family Parental Assessment Units in the Trust area
19-Jul-2012
FOI
Date Received
Name of requestor
Category of requestor*
Information Requested
Statutory Response Deadline
21-Jun-2012 QGK210612 Organisation Request for copies of protocols from 1982-1990 whilst dealing with complaints of neglect, abuse and other behaviour towards children
20-Jul-2012
22-Jun-2012 DH220612 Organisation Request for information regarding Sativex within the Northern H&SC Trust
23-Jul-2012
25-Jun-2012 NMCC250612 Media Request for: The amount of money spent on Dementia Services over the past 3 financial years, providing a breakdown if possible.
24-Jul-2012
22-Jun-2012 SMCC220612 Member of Public
Request for the information re: autism Diagnosis, treatment, procedures, support etc,
23-Jul-2012
27-Jun-2012 AR270612 Media Request for Medical negligence information over the past 5 years inc outstanding cases
26-Jul-2012
27-Jun-2012 SMCS270612 Organisation Request for information on the needle safety groups within the Trust detailing the key members of occupational health who liaise with this group
26-Jul-2012
6-Jul-2012 EMCN060712 Organisation Information requested in regard to homeless 16 and 17 year olds within the last 6 months.
6-Aug-2012
11-Jul-2012 NMCC110712 Media Request for Dementia Services spend for the last 3 financial years. 11-Aug-2012
FOI
Date Received
Name of requestor
Category of requestor*
Information Requested
Statutory Response Deadline
13-Jul-2012 AB130712 Member of Public
Questions regarding supported housing for autism patients 10-Aug-2012
13-Jul-2012 AMCC130712 Member of Public
Information requested regarding staff grievances since 2007 10-Aug-2012
7-Aug-2012 GN070812 Member of Public
Request for information regarding the number of qualified social workers posts in the Trust
5-Sep-2012
8-Aug-2012 SL080812 Member of Public
The number of foreign nationals employed in the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care workforce in the past 5 years including their qualifications.
6-Sep-2012
13-Jul-2012 HMCC130712 Pressure Group
Information requested regarding private finance initiative projects since 2007.
10-Aug-2012
14-Jul-2012 HMCC130712A
Pressure Group
Information requested on the Trust’s use of Private Healthcare firms in 2010 and 2011 inc costs, total number of operations and costs per operation.
11-Aug-2012
17-Jul-2012 KH170712 Organisation Request for information on domiciliary care spending, medical equipment loans, transport services, therapeutic care in the 2010/11 financial year
13-Aug-2012
18-Jul-2012 MB170712 Member of Public
Request for witness statements from a disciplinary process 14-Aug-2012
18-Jul-2012 CL180712 Member of Public
Request for MCAT (Musculoskeletal Community Assessment Triage) service information
14-Aug-2012
18-Jul-2012 DMCI180712 Member of NI Assembly
Request for information on memory services within the Trust (Dementia)
14-Aug-2012
20-Jul-2012 OMCM180712 Member of NI Assembly
Information requested regarding Disabled Facilities Grant applications and assessments.
17-Aug-2012
20-Jul-2012 RC200712 Pressure Group
Information requested regarding standard foster care allowances. 17-Aug-2012
20-Jul-2012 JN200712 Organisation Information requested regarding trust spends on agency staff. 17-Aug-2012
24-Jul-2012 AR240712 Media Information requested relating to hygiene inspections in hospitals.
21-Aug-2012
25-Jul-2012 MMCG250712 Member of Public
Request for information on various policies.
22-Aug-2012
26-Jul-2012 JMCN260712 Organisation Request for information relating to the Trust’s transport services. 23-Aug-2012
26-Jul-2012 JB250712 Media Request for information relating to Trust software contracts. 23-Aug-2012
27-Jul-2012 YK270712 Member of Public
Request for information relating to patients/clients who die whilst in the care of the Trust who have no family or friends to provide funeral service.
24-Aug-2012
27-Jul-2012 GI270712 Media Please state the total amount of money your organisation allocated to Local Enhanced Services in the last 3 years:
24-Aug-2012
30-Jul-2012 LS300712 Member of Public
Request for information re: musculoskeletal community assessment triage (MCAT) services?
28-Aug-2012
31-Jul-2012 NH310712 Member of Public
Information request re: communication and IT services/contracts 29-Aug-2012
31-Jul-2012 HK310712 Organisation Agency Spend request 2011/12 financial year by speciality 29-Aug-2012
1-Aug-2012 KW010812 Member of Public
Agency Nurses number of shifts in two 6-month periods 30-Aug-2012
7-Aug-2012 GN070812 Member of Public
Request for information regarding the number of qualified social workers posts in the Trust
5-Sep-2012
8-Aug-2012 SL080812 Member of Public
The number of foreign nationals employed in the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care workforce in the past 5 years including their qualifications.
6-Sep-2012
13-Aug-2012 SP130812 Member of Public
Questions relating to the rate of pay for one-off type payments for staff who are salary paid. For example, (i) staff that are paid 'days pay' for unused annual leave at the end of a contract or (ii) staff that are paid 'days pay' for Keeping in Touch days during maternity leave.
11-Sep-2012