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Globetrotters
learn from nuclear experts at the Royal
EXPERTS in nuclear medicine
at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital have shared their
extensive knowledge of the latest diagnostic and therapy techniques
with visitors from Africa and Asia.
Three continents came together in the Royal's nuclear medicine
department where medical professionals from Mongolia and Namibia
were sent to learn from the expertise of staff so they can take
their knowledge back to their home countries.
Dr Enkhtuya Byambajav, 50, director of the nuclear medicine
department in Mongolian capital Ulan Bator's Central Hospital,
recently came to the end of a 2-month fellowship training internship
shadowing staff in the department. She said:- "I've
really enjoyed being here. In Mongolia, there's only one nuclear
medicine centre and they are getting a gamma camera with CT this
year. I've learnt about a lot of medical advances while I've been at
the Royal. I have more knowledge and skill – it's very important.
Everything here is high quality and very beneficial. I'm happy
training here. I've been living in an apartment close to the
hospital and have enjoyed my time here."
The visitors, who are always supervised when with patients, credit
consultant in nuclear medicine Professor Sobhan Vinjamuri and his
team for helping them during their time at the Royal.
Enkhtuya added:- "I really appreciate Professor Vinjamuri
and our colleagues. They are very nice people and have been very
supportive. I'm very grateful for all their help."
Monica Amutenya, 25, who works a radiographer at Oshakati State
Hospital in Namibia, will be at the Royal until November. She
said:- "Namibia is big, but before I was sent here they only
had one gamma camera. Now they have a 2nd.
In conjunction with my government, the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) sent me here for an honorary degree. The Royal is big
and diverse; you get everything here. I'm able to learn stuff I can
implement back home.
I will pass on skills to colleagues. With this I can teach someone
else in the department. The Royal make sure you settle in well
and get your own apartment. They really take care of international
visitors. I've loved being in Liverpool. I couldn't have asked to be
anywhere better. The people are so friendly, and the staff show how
to do everything step-by-step."
Monica is working with Dr Chris Mayes, senior radiographer and
training supervisor in the Department of Nuclear Medicine. He
said:- "One of the best things about working in nuclear
medicine at the Royal is meeting the visitors we get from all over
the world who come to learn what we are doing here. While we
ourselves try to pick up and implement the best and newest
techniques from the rest of Europe, we are also keen to share our
own experience with others. We have done this recently by
contributing chapters for the publication of a European guide to
nuclear medicine therapeutic techniques. Meanwhile our visitors who
are sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Authority, also get
experience in a very practical way, learning how diagnostic and
therapy techniques are actually carried out in a state-of-the-art
working department."
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Charities join
forces to support Merseyside families
2 charities working across
Merseyside are joining forces to provide essential specialist
equipment for more disabled and terminally ill children in the area.
The Morgan Foundation and Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children
will be working together to ensure more children get the right
equipment, at the right time.
The Morgan Foundation has already donated nearly £11m of funding to
charities, social enterprises and community projects across North
Wales, Merseyside, West Cheshire and North Shropshire since it began
in 2001. This includes funding for education therapy group Stick 'n'
Step, Gilbrook Special School on the Wirral and Activate Arts in
Kirkby. Wolverhampton Wanderers' charity, Wolves Aid, receives 10%
of the annual funding budget to replicate the work of The Morgan
Foundation in the Wolverhampton area.
Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children is a national charity which
works extensively with families across the region and has funded in
excess of £10million of disability equipment for under-19s in the UK
since 2005; including 186 Equipment Grants totalling £234,586 in
Merseyside.
In May, The Morgan Foundation is hosting its bi-annual Charity Golf
Day and Gala Dinner in Cheshire which is set to raise thousands of
pounds specifically to provide disability equipment for children
whose families have applied to Newlife for help. This could include
wheelchairs and walkers for mobility, specialist beds so children
can sleep in safety and communication aids so they can tell their
parents when they are hungry or in pain.
It is the fourth such event to be organised by The Morgan
Foundation, which was created by businessman Steve Morgan OBE,
founder and chairman of Redrow plc, chairman of the Bridgemere Group
of companies and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. The last Golf Day in
2012 raised £350,000 which helped change the lives of hundreds of
severely disabled children and young people by providing them with
powered wheelchairs and other specialist mobility equipment.
Steve said:- "The Morgan Foundation is dedicated to making a
difference by supporting charities across North Wales, Merseyside,
West Cheshire and North Shropshire, and in the Wolverhampton area
through Wolves Aid. With our 2014 golf day we've chosen to support Newlife Foundation, which is a national charity, but the money
raised will all be spent to benefit children in the local area. We
were impressed by Newlife's entrepreneurial approach to addressing
the daily difficulties which families with a disabled child face. It
is very important for us as donors to know that the money we are
giving is targeted directly at what we call the 'hands on' work."
Newlife CEO Sheila Brown added:- "As local authority budget
cuts continue to bite, we anticipate that even more families from
the Merseyside area will be forced to turn to charities like ours
for help. With the support of The Morgan Foundation, we can ensure
that even more disabled children get the right equipment at the
right time."
For further information about The Morgan Foundation visit the
website or
call:- 01829 782800.
If you would like to find out more about Newlife Foundation for
Disabled Children and how to access its services, call the Newlife
Nurse Helpline on freephone:- 0800 902 0095 or go to:-
newlifecharity.co.uk.
SAFE -
Update
THE next meeting of
Southport Access For Everyone forum will be held at the Victoria
Methodist Church, Sussex Road, Southport, PR8 6DG.
On Monday, 24 March 2014, at 7 pm. This is a free public meeting.
The premises are fully accessible for wheelchair users with adequate
car parking facilities, and light refreshments will be served will
be served before the meeting commences.
Anyone with an interest in disability issues is welcome. For
more information look at the groups
website.
For further enquiries call:- 07866531036.
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