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TECHNOLOGY CORNERIn the Gastro Unit, Gary Ingham is using Capsule Endoscopy as a less-invasive procedure in place of a traditional endoscope.

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TRUST WINS AWARDThe Trust has won a national award for the work staff across the Trust are doing to improve patient safety.

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Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals

NHS Foundation Trust

contact us Communications Team:Ext. 6941, Ext. 5614, Ext. 3538, Ext. 3059 communications@bfwh.nhs.uk

LESSON IN LOVELearning and Development Manager Alex

Goacher married the man of her dreams at Blackpool Town Hall.

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Hundreds for Haiti and more pouring in

Miss Blackpool, IT Trainer Jess Berry, raided the pockets of the lunchtime crowd at Oliver’s to gain over £100 in just one hour. Poulton raised nearly £200 with their cake sale which was a fantastic effort.

There were many other great fundraising events including the Library collecting fines, another cake sale in Pathology, office staff wearing non-uniform for a donation, collections in the Cardiac Centre, collection buckets in Rendezvous, NAES organising a collection, plus general bucket shaking from the communications team (apologies to anyone we’ve missed).

Over in the Sterile Service Department (SSD), the team came together to think about ideas on how to raise money for Haiti, finally settling on guessing the amount of sweets in a jar.

SSD manager, Dorothy Wardrope, kindly donated the sweets. She said: “It is great to see so many of the Trust’s departments coming together to help fundraise for such a worthy cause.”

At least 217,000 people died in the devastating earthquake on January 12th, which also left about 300,000 injured and one million homeless.

THE Trust’s fundraising day for Haiti on Friday February 19th was a huge success as staff from across the sites dug deep for this worthy cause.

YOUR NEW STAFF NEWSLETTER February 2010

About three million Haitians have been affected, with over 250,000 homes destroyed. The funds collected from the day,

(and subsequent week), will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee www.dec.org.uk.

Miss Blackpool, the Trust’s Jess Berry, on the

fundraising trail in Oliver’s

Cardiac Centre had plenty of heart

Pathology cooked up nearly a £100 with their cake sale

A ‘fine’ week for charity in the Library

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Aidan Kehoe, Chief Executive

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viewfrontChief Executive Aidan Kehoe introduces this month’s edition of Grapevine. THE Trust’s existing

Salary Sacrifice Schemes are to become SMART Schemes and will be relaunched to include SMART Car Parking and SMART Accommodation as of April 1st.

The schemes work by paying for certain benefits from staff pay packets before they are taxed thereby saving themselves and the Trust money. Currently there are two schemes available, one for childcare and one for bikes, both of which have been extremely successful. Here are the benefits to the SMART Schemes: SMART ChildcareThere are two options for childcare -

If your child has a place at one of our workplace nurseries (Happy Days, Busy Bees, Kidsunlimited) you can join the Trust’s salary sacrifice scheme. If you use a private provider you can join the childcare voucher scheme from Fideliti www.fideliti.co.uk using the code NHS1264. SMART CyclesSave up to 48% on the cost of a new bike and accessories. Order windows open every six months. SMART AccommodationFor accommodation on site residents can save up to the equivalent of one month’s rent by using the SMART Accommodation Scheme. All current residents will be contacted prior to April 1st to advise

them of the changes and how to opt-out if required. SMART Car ParkingAll current permit holders will be contacted prior to April 1st to advise them of the changes to car parking charges and how to opt-out of the SMART Scheme if required. SMART Car LeasingShortly after the launch of the above schemes the Trust will also be introducing a car leasing scheme. An intranet site will be launched shortly, with a link to it from the intranet homepage, to give staff members more information but in the meantime if you have any queries please ring the SMART Schemes team on 01253 (65)1178.

SMART information

WELCOME to the third edition of the new Grapevine staff magazine.

Once again many thanks for your comments and suggestions which we have taken on board. This issue will be the first to see us use the new interactive electronic version which makes it easier to read and navigate. The format will allow us to embed things such as e-mail links and eventually some video footage as our communications department begin to use more films to get messages over to staff.

This issue contains details and pictures of the superb Haiti fundraising event that happened recently with more than £600 being raised for the Haiti disaster fund by staff across most sites.

New sections in the magazine this month include an ‘In the News’ round-up of the Trust in the local and regional media on page 3 and Technology Corner on page 7 featuring Capsule Endoscopy.

One feature that has proved to be very popular is the focus on a particular department in the Trust and in this issue we feature the exceptional work of the Chaplaincy Department which is extremely enlightening.

The staff social committee is continuing to work hard to put on events for staff and you still have a chance to book a place at this year’s Grand National for the amazing price of £42 while the more musically talented among us can take part in our first ever Stars in Our Eyes event in April.

It is great to see so much good work being featured in this new magazine which is growing from strength to strength. It is your magazine and if you have anything you would like us to feature please contact a member of the communications team.

THE Staff Social Committee received a

great boost recently with the news that Linda Nolan has agreed to be involved in the Trust’s Stars in Our Eyes evening in April.

Linda, a member of the popular Nolan Sisters has said she would love to have some involvement in the staff evening planned for April 16th at the Parks Club in Stanley Park.

A number of people have come forward to perform on the night. Details of tickets will be made available soon.

The committee’s new book club also launched in February giving staff the

opportunity to meet and discuss their favourite books as well as discussing new books and authors. Please contact Debra or Trevor on Ext 5596 or visit the Trust’s new book club site at http://fcsharepoint/divisions/global/bookclub.

There is still time to book a place for the Grand National on Saturday April 10th 2010. The cost will be just £42 which includes coach travel and a ticket into the popular Tattersall Enclosure, the largest and most atmospheric enclosure at Aintree. This trip is for any member of staff within the Trust, volunteers, family and friends. Those who have already expressed an

interest are asked to send in their deposits. If interested please contact Derek Quinn on Ext 6941.

Other events being planned include a photographic competition for staff which is set to be launched shortly as is a Come Dine With Me style competition where groups of staff cook meals for each other and choose a winner.

A sporting Legends Night is also being planned for the future.

If you have any ideas of trips or social events that you could help organise for the benefit of staff then please contact Derek Quinn on Ext 6941.

Staff social committee events

A TRUST IT specialist is taking part in his

first London Marathon in memory of his late father.

Jonathan Young’s dad was a well known face at the Victoria Hospital. However he sadly died in September 2000 of Bowel Cancer and now Jonathan is raising money to help prevent the disease.

He is running the famous race in an effort to raise money towards a £15,000 Argon Beam machine for use by the Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre. This is used to treat bowel polyps which are a precursor to cancer. By catching problems at such an early stage patients can often avoid major surgery.

The 36-year-old, who works for the IT Services Department at Poulton was lucky enough to get a place at this year’s race in April after being picked out of the Marathon lottery and as he didn’t need to apply for a charity place he is raising money for the Gastro Unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

Jonathan said: “My dad, James Stanley Young, worked for the Victoria Hospital in the Works Department for a number of years. He was such a brilliant dad and loyal friend to everyone who knew him and I wanted to

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Do you have an interesting hobby away from work that we could feature in Grapevine? If so let us know. Contact Derek Quinn on Ext 6941.

EACH month the Trust’s good news is featured in

Local, Regional and National publications. You can read the articles in full by clicking on the headlines below.

BEATING THE PAIN BARRIER“Dr Fiona Duncan has been

nominated for an award for Innovation in Doctoral Scholarship in Nursing...”

TRUST HITS GOLD STANDARD

“The Trust has become the first NHS organisation in the North West to receive a Gold award

from Investors in People...”

CALLING TO CARE“The rise in males nurses such

as Luke Sumner and Chris Needham...”

VIRAL HEPATITIS TREATMENT SERVICE

WINS TOP AWARD “A team of experts, including

Mike Rolland and Dr Shorrock, specialising in the treatment

of Hepatitis C in the Blackpool area has won a top award...”

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR NHS TRUST PREGNANCY

RESEARCH IN LANCASHIRE“The Trust continues to be a centre of excellence for

research...”

In the news

A NUMBER of Workforce Wellness events took place

throughout the Trust recently.

The Public Health and Occupational Health teams organised events with advice and awareness sessions on a

range of health issues such as smoking, alcohol, healthy eating and physical activity.

The sessions took place at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Clifton, Rossall, Wesham, Bispham, Fleetwood, Poulton and the

National Artificial Eye Service.

Staff from Poulton also took up the opportunity to go on a Healthy Walking session.Photos from these events will be featured in the March edition of Grapevine.

Workforce Wellness events

do something in his memory.

“If I can raise some cash to stop just one person going through what he went through then it’s worth it. I don’t have a set target but I am obviously looking to collect as much money as possible for such a great cause.’’

Serious training began in January as Jonathan, who last year took part in the Great North Swim event on Lake Windermere, builds up his fitness for the big day.

He continued: “I have run a half marathon before and a few 10k runs but this is my first full marathon. I’ll let you know after I’ve finished if it will be my last!’’

Dr Mark Hendrickse, Clinical Director of the Lancashire Bowel

Cancer Screening Centre, said: “We are delighted that Jonathan is helping raise funds in the fight against bowel cancer.

“This disease is the second commonest cause of cancer death yet if it is caught early is easily curable.

“Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the centre for the Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and we are seeing increasing numbers of patients with polyps and early cancers which would be readily treatable with the Argon Beam Laser equipment.”

Staff can support Jonathan’s fundraising efforts by donating online at www.justgiving.com/Jonathan-Young

Jonathan Young, centre, who is raising money for the Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme by running the London Marathon in April, pictured with team members Effy Smith, Dr Mark Hendrickse, Louise Newton and Lucy Clarkson.

IN each Grapevine issue we give a member of

staff the opportunity to answer the same 12 questions. Here is our latest volunteer. If you would be interested in answering the 12 questions, get in touch with the Communications Department.

Name: Steve Ryan Position: Transport & Linen Services Manager Years at this Trust: 30 Years

1. Your place of birth? A place called Poolstock in Wigan“Where men were men and women were glad of it”.

2. If you weren’t in the job you’re doing now, what would you have liked to

pursue a career in? I would have loved to have been an “old Style” high level detective, using instinct and a hunch, rather than today’s methods.

3. Who was, or has been, the most inspirational figure in your life? Without doubt my mother, widowed at 40 and bringing up four difficult sons in the 60’s, with no state benefits or state assistance of any kind, working tirelessly to keep the Ryan family afloat. Truly inspirational.

4. Alive or dead, from any period of time, which three dinner guests would you like to invite round for a meal and a chat? Thought about this long and hard, and assuming I have to send invites out to the chosen three people? My choices would be Marilyn Monroe and... the two most unreliable people I know, who probably wouldn’t turn up if invited.

5. Any historical event, if you

could put yourself there, where would it be? This really did require some thought. But considering it was any event, it would have to be the Trial and Crucifixion of Christ. Purely as an observer and indeed witness to what is possibly the single biggest event in our history.

6. Sport, do you support any clubs, individuals, or maybe participate? I have supported Wigan Warriors rugby league club all my life, I enjoy fly fishing, a sport that has become more obtainable to the working classes in recent years, and I’ve just started learning to ice skate. (No Todd Carty jokes, please)

7. Any situation or event, what is the most terrified you’ve been? At the age of nine, and being

a typically adventurous child, I became trapped underneath a moving railway turntable. I somehow managed to squeeze free with just cuts and bruises, narrowly

avoiding the huge mechanical parts, that would have chewed me into pieces. When I was 30 (and brave enough!) I confessed this to my mother, and she gave me a slap!

8. Outside of the work environment, what subjects interest you? Anything that cannot be properly or scientifically explained.

9. If you could make the decision to change something in the world today, what would it be? Simple. Poverty. Make it a thing of the past. Oh. And yes, I would get rid of celebrities!

10. Is there anything you have ever wanted to do, or give it a try, but never got round to it? Probably climb Mount Everest, or a parachute jump.

11. One item / object / appliance you use daily, you couldn’t do without? A shower! A simple but essential daily requirement.

And finally... What epitaph would you like written on your headstone? “IF YOU’RE NOT HERE TO CRY, CLEAR OFF”

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“Pass the sauce Marilyn”

WE are delighted to announce we have won a national award for the

work staff across the Trust are doing to improve patient safety at the Fylde’s Hospitals.

The Trust was the overall winner of the Communicating Patient Safety category of the Patient Safety Awards 2010 after being singled out from more than 350 entries from across the UK.

The Trust was praised for its strong leadership and commitment to engaging and involving staff in patient safety which has led to better care for patients.Due to the success of the campaign mortality rates have fallen considerably,

cases of MRSA and Clostridium Difficile have significantly reduced and there has been a huge reduction in patient falls.

Aidan Kehoe, the Trust’s Chief Executive, said: “Improving patient safety is one of the key objectives of the Trust so it is a fantastic achievement to get national recognition for this important area of work which is leading to better care for our patients.”

Marie Thompson, the Trust’s Director of Nursing and Quality, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have won this award. Staff engagement and involvement and clear leadership is key to the success of any campaign. It is thanks to staff from across the Trust for really getting

National Award for Improving Patient Safety

Caroline Hastie, Head of Communications, Marie Thompson, Director of Nursing and Carolle Anderson, Assistant Director of Nursing for Patient Safety.

on board with the patient safety agenda and wanting to provide the best possible care for patients that we have been able to make such huge improvements for the benefit of our patients.”

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away from the trust

Lesson in loveOUR very own Learning

and Development Manager, Alex Goacher married the man of her dreams Steve Latham a builder on Saturday February 13th 2010 at Blackpool Town Hall.

Alex and Steve met around 18 months ago and fell in love. Steve came up to the Hospital to have lunch with Alex within weeks of meeting her ( for the team to vet him) and he passed with flying colours.

Steve proposed to Alex on Valentine’s day in 2009 in the Bahamas and one year to the day they were married.

Family, friends and colleagues joined Alex and Steve at the ceremony on a chilly Saturday afternoon and then in the evening at South Shore Cricket Club. The entire Learning and Development team helped share their celebrations.

Alex and Steve then flew to the Maldives for two weeks for their honeymoon.

THE Trust and its employees always try to play a big part in the community

and for one member of staff that is truer than most. Mike Rolland, Nurse Specialist in the Viral Hepatitis Treatment Service, can be heard across the area playing to packed houses as part of the uniquely titled Blue Pig Orchestra.

They formed in 2007 with the general idea of playing some music that the mass public would like. Since then they have gone on to play a string of gigs and have built up an impressive fan base on social media sites that follow their progress from pubs to weddings.

Mike said: “I have been playing in various bands for years now from the Honeycats through to the Neon Trees. I really love

playing for a live audience and the feedback we have had has been superb. We have 70 gigs booked already for 2010 which shows that we are well received when we do play.”

However there were some burning questions that needed answering:

How did the name come about? A silly rehearsal. A few of us had been in bands with animals in the title. We just thought of an unlikely one. It could have been the Blue Starfish Orchestra or The Blue Iguana Orchestra which frankly, looking back, would have been better! How did you meet the other bandmates?I’ve known Jo (female singer) for years now, we have been in originals bands, and an REM covers band as well as various other things on and off. We work well together. I was in a Band with Stu that did the Pay Day Party once called The Bad Skys which was good but didn’t last long, Stu knew Mark (Drummer) and we all knew Daz (lead guitarist) as he has a music shop in Cleveleys. And that’s that. What kind of response do you get when you play? A good one! Men are left weeping, women throw their knickers, and

occasionally men throw their knickers. If you come to watch it is traditional to buy the band a drink (It’s not but I wish it was). Do you have any ambitions for the band? Most gigs are at pubs at the minute but we would like to do a few festivals over the next year. We also have loads of original material we are thinking of recording and releasing over the next year. Three of us have had recording deals in the past so we are not strangers to this side of the business. How long have you, yourself, been playing and why do you enjoy it so much?I’ve been playing for 23 years. I’ve had a couple of breaks from gigging due to bad wifestyle choices but the stage is like the sea, it always draws you back. And worse things happen on stage!

For more Blue Pig info check out their MySpace page.

Blue pigs might fly!

the Chaplaincy Department

IF you were to list the departments making up

a hospital, the likelihood is that it would be a while before you would say “Chaplaincy Team”.

Unfortunate really, considering the service the Chaplaincy Team provides not only to patients but staff, visitors and the wider hospital.

I joined them for the day, and was greeted by Chaplaincy Team Leader, Reverand Graeme Harrison, who has been a member of the team for over six years. He was in the process of opening the day’s mail, a general mix of hospital related post and thank you letters from relatives and patients - some of which contained donations for the Chaplaincy Endowment Fund used to help purchase items for the Chapel.

The day started on a sad note as I accompanied Graeme to Carlton Crematorium where he presided over a service of an infant neonatal loss.After leaving Carlton, we headed for the Trinity Hospice in Bispham where the weekly meeting to review patient lists and any other business had been organised. I was introduced to Reverand Ian Baxter, a Hospital Chaplain who also covers Trinity Hospice and Palliative Care Services 15 hours per week. We were also joined by the third member of the team, Reverand Clive Lord.

Graeme explained that patients are visited whilst in hospital and there is an ongoing aftercare programme

too. A number of people in hospital, especially in Blackpool, come from other areas of the country and require the services of the Chaplaincy Team to maintain contact with their own parishes up and down the country and the team does their best to help.

Closer to home a “live” computer patient list is used to ensure that patients are not over-visited or missed out. Once a Chaplain has visited a patient, the information is updated with comments, requests and a note if further visits are required. This is then available to the other members of the team instantly as the Chaplains have a very well organised system to ensure that the service being offered functions effectively and efficiently.

With the meeting over,

Graeme and I set off for the Clinical Skills Lab at Mowbray Drive for a brief meeting with Steve Davidson, the Clinical Skills Facilitator, to get any update on the ongoing subject of the verification of death policy and the development of staff training required to carry out Last Offices duties for deceased patients.

On leaving the Skills Lab Graeme said that the Chaplaincy provided spiritual and cultural input and advice where needed on a number of issues and policies relating to the hospital.

I asked if this took the immediate attention away from patients currently in hospital who require bed side visits be it spiritual, religious, or cultural reasons? Graeme stated that the answer was no, simply due to the dedicated

team of 35 volunteers from all denominations, who tirelessly help with patient rounds. He said: “The chaplaincy volunteers are fantastic, a lot of patients with no family simply want someone to talk to and a bit of company, which helps them immensely.”

The Roman Catholic volunteers are also commissioned by the Catholic Church to give Holy Communion, which a number of patients require.

In the afternoon I conducted a short ward round with Graeme, and then with the fourth member of the team Father Winstanley, the hospital’s resident Roman Catholic Priest, and it is clear to see how the five or ten minutes they spend at the bed side means so much to the person they are visiting and helps in the healing process.

Unfortunately I was unable to meet the remaining members of the current team Rabbi David Braunold, Imam Ashfaq Patel and Imam Yasmin Patel who are also on call 24 hours a day for the needs of patients.

The services offered, and input by the Chaplaincy Team is exceptional, and too extensive to include in this article. You can see a comprehensive list of their duties by either clicking or typing this link www.bfwh.nhs.uk/departments/chaplaincy/default.asp. If you require a service or just a chat in times of need, why not pay them a visit. They are a great team who will always welcome you as a friend.

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a day in the life of...

Lee Rayner highlights the work of one of the Trust’s busiest departments...

“The chaplaincy volunteers are fantastic, a lot of patients with no family simply want

someone to talk to and a bit of company, which helps them immensely. ”- Rev Graeme Harrison, Hospital Chaplain

HOSPITAL Chef Ian Gaukroger serves up a

simple to prepare seasonal Soup for those cold winter nights.

“If you like your soup thick and full of flavour, then this one shouldn’t disappoint.”

Tomato, Rice, and Sausage Soup Serves about 4

3 tablespoons olive oil 1 large onion, coarsely chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 cup whole canned Italian tomatoes, chopped 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley 4 cups water 2 cups chopped Savoy cabbage 2 celery ribs, chopped 1 medium carrot, sliced Salt and freshly ground black pepper or hot pepper flakes 1/2 pound Italian sweet

sausages 1/2 cup rice Grated Parmesan cheese or extra virgin olive oil, for garnish Heat two tablespoons of the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until the onion becomes translucent, about five minutes.

Add the tomatoes and parsley. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes, until the tomatoes break up. Add the water, cabbage, celery, carrot, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and boil gently for 15 minutes.

Heat the remaining one tablespoon of olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.

Prick the sausages and cook them in the skillet for about 10 minutes, until they are brown all over. Remove the sausages and slice.

Add the rice and sausages to the soup and continue cooking until the rice is tender, about 10 to 15 minutes.

Serve each portion with grated cheese or a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

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Ian’s seasonal recipe

THROUGHOUT the Trust there are an

amazing array of pieces and uses of technology. This section is aimed at letting us all know a little more about the cutting edge of the work going on around us:

Capsule endoscopy In the Gastro unit, Nurse Specialist Gary Ingham is using Capsule Endoscopy as a less-invasive procedure in place of a traditional endoscope. It involves the patient swallowing a small, vitamin-sized tablet which contains a light source, battery, colour camera and transmitter.

Once swallowed the camera moves naturally through the digestive tract while patients go about their normal day. The capsule takes two pictures every eight

seconds resulting in 50-60,000 thousand pictures being taken during the normal eight hours course. Images are downloaded onto a PC from the capsule with images available to run as a video, zoom in, speed up and slow down as necessary.

Capsule Endoscopy assists in diagnosing difficult to assess gastrointestinal conditions such as obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, malabsorption, chronic abdominal pain, and chronic diarrhoea.

Gary said: “It is the gold star test for patients and is so much less invasive than the alternatives. We find that people are very interested in how it all works, especially the men who I think see it as a great gadget. Anything that can make diagnosis

Do you have any pictures with famous people? If so why not feature them in Grapevine.

Contact Heather Eckton on Ext 5614.

Technology Corner - Capsule Endoscopy

Ian Gaukroger

and treatment quicker and less discomforting for patients is great.”

If you know of an exciting procedure or piece of equipment you would like to highlight please let us know. Email us at stephen.fairman@bfwh.nhs.uk with the heading, Technology.

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HERE are the sites of 12 landmarks from around the world, what we want to know is, what are the landmarks that have been airbrushed out? The clues are there.

The winner will be drawn from all the correct answers received by closing date Friday March 19th 2010.

All entries should be returned to:- Competitions, Communications Department, Trust Headquarters, BVH.

Do you know a member of staff who has got engaged, married or had a baby? Why not give them your best

wishes in Grapevine. Contact Derek Quinn on Ext 6941.

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Last Month’s AnswersThe amount of entries thinking number 7 was Peter Sellers was staggering. The answers to the “Making quite a spectacle” competition in Grapevine issue 2 were:

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Here is Donna pictured with Stephen Fairman of the Communications Team who conducted the draw. Congratulations Donna.

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Competition winner