Hello again. Following my first post three weeks ago a lot has happened in the Trust and this is a great opportunity to share some good news stories.
First of all the first Breakfast with the Boss took place on the morning of the 23rd January 2017. We invited a random selection of support staff from across the Trust and enticed them with croissants, tea, coffee and fresh orange juice. Paul Bytheway, Chief Operating Officer and I spent an hour receiving excellent feedback on what it feels like for staff at Dudley and what we could do to make our place of work even better. Thank you to all those who attended and contributed to our first get together.
We are planning further Breakfast with the Boss sessions over the next few weeks. If you receive an invite we would really appreciate and welcome your attendance and feedback. We are interested in hearing your views.
One of the areas discussed at the session in January was support for health and wellbeing initiatives for staff. The Trust is having initial discussions with Action Heart as to whether the opening times of the gym could be extended. I would, therefore, appreciate your feedback on earlier opening times to see if this something that you would welcome. Let me know in the comments below what you think.
On 25th January I undertook my second Back to the Floor experience within the Outpatients Department. I had the pleasure of being managed by Rose Tonti who clearly takes great pride in the highest clinical standards and support to her staff. It was a great experience and the staff were brilliant. A special mention must go to those who supported me directly. They were Samantha Foot, Katie Wood and Lisa Gallier. Thank you for your patience.
In my last post I mentioned our compliance rates for mandatory training and appraisals. There has also been a letter from Paul Harrison, Acting Chief Executive to highlight the commitment to achieving high levels of compliance. I am pleased to say that we are making progress with increases in the compliance rates. However, we need to continue this trajectory each week to meet the standards required. Thank you for your efforts so far and please continue the good work.
The Committed to Excellence Awards shortlist has now been announced and is available on the Hub. I had the pleasure of being involved in some of the shortlisiting and seeing the full list demonstrates what an excellent group of staff we have at Dudley. Congratulations to all those nominated and to those who have been shortlisted.
Finally, thank you to you all for your continued commitment to high standards of care under challenging circumstances. Well done.
