It’s all about the People!
The interim People Plan for the NHS was recently published following on from the NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019. The Interim People Plan sets out the NHS vision for people who work in the NHS to enable us all to deliver the Long term Plan. The Plan focuses on the following main priorities:
- Make the NHS the best place to work;
- Improve our Leadership Culture;
- Prioritise urgent action on nursing shortages;
- Develop a workforce to deliver 21st century care;
- Develop a new operating model for workforce.
In developing our own Dudley People Plan, aligned to the national interim Plan, we will be asking staff what they think this Trust should be focusing on to support our workforce. Details will be provided shortly of how you can get involved in shaping the future for staff at Dudley Group.
The Interim People Plan can be found at the following link,
https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/publication/interim-nhs-people-plan/
Staff Awards
Nominations have closed and shortlisting has taken place for the Committed to Excellence Awards. The ‘Oscar’ style awards night is taking place on 5th July with finalists invited to attend. There was huge interest this year with over 600 really fantastic nominations demonstrating a workforce that cares and demonstrates innovation. We should all be very proud of the achievements of our amazing staff.
The Healthcare Heroes Awards for June 2019 have been very well received with the Team Award being presented to the Cardiac Assessment Unit and the individual award being provided to Darshan Pandit on MHDU. Well done and congratulations on your well deserved recognition.
In addition to our own Committed to Excellence we are extremely proud that our Cardiac Assessment Unit has been shortlisted for a Nursing Times Award so good luck to all the team – bring back that award!
It has been great to see people engaging with each other in so many positive ways. I have witnessed first hand the joy it brings to people when they have been ‘mugged’ so if you haven’t tried it give it a whirl in your area and see the kindness spread. And by the way it’s not the horrible sort of mugging!
Annual Members Meeting
The Annual Members Meeting will be held on 18th July 2019 at 4pm in the Clinical education centre. The meeting provides an opportunity for staff and members of the local community to learn more about the Trust and how it has performed in the last year. We are looking forward to demonstrating some of our successes alongside some of the challenges. You are all very welcome to attend and I know some services are showcasing at the event.
Official Opening of Paediatric Emergency Department
The official opening of our Paediatric Emergency Department will take place on Friday 21st June 2019. The unit has been operational for a few months now and the feedback from both staff and patients has been extremely positive. The environment is much more spacious and provides the clinical setting that our patients and staff deserve. A big thank you to all those who helped make this change happen.
Finally- Live Chat with the chief executive
On Friday 21st June between 12-1pm there is an opportunity for staff to ask Diane Wake, chief executive any question in her regular live chat. She will be ready and waiting for your questions so please ask away on any topic. This is a great opportunity to communicate directly with Diane and she will respond immediately and address your questions and any concerns.