Associate Director of Operations-Striving to deliver the best in health for our nation. Nurse 1st and a mature backpacker seeking worldwide adventures 😊
The Trust was pleased to welcome @AmandaPritchard, @NHS Chief Executive, to the Great Western Hospital today.
Amanda saw first-hand how our hard-working staff are delivering the very best care to our patients in Swindon and Wiltshire.
Read more here: gwh.nhs.uk/news/posts/2023/a…
Totally impressive results from this week's launch of the MDT discharge hub @swindonica CC, achieving on the day triage of referrals with exit plans set within 12-24 hrs on true D2A models, thanks to many for this support RP & @nuttytartlet@theFTD2@CarolineVHolmes
Finally made my final continent, Antarctica is like an undiscovered new world full of the most majestic landscape and wildlife. Apologies in advance to poor work colleagues @GWH_NHS tomorrow hearing about it 😄
Home for the next week and a half, bonus sunshine today before we feel that cold Antarctica weather, finger's crossed for a smooth crossing through the Drakes Passage. Can't wait to meet those Emperior Penguins 😊
Wishing our first band of Clinical Assesors all the best for tomorrow's start on 12 hr shift cover 7 days a week in the coordination centre, incrediblely proud how quickly they have come on @TimeaNovak1 @Kevin_McNamara1 @theFTD2@al_sheward@JillianneJill@GordonMuvuti
Just so proud of our Discharge Support Team who are the glue between wards and specialist teams ensuring our patients have the right care support leaving hospital. Here is our Nicola receiving her award from our mental health team @al_sheward @LuisaBti @AWPNHS@WendyJo02857016
Thank you Housing Team @SwindonCouncil & @WendyJo02857016 who came to see how they can support the #Coordinationcentre,fantastic engagement for weekly visits helping us with our complex discharges, on site working will really help our patients @al_sheward @LuisaBti
Fabulous to see our new Clinical Assesors learning tools for the job with the navigation hub and great to see such support from community again today @JillianneJill@LorraineAusten .Thank you for the amazing Registra doing Dr SAFER board round again @al_sheward @Kevin_McNamara1
Please pass on our thanks to Dr Rachel @Dr_N_Wiggins for the fantastic training session on the Intergrated Care Record,this is invaluable to our teams in the #coordinationcentre supporting patients care choices @JillianneJill@GWH_NHS it looks fantastic.
Last visit of the day to the Swindon Integrated Care Alliance Coordination Centre to see how patients needs are met quicker.
Centres like this bring together staff from across the whole health and care system, removing boundaries so patients access faster care when they need it.
We have a unique opportunity for a Clinical Assessor to join our organisation and help support our Co-ordination Hub.
If you are interested in this position or would like to find out more, please follow the link: bit.ly/3bZGAui#Clinical#NHS#Swindoncareers
Massive thank you to our awesome palliative care team who have really embrassed the rhythm of the SAFER room ensuring together every patient has reviews and plans in place, only picking up on the day referrals,incredibly hard working team @Dr_N_Wiggins@hazel_neal@GWH_NHS
Just love our DST team @GWH_NHS Our Donna pooped into the stores to make sure her patient who only fancied monster munch recieved loads today @jeanetteetheri4 @LuisaBti @al_sheward
A buzz in the SAFER hub this week, many amazing teams working hard ensuring patients next steps to recovery or discharge are done. Mr Tidy delighted not a single diagnostic hold exists on his watch. Huge appreciation for pop in's Berks, Wilts, palliative, pharmacy @al_sheward
A massive thank you to everyone at @GWH@,@SwindonCouncil Community,therapy,diagnostics etc for coming to our aid to step up SAFER today,we did it! Heading to a 100@sallysmiff@JillianneJill please send on just need to get @TrishCotswolds joke in.What do you call an Irish spider?