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Monthly archives: November 2020

Star Awards 2020 Non-Clinical Team of the Year – portering team

 

Huge congratulations to the portering team on winning this year’s Non-Clinical Team of the Year!

The team consists of 80 porters plus additional bank porters. Without doubt the team’s greatest achievement this year has been how they all embraced the implementation of our electronic patient record, Unity. All the porters have welcomed the change, which is a credit to the entire team and Trust as a whole.

Star Awards 2020 Quality of Care Award – gynaecology team

 

Well done to the gynaecology team on winning this year’s Quality of Care Award!

Gynaecology is made up of approximately 100 staff. They have two main specialities; general gynaecology and gynaecology oncology. Over the past 12 months their main achievements have been digital, firstly with the response to the introduction of Unity, and the hard work of the teams in continuing to improve compliance in maintaining the safety plan.

Star Awards 2020 International Year of the Nurse and Midwife – Rebecca O’Dwyer

 

Huge congratulations to Rebecca O’Dwyer, lead nurse and joint clinical lead for critical care services/deputy group director of nursing, surgical services on winning the special award of International Year of the Nurse and Midwife!

Rebecca started nursing in March 1990 and has worked at SWB since November 1996. She is a phenomenal nurse leader who has led her team to a CQC outstanding rating and Clinical Team of the Year at the Star Awards 2019. She has successfully led the team through the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic with professionalism and humility and has always had the welfare of the patients and colleagues foremost in her mind.

Star Awards 2020 Local Primary Care Award for the Most Valued Service in the Trust – community COVID-19 testing team

 

Well done to the community COVID-19 testing team on winning this year’s Local Primary Care Award for the Most Valued Service in the Trust!

The community swabbing service was created within 24 hours of the request being made as part of the Trust’s response to support patients, colleagues and their families during the pandemic. The team has carried out over 7,641 tests for SWB colleagues, their household members and patients requiring a planned procedure at one of our hospital sites including BMEC and community dentistry.

Star Awards 2020 Vision Prize for Integrated Care Pioneer of the Year – discharge enablement team/palliative care service

 

Huge congratulations to the discharge enablement team/palliative care service on winning this year’s 2020 Vision Prize for Integrated Care Pioneer of the Year!

The last year has seen many successes for this team including the opening of Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre to 20 beds in response to COVID-19, appointing two new palliative care consultants, working with the care homes team to improve end of life care, supporting end of life patients getting out of hospital to the place they want to die and developing comfort care packs for relatives.

Star Awards 2020 Excellence in Research Prize – research and development team

 

Well done to the research and development team on winning this year’s Excellence in Research Prize!

The team is 46 strong and over the last 12 months has shown real resilience. They had to quickly respond to the challenges of COVID-19 which included many of their team being redeployed to critical care as well as suspension of existing portfolio of studies to be able to open required COVID-19 studies with much shorter turnaround times and providing seven day service for recruitment to these studies.

Star Awards 2020 Patient Safety Award – learning from deaths committee

 

Huge congratulations to the learning from deaths committee on winning this year’s Patient Safety Award!

The learning from deaths committee is a strategic overview group involving multi-professional staff and is responsible for providing assurance to the Trust Board that mortality is proactively monitored, reviewed, investigated and; drives improvements within the Trust.

Star Awards 2020 Distinguished Service Award – Nick Sherwood

 

Well done to Nick Sherwood, consultant, intensive care medicine and anaesthetics and clinical lead for intensive care and emergency preparedness on winning this year’s Distinguished Service Award!

Nick first worked here as a trainee in 1992 and always knew he wanted to be a consultant at SWB from then. He has been a consultant for 23 years and more recently has played a vital role in critical care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Star Awards 2020 Learner of the Year – Max Newbould

 

Huge congratulations to Max Newbould, simulation technician on winning this year’s Learner of the Year!

Max joined our workplace in April 2019 and has achieved plenty over the last 12 months. He has supported the development of the simulation centre which opened in May 2019 and has also supported the development of the new simulation space on D20 for undergraduate teaching (due to COVID).

Star Awards 2020 Green Award – alcohol care team

 

Well done to the alcohol care team on winning this year’s Green Award!  

In 2019 the team of seven we were chosen by NHS England as an optimal alcohol care team which led to a case study being published on the service they provide. This was a great achievement that helped to raise the profile of the team at a national level.  The team have actively focused on green and environmental issues including recycling, the use of bikes and public transport, minimal waste, vegetarianism and reducing litter.


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