Welcome to Medicine Matters

May 30, 2019

Dear All
I am delighted to introduce the first edition of ‘Medicine Matters’ – our long awaited monthly newsletter for the Group of Medicine and Emergency Care. Focusing on the good and the great we’ll be bringing you a roundup of what what’s been happening in the group and things to look out for in the future.
We are the largest Group within the Trust with 1347 staff in total, and we’re committed to making sure that each and every one of you has an opportunity to recognise your hard work, celebrate your successes and help us to develop our services to continue to provide high quality care.
First and foremost we’re here to advocate your priorities to improve our ability to provide excellent care for the patients we serve. With your support we oversee the delivery of a timely and quality service for patient care – both inpatients and outpatients, ensuring delivery of financial balance, staffing and recruitment and good governance.
In order to deliver these we are organised as Directorates – Admitted Care A (selected admission specialties), Admitted care B (unselected admission specialties) and Emergency Care (Emergency Dept and Acute Medicine). I hope this helps explain how we function within the Trust and look forward to ensuring this becomes a forum for 2 way communication within the Group.

Best Wishes
Chetan Varma,
Group Director