Heartbeat: Devin Carr visits SWB at part of Fundamentals of Care
December 21, 2022
Devin Carr, Chief Nursing Officer at Maine Medical Health Center, United States visited SWB during the month of November as part of the Trust’s continued plan to implement fundamentals of care across the Trust.
Having joined Medical Health Center in 2020, Devin leads the medical centres magnet-recognised nursing team. The centre focuses on and co-ordinates and supports a wide range of health and academic organisations across the globe with the implementing and research into fundamentals of care. Devin is also a senior member of the International Learning Collaborative, an organisation that leads research into the fundamentals of care.
Ahead of the visit, earlier this year, a team of ten colleagues attended a fundamentals of care conference where Devin presented a paper about the impact of COVID on his team and patient care. The SWB team stayed and undertook a further two-day leadership programme where Devin provided mentorship for the group.
Following the conference, Devin delivered a video presentation at our fundamentals of care launch event at West Bromwich Albion Football Club in September, where we heard from patients, carers and colleagues about what mattered to them when receiving care from either clinicians at our hospitals or in the community.
“Following the fundamentals of care event, many SWB staff developed a strong relationship with Devin and his team, and we have stayed connected ever since,” said Diane Eltringham, Deputy Chief Nurse.
“Devin is keen to look at how UK hospitals lead staff in driving fundamentals of care and we believe his input will be invaluable for us as the nursing team he leads has recently been awarded a magnet accreditation for the 4th time.
“Whilst our journey with fundamentals of care is interdisciplinary it is acknowledged that the accreditation builds pride not only across nursing teams but all staff.”
As part of the visit, Devin visited our Midland Metropolitan University Hospital which is expected to open in 2024 as well as our capacity team and many of our wards at City Hospital including cardiology.
Di believes the visit was hugely beneficial for colleagues as it gave many a better insight into fundamentals of care.
She said: “The visit allowed an array of clinical colleagues at all levels to speak with Devin about fundamentals of care and ultimately how it will aid our patients and the populations we serve.
“Devin was able to share his expertise and knowledge with us which will in turn, only help us to improve upon the care we give to all our patients who come through our doors.”
She added: “The visit from Devin also gave us the opportunity us to raise awareness within staff groups that following the September launch of fundamentals of care, it is our foremost strategy to improve the safety and quality of patient care, experience and outcomes at SWB.”