Chief Executive’s Message – Friday 23 December

December 23, 2022

My message this week is different as it’s a video that was filmed a couple of days ago when I reflected on how proud I am to be the chief executive of this organisation. It was heartening to see how everyone came together to manage and help get us through unprecedented pressure on our services this week which saw our organisation declare a critical incident.

Everyone involved really demonstrated our values:

• Ambition – to find innovative means to support each other and our patients
• Respect – for each other as colleagues working towards the same goal of delivering good care, with community teams and hospital teams working in tandem to decongest our EDs
• Compassion – for our patients who very often just want to be treated quickly so they can get back to their loved ones

As the year draws to end let’s remind ourselves of the excellence that can be achieved when we truly support each other.

If you are working during the festive period – thank you. Don’t forget to take advantage of offers such as a free meal from our restaurants on Christmas Day. Also please do cash in your £10 voucher through the SWBH benefits scheme, which is a small token of our appreciation for everything you do.

Thank you for the kindness you have demonstrated to our patients, relatives and each other.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.