Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

It’s #SpeakUpMonth and we are meeting some of our Freedom to Speak Up ambassadors here in DCHS. When service development manager Rachel Bunting is not at work, she loves spending time with friends and family having a cocktail or two! Learn more about speaking up in DCHS: https://lnkd.in/dUA7mBxG #SpeakUpMonth

Thanks to John Briggs for 50 years of NHS volunteering! John, a member of Ripley Hospital’s League of Friends, was honoured for 50 years of volunteering service at the league’s 2024 annual general meeting this month. It marked a remarkable half-century since John first accepted the voluntary unpaid role as league treasurer, and in all that time he has served with an unshaken commitment, even organising his holidays around committee meetings. John retired from his professional role in accountancy for the Cooperative in 2007 but has no plans to step back from his volunteering role and remains strongly attached to Ripley Hospital and the League of Friends, as just “part of what I do”. In the past 24 years alone the league has funded improvement projects at Ripley Hospital totalling well over £2 million…. £2,165,570 to be precise, as a treasurer must be! You can read more about John's remarkable volunteering commitment here: https://ow.ly/46WT50TUhkh

Well done to clinical lead nurses Karen Tennant and Lucy Buttery who have delivered their first active bystander training to clinical teams in Erewash, supported by Ismaa Ramzan, head of inclusion and belonging. 👏 Karen and Lucy plan to join forces again to deliver more sessions in the community care division to support the staff to recognise any forms of discrimination within the workplace and provide tools to actively challenge this.

Congratulations to our Chesterfield & Erewash Podiatric Surgery team on their Quality Always Gold accreditation and their Dignity 2 certification! ⭐ #TeamDCHS

Congratulations to Nicola Renshaw and Cara Haylock on Snowdrop Ward in our Walton Unit who have just registered as nurse associates after a tough two years of training. 💪👏 Ward manager Dawn Bradley said: "They have developed as HCAs and it has been a pleasure to watch them both grow in skills, confidence and professionalism." Well done to you both. 💙 Learn more about nursing associates and the work they do: https://lnkd.in/egtNbgqY

Today we are introducing therapy support worker Debbie Watson, who is one of our Freedom to Speak Up ambassadors here in DCHS. “In my ‘spare’ time I juggle running my hypnotherapy practice alongside a house renovation; thank goodness for part-time working,” says Debbie. Learn more about speaking up: https://lnkd.in/dUA7mBxG #SpeakUpMonth

Our 0-19 Children's Service leadership team sporting pink at their monthly team meeting to mark #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth and honour colleagues past and present who have been affected by breast cancer. 💗

Congratulations to clinical operational manager Katie Kuzera, one of our new Queen’s Nurses here in DCHS! Katie said she was inspired to become a learning disability nurse by her auntie Janice who has Down’s Syndrome and complex health needs. “Janice provided me with the delightful insight into understanding and supporting people with learning disabilities from a young age and I wanted to develop my knowledge further, hence why I applied to study learning disability nursing at the University of Nottingham,” Katie said. “I am very proud to say that I am a learning disability nurse and I would encourage anybody who has an interest in supporting people with neurodevelopmental disorders to study this unique and fulfilling role.”

Our Derby City Management Team, including FTSU ambassadors Serena Taylor and Pat Friend, supporting #WearGreenWednesday yesterday. Derby City clinical nurse leads also donned green ribbons to support the day. #SpeakUpMonth #Listen Up

Our DCHS Organisational Strategy 2023-28 was developed after listening to our colleagues, patients, and communities. Our strategy helps us to work together, towards the same goals, using our strengths and resources effectively. Our vision is to see the health of local communities improve, through putting people at the centre, working in partnership, promoting healthier communities, and focusing on the future. One year on from implementing the strategy, we share with you some of the positive steps we've made as a Trust towards our strategic vision: https://lnkd.in/eUKRPMve