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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

August 2022

Veterans accreditation

The Trust has been accredited as a Veteran Aware Trust by the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA), whose brief is to drive improvements in the quality of care delivered by the NHS to the Armed Forces community.

In a letter from the VCHA’s patron, General Lord Dannatt and its national lead, Prof Tim Briggs CBE, the Trust was congratulated for all the hard work demonstrating the NHS’s commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Polly McMeekin, Director of Workforce and Organisational Development, said: “In 2020 we signed the Armed Forces Covenant where we committed to supporting the Armed Forces community, ensuring that veterans’ healthcare is exemplary. “A significant number of staff in our workforce are ex-Armed Forces and we value their skills and experience. In addition we are proud to have a number of staff who are Reservists, serving the country as well as their local community.”

A new Veterans Aware network allows staff to participate and have a voice as veteran here at the Trust.

Bridlington Hospital awarded for commitment to patient safety

Bridlington Hospital is celebrating after being named as a National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider after reaching high quality standards for patient safety.

The NJR monitors the performance of hip, knee, ankle, elbow and shoulder joint replacement operations to improve clinical outcomes primarily for the benefit of patients, but also to support orthopaedic clinicians and industry manufacturers. To achieve the award, hospitals are required to meet a series of six ambitious targets during the audit period 2020/21. One of the targets is to comply with the NJR’s mandatory national audit, aimed at assessing data completeness and quality within the registry.

Karen Cowley, Associate Chief Operating Officer for Orthopaedics at York and Scarborough Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which runs Bridlington Hospital, said: “Improving patient safety is of the utmost importance and something all staff take very seriously. We’re delighted to be awarded as an ‘NJR Quality Data Provider and fully support the National Joint Registry’s work in facilitating improvement in clinical outcomes and governance for the benefit of joint replacement patients.”

Full details about the NJR’s Quality Data Provider certificate scheme can be found here.

Election of Governors

Thank you for everyone who has expressed an interest in becoming a Governor at the Trust.

The poll will be published today, Wednesday 31 August 2022, of the candidates who have put their names forward and voting packs will be dispatched from Thursday onwards members to vote.

The close of election is Wednesday 28 September at 5pm. Declaration of results will be Thursday 29 September. The results will be published on the Trust’s website.

Olivia's Dream Charity Ball

Tickets are now on sale for Olivia’s Dream Charity Ball, taking place at York Racecourse on Saturday 19 November 2022 in aid of York & Scarborough Hospitals Charity. The event is being organised by charity supporters Donna and Matthew Bailey, who wanted to show their gratitude to staff at the hospital after their baby daughter Olivia was born sleeping in June.

All funds raised from the event will go towards the development of the new maternity bereavement suite at York Hospital. Please visit www.oliviasdreamcharityball.co.uk or contact [email protected] for more information

NHS Carol Concert at York Minster returns

It’s that time of year again - time to think beyond the sun cream and shades and save the date for the NHS Carol Concert at York Minster!

This year the much-loved concert takes place on Wednesday 30 November, and heralds the start of Christmas for many. It features a choir of NHS staff from across the region and once again will be conducted by Dr Andrew Padmore.

Simon Morritt, Chief Executive at York and Scarborough Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust who organise the event, said: “We are delighted once again to be able to invite our NHS colleagues and guests to this wonderful event. The carol concert is a very special occasion and it means a lot to those who attend. The combination of the spectacular setting of York Minster and the atmospheric singing of the choir really celebrates and honours those who work for the NHS.”

The concert is back to full capacity, with seating for around 2,000 people at York Minster, after it was scaled down last year for social distancing due to the pandemic.

Get involved

Public Council of Governors meetings

These meetings are held throughout the year and give you the chance to see first-hand the workings of the Council of Governors speaking up and representing the views of their constituents.

Please note, the Public Council of Governors has been changed to Monday 26 September.

Public Board of Directors meetings

These are held every other month and give you the opportunity to observe the Board of Directors on how decisions are made and what the challenges are of managing a NHS Trust.

Details for both meetings are available on our website. Everybody is welcome.

Star Award finalists

All our staff and volunteers deserve recognition - but there are many that go above and beyond the call of duty to make the Trust a better service - with hard work, exciting new ideas and simply by putting patients first. Click here to read why they were nominated and learn how they made a difference. If you would like to nominate someone for a Star Award complete the online form.

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