Steve Friel 🏳️‍🌈

Divisional Manager for Surgical and Endoscopy Access at Austin Health. Passionate about patient safety and improving quality of care. All views are my own.

[Chief Health Officer, Victoria @VictorianCHO]

Living in the Dandenongs, I realise just how useful it will be to know sign language for ‘startled naked by a deer’.

[Austin Health @Austin_Health]

Our new MR Simulator located at Austin Health's ONJ Centre provides patients with an immersive ambient experience, helping to create a calming environment while patients undergo cancer imaging. Read full story: https://t.co/b7yej2EwRO

[🏳️‍🌈Affinity Care🏳️‍🌈 @AffinityCarePCN]

One of our GPs spoke with an older man who has a terminal diagnosis, and his friend. When the GP asked if they were partners, the patient said, “See, I told you they’d be ok with us. They’ve got them Rainbow badges.” This is why #NHSRainbowBadge training is so important. 1/2

[Austin Health @Austin_Health]

What is Ramadan? Medical Intern Dr Hamza Ashraf explains that it’s one of the most holy months for Muslims.Ramadan started this week, and will last 29-30 days.During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from eating and drinking (yes, even water) until sunset each day.

[Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust @MidYorkshireNHS]

On Friday some of our staff on Gate A2 at Pinderfields Hospital came together as a team for some lighthearted fun and completed an NHS dance!

[Steve Friel 🏳️‍🌈 @SteveFriel2]

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[Naz Khan @NazKhan23069493]

Meet Jon from the Health Improvement Team WMDC who joined us to promote a healthy lifestyle and other important matters🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️ Thank you 👍👍 #fallsprevention @MidYorkshireNHS @MYQualityImpro1

[Naz Khan @NazKhan23069493]

Here are the staff from ward 9 DDH Assessment Unit ensuring early indication of risk of falls by measuring Lying/Standing BP on initial assessment. Amazing work 👏👏👏 @MidYorkshireNHS @MYQualityImpro1 #fallsprevention

[Naz Khan @NazKhan23069493]

Meet this great team on G41 PGH who are working closely together to improve initial assessments and lying/standing BP to identify higher risk patients.💪👏👏👏👏 @MidYorkshireNHS @Gate41PGH @MYQualityImpro1 #fallsprevention

[Naz Khan @NazKhan23069493]

Meet the team on ward 8 DDH who have been working on #fallsprevention to ensure safer care. As a team they have created a falls drawer to maintain efficiency. Great team work👍👍👏 @MidYorkshireNHS @MYQualityImpro1

[Naz Khan @NazKhan23069493]

A thank you to the team from Care Link who shared with us their falls equipment and the safety element around call bells. Invaluable information fir our public. 👍👏👏👏 @MidYorkshireNHS @MYQualityImpro1 #fallsprevention

[Naz Khan @NazKhan23069493]

It was a pleasure to meet the team from Live Well and the Public Health officer who gave invaluable informatiom to our public on very important matters. Thank you for joining us 👍 @MidYorkshireNHS @MYQualityImpro1 @davidfmelia

[Naz Khan @NazKhan23069493]

Meet Joan and Andy from G43a and G34b who are the falls champion and promote quality in #fallsprevention and providing enhanced care to high risk falls patient's 👏👏 @MidYorkshireNHS @MYQualityImpro1

[Naz Khan @NazKhan23069493]

Welcome to G42 PGH who are working really hard on their enhanced bays, and as a team they have a created a system to reduce falls and use their badges to identify this 👏👏👏#fallsprevention @MidYorkshireNHS @MYQualityImpro1 @GemmaSpilsbury1 @Kimgollings1

[Charlene @charlene190975]

So @MidYorkshireNHS only went and won @NursingTimes workforce awards for best preceptorship. Totally proud of the PDEU Team. Well done us x

[Steve Friel 🏳️‍🌈 @SteveFriel2]

Celebrating with the staff at Dewsbury A&E for achieving green on their ward health check.

[Steve Friel 🏳️‍🌈 @SteveFriel2]

Celebrating green status on DACE units ward health check with the wonderful MDT.

[MYQ&STeam @MYQualityImpro1]

Some more photos from #WorldPatientSafetyDay on Tuesday 17th September, what an amazing day cannot wat for next year!