We are so amazingly proud of our School Nurse Norma who has provided care to our borough for so long. Thank you Norma ๐ฅฐ @WWLNHS@WSchoolnursing Thank you @NHSEngland for sharing ๐
'My main vocation was, and will always be, to care.'
Norma has been a nurse for 65 years. This week, she retired from the @WWLNHS team. ๐
The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan sets out how we can retain the very best, like Norma, for as long as possible. https://t.co/ROujalW6F4
Congratulations to our Community Division team of the month @CAUWWL for their continued efforts in providing patient centred care, adding to their recent Aspire Accreditation ๐ @WWLNHS#nhs
Next week is #Fallspreventionweek and our fab community falls team have organised a falls fair, open to everyone on Wednesday 29th September. Join the team @SP_Pavilion or look out for the pop up falls stalls across all @WWLNHS acute sites.
๐ฐโ๏ธThe summer 2023 edition of WWL's Members' Magazine is now available.
Take a look at what has been going on at WWL over the past couple of months, like our Big Birthday Month and some of our recent Three Wishes donations๐
Click here to read: https://t.co/RkyW2rGHns
Congratulations to our July team of the month winners! Our community learning disability team supporting complex patients across the borough ๐ฅฐ๐ @WWLNHS
๐MEET THE TEAM TUESDAY๐
A Massive welcome to our new Band 5 in the Hindley DN Team Adele. Adele has a wealth of experience as a carer in the community so wanted to progress in this area and has now qualified as a Staff Nurse. Well done and all the best Adele โค๏ธ๐ฅ๐ #wwlnhs
๐๐ฅณ It's party time for #NHS75 at our @JHRUwwlcommuni1!
WWL will be hosting a fantastic fun day at Leigh Infirmary to celebrate the NHS's 75th birthday on Wednesday 5th July, with games, competitions, live music and prizes from 10:00am to 3:00pm.
@WWLNHS@WWLCommunityS
Friday was national writing day. Our patients wrote a letter of well wishes and positive life advice to the high-school leavers. These letters will be opened when the young people go back for their exam results. #intergenerational
Passionate about patient care? Thrive on being part of a diverse and dynamic service? We have opportunities for you! Come along on Thursday 22nd June to find out more. @WWLCommunityS@WWLNHS@span5@WWL_CRT@WWLCareers @wwl_staffeng @wwl
Today starts Men's health week.
Our team has a men's health champion- their role includes discussing health related issues in a casual environment; avoiding use of medical terms & labels to help relate and build rapport with male patients and their concerns
โญ๏ธ๐ฅ CAUs employee of the month for May is Emily! Emily was voted for by her colleagues as she is kind and gentle with the patients, nothing is too much trouble and she engages well within the team. Well done Emily! โญ๏ธ๐ฅ
๐ฅ Our Emergency Department should only be used for life, limb or sight-threatening conditions.
๐ฆ For other medical help and advice, please use NHS 111 online at https://t.co/1JfIflKOgF, your GP, a local pharmacy or urgent treatment centre.
๐ฐ We are pleased to announce Juliette Tait as WWL's new Chief People Officer.
Juliette brings a huge amount of knowledge and experience to the role, having worked in various HR and OD roles within NHS Trusts.
Read more here: https://t.co/iYB2HBP2vM
Today latest figures from the NMC show almost 27,000 people have left the register in the past year with more than half of those leaving earlier than planned, citing burnout, workload and concerns over care quality. Read more below. https://t.co/QQ7sK4EVXy