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Refurbished sanctuary space reopens A local school pupil has raised £570 for The Princess Alexandra Hospitals’ Charity Maisie Hancock, a year six pupil from The Broxbourne School, has sold an array of baked goods to raise money for the children’s Accident and Emergency (A&E) department staff. Cassie Burke, paediatric sister at PAHT, said: “We are so grateful to Maisie for her very kind donation. We explored a number of options that would benefit the team and decided that we would purchase personalised hoodies for all of our nurses, including the neighbouring paediatric ambulatory unit. “We wanted to feature a rainbow to signify the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, hope and brightness ahead. Each hoodie has been personalised with the PAHT logo, our department and each nurse’s name. “Maisie has funded 32 nurses to have a free hoodie and to help them keep warm during cold night shifts when our patients are sleeping or staying at home safe and sound. “Maisie is very selfless and generous, which has really cheered us up and boosted morale. She is a very kind hearted and a determined young lady. We are all so thankful.” Produced by the communications team
Our hospital sanctuary and prayer rooms reopened in December after being fully refurbished. The wonderful sanctuary area is open to all for prayer, reflection or just to sit and find a moment of calm. There is a separate room for Muslim prayer, with male and female washing facilities. There is also a quiet room where supportive conversations can take place. Please remember to adhere to social distancing when visiting the sanctuary.
InTouch briefings We have hosted a number of InTouch briefings that are an opportunity to share a more detailed insight and to highlight the latest news, updates and team achievements across PAHT and for people to have the opportunity to ask any questions that they may have. Open to all - everyone can take part and attend the InTouch briefings. The briefings will be recorded and a dedicated YouTube playlist has been created so that people can watch at a more convenient time. If you and your team would like to host an InTouch briefing to share more about your service/department, please email paht. communications@nhs.net
A warm welcome to Saba Sadiq We have recently welcomed Saba Sadiq as our new finance director. Saba, who joins PAHT from her role as deputy director of finance at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, said: “I am delighted to be joining PAHT at this exciting and challenging time. I am looking forward to working with colleagues and system partners to drive forward our ambitions.”
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