Our Values Every Single Day…

Caring

Sarah Davies, Lead Diabetes Specialist Midwife

“I have worked as a diabetes specialist since 2004, however I have lived with Type 1 diabetes since I was seven years old, so I have a real passion and personal connection to this role.

“When I first wanted to be a midwife, I said to my parents that I would love if a role was created where I could specifically look after diabetic women - and here I am. I absolutely love it.

“My favourite part of the role is educating women and giving them enough information to reassure them. We see women come in worried or scared, and when we listen to their concerns and talk with them, they leave confident, reassured and with a smile on their face.”

Trusted Medical Assistants

Medical assistants play a really important part in delivering excellent care for our patients. They support our medical and surgical wards with clinical procedures, including cannulation, blood tests, blood cultures and ECG recordings. Recognising that the role may not be as well-known as others in the Trust, a new uniform has been introduced to help raise awareness and increase the visibility of medical assistants across our hospitals. Colleagues working on wards are reminded that medical assistants can provide additional cover out of hours, so please get in touch if you require their support.

You can contact the team on bleep 941 at RSH or bleep 077 at PRH.

Taya Chapman, a former Medical Assistant, said:

“Whilst in my 5th year of medical school I worked as a Medical Assistant and thoroughly enjoyed the role. It was an excellent opportunity to integrate within the hospital environment and work as part of the healthcare team. Now working as a Foundation Year 2 Doctor I can fully appreciate the value of the role.”

Thank you to everyone who made a pledge to continue living our values and make a positive difference, as well as celebrating the NHS People Promise - to work together to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone.

NHS75 – 1 month to go!

There’s less than a month to go until we celebrate the 75th birthday of the NHS on 5 July.

An array of exciting activities is being planned and more will be shared about this in the coming weeks.

As part of our celebrations, we will be creating some artwork made up of the faces of SaTH. For this, we need a large selection of headshot photos of our colleagues and volunteers, so please send in your photo to sath.commsteam@nhs.net

We are collecting colleague and volunteer stories too. If you work with someone inspirational who embodies the values of the NHS, we’d love to showcase them. Please send your stories to sath. commsteam@nhs.net

There are many other ways to get involved. You can host an NHS Big Tea, take part in your local ‘parkrun for the NHS’, or it’s not too late to Join the NHS1000 miles challenge.

We will also be celebrating the 75th anniversary of Windrush and the diversity of our workforce on 22 June. Stay tuned for more information.

Dietitians Week: Kate’s Story

Our dietitians play a valuable role, not only offering advice to patients, but working with colleagues to ensure the best outcome.

Dietitians Week runs from 5-9 June and to celebrate, we’re sharing the amazing story of one of our student dietitians, Kate Southan. Read Kate’s story here

Happy Pride Month!

Pride Month is an annual event which provides the opportunity to celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities all around the world.

It commemorates the Stonewall Riots in June 1969 that inspired the historic gay liberation movement and the fight for LBGTQIA+ rights that followed. Today, it is the celebration of the LGBTQIA+ identity and a call to action to recognise pressing issues about equality above all else.

We are fully committed to becoming a more inclusive place for colleagues, patients, and visitors. We have an array of activities happening throughout Pride Month. Find out more here.