Health and Social Care
UHB Foundation Governor Report In my first few months as a governor, I have had some pleasant surprises. I had anticipated the hours spent reading papers of Board, Membership Council and Committee meetings, and the energetic debate in the meetings themselves. Even though I had been involved with UHB in some capacity since 2004, I was still expecting the steep learning curve of fulfilling a new role in the organisation.
What I had not expected was to
May 19th brought one of the
I also look forward to the next
participate in so many enjoyable,
frequent Executive Walk Rounds
3 years serving as Community
informative and inspiring events.
when I joined the CEO and the
Governor and hope that the
Chair of the Board on a tour of
members of Voscur will contact
the newly refurbished surgical
me on any matters concerning
floor in the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
the Trust and its services.
Florence Nightingale’s birthday on May 12th was celebrated by a crowd of off – duty nurses who came to support some of their colleagues receiving Recognition Awards for exceptional service. There were also two scholarships awarded through “Above and
Again, it was inspiring to hear the staff enthusing over their new accommodation and explaining how it would improve the service they can give to patients. One of the more serious, but
Sybil Davidson, an ex Matron at
none the less informative and
UHB .I had been involved in the
interesting occasions was on May
decision-making about who should
18th when the Trust’s Clinical
be the recipients and once again
Services Strategy was presented
marvelled at the energy and
to about 100 senior staff. For
commitment of staff.
the past year, a group has been
their 10th anniversary on April 21st with a Tea Party. It had been a dressing – up day at the hospital and each ward had chosen a theme. The corridors thronged with pirates, knights on ‘horseback’, wonderful animals and, not least, the prize-winning “Where’s Wally?” Team.
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nominated University Hospitals Bristol Community Governor. You can contact Joan via the Voscur, phone 0117 909 9949 or email
Beyond”, an award named after
The Children’s Hospital celebrated
Joan Bayliss is the Voscur
matthew@voscur.org
planning for the difficult future which faces our NHS services, with the requirement for major savings and the increasing demands of an ageing population. Unsurprisingly, the workshop discussions were challenging yet also creative. I look forward to seeing how the new initiatives are rolled out in the future.
September / October / November 2011 Issue 14
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