Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

🩺 Congratulations to Dr Alicia Micklefield, our latest Junior Doctor Award winner! Alicia was presented with her bespoke pin badge and certificate by our Deputy Medical Director, Dr Mark Roberts. The Junior Doctor Award is a new award to recognise the achievements of our junior doctors and to celebrate those who go above and beyond in their roles. The award is nominated for by colleagues, thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination.

👋 | Proud to welcome our new Torbay and South Devon MPs Caroline Voaden, Steve Darling and Martin Wrigley to Torbay Hospital last week along with colleagues from Devon Partnership NHS Trust and NHS Devon. A positive first meeting and a really productive discussion around health and care services locally, the challenges we face and the improvements our teams are making. Looking forward to working together to deliver better health and care for all 💙

👏 Congratulations to Stuart Mullan, porter at Torbay Hospital who recently won an Our People award! A colleague nominated Stuart for always going above and beyond his job role and being a kind and compassionate person to work with. His nomination said, “Stuart recently took a patient to the ward to visit a relative and when he got there the patient had sadly passed away. Stuart sat with the relative, supported her and put her in touch with bereavement service. He kept the relative up to date throughout the process. Stuart never says no to colleagues or patients, he never brushes them off and says sorry I can’t, if he can find a way to do something he will.” Every day our people and teams do amazing things to care for the people who use our services, support and look after each other, encourage their colleagues to develop and grow, to improve our working environment and make people smile. If you have received excellent care, service with a smile, kindness and understanding or exceptional service from one of our people or our teams, then nominate them 👇 https://lnkd.in/eW6vSTxM

📖 | Our radiology team have created a range of easy read posters to help people with learning disabilities. The posters clearly explain what CT, MRI, x-ray and ultrasound scans involve to help with some of the anxiety people may have, and have a reminder to let the team know if there are any reasonable adjustments that could improve their experience. Well done to Tracey Scagell and the radiology team for your great work 🌟🙌

🌼 Our DAISY award winner Dawn our frailty nurse lead! A huge congratulations to Dawn , frailty nurse lead who is this month’s DAISY award winner. Dawn was nominated by a patient’s relative for going above and beyond to support not only her nan but the other patients on the ward. Dawn as extremely compassionate, competent and knowledgeable and her nomination said, “I was overwhelmed by her compassion and support for her patients. You could tell it was more than a job to her and that she was there because she genuinely wanted to care for her patients and not just because she had to be. She even wetted down and combed an elderly gentlemen’s hair when he became agitated and upset that he didn’t look himself. I thought this was extremely caring and was above and beyond her duties as a nurse. “When your loved one is admitted to hospital it’s a nervous and emotional time. She made us all feel at ease and kept a smile on her face throughout. I am extremely grateful for the level of care she provides and the support she gave today made things a lot easier for all my family and my nan alike.” The DAISY award was created to honour and recognise nurses and midwives for the outstanding work they do providing extraordinary care to patients every day. Do you want to say thank you by sharing your story of how a nurse or midwife made a difference you will never forget? https://lnkd.in/etT977Ac

Care to join us? Have you ever considered a career in nursing, but the time wasn’t right? We’re looking for caring, compassionate people who want to make a difference to people’s lives, every day, by joining our NHS nursing family in Torbay and South Devon. We’ve teamed up with The Open University to offer an exciting opportunity to train as a nurse closer to home. We’ll guarantee all clinical placements across our acute and community settings giving the unique opportunity to experience the full patient journey while you study for a BCc (Hons) Adult Nursing degree. Come and talk to us at one of our open days at: • Friday 19 July, 6-8pm at the Horizon Centre, Torbay Hospital • Saturday 20 July, 10am-12noon at the Horizon Centre, Torbay Hospital • Thursday 25 July, 6-8pm, MS Teams (please contact the team for details about how to join) Please email tsdft.pre-registrationnursing@nhs.net or call 01803 656677 for more details. We can’t wait to meet you!

📈 | Want to find out more about what we are doing to provide the best care possible at Torbay and South Devon? Our Quality Account for 2023/24 recognises what we have achieved, the continuous quality improvement culture embedded across our organisation and services, and areas where we need to improve. You can read the account online 👉 https://ow.ly/YCSL50SyzNa

👶 Our colleagues in maternity were very busy in June delivering 125 babies; 59 boys and 66 girls. We saw six out of hospital births and six water births. Our smokefree pregnancy team helped 12 mothers and one partner quit smoking during their pregnancy, how incredible. 💙 A huge thank you to our amazing midwives for supporting our families to bring their little ones into the world.

🌟 | Children, young people and their families are benefiting from a fantastic makeover of our outdoor area at Louisa Cary ward, Torbay Hospital, thanks to donations from three caring charities. Thanks to a grant from NHS Charities Together and generous donations from Torbay Hospital League of Friends and Torbay and South Devon NHS Charity, the decking has been replaced, lighting has been installed and the space is now full of colourful planting 💐 Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/mPg550Sx5o7

👶 | Our maternity teams have been busy welcoming #NHS76 babies today who will share a birthday with our National Health Service anniversary 🤩 Congratulations to Louise, Steve and family who welcomed this little one at 3.24am this morning, weighing 9lb 5oz 🥰🥰