Welcome to the latest edition of your UHSussex staff newsletter, a round-up of the news stories from across our hospitals from May, including the STAR Awards 2022. |
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Dear colleague
We were delighted to host our first awards ceremony in nearly three years and what a wonderful night it was! The Patient First STAR Awards returned on Wednesday 25th May at Worthing Assembly Hall, where the audience heard fantastic stories of colleague compassion, kindness, innovation and teamwork - and our winning stars were crowned.
In other news, we celebrated Nurse's Day, attended the first Pride event of the season, hosted an international live eye surgery event, presented at a global cardiac conference, opened a new maternity centre and much, much more.
Meanwhile the celebratory theme has continued into June with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the start of Volunteers' Week – look out for highlights in the June newsletter.
So please grab a cuppa and take some time out to catch up on our news.
Thank you,
Communications
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Patient First STAR Awards 2022 - meet our winners! |
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Our annual STAR Awards ceremony took place on Wednesday 25 May, recognising our hardworking staff and volunteers who embody the ideals of our Patient First programme.
Each of this year’s award categories reflects one or more of the qualities behind our ambition, from kindness and compassion to innovation, commitment and exemplary standards of care on the frontline and within our support services.
This year’s Patient First STAR Awards received a record 1,257 nominations! Thank you to everyone who made a nomination and all nominees will receive details of their nomination soon.
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Celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee |
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This year, the Queen became the first British Monarch to achieve 70 years on the throne, reaching her Platinum Jubilee.
To celebrate this historic milestone, we proudly raised the flag to full mast across all main sites over the four-day Bank Holiday, patients were treated to cake and our chapels offered Jubilee themed prayer cards.
We also explored our royal connections and delved in the archives of historic visits from members of the royal family.
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Chichester Pride 2022 and Pride Month |
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June marks the start of Pride month and we were delighted to kick off the celebrations at Chichester Pride on 28 May.
The Foundation Trust Membership team, LGBTQI+ network, and sexual health & HIV services teams all attended Chichester Pride and used the opportunity to promote Trust membership and engage with members of the local LGBTQ+ communities and allies.
With generous support from the BSUH Charity and Love Your Hospital Charity, we are looking forward to joining the remaining Pride celebrations at Worthing Pride on 9 July, Trans Pride Brighton and Hove on 16 July, Brighton and Hove Pride on 6 August, and Crawley Pride on 20 August.
We would love to see you there. Read more to find out how you can join us.
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Celebrating Nurses' Day #BestofNursing |
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An inspiring profile of our chief nurse |
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On national Nurses Day, Chief Nurse, Maggie Davies opened up about her unconventional career path, inspired by tales around the kitchen table and her ambition to be kind and make a difference – just like her grandparents.
What does this year's campaign theme #BestofNursing mean to Maggie? “My professional pride comes from seeing my teams every day, and particularly during the pandemic, giving so much to our patients. The teamwork is incredible, and the future looks really bright for our nurses, midwives and therapists – my advice to them is always to dream big!”
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Nurse profiles from across UHSussex |
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Our brilliant nursing colleagues fulfil a variety of roles, from nursing associates, to cancer nurse specialists, advanced clinical practitioners and critical care outreach – to name but a few!
The annual celebration provides a great opportunity to learn more about our nursing workforce, from the variety of countries they originate from (highlighted in this interactive map), to their contributions to our hospital services – from assessments and treatment, to listening and advocating for patients, and ensuring their safe return home.
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Florence Nightingale Foundation Scholars
Our Florence Nightingale Scholars are driving forward nursing practice, innovation and leadership.
To coincide with Nurse’s Day, we shared the stories of our scholars at UHSussex to inspire other nurses to take on a project through the Florence Nightingale Foundation.
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Our cardiovascular experts present at global conference |
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Members of our cardiology team attended a world leading conference in Paris. EuroPCR is a four-day event which has been going since 1989, bringing together members of the cardiovascular community from across the globe. Experts share knowledge, skills and experience in order to provide better care for patients all over the world.
Structural intervention using new and novel keyhole technologies is one of the major strengths of our team at the Sussex Cardiac Centre, based in Brighton.
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Star of the Month is open! |
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Our Star of the Month Award returns.
So if you have someone you'd like to recognise and thank for the way they have gone over and above, then complete a nomination for them today.
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Southlands Hospital hosts first live international eye surgery event
Leading UHSussex eye consultant, Mr Giampaolo Gini, shared his expertise with doctors around the world in Sussex’s first live international eye surgery event, from the specialist eye unit at Southlands Hospital.
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Congratulations to the Alex children's hospital emergency department on their award win
Emergency Department colleagues from the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital received the news that they had won the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Research Support Award.
The award is in recognition of the support they give to research studies and research delivery across the Trust.
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New maternity medicine centre at the Royal Sussex County Hospital
A new specialist maternity centre opened at the Royal Sussex County Hospital offering expert help for service users with complex medical needs.
The Maternal Medicine Centre supports those with conditions that may complicate their pregnancy. For example, they may have inflammatory bowel disease or have had an organ transplant.
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Following the success of the free massage sessions at our Wellbeing Events last summer, we are providing free 20-minute massages for staff working across our main hospital sites, over the next six months.
The massages at Worthing and St Richard's hospitals will be taking place in wards and departments.
At the Princess Royal and Royal Sussex County hospitals massage sessions will alternate between wards and departments and the staff lounges. Colleagues at these sites can sign up for either a head and neck, or back and shoulder massage using the following links:
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Leap for your local hospital!
Calling all dare devils! The Trust’s dedicated NHS charities, Love Your Hospital and BSUH Charity, have released a new skydive date on 21 August 2022 at Old Sarum Park in Salisbury.
Want to know what it feels like to freefall from 10,000 feet? Not only will you be putting your body and mind through their paces as you experience a true life experience that will stay with you forever, but you’ll be raising funds for your local hospital too.
Skydivers will be supported by highly experienced skydive instructors at GoSkydive, specially trained to work with first-time tandem skydivers and regulated by The National Governing Body for Skydiving. They will provide you with specialist instruction in a simulated training environment on the day of your jump.
It's £50 to secure your jump with a commitment to raise £400 minimum sponsorship. You can ring-fence the funds raised for your ward or area of care.
Sign up to jump and raise funds for St Richard’s, Worthing and Southlands Hospitals. For more info contact John Price or call 0800 028 4890.
Sign up to jump and raise funds for Royal County Sussex, Princess Royal, Royal Alexandra and the Sussex Eye Hospital. For more info contact Samantha Craycraft or call 01273 665102.
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In case you missed it....
Here's our round-up of all the stories and updates across the Trust in May:
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Patient feedback highlights |
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