You may have seen in the daily Government briefing today Health Secretary Matt Hancock talk about a rapid test being piloted, which returns results in 20 minutes. We're very proud to be leading this trial at HHFT.
Read more here
Staff from across our hospitals come together to clap for Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised almost £33 million for NHS charities - Thank you for everything, Sir Tom 💙
#ClapForTom
#ClapForCaptainTom
Mr Purja left our Winchester Hospital today after spending 42 days in our Intensive Care Unit and a number of weeks in our Freshfield/St Cross wards.
Our staff got together to celebrate him being able to go home with his family. Clapping hands signClapping hands sign
#COVID19
Today was a very special day at Basingstoke Hospital. Tyler was the first child to ring our new end of treatment bell, after three and a half years of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Well done, Tyler! 🛎
@eotbuk
We are delighted to have welcomed Professor Chris Whitty to Hampshire Hospitals yesterday as he visited the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester.
@CMO_England
spoke to
#TeamHHFT
about some of the brilliant work happening in all corners of our hospitals.
Julie Dawes, chief nurse offering a huge thank you to local artist Hendog for this piece outside Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester - it’s caused a lovely buzz amongst staff and put smiles on many faces! 🎨
Congratulations, Julie-Anne Fulford! 🙌
Our very own Jules, ED Matron at Basingstoke hospital, has been honoured with the Associate Royal Red Cross in the 2022 New Year Honours list!
#NewYearHonours
We love that sound 🥰 another big thank you to each and every one of our remarkable staff at
#TeamHHFT
as well as carers and other key workers across the country
#clapforcarers
#GoodTogether
Kate is one of our brilliant volunteers who, after working for British Airways for 19 years, supported our staff in our Project Wingman lounges when COVID-19 pandemic grounded flights.
Now, she joins our team as a therapy assistant and continues to make a difference at HHFT 👏🏥
Did you spot our brilliant domestic assistant Danielle on
@BBCSouthNews
last night? It's the first feature this week highlighting some of the unsung heroes of HHFT who are doing an incredible job in responding to COVID-19. Look out for our porters tonight!
We're so proud to be trialling a rapid test in our emergency departments & in the community. That we are able to do so is a testament to the hard work and ingenuity of our entire microbiology department. Here's clinical scientist Stephen Kidd
@kiddomicrobio
in action
@OptiGeneLtd
A huge congratulations to Hampshire Hospitals' very own Peritoneal Mesothelioma CNS, Samantha Westbrook, who recently won Oncology Nurse of the Year at the
@BJNursing
Awards 2023! 🏆🎉
Well done Sam, we're so proud! 👏
It’s
#InternationalNursesDay
🥳 We’re starting the day with a brilliant surprise from local artist Hendog, who has left this amazing artwork at our hospital in Basingstoke. If you’re with us today, stop by and add what you’re thankful to our nurses for!
#IND2021
We've loved having firefighters from
@HantsIOW_fire
volunteer in our teams in ICU at Basingstoke and Winchester recently. Working side-by-side with our clinical teams, their skills and professionalism have shone through, providing vital support and enthusiasm. So THANK YOU!
Our chief nurse keeping our staff cool after a busy afternoon dealing with a major incident. Donna said: "The team have worked extremely well and it's very hot, so I called up the ice cream van and asked them to come along. It's a small way of saying thank you."
@Donnagreenhhft
What a beautiful sight 😊
A wonderful donation of scrubs to our neonatal unit that came via the fantastic
@smhbasingstoke
👏🏻
They have really brightened up the teams day and brought the summer to our wards, the parents loved them ☀️
#ThankYou
#SunshineScrubs
Jo is one of over 300 patients to have been discharged from our hospitals after testing positive for COVID-19, thanks to the tireless efforts of our remarkable teams.
Huge thanks to
@GMB
for shining a spotlight on this incredible story today.
#GoodTogether
#TeamHHFT
Jo Tillbrook was described as the sickest person in the hospital where she spent 42 days in ICU as she battled coronavirus.
Her husband was told to prepare for the worst.
They are reunited with Dr Steve Wimbush who helped care for her.
@piersmorgan
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@susannareid100
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#GMB
Congratulations to Sam Westbrook, Peritoneal Mesothelioma CNS at HHFT, who has been shortlisted in the Oncology Nurse of the Year category at the
@BJNursing
Awards 2023 👏
This is fantastic achievement and we wish Sam the best of luck at the awards ceremony tomorrow evening! 🏆
It’s 8pm on a Thursday night, and we all know what that means! It’s time to clap for our wonderful NHS staff!
Staff from across our trust, both clinical and non-clinical, have been working phenomenally hard to deliver outstanding patient care to all our patients!
#clapforNHS
Thank you to all our staff, volunteers and partners who have worked so hard to keep our services running and our patients safe. Staff have slept in the hospital overnight and have done everything possible in very difficult circumstances.
Did you see our second feature on
@BBCSouthNews
last night? We heard the story of Ian, who is now home after testing positive for COVID-19. Not only did our wonderful team provide brilliant care, they also helped to celebrate his birthday whilst in hospital - with cake!
#TeamHHFT
In order to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 (commonly known as coronavirus), we have taken the hard decision to introduce visiting restrictions at all of our hospitals. The sole reason for this is the safety of our patients, our staff and the wider community.
An incredible moment for our trust and our outstanding staff who will forever be an inspiration to us all! A big thank you to everyone involved. Please remember to
#StayAtHome
to protect our NHS.
Coronavirus patients and NHS staff in
#Hampshire
are featuring in a national TV ad tonight urging people to
#StayAtHome
.
Testimonials from Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital hope to remind the public of the pressures facing the NHS.
@HHFTnhs
Our
#ClapForCarers
tonight had a wonderful twist across our sites with staff wanting to wish the newly appointed Colonel Tom Moore a very happy 100th Birthday 🎂🎉👏💙
Stay safe.
We are
#WeAreInThisTogether
👍🏻
We’re incredibly proud of everything our staff have achieved in the last few months, and are delighted to have been recognised in the Place To Be Proud Of Awards this evening! Each member of
#TeamHHFT
has gone above and beyond, and we think they’re pretty remarkable too! 👏🏼🏆
After the announcement of our fantastic news earlier today, our trust would love for you to help us celebrate and show support for all the brilliant work our staff are doing by direct message or emailing us a short video showing your thumbs up and wearing green!👍🏻
#GoodTogether
Just how amazing are our vaccination team?! 🤩 746 COVID boosters delivered to the community today! 👏 And we will be doing it all again tomorrow. Look out for more appointments released and
#GetBoosted
#TeamHHFT
We’ve started vaccinating! Our Basingstoke Hospital vaccination centre is now open for booster appointments. Book your appointment now by calling 119 and
#getboostednow
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Ruth Williamson will join us in January 2024 as our new Chief Medical Officer! 🎉 With a background in clinical radiology & leadership, Ruth will play a crucial role in advancing healthcare at HHFT. 👩⚕️🏥 Find out more:
Happy Easter! It's a little different this year, so we want to say thank you to everyone for staying home to keep safe, as well as to all our staff working to care for our patients. And of course a big thanks to everyone who has donated Easter treats to keep our staff fuelled!
Congratulations to the microbiology team!The whole team across HHFT have received a Wow Award for their hard work and flexibility in the recent months
“This diligent and hardworking team have maintained a normal service whilst dealing with the ever evolving COVID-19 situation."
We're so proud of our microbiology team, who are leading the way with COVID-19 testing.
@JimBethell
if you'd like to pay a visit to our labs to see this innovative work happening first hand, the team would be delighted to welcome you.
Fingers crossed for this trial at
@HHFTnhs
of the
@OptiGeneLtd
device, which relies on reagents manufactured in 🇬🇧 and is a lot faster than many PCR machines.
We have a steep hill to climb and we're building a broad movement to get us there.
🧪🧬🥼🔬
In the last couple of weeks we have been overwhelmed by the ways our local community have got behind us and offered their support. A huge thank you to local businesses big and small who are helping to keep our staff fuelled whilst they work tirelessly to care for our patients!
We had an unusual visitor to our hospital in Winchester today - a miniature Shetland pony called Supernoodle, who came to see some of our elderly patients (the staff enjoyed seeing him too)!
Pioneering liver cancer surgeon Merv Rees has been recognised in The Queen’s New Year Honours by being awarded an OBE. Congrats! To read more of the incredible news, click here:
Here's Katrina Mason, Clinical Matron, running us through the temporary changes to patient flow at the Emergency Department at Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital 🏥🚑
#COVID19
Ex-
@EnglandRugby
star Tom Rees, who is a doctor in the emergency department at
#Basingstoke
hospital, has given us a thumbs up for being rated Good by
@CareQualityComm
.
Thanks Tom - and keep up the fantastic work you are doing in the fight against COVID-19!
#GoodTogether
There have been lots of celebrations across our three hospitals today to mark the invaluable contribution our nurses make every day - and what celebration is complete without sweet treats?!
#InternationalNursesDay
#ThankYou
#NHS
Thank you to all our clinical and non-clinical staff who are working today to care for our patients and their families. The kindness, compassion and dedication of our staff is what makes HHFT so special! Here are just some of them who are spending their day a little differently
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
to all our incredible female staff! Every day, the wonderful women of
#TeamHHFT
encourage, support and care for each other at work. We can't thank them enough for all the contributions they make to patient care across our three hospitals.
#IWD2020
Our chief executive, Alex Whitfield, thanking the people of Hampshire for their generosity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The non-PPE items that you are making and donating, such as scrubs, have been absolutely amazing and a real help.
Thank you so much for your support!
The government's 'Look in the eyes' campaign continues to urge the public to stay home
But did you know this campaign features our patients and amazing HHFT staff?
We are proud to be leading this vital message: Stay home, protect the NHS, save lives.
🌎 Some of our wonderful International & BAME staff have something to share with you... 🇵🇱🇬🇷🇮🇳🇵🇰🇳🇵🇵🇹🇹🇷🇲🇾🇵🇭🇱🇰🇸🇾🇿🇼
Please take the opportunity to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when it is offered to you by the NHS. Learn more here:
Our clinical duty manager, Julie Heyes, is celebrating 40 years as a nurse today! Fittingly, her anniversary has fallen on International Nurses Day, and she has worked for
#TeamHHFT
since 1987 👩⚕️
Congratulations to Julie for this huge milestone! 💜
On Thursday evening the Basingstoke Gazette took the decision to publish an article which carried a number of inaccurate and unsubstantiated claims about our handling of COVID-19. To continue reading our statement, Click the link for more:
Opening our booster vaccination hub has been a true team effort from start to finish and today we had our very own Dr Lara Alloway, Chief Medical Officer, on hand to provide boosters! Now that’s teamwork 🙌🏼Thank you
@LaraAlloway
#GetBoostedNow
Great news from Ellie
@NHSCharities
. Thanks to everyone who has supported this national effort which has helped
@HHFTnhs
to deliver positive impacts on the health and well-being of our staff. Having
@KensingtonRoyal
as joint patrons is a big boost to every
@NHSCharities
member.
"We can’t wait to start working with The Duke and Duchess.” Our CEO, Ellie Orton’s, response to the official announcement Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have become joint patrons of our charity.
#NHSCharitiesTogether
#NHS
@KensingtonRoyal
Whilst we are all hoping it’s coming home this weekend, we know some of our patients won’t be. At HHFT we are offering free access to channels 1-5 on Hospedia from 6pm on Sunday 11 July, until after the match (and England have hopefully lifted the trophy!).
We are bursting with pride this morning as two of our brilliant members of staff are shortlisted in the Nursing Times Awards 2018! Huge congratulations to Ali McGinnes nominated for Nurse Leader of the Year & Lorraine Major who is in the running for Nurse of the Year!
#NTAwards18
📍🏥 Today marks one whole year since the first positive test result for an inpatient at our trust.
This offers us an opportunity to say thank you to our amazing staff and also to our local communities for their support over the last year.
Our maternity team at
#Winchester
hospital with the Easter gifts that have been donated for staff, mums and babies.
Thank you to: Holland & Barrett, Eastleigh; Co-op, Hursley Road; Marks and Spencer, Eastleigh; ex-maternity users; and the local community.
@AlStewartOBE
We have such an amazing staff, so glad to hear you had a good experience in our Basingstoke hospital.
We wish you have a speedy recovery!
Basingstoke is currently gridlocked, which is likely to cause staffing issues at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital overnight.
We are asking staff, particularly nursing staff, within walking distance to help if at all possible. If you are able to help, call 01256 313030
Admiral Nurse appointed at Hampshire Hospitals
In a ground-breaking appointment for the trust, Rachel Hayden has been selected to become an Admiral Nurse Clinical Lead – working collaboratively with
@DementiaUK
.
Learn more:
Meet one of our registered nurses Prashanth Venugopal who works at our hospital in Basingstoke. Prashanth would like to share his experience of COVID-19 and remind you all why it's vital you follow the government guidelines and stay home.
Well done to Jess Walding the 2020 Basingstoke Patient Champion for always going the extra mile!
Jess has “seamlessly transitioned from palliative care to being a registrar in ICU during the COVID-19 crisis. She is a real patient advocate, hard working and extremely kind."
Congratulations on graduating and a warm welcome to Hampshire Hospitals to this year's intake of foundation doctors, who officially started their careers with us today!
We have been made aware of a Facebook post falsely claiming that our Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital is closed – this is not true. Please only trust our Facebook, verified Twitter and website pages for any updates about our hospitals.
As part of
#IND2021
, yesterday
@ErskineSteve
unveiled the most amazing piece of artwork at our Winchester hospital by nurse Laura Ghosh. She turned to painting during COVID as a way to express how she felt and this piece reflects the last year. Read more
#StudentVolunteeringWeek
Thank you to
@_UoW
first year nutrition and dietetics students who've been helping out on wards at Royal Hampshire County Hospital since November. They have completed mealtime & dementia level two training & have already been a huge help to us!💙
Congratulations to the ACU team at our hospital in Basingstoke who have won a
@thewowawards
for the outstanding, co-ordinated care they provided to a patient.
Their fantastic work left a mark of gratitude on the patient who praised “this amazing care should not go unrecognised”.
This morning we had some very special guests, we had the honour to meet some members of the
@BritishArmy
. They had the opportunity to see our mobile lab unit, Lab in Motion, and were trained on how to use the rapid test for Coronavirus that HHFT developed with
@OptiGeneLtd
.
A big thank you to Shaun (kneeling in middle), store manager at
@Tesco
Extra in Winnall, Winchester, for your generous donation of snacks and Easter eggs to our wonderful staff at Royal Hampshire County Hospital!
Our Basingstoke vaccination hub is now open for booster vaccinations. Please make sure to book your appointment through the national booking system or by calling 119.
Follow us for more updates, as we follow our staff and patients throughout the day!
#GetBoosted
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our wonderful NHS 🎉
Join us tonight at 5pm outside the main entrances of our Andover, Basingstoke and Winchester hospital to join our staff showing our appreciation to the NHS and all those who have made it what it is today!
#thankyoutogether
#NHS72
We’ve handed out a whole host of awards this evening to our incredibly talented Doctors! Here’s a few snapshots of our winners - congratulations to all of you 🔥
#TeamHHFT
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.
Today marked the official opening of the Hampshire Hospitals Heart Centre. We were honoured to host The Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire, Nigel Atkinson Esq, and
@MariaMillerUK
, MP for Basingstoke, to open this state-of-the-art cardiac facility.
Congratulations to our catering team for receiving a 5* food safety score, after an inspection from the council.
Our associate director of facilities, Charlotte Prior said: “The result is a huge boost for the department and a reflection of the teamwork and management in place.”
It was an honour to have
@westwood_greta
CEO of
@FNightingaleF
commemorate our new 'Paul Huckle Education Room' official opening on
#IND2023
.
The room is based in our emergency department at Royal Hampshire County Hospital and will be used for training & meetings for our staff.
The long awaited
@WinchHospice
is proud to be opening its doors this summer and we are looking for the right nurses to join and work in what will be a holistic and patient centred approach to palliative care.
If you missed the trust's latest appearance on BBC South Today, following clinical matron Becky Hutchinson and the amazing team on E1 at our hospital in Basingstoke, you can catch it here until this evening.
We're so proud of every member of team HHFT!
Well done to the emergency department team at our Basingstoke hospital who have won a
@thewowawards
! The nomination said: “I was privileged to be welcomed into this team as their matron. We have proven that through teamwork and dedication we can make the impossible possible."
We would like to extend a huge congratulations to Emily Arbuthnot, who has been awarded an MBE for her services to the NHS as part of the Queen’s birthday honours list.
Emily has been recognised for her amazing work with the Peritoneal Malignancy Institute.
We'd like to say a huge thank you to the
@RoyalAirForce
,
@BritishArmy
and
@RoyalNavy
, which joined us at our Winchester and Basingstoke hospitals between January and March. Working in many areas including portering, general wards, admission areas and supporting our domestic team.
We’re delighted to be
@WinCathedral
for
@HIOW_ICS
Christmas service, for an evening of celebration and thanks 💙
Two brilliant members of
#TeamHHFT
are placing a star on the tree to recognise all of the remarkable things that have happened in 2022✨ Meet Louise and Sue!
Our very own head of catering services Rob Strachan has won the Hospital Caterer of the Year Award at the
@HospitalCaterer
Conference 2024!🌟🍴
We are so grateful to have Rob as part of the team at Hampshire Hospitals - huge congratulations!💙
Here's Karen Bumstead, Clinical Matron, running us through the temporary changes to patient flow at the Emergency Department at Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester 🏥🚑
#COVID19
Children undergoing treatment at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital now have the opportunity to travel around in style, thanks to a donation of an Tesla Model S electric car! Read more here
A huge thank you to
@UtilitaEnergy
for donating a new electric children's car for both our hospitals at Basingstoke and Winchester. The car can be used to move paediatric patients to theatre and around the hospital, making it fun and less stressful for our younger patients.
Did you hear about our brilliant emergency department team in Basingstoke being recognised nationally for the learning environment they've created for our staff? Read more here
#TeamHHFT
#ImprovED
A team of 14 members of staff from our emergency department in Basingstoke, including doctors, nurses, healthcare support workers and admin colleagues, completed a 42-mile walk between our 3 three hospitals to raise funds for new equipment! Read more:
Well done McGill AAU team at our hospital in Winchester for being today’s
@thewowawards
winner! The nomination was submitted by a patient who wanted to say thanks to the team who saved their life. The nomination said: “The care, expertise and support I received was phenomenal."
Exactly 10 years ago today, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was formed 🤝
We're marking this special anniversary during January and throughout 2022, celebrating trust achievements and looking ahead with excitement.
Read:
#Happy10thBirthdayHHFT
Our staff across our hospitals in Andover, Basingstoke and Winchester are working tirelessly to care for our patients in this challenging time, and we have never been more proud of the hard work and passion they put into caring for our patients every day.
We're
#GoodTogether
.