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Mutual appreciation for each other! Thank you so much
@dorsetpolice
and
@DWFireRescue
for joining in
#ClapForOurCarers
with us. We are totally blown away by your support 💙👏🏼💙
#ClapForTheNHS
#ClapForCarers
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We're delighted to have been able to discharge 78 patients now following coronavirus. And yesterday was particularly special, as our own cardiac nurse Tracey Whitcher made her way home after a spell in ITU and Ward 24. A special guard of honour for a very special lady
#TeamRBCH
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A member of the public came into RBH on Sunday evening and filmed around our hospital, posting the film on social media to show how 'empty' our hospitals are. This is an insult to our staff, our patients and their families.
Read our full response here:
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Huge congrats to our incredible Anaesthetics Team who have earned the Anaesthesia Clinical Standards Accreditation from the Royal College of Anaesthetists. This very prestigious quality mark is well worth celebrating and fabulous news to end our year!
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His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited Royal Bournemouth Hospital today to recognise all that staff and patients have been through during the past two years. He visited the new operating theatre and then officially opened the hospital’s new Lavender Garden
@ClarenceHouse
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What an incredible evening. Huge thanks to our friends
@dorsetpolice
@DWFireRescue
and
@swasFT
for helping us celebrate
#ClapForOurCarers
in style! Let’s hear it for
#OurNHSPeople
#ClapForTheNHS
#OneMillionClaps
💙👏🏼💙
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Thanks to our
@dorsetpolice
friends for helping us celebrate
#ClapForOurCarers
once again this eve. Your support, and the local community’s, means so very much to us all and we’re proud to care for you. A fitting sign too
@MMediaGroupLtd
, thanks for stopping by! 💙
#ClapForCarers
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Join us at 8pm tonight for a nationwide round of applause for those working in our NHS.
Take to your gardens, front doors, or balconies, put your hands together and show your appreciation.
Pls RT and get the UK united to
#clapforourcarers
!
#clapforNHS
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Hundreds of colleagues, friends and members of the public broke into spontaneous applause outside Poole Hospital today as we remembered Krzysztof Gogolewski, porter at St Mary’s maternity unit. A much loved colleague and a warm and wonderful man - we will miss you Krzysztof.
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Found this in our Jigsaw unit today. Whoever you are, thank you for such a kind message. We love our NHS too and are proud to care for you 💙
#WednesdayMotivation
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We’re thrilled to have discharged 141 people now after being treated for
#Covid_19
. Today one of our much loved HCA’s Perfecto Reyes, left ICU after four weeks. He’s the epitome of the caring profession & so deserving of this applause. Perfect guard of honour for our Perfecto! 💙
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Huge congrats to Dr Tanzeem Raza who has been awarded an OBE from The Queen for services to Health and Medical Education. From setting up the Acute Medical Unit to providing extensive training for doctors, Dr Raza has achieved so much for
#TeamRBCH
and we are very proud of him.
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To whoever arranged this, thank you! Full of pride for our staff, and community support means so very much to us 💙
#ThursdayMotivation
#clapforourcarers
#ClapForTheNHS
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Huge congratulations to our chief executive,
@DebbieFleming18
who has been an awarded an OBE for services to the NHS in the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2022.
Read more here
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In an epic dance-off between two trusts, here it is. The moment you’ve been waiting for.
#TeamRBCH
proudly presents...the Cha Cha Slide!
Let’s see what you’ve got
@Poole_Hospital
#FridayFeeling
#FridayFiveMinsofFun
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Our staff have never worked so hard and we couldn’t be more proud of all they are doing for our region. We would love to welcome
@RobertSyms
so he can meet our front line staff to see for himself that our hospitals are not empty and how lockdown helps us protect planned care
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What a proud day for
#TeamUHD
- our brilliant matron
@KlepaczMinnie
has been recognised in the Queen's birthday honours list with a British Empire Medal for her tireless work during Covid-19. We cannot think of anyone more deserving! Read more at
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Denise Richards, deputy director of nursing, retires today after putting the needs of our patients and the safety of her colleagues first over her incredible 37 year career. An inspirational nurse and role model in every sense. Thank you ❤️
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What a dance to warm your heart. We’re having a wonderful time at Christchurch Hospital this afternoon for our Christmas Tea Dance!
#MerryXmasNHS
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“Thank you so much - we made it” - Fantastic to see the relief for Perfecto, an HCA from our coronary care unit, as he left RBH this week after many days in intensive care and then Ward 26. 250 Covid-19 patients have now been discharged across both RBH and
@Poole_Hospital
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Thanks very much to the very generous gentleman who left a large donation behind the counter in our cafe with Steph to buy hot drinks for clinical colleagues on Sunday. Really appreciated at this time with everything going on ...
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Today we said a fond farewell to our chief executive
@DebbieFleming18
after 38 years of dedicated service to the
#NHS
- thank you from your all your friends and colleagues at UHD and across the region 🙏🙏🙏
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"Sometimes, the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."
A little gesture like this can mean the world to those in need of comfort during dark times. Thank you to our wonderful ICU team for going that extra mile 💙
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A very warm welcome to our new 3rd year medical students who have volunteered to join us and support
#TeamRBCH
. We're thrilled to have them on board and have no doubt they'll be an incredible asset to our staff during these tough times. Thank you all.
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We’re thrilled to say that a total of 277 patients with
#COVID19
have been treated and discharged from
@RBCH_NHS
and
@Poole_Hospital
. One of those patients was our very own nurse Michell, who’s now back to work following a full recovery, thanks to the care of our fantastic teams.
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Great pic! Thanks to you and all colleagues who worked yesterday and all over the holidays
#24
/7
#365
#nhs
#MerryXmasNHS
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We listened to feedback & this weekend we're trialling the provision of subsidised hot food for our night shift teams🍜🍕This has been organised especially for our hardworking teams - the vans will be on site to provide a hot meal to our brilliant staff. Read more on the intranet
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A big shout out to Zoe and Bryonie, two of our student nurses. They've come in on their day off today - clinging on to bins to get to the bus stop! - and will be heading off to help at a homeless shelter this evening. Thank you so much!
#TeamRBCH
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Thrilled to report that we've been rated as 'Good' overall by
@CareQualityComm
(CQC) following its inspection in March. The Trust has also been rated as 'Outstanding' for leadership, and inspectors observed a "deeply positive and embedded culture of caring." Well done
#TeamRBCH
!
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This is a huge week for our hospitals at Bournemouth, Christchurch and
@Poole_Hospital
as we merge on Thursday to become University Hospitals Dorset Foundation Trust. Keep your eyes peeled for a virtual event on the day to help us celebrate
#TeamUHD
!
@OneNHSinDorset
@DorsetCCG
💙
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Welcome to Siobhan Harrington, our new Chief Executive “This is a fantastic organisation with a future I'm excited to be part of. I’m looking forward to meeting colleagues listening, supporting, and working together to deliver the best for the community of Dorset”
@S_HarringtonNHS
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We are delighted that our merger with
@Poole_Hospital
has been approved. From 1 October we will be University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. This merger will help our three hospitals to provide even better care and develop world-class services
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We’re all working harder than ever in response to the coronavirus outbreak, and so it makes a big difference when local organisations step in to help. Huge thanks to
@sainsburys
Castlepoint and
@Tesco
Riverside for supporting our amazing Housekeeping Team! 👏🏼
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Congratulations to
@KlepaczMinnie
, matron for ophthalmology, who received her BEM today for her tireless work during the pandemic. Minnie said she felt "truly humbled - I never thought in my wildest dreams that I’d get an award. I feel so privileged and honoured."🎉
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Stand by for another amazing
#snowday
story! This is the story of Abi Banfield, a consultant physician in acute medicine for the Trust. Abi made this sign to help her get to work this morning and thanks to the kindness of Robbie the builder she made it.
#ThankYouNHS
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It's moments like this that really bring it home. We're very grateful to Linda for allowing us to share this special moment with you, and a heartfelt thank you to all our fantastic staff for going above and beyond in their care. We're all in this together
#WorldHealthDay
#TeamNHS
Linda New is given a guard of honour as she is moved out of intensive care, and is thankful for what NHS staff have done for her.
"I just wanted to get it through it for my children. Without this lot I wouldn't have done. They've been so, so good."
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We are very sorry to hear of the death of
@captaintommoore
. Everyone within University Hospitals Dorset is grateful to him for everything he did for us - he was without a doubt the most inspirational fundraiser of our times.
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#Clapforcarers
is back! This week, everyone is being invited to join a nationwide round of applause for all
#keyworkers
.
Please take to your gardens, front doors, or balconies at 8pm tonight and show your appreciation.
Please give this a RT and join in tonight!
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Covid-19 is the biggest public health emergency in a generation, and the NHS is adapting to cope.
But know this.
We’re working hard to provide the best care for all our patients, and we’re proud to protect you 💙
#COVID19
#OurNHSHeroes
@NHSMillion
@izzydoc
@Poole_Hospital
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Former colleagues, friends and well-wishers lined the street outside Poole Hospital today to pay their respects to Canon Jane LLoyd, former head of chaplaincy. Jane was an inspirational colleague who offered support to countless patients, families and staff over many years
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A major incident standby has been declared here and
@Poole_Hospital
. Both Trusts are working closely with multi-agency partners, including
@BCPCouncil
,
@dorsetpolice
, fire and
@swasFT
to co-ordinate resources across the area to tackle these issues
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Our heartfelt thanks and deepest condolences to the sender of this message. In what has been a devastating and life-changing year for so many of us, the one constant has been the care of our colleagues. Thank you
#TeamUHD
, for all that you do. We could not be more proud of you.
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We are pleased to share
@S_HarringtonNHS
has been appointed as our new chief executive and will take up her role on 1 June 2022. Siobhan will succeed
@DebbieFleming18
, who announced in September that she would be retiring from the NHS on 31 March 2022.
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We are so proud of consultant Tanzeem Raza for being awarded the OBE in the Queen's 2018
#BirthdayHonours
list. Tanzeem has worked at
@RBCH_NHS
for over 20 years, set up the Acute Medical Unit here, and has been involved with training doctors at the Trust. Well done Tanzeem!
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“We depend on people coming from the EU and abroad to help us out. We’d really like to say thank you to them all." 🙌Consultant Anaesthetist Martin Clarke explains why our EU staff are such a valued part of
@RBCH_NHS
#InclusiveNHS
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Thanks to our wonderful teams, we've now discharged 123 people following Covid-19, including Michell, a much loved member of
#TeamRBCH
. Sister Amy Evans said: "It’s humbling to know we're making a difference, and extra special when a patient is one of the team, like Michell."
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These pics were sent to us from one of our amazing nurses, whose Mum and Dad did this for her at their home near Surrey. Leanne says “it’s one of the hardest feelings to not see them, but this feels like some positivity amongst the chaos.” 💙
#ClapforourCarers
#ClapforKeyworkers
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This week we bid farewell to service personnel who have been working alongside us since January. We greatly appreciate all their support in what has been a "marvellous collaboration" and a real team effort during challenging times. Head here for more:
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Thanks to all involved in our vaccination of staff across the Poole and Royal Bournemouth clinics, a fantastic achievement. For news of next week’s vaccinations open to all our colleagues from Monday, please check your work emails for details of how to book
#GetDorsetVaccinated
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Wishing a warm
#TeamUHD
welcome to our new chief medical officer, Peter Wilson 👋🏼 Dr Wilson will join us at the beginning of April from his current role as medical director for direct commissioning for the South West region of NHS England. More here ⬇️
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We've got our ducks in a row, all twenty of them! The ducklings will stay with their mothers in the safety of our courtyard for the next week until they're ready to be taken to the lake. We think you'll agree our latest arrivals are very cute indeed!
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Our Director and Deputy Dir. of Nursing and Midwifery,
@paula_shobbrook
and
@hoskins326
were presented with some beautiful flowers from colleagues today. A huge thank you to all our incredible nursing staff for going above and beyond. You’re an inspiration to us all 💙
#IND2020
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Tomorrow marks an epic milestone as we become University Hospitals Dorset! Join us at 11am for the
#AsOneUHD
show; a virtual celebration featuring messages from well-wishers including some famous faces, and the unveiling of our new signage via this link 👉🏽
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Delighted to report that our plans with
@DorsetCCG
to develop both RBCH and
@Poole_Hospital
have been given the go ahead by an independent panel. This will help unlock a significant investment across our hospitals for the benefit of patients. Details:
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One more sleep to go…after many months of planning, tomorrow we’ll officially become University Hospitals Dorset. A heartfelt thank you to all our fab colleagues for their hard work to make this happen. Here’s to a bright future together as University Hospitals Dorset!
#AsOneUHD
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Why do ducks hate reading directions? They prefer to wing it!
We have had some visitors this morning - but don't worry, after a quick visit to our thoracic team our feathery friends were escorted safely back to the lake 🦆
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Celebrating all of our incredible staff and volunteers here
@RBCH_NHS
on
#InternationalWomensDay
Thank you for all that you do! Here's a snapshot of just some of the many wonderful
#WomenInTheNHS
#TeamRBCH
#IWD2018
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There's no end to the talents of our staff here at RBCH. Meet Helen (front row, centre), one of our consultants in acute medicine. After her shifts at our hospital she finds time to assist the team at
@PooleLifeboats
.
Helen really is a hero,
#savinglivesatsea
and on land
We have 13 female volunteers, 6 of them actively go out to rescue others while others play an equally important role on the shore. Of the shorebased roles we have Lifeboat Medical Advisors, Administration Officer, Lifeboat Press Officer, Treasurer & a Visits Officer.
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Our hospitals are currently extremely busy. Only attend our Emergency Departments for serious or life-threatening situations. If you are unsure about where to go, call NHS 111 or visit first
@DorsetCCG
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Have you spotted the colourful new road addition coming into hospital this morning? Thanks
@BCPCouncil
for this kind tribute. Much appreciated!
#TeamRBCH
#ThankYouNHS
🌈
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Say hello to our fresh cohort of
#juniordoctors
who are starting today! 👋🏼
We’re looking forward to working together, and wish you all the very best for this exciting new chapter 💙
#OurNHSPeople
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Delighted to formally announce the new name of the Trust when we merge with
@Poole_Hospital
next year - East Dorset Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Read more:
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We’re thrilled to see Linda back home and keeping well following her discharge. A true testament to the care of our staff including intensive care consultant Michelle Scott, and all our fantastic nurses.
We’re so proud of you all. Thank you
#TeamRBCH
#ThankYouNHS
💙
'Thank you is just not enough. They saved my life.'
Linda New pays an emotional tribute to the hospital staff who saved her life after she was admitted to ICU with Covid-19.
#NHSWeLoveYou
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“I came to work at RBH with the first batch of nurses from the Philippines to be recruited by the Trust 20 years ago. Many of us have stayed, making a life and career for ourselves in Dorset. We are proud of all that we have achieved for the care of our patients.”
@KlepaczMinnie
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Congratulations to
@DrPeterOKane
, UHD consultant interventional cardiologist, who has been named editor-in-chief of the global medical journal, Interventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research and Resources.
@radcliffeCARDIO
#ICR3journal
.
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Meet Sam pharmacy operations manager &
@APTUK1
Secondary Pharmacy Technician of the Year“I'm honoured to be the recipient of the award, but I want to share it with all our pharmacy staff. We work behind the scenes but it’s the patient care we're contributing to that drives us."
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"I've loved every minute of my nursing career" Jenny has been a nurse for more than 50 years, showing us the importance of friendliness, understanding & guidance every day, making a difference to the lives of countless patients and colleagues. Thank you for everything Jenny💙
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We are so pleased to share the news that we've now discharged 160 patients from our hospital after treatment for Covid-19. Please continue to stay safe and follow social distancing rules over the bank holiday weekend!
@BCPCouncil
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Being in hospital for a birthday isn’t nice for anyone, but when it's your 100th it deserves a real celebration. Wishing many happy returns to Doreen Luker, who spent her special day with family, and thanks to our amazing Team RBCH for making it a birthday to remember! 🥳
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Shout out to the unsung heroes of our hospitals; our housekeeping colleagues who work so hard to keep RBH, Poole and Christchurch clean and safe, and have gone above and beyond in response to the pandemic 👏🏽
(Goes without saying, but pics taken pre-covid!) 😷
#ThankYourCleanerDay
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A huge welcome to our 74 aspirant nurses who've recently joined us as part of their 12 week paid placement. The third year
@bournemouthuni
nursing students are working on the temporary register, and will be a fantastic help to staff and patients. Thrilled to have you on board!
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Paul Bolton, our lead infection prevention and control nurse, explains why our visiting and face-covering guidance will remain unchanged from Monday.
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Merger day is finally here and we’re thrilled to be celebrating the launch of
@UHD_NHS
! Here’s our Chief Executive
@DebbieFleming18
to tell you a little more about the exciting plans we have in store to commemorate this landmark partnership with
@bournemouthuni
#AsOneUHD
#TeamUHD
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"The first thing I'm going to do when this is all over is give her a hug, and have a day off."
Jamie Spencer, a health care assistant in our ED, has been isolating in a holiday park to protect his wife who has cancer, so he can continue working.
This is his story
#ThankYouNHS
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Unable to complete her GCSEs this year, Macy, the daughter of a member of
#TeamRBCH
, decided to create a fab piece of artwork instead. It's a lovely tribute to the NHS and we're so grateful to Macy for spending her time and talents making something so special for us!
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"While we're at work treating lives affected by Covid-19, please help us by staying at home, only going outside for food, health reasons, or essential work.
With your co-operation, we will get through this."
From our family, at RBH Theatres.
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Hot food for night shift staff trial 2 🌟 Rob's Filling Station provided delicious hot meals to our RBH staff last night with this incredible set up! They will be at Poole tonight, with Tattie McSpudface and their delicious jackets at RBH. More info on the intranet
#YouMatter
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We're very proud to announce that our innovative nurse-led clinic which aims to help older patients avoid an overnight stay has opened its brand new facilities.
Find out more about Poole Hospital's 'Rapid Access Consultant Evaluation' clinic here:
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Congrats to our fab Ophthalmology Matron and BAME Staff Network Lead
@KlepaczMinnie
, who was appointed
@filipinonurseuk
Press Relations Officer last week. We can't think of a more worthy ambassador to share the vital work of this association. Well done Minnie! 👏🏽
#MondayMotivation
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Delighted
@BCPCouncil
has approved our planning application for new Maternity, Children’s, Emergency and Critical Care Centre on RBH site.
@DebbieFleming18
outlines this is part of a wider £250m investment in hospitals across Dorset for benefit of patients
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We also say goodbye today to Andrea Moxham, matron for cancer services, who has worked at Poole Hospital for 20 years. All the best in your retirement, thank you for your dedication and commitment🙏
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A huge
#TeamRBCH
welcome to our 100 student nurses who joined our Trust today. They'll be with us for the next three years of their training and will be seen on placement from January. We’re so excited to meet the next generation of nurses!
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A huge thank you to our Filipino nurses, who joined at RBH exactly 20 years ago today. Our Filipino nurses were the first hired and recruited by British nurses to work in the UK and we couldn't be more proud of the contribution they make to our trust every day ❤️
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We are caring
We are one team
We listen to understand
We are open and honest
We are always improving
We are inclusive
Our values define who we are as
#TeamUHD
. They underpin everything we do, and we're proud to share them with you here as part of
#UHDValuesWeek
💙
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Thank you to everyone who was able to join us today for our services of remembrance to mark the national
#DayofReflection
.
In what has been an extremely challenging year, today brought some welcome calm, and a chance to pay respect for those lives lost.
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Heart failure sucks - our specialist nurses
@JulieGo77154845
and Sharon lead our amazing Cardiology Team in the
#suckalemonchallenge
for
@pumpingmarvellous
during
#HeartFailureAwarenessWeek
and lay down the challenge to
@Poole_Hospital
heart failure team
#hopeforheartfailure
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An emotional evening hearing so many claps for
#OurNHSPeople
and
#OurNHSHeroes
. Thank you everyone! 👏🏼💙👏🏼
#ClapForCarers
#ClapforNHS
Join us at 8pm tonight for a nationwide round of applause for those working in our NHS.
Take to your gardens, front doors, or balconies, put your hands together and show your appreciation.
Pls RT and get the UK united to
#clapforourcarers
!
#clapforNHS
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These stunning pictures of our staff have been taken by Gianluca Agati, a photography student at
@inspiredAUB
. He wanted to document our EU colleagues at work in the run up to Brexit, and we thought this provides a great opportunity to say just how much we value all our staff 1/2
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For
#HeartFailureAwarenessWeek
Dr Chris Critoph, consultant cardiologist, pays tribute to Julie and Sharon, our heart failure specialist nurses, for all they do to support our patients
#hopeforheartfailure
#onesimplequest
#heartfailureawareness2019
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“I can honestly say I have never woken up + not wanted to come to work..." A very fond farewell to chief pharmacist Jacqui who is retiring after 34 years in the NHS. So many achievements + such dedicated service. We'll miss you!
#TeamUHD
@sammurray1000
@sjkmacklin
@RenautRichard
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